I’m Steve from Majestic ( @stevejpitchford ).

Thanks so much for performing this study! It’s great to see a fresh perspective on the data provided by the “big four” backlinks providers.

Every study adds a fresh perspective to the debate – even if the understandable desire to find out “who is best” overlooks the common practice of combining one or more datasources to create a far richer picture than any single backlink provider in isolation.

There are obviously a number of factors influencing the decision agencies make when selecting Backlink providers, of which the breadth of link data available for analysis plays an important part. I was therefore delighted to read your disclosures around data availability and delighted that you were able to gather all the data needed for your study via our API.

Thanks again & all the best,

Steve