The Link Intersect Report helps you identify high-value pages that are linking to your competitors but not to you. These pages are excellent link-building prospects, especially if they reference multiple competitors.
What the report shows
This report lists pages that link to your competitors, ordered by how many of your competitors they link to.
For each referring page, you'll see:
Page URL
Page title
Number of distinct competitors the page links to
Number of distinct links to competitors
Number of distinct follow links to competitors
Ahrefs DR (Ahrefs Domain Rating)
Moz DA (Domain Authority)
When a page links to several competitors, it’s often a listicle, roundup, or resource page, making it a great candidate to reach out to for inclusion.
🔍 Check out this blog post for a complete guide on how to use competitor backlink analysis to find link opportunities.
Exploring competitor links
In the Competitors column, each referring page shows a count followed by small favicon badges — one per competitor the page links to. Hover a badge to see the competitor’s name, or click it to open that competitor’s links from the page; click the count to open the full list of the page’s links to your competitors. This helps you evaluate how relevant or natural a link to your site would be.
Views and grouping
You can change how results are displayed:
Badges (default) – each page shows favicon badges for the competitors it links to.
Matrix – a grid with one column per competitor and a check mark wherever a page links to that competitor. Available when you track a small number of competitors.
You can also switch the grouping:
By page (default) – one row per referring page.
By referring domain – rolls pages up to their domain, so you can prioritise whole sites.
Adding prospect links
Clicking the star icon to the right of any link adds it as a prospect link, making it easy to track and follow up as part of your outreach.
Learn more in Understanding Prospect Links.
Using filters
The “Sharing” filter now offers a simple binary choice:
Prospects (not linking to you) – the default view, showing only pages that don’t link to you yet
All pages (linking to you or not) – showing every referring page, whether or not it already links to you
You can also narrow the list down with additional filters:
A minimum number of competitors, to focus on pages that link to several of your competitors
A Follow / Nofollow filter, to show only follow or nofollow links
Ahrefs DR and Moz DA range sliders, to focus on the most authoritative opportunities
This makes it easier to prioritize pages for outreach.
Summary
The Link Intersect Report helps you:
Spot valuable link-building opportunities
Identify resource pages that link to competitors but not to you
Focus your outreach where you’re most likely to get a link
It’s a practical, data-driven way to grow your backlinks by targeting pages that already show willingness to link to similar content.