# Compare SEO tools: authority and referring domains

**Use case:** 

Ahrefs, Semrush, Moz, Majestic, Similarweb, SE Ranking and Screaming Frog side by side: Open Authority, referring domains and their authority spread, trend and traffic bucket. The pattern for any competitor comparison.

## Input

```json
{
  "mode": "profiles",
  "domains": [
    "ahrefs.com",
    "semrush.com",
    "moz.com",
    "majestic.com",
    "similarweb.com",
    "seranking.com",
    "screamingfrog.co.uk"
  ],
  "excludeHubs": true,
  "sources": [
    "commoncrawl",
    "majestic",
    "crux"
  ],
  "graphScanDepth": 10000000,
  "minAuthority": 0,
  "sortBy": "authority",
  "historyReleases": 6,
  "maxReferrersPerDomain": 100,
  "maxItems": 10000
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "domain": {
    "label": "Domain",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "openAuthority": {
    "label": "Open Authority",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "authorityTier": {
    "label": "Tier",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "openAuthorityChange3m": {
    "label": "Authority change, 3 months",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "openAuthorityChange12m": {
    "label": "Authority change, 12 months",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "ccHarmonicRank": {
    "label": "Link rank (CC)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "ccTopPercent": {
    "label": "Top %",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "ccPageRankRank": {
    "label": "PageRank rank",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "ccHosts": {
    "label": "Hosts",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "ccReferringDomains": {
    "label": "Referring domains",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "ccReferringAuthoritySpread": {
    "label": "Referring domains by authority",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "majesticRank": {
    "label": "Majestic rank",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "majesticRefSubnets": {
    "label": "Ref. subnets",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "majesticRefIps": {
    "label": "Ref. IPs",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "cruxRankBucket": {
    "label": "Chrome traffic (top N)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "trancoRank": {
    "label": "Tranco rank",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "openAuthorityMax": {
    "label": "Authority at most",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "ccRelease": {
    "label": "Graph release",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "input": {
    "label": "Input",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Bulk Domain Authority & Referring Domains - Open Data](https://apify.com/crawlplant/commoncrawl-domain-metrics.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/crawlplant/commoncrawl-domain-metrics.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/crawlplant/commoncrawl-domain-metrics.md

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