2.9×
median growth in Google clicks for SaaS and tech sites
1,368
AI citations for AIApply, counted by Ahrefs
16 → 45
Scalelist's Domain Rating in its first year
75.4%
of 1,383 sites grew their Google clicks
Google Search Console data connected to Outrank and Ahrefs, September 2026. Customer numbers shared with their consent.
SaaS teams on Outrank
Lean teams, compounding traffic
Real companies, real Search Console and Ahrefs numbers, told by the founders who run them.
“If you’re a lean team that wants SEO growth Outrank is the way to go.”
Aidan Cramer
CEO and co-founder, AIApply
AI answers
ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI already quote Outrank customers
How many times AI assistants cite each site in their answers. Counted by Ahrefs, not by us.
AIApply
SaaS, job search
1,368
AI citations across 271 pages
- Google AI Mode179
- Perplexity157
- AI Overviews114
- Gemini87
- ChatGPT45
- Copilot26
Moonb
Creative agency
2,213
AI citations across 165 pages
- Perplexity529
- Google AI Mode368
- Copilot357
- Gemini282
- AI Overviews170
- ChatGPT3
Outrank
Our own site, grown with Outrank
1,239
AI citations across 73 pages
- Perplexity234
- Gemini80
- Google AI Mode72
- AI Overviews36
- Copilot8
- ChatGPT4
Source: Ahrefs, September 2026.
SaaS and tech, measured
SaaS and tech sites on Outrank grew clicks 2.9×
Each site's Google Search Console clicks in the 28 days before joining Outrank, against its latest 28 days. SaaS is the most crowded category we measured, and the median site still nearly tripled.
Median SaaS and tech site, clicks per 28 days
2.9×
median growth per site
70%
of SaaS and tech sites grew their clicks
183
SaaS and tech sites measured
Results for software and B2B categories
| B2B services | 111 | 79% | 124 → 3893.1× |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR & recruiting | 40 | 75% | 146 → 9856.7× |
| Finance & fintech | 38 | 74% | 214 → 4422.1× |
| Education & e-learning | 52 | 73% | 377 → 1,5674.2× |
| SaaS & tech | 183 | 70% | 265 → 7652.9× |
Click a column to sort. Segments with fewer than 25 sites are left out.
Source: Google Search Console, via Outrank. Sites with a full 28 days of data before joining, at least 90 days after, and 100+ clicks across both windows. Medians, not averages.
Read the full study and its methodIt compounds
The median site doubles its clicks, then keeps going
Median Google clicks per 28 days, relative to the month before each site joined Outrank. The shaded band is the middle half of sites.
28-day periods before and after joining Outrank
Source: Google Search Console data for 2,119 Outrank sites with at least 30 clicks in the 28 days before joining. Later periods include fewer sites because fewer have been with us that long.
The guarantee
15 verified backlinks every month. Or you don’t pay until you get them.
Most link sellers promise a Domain Rating or a ranking they don’t control. We guarantee the part we do control: real links to your site, placed in real articles, that you can check one by one.
- Your blog is connected to Outrank and publishing, and the backlink exchange is turned on. It is on by default.
- Your site runs on its own domain. Free blog addresses such as myshopify.com or wordpress.com can't take part in the exchange.
- If fewer than 15 verified backlinks reach your site in a billing month, write to support@outrank.so or use the chat in your dashboard.
- We check the count on your Backlinks page and extend your plan at no cost until your site reaches 15 for that month.
28
verified backlinks a month for the typical connected site
Median across 1,026 sites with a connected blog, in the 30 days to September 29, 2026. 61.6% of them received 20 or more. The guarantee covers the months that come in lower.
What “verified” means
Live on a real page
We load the host article and confirm the link to your site is in the page. Until then it does not count.
Inside an article, in your niche
Links sit in the body of a relevant article in your language. Never in footers, sidebars or link lists.
Visible to you
Your dashboard lists every link with its host site, its Domain Rating and the article it sits in.
Refunded if it disappears
We keep checking. If a host removes your link, it stops counting and the credits go back to you.
How it works
How Outrank gets your product cited and ranked
The three inputs Google and AI assistants use to choose a source, done for you every day.
- Step 1
We map the questions buyers ask
Outrank studies your product, your competitors and your category, then plans the searches and AI prompts your buyers use before they pick a tool.
Plan ready on day one
- Step 2
Answer-ready articles, every day
A structured, specific article goes live on your domain each day, with your product in context. Auto-published to Webflow, WordPress, Framer and more.
30 articles a month
- Step 3
Authority from real backlinks
Relevant sites link to your articles, so Google and AI assistants treat them as a source worth quoting. At least 15 verified links a month.
28 a month for the typical site
Built for your domain’s safety
Links you would be happy to show Google
The backlink exchange connects real businesses that publish with Outrank. Every rule below runs on every placement, automatically.
10,875
active sites in the exchange
473,738
links verified live
DR 26
median Domain Rating of the sites placing recent links
Source: Outrank exchange audit, September 4, 2026.
Inside real articles only
Links are written into the body of published articles. At most two or three per article, never in footers or link lists.
Relevant to your niche
AI checks topic and language before every placement. If nothing relevant fits, no link is placed.
No back-and-forth swaps
A site that just linked to you can’t get a link back from you for 14 days, and the same site links to you at most once every 30 days.
Natural anchor text
Anchors come from your preferred wording or natural variations. Exact-match keyword anchors are rejected.
Clean neighbourhood
Adult, gambling and free blog hosts are excluded, and sites flagged for inappropriate content are removed automatically.
You stay in control
See every link pointing to your site, with the article it sits in, and switch the exchange off with one click.
Loved by Busy Entrepreneurs!
pricing
One plan. Google and AI covered.
Daily articles, auto-publishing and at least 15 verified backlinks a month, for less than one freelance post. Free for 3 days, then $99 a month.
SaaS teams growing with Outrank
Organic Growth
For ambitious entrepreneurs
$99
$200
/monthly
Cancel anytime. No questions asked!
What's included:
30 Articles a month generated and published on auto-pilot
Unlimited Users in your Organization
Auto Keyword Research made for you hands-free
Integrates with WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Framer and many other platforms
High DR Backlinks built for you on auto-pilot with automated backlink building
AI Images generated in different styles
Relevant YouTube videos integrated into articles
Articles generated in 150+ languages
Unlimited AI Rewrites
Custom Features requests
15 backlinks a month, guaranteed
15 verified backlinks every month, or your plan runs free until you get them. The typical connected site gets 28.
Questions from SaaS teams
Before you start
Straight answers, no promises we cannot keep.
How does the 15-backlink guarantee work?
Can you guarantee ChatGPT will recommend us?
Can these backlinks hurt my site?
Where do the backlinks come from?
Our product is technical. Will the content be accurate?
How fast will I see results?
What does it cost, and can I cancel?
15 verified backlinks a month, guaranteed