Majestic excels at backlink analysis with Trust Flow and Citation Flow. PageGuard focuses on live website health — performance, accessibility, SEO metadata, and ADA compliance — with a free tier Majestic doesn’t offer.
ADA Title II Deadline: April 24, 2026
State and local government websites must meet WCAG 2.1 AA. Majestic does not audit accessibility. PageGuard monitors performance AND accessibility compliance continuously — alerting you before violations occur.
| Feature | PageGuard | Majestic |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ✓ Free + from $9/mo | From $49.99/mo (no permanent free plan) |
| Who is it for? | Small businesses, designers, agencies — automated site health monitoring | SEO professionals and link builders needing backlink intelligence and Trust Flow metrics |
| Free tier | ✓ Yes — unlimited one-off scans, no signup required | No — paid plans only starting at $49.99/mo |
| Accessibility audit (WCAG / ADA) | ✓ Yes — WCAG 2.1 AA scored 0–100 with specific issue list | No — no accessibility auditing at all |
| Technical SEO audit | ✓ Yes — meta tags, headings, canonical, structured data | Partial — focuses on link quality, not on-page SEO |
| Performance audit (Core Web Vitals) | ✓ Yes — LCP, CLS, FCP scored 0–100 | No — no performance or Core Web Vitals scoring |
| Backlink analysis | No | ✓ Yes — Trust Flow, Citation Flow, link graph analysis |
| Trust Flow / Citation Flow metrics | No | ✓ Yes — Majestic's proprietary link quality metrics |
| Link prospecting | No | ✓ Yes — find link building opportunities by topic or URL |
| Automated site monitoring | ✓ Yes — weekly or daily scans, email alerts on score drop | No — manual reports only, no continuous monitoring |
| Email alerts on score regression | ✓ Yes — notified when performance, SEO, or a11y drops | No — no automated alerting system |
| AI-generated plain-English report | ✓ Yes — explains issues in non-technical language | No — raw link data requires expertise to interpret |
| Shareable report URL | ✓ Yes — public link, no login required to view | No — reports are account-locked |
| ADA Title II compliance monitoring | ✓ Yes — WCAG audit + alert on accessibility regression | No — accessibility not covered |
| Setup time | ✓ 30 seconds — paste URL and scan, no account needed | Hours — project setup, link targets, learning Trust Flow |
Performance + Accessibility + SEO + Best Practices in 30 seconds. No $49.99/month Majestic subscription needed.
Results in ~30 seconds. 4 scores: Performance, Accessibility, SEO, Best Practices.
For website health monitoring, absolutely. PageGuard covers what Majestic doesn’t — Core Web Vitals performance scoring, WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility auditing (ADA compliance), and technical SEO metadata — all free or from $9/month. It is not a replacement for Majestic’s backlink intelligence, Trust Flow, or Citation Flow analysis. Use PageGuard if keeping your site fast, accessible, and compliant is your primary goal.
No. Majestic is exclusively a backlink analysis tool. It does not audit Core Web Vitals, WCAG accessibility compliance, page speed, or on-page SEO metadata. With the April 24, 2026 ADA Title II deadline requiring WCAG 2.1 AA compliance, a dedicated tool like PageGuard is needed for accessibility monitoring.
Yes — PageGuard is completely free for one-off website health scans with no account or credit card required. You get Performance, Accessibility, SEO, and Best Practices scores in about 30 seconds. Automated monitoring starts at $9/month. Majestic starts at $49.99/month with no free tier.
If your goal is auditing site health — performance, accessibility, metadata SEO, and best practices — yes, PageGuard is more affordable and more comprehensive for that job. Majestic is the right tool when you need backlink data and link quality metrics. They are complementary tools, not direct replacements, for different SEO workflows.