Backlinks dropped in OSE

[zco_seo]

Hi Webmaster,

I just checked my website backlinks In MOZ OSE (Open Sire Explorer) tool, from the recent report history, I took the following details,

June 29,2014 - 775 links
Aug 13,2014 - 783 links
Apr 06,2015 - 861 links
Aug 10,2015 - 880 links
Sep 16,2015 - 880 links
Feb 16,2016 - 569 links
Mar 03,2016 - 672 links
Mar 23,2016 - 55 links (Only coming from blog comments, also different targeted pages, I just removed few blog & forum links, that was around 100 only)

Is there any tool issue?

But In Google search Console (Google Webmasters Tool) it was saying more backlinks.

But, at the same time, I checked my competitors website too, they were having more links with target page only.

If anyone know the answer for this, it will be good for us.

Thanks in advance,
Cheers,
Michael

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[Mustansar]

Most likely, you've built or removed additional quality/relevant links as you have mentioned, but with the smaller Index these new links, and even previously indexed links, are not being picked up. Therefore, less links are in your report.

[moz_support]

Hi there Michael! Sorry to hear your link count has gone down.

With each new index release, it's possible that older or less relevant links to your site have fallen out of the index. Generally, we suggest using a wide variety of backlink tools to get the most illustrative picture of how your site's backlink profile looks. OSE and Ahrefs index links differently and have different purposes. Ahrefs is good for quantity while OSE is great for finding higher quality links. Google Webmasters Tool is another great resource.

In a situation like this we recommend working on building links from sites with high Mozrank. You can learn more about link building in our handy guide!

I hope that helps!