Competitive Link Comparison vs. Open Site Explorer

[yandl]

I get different external followed links showing in the Competitive Link Comparison vs. Open Site Explorer.

The total number of links is different as well.

I thought this was the same info - just one tracks ongoing and one is just a "one-off" tool. Is this not the case? Do the count links differently?

Thanks!

Kevin

[JoelDay]

Hey Kevin,

Thanks for reaching out. I just checked all your campaigns against OSE and they lined up just fine. I didn't see a single discrepancy.

You have to remember that while the campaign will show you Root Domain and Subdomain, OSE will also display page specific metrics.

That different metric may account for any confusion between the two.

If you aren't seeing the same thing as I, can you take a few screenshots of the discrepancy and send it in to help[at]seomoz.org?

Cheers,
Joel.