Moz Rank Checker: Free DA and PA Score Check

A Moz rank checker shows how strong a website looks in Moz's link-based scoring. Enter any domain and this free tool returns its Domain Authority and Page Authority on a 0 to 100 scale, plus a MozRank field that now reads N/A. Use it to size up your own site, a competitor or a link prospect in seconds.

What Is Moz Rank, and How Does It Relate to DA and PA?

MozRank was an older Moz metric that scored link popularity on a scale of 0 to 10. Moz has since discontinued it, so it no longer returns a value, and the tool shows it as N/A with a "Discontinued by Moz" note. Searchers still type "moz rank" because the name stuck, but the numbers people actually want today are Domain Authority and Page Authority.

Domain Authority (DA)

Domain Authority is a Moz score from 0 to 100 that predicts how likely a whole domain is to rank in search results. It is built mainly from the links pointing at the domain, including how many sites link to it and how trusted those sites are. The scale is not linear: moving from 20 to 30 is usually far easier than moving from 70 to 80.

Page Authority (PA)

Page Authority uses the same 0 to 100 scale but estimates the ranking strength of a single page rather than a whole site. In this tool, you enter a URL and the result is based on its domain, so treat the PA figure as the strength Moz reports for that site address, not for a deep article URL.

Are these Google metrics?

No. DA and PA are Moz's own predictions, and Google does not use them as ranking factors. They are useful as a shorthand for link profile strength, which is why SEOs use them to compare sites. Think of them as a thermometer, not a lever.

How to Use the Moz Rank Checker

You can check a domain in four quick steps, and no account is needed.

1. Find the Enter Website URL field and type or paste the address, for example https://example.com. Including http or https is optional, and a www prefix is fine.
2. Press the submit button under the field. If the page asks you to complete a captcha first, finish it before submitting.
3. Wait a moment for the "Analysis Complete" screen. At the top you will see the domain name and three score cards: MozRank, Page Authority and Domain Authority.
4. Scroll to Detailed Results for the same figures in a compact list: MozRank as N/A, Page Authority out of 100 and Domain Authority out of 100.
5. Use the link at the bottom to go back and check another domain. Run your competitors one after another and note the numbers side by side.

Each card carries a label of Good, Average or Low, plus a color, so you can judge a score at a glance.

What Does a Real Result Look Like? A Worked Example

Say you run a small gardening blog at yourgardenblog.com and you want to know where you stand against two rivals. You check all three domains one at a time and write down what the tool shows.

These figures are illustrative, not real sites. Your blog sits 17 points below the first rival and nearly 40 points below the second. That tells you that matching the leader will take sustained link building, but catching the first rival is realistic. A sensible plan is to target the link sources rival-one.com already has, publish content worth citing, and recheck in a few months. If your DA moves from 24 to 30, you have crossed into the Average band, which is real progress.

How Do You Read and Act on the Results?

The tool sorts each score into a band, and the band tells you what to do next. For Domain Authority and Page Authority, a score of 60 or more is labeled Good, 30 to 59 is Average, and anything below 30 is Low. These are the tool's labels, not official Moz thresholds, so use them as a quick guide.

• Low (under 30): typical for new sites and small local businesses. Focus on publishing useful content and earning your first links from relevant sites, directories in your niche and partners.
• Average (30 to 59): you have an established link profile. Compare yourself with the sites that rank for your target terms and close the gap with guest contributions, digital PR and resource-page links.
• Good (60 and above): a strong profile. Protect it by monitoring for spammy links and keeping content fresh.

What if DA and PA differ a lot?

A large gap is a clue. If DA is much higher than PA, the site is strong overall but the page being measured has fewer links of its own. If PA is higher than DA, the page attracts links but the wider site does not. Either way, the fix is internal linking and targeted outreach to the weaker part.

What does the MozRank N/A mean?

It means the metric is retired, not that your site has a problem. Ignore it and rely on DA and PA.

Who Should Use a Domain Authority Check?

Anyone who needs a fast, comparable measure of link strength will find a use for it.

• Site owners who want a baseline before starting link building, then a number to compare against months later.
• Freelancers and agencies preparing a competitor snapshot for a pitch or monthly report.
• Outreach specialists vetting a site before asking for a guest post or link. A DA of 5 on a site with thousands of claimed visitors deserves a closer look.
• Domain buyers screening an expired or for-sale domain. Pair the score with the domain age checker to see how long it has existed and with the blacklist checker to confirm it has no spam history.

If you have a list of sites to review, the bulk DA and PA checker handles several domains in one go, which saves time on large audits.

Best Practices, Common Mistakes and Troubleshooting

Most surprises come from how the input is typed or how the score is interpreted. Use these checks first.

Check the domain, spelled correctly

Type a real domain such as example.com. A typo or an address with spaces will return an error asking you to try again. If you paste a full article link, remember the tool reads the domain, so your result describes the site, not that one post.

Compare like with like

A DA of 35 is strong for a local plumber and weak for a national news publisher. Compare yourself only with sites that compete for the same search results, and use the same tool every time so the numbers stay consistent.

Do not chase the number

Buying links to raise DA can backfire, because paid or spammy links risk a penalty and do not change what Google thinks. Earn links through content people want to reference, then let the score follow.

Check on a schedule

Scores move slowly. Checking weekly adds noise, while checking monthly or quarterly shows real trends. Record each result in a spreadsheet with the date.

New site shows very low numbers

That is normal. A site with few or no backlinks will show a low score no matter how good the content is. Give it time and keep earning links.

Result says it could not be retrieved

This happens when Moz has no data for the domain or the data is briefly unavailable. Wait a few minutes and run the check again. If a brand-new domain keeps failing, it may simply not be in the index yet. A DNS lookup can confirm the domain resolves at all.

What Are the Limits of This Tool?

The checker reports Moz's scores and nothing more, so it cannot tell you your Google rankings, traffic or keyword positions. It checks one domain at a time, returns a snapshot of the current score, and does not show your backlink list or history. Treat the result as one signal alongside traffic, relevance, content quality and technical health.

Moz's scores also differ from other vendors' authority metrics, so never compare a Moz number with a score from a different system. For other checks on the same domain, browse the full domain tools collection.

Enter a domain in the field on this page to see its Domain Authority and Page Authority now. Run your competitors too, write the numbers down, and use the gaps to choose your next link building target.