Google PageRank Checker & Free Authority Score
Free PageRank checker for any URL. See Open PageRank plus HTTPS, domain age, robots.txt, sitemap, and internal links. Google's toolbar score is gone — check free authority signals instead.
- Enter a URL
- Review authority signals
- Compare pages
- Browser-based — no install
- Instant results
Paste a page or domain URL to see free proxy signals: HTTPS, robots.txt and sitemap presence, on-page internal link count, WHOIS domain age, and Open PageRank domain score when configured. This free SEO PageRank checker alternative does not report Google's private Toolbar PageRank — it measures free authority signals instead.
By Faisal YUpdated
People still search for a Google PageRank checker every day. Some remember the little green bar in the Google Toolbar. Others inherited a client report or a link-buying pitch that still quotes "PR 6." Either way, they want one number that says how much weight a page carries. That number doesn't exist anymore, at least not publicly. Any tool that claims to show you your real Google PageRank is guessing. This guide covers what happened to PageRank, what Scrawl's Google PageRank Checker actually measures instead, how to read each line of the report, and what to do with the result. What PageRank was, and why you can't see it now Larry Page and Sergey Brin described PageRank in their 1998 Stanford work on the Google prototype. The idea was simple to state: a link to a page counts as a vote, and votes from pages that are themselves well linked count for more. Google used it to help order results. From 2000, the Google Toolbar showed a public PageRank score from 0 to 10 for whatever page you were on. That score became a currency. People bought and sold links based on it, which is exactly the kind of link scheme Google's guidelines prohibit. Over time the toolbar number got updated less and less often, so it went stale. In 2016 Google removed it for good. There is no public Google PageRank API, no Search Console report that shows it, and no way to look it up. What Google didn't do is stop caring about links. Its own documentation on crawlable links says Google uses links to find new pages and as a signal when judging how relevant a page is. Its spam policies still have a whole section on link spam. So links matter. You just can't read Google's…
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This SEO PageRank checker is the primary tool URL for authority signals. If scores look weak, fix indexability and canonical issues before chasing backlinks.
What does this PageRank checker measure?
The checker fetches one URL and reports free authority proxies in one place: HTTPS status, domain age from RDAP/WHOIS, whether robots.txt and sitemap.xml exist at the domain root, how many internal links appear on that page, and — when available — the Open PageRank score from the domainmetrics dataset. None of these is Google's private ranking score. Together they show whether the technical foundations that support authority are present before you pay for a full backlink suite. Use this tool URL for PageRank checks — the live checker lives here, not on the blog guide.
What happened to Google PageRank?
Google PageRank scored pages from 0 to 10 based on inbound links. The public toolbar score stopped updating after 2009 and was discontinued in April 2016. Link-based authority still runs inside Google among many other signals, but no public score ships anymore. Moz Domain Authority, Ahrefs Domain Rating, and Semrush Authority Score filled the gap — none of them are Google data. This tool is honest about that gap: it measures free proxies, not a resurrected toolbar.
How we check this (worked example)
Paste https://example.com/blog/post. A healthy result looks like: HTTPS yes; domain age several years; robots.txt found; sitemap.xml found; dozens of internal links on the page; Open PageRank present if the domain is in the public dataset. A weak result often looks like: HTTP only, missing sitemap, two internal links (orphan-like), and no Open PageRank row. Fix order we use in audits: enable HTTPS and HSTS, publish robots.txt + sitemap, then add internal links from hubs before chasing third-party authority scores.
What should you know before using this tool?
Open PageRank is omitted when the domain is missing from the dataset or the API key is unset — we never invent a number. Domain age can be redacted by some registries. Internal link count is for the single page fetched, not a full crawl — use Internal Link Analyzer for site-wide maps. Pair this with Domain Age Checker and Website Traffic Checker when you need age and traffic context, and with Canonical Checker when indexability is the real blocker.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a real Google PageRank checker?
No. Google discontinued the public PageRank toolbar score in April 2016 and never published a replacement. This free SEO PageRank checker checks measurable authority proxies for any URL — HTTPS status, domain age, robots.txt and sitemap presence, internal link count, and the Open PageRank score from the independent domainmetrics dataset — instead of claiming to show Google's internal score.
What is the Open PageRank score shown in the results?
Open PageRank is a free, third-party metric from domainmetrics.com that approximates domain-level link authority on a 0–10 scale, calculated independently of Google. It is the closest free equivalent to the original toolbar PageRank, but it is not Google data. If a domain isn't in the Open PageRank dataset, this metric is omitted rather than estimated.
Why does domain age matter for authority?
Domain age is a weak but commonly cited trust signal — long-established, consistently registered domains correlate with sites that have had time to accumulate backlinks and content. It is not a direct ranking factor on its own, but it is a useful data point alongside HTTPS, crawlability, and link signals when assessing a site's overall maturity.
Why check for robots.txt and sitemap.xml?
Their presence indicates basic technical SEO hygiene: robots.txt tells crawlers which areas of the site they can access, and sitemap.xml helps search engines discover and prioritise pages for crawling. A missing sitemap or robots.txt doesn't block indexing by itself, but its absence often correlates with sites that haven't had basic technical SEO setup completed.
How do I check page authority more thoroughly?
This tool covers free, key-less technical signals for a single page. For full backlink-based authority scores, Moz's free Link Explorer and Ahrefs' free Domain Rating checker are the most widely used options and require a free account. For site-wide internal link distribution, use Scrawl's Internal Link Analyzer; for crawl-blocking issues, use the Canonical Checker and HTTP Header Checker.
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