About us

We dig beneath domains.We tell you what we find, as it is.

Kosto is an SEO measurement tool that shows what is beneath a domain: who links to it, what is in its past, where it stands today. We give every number together with its limits.

Our mission

To make the real state of a domain visible to everyone.

When we look at a domain we usually see the surface: a sleek design, a bold sentence. We do not know what is underneath. That is exactly Kosto's job. We measure who links to it, what has happened in its past and where it stands today, and put it in front of you.

Our aim is that an agency and a single person writing their own blog can decide on the same solid ground. We measure so that people decide right, not so that they decide fast.

Our vision

An SEO world where every number also answers “how sure are we?”.

We want a world where SEO decisions are made by measurement rather than guesswork, and every score says where it comes from and how reliable it is. A small team and a large agency should work with the same openness.

If a tool falls short somewhere, it should say so rather than hide it. We want to grow Kosto in that direction: digging a little deeper with every release, but always claiming only what we know.

Our principles

What we believe

  • 01

    Give the number with its limits.

    An approximate score is marked as approximate. We never invent a number for something we do not know.

  • 02

    Measure, do not promise.

    Kosto promises no rankings, traffic or revenue. It is a measurement tool; you are the one who interprets the result.

  • 03

    The decision is yours.

    We prepare the measurement and the comparison. You decide which link to go after and which domain to stay away from.

  • 04

    Explain it plainly.

    A report should not feel like an expert exam. Next to every result we write what it means, in plain language.

How it works

Measure, compare, decide.

  1. Step 1

    Measure

    You type a domain. You see its authority score, who links to it and any spam traces in its past.

  2. Step 2

    Compare

    You put the domain next to other domains. Because they are all in the same tool on the same scale, a difference is a real difference.

  3. Step 3

    Decide

    You decide which domain to buy and which site to ask for a link. We write the reasoning and the uncertainty next to it.

The dig front

Who are you, what are you after?
Kosto, a mole in a miner's helmet, looking up

Who is behind it?

Kosto is run by Ahmet Budak in Akşehir, Konya, Türkiye. If you have a problem, a question or an idea, write to us directly.

Ahmet Budak (Kosto) · Akşehir, Konya, Turkey

[email protected]

Try it on your own domain.

No sign-up is needed for the first check. The paid plans are laid out openly on the pricing page.