Twenty-five years ago, Alexa Internet was founded. After two decades of helping you find, reach, and convert your digital audience, Amazon have made a difficult decision to retire Alexa.com on May 1, 2022. We would like to thank to Alexa for making us our go-to resource for content research, competitive analysis, keyword research, and so much more.
Amazon’s powerful suite of SEO and online marketing tools will disappear in 2022, a loss for the search engine marketing community.
Alexa.com announced that it will be retiring its marketing services after 25 years. Founded in 1996, Alexa was subsequently acquired by Amazon in 1999. It was initially known for providing rankings based on traffic measured through a toolbar but Alexa eventually expanded to provide a full suite of marketing products including site auditing and backlink checking.
In its announcement, the Amazon said:
We will be retiring Alexa.com on May 1, 2022
Twenty-five years ago, we founded Alexa Internet. After two decades of helping you find, reach, and convert your digital audience, we’ve made the difficult decision to retire Alexa.com on May 1, 2022. Thank you for making us your go-to resource for content research, competitive analysis, keyword research, and so much more.
We have been proud to serve you as customers.
Thank you sincerely,
The Alexa.com Team
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Ques: How do I export data from Alexa.com?
Ans: Alexa.com offers several data exports. Please see this FAQ for more information: How can I export Alexa’s data?
Ques: Can I buy a new subscription?
Ans: No, Alexa.com stopped offering new subscriptions on December 8, 2021 UTC. Customers with existing subscriptions will continue to have access to their subscriptions until May 1, 2022 UTC.
Ques: What will happen to my existing subscription?
Ans: Existing subscriptions will remain active until May 1, 2022 UTC. After that, customers will no longer have access to Alexa.com.
Ques: Will I be charged for my existing subscription?
Ans: Yes, the last subscription billing date will be prior to April 1, 2022 UTC. Customers will continue to have access to Alexa.com until May 1, 2022 UTC.
Ques: I use the Alexa.com Top Sites and/or the Alexa.com Web Information Service APIs. What will happen to the APIs?
Ans: The APIs will be retired on December 15, 2022. You can find more information here: We will be retiring the Alexa.com APIs on December 15, 2022.
Ques: Can I delete my Alexa.com account?
Ans: Yes, please refer to How do I delete my Alexa.com account?
Alexa offered a powerful suite of SEO and marketing tools and it’s sad to see them go away.
We will always miss you Alexa.com
