Alternatives · Link Building

BacklinkOS alternatives

As of Oct 24, 2026, the best BacklinkOS alternative for most people is BuzzStream (2.2 GPA), first in our ranking of link building tools. The best free one is GuestPostCRM (2.2 GPA).

BacklinkOS compared with 6 alternatives: GuestPostCRM, BuzzStream, LinkSwapy, Monitolink, Linkody and 1 more.

BacklinkOS has a free plan. Paid plans start at $15 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly). 3 of the 6 alternatives are free or have a free plan. 3 more offer a free trial.

Listings checked up to Oct 23, 2026 · Where the facts come from

At a glance

Tool	Price	Free plan	Runs on
BacklinkOSThis tool	Free plan · from $15/mo	Yes	Web
GuestPostCRM	Free plan · from $20/mo	Yes	Web
BuzzStream	Free trial · from $49/mo	Trial only	Web, Browser extension
LinkSwapy	Free trial · from $49/mo	Trial only	Web
Monitolink	Free plan · from $24/mo	Yes	Web
Linkody	Free trial · from $11.20/mo	Trial only	Web
Backlink Pilot	Free plan · from $15/mo	Yes	Web

Price against what you get

BacklinkOS starts at $15 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. 1 of the 6 alternatives on this chart scores higher and starts lower: Linkody.

BuzzStream, LinkSwapy and Monitolink score higher without starting lower.

Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged

What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →

The best score at each price
Has a free plan
No free plan

The full chart of link building tools, and the best at every price

How each one differs from BacklinkOS

GuestPostCRM
CRM for guest post sellers and buyers that runs from your Gmail inbox
- GuestPostCRM starts at $20 per month with 12,000 credits and 3 users.
- GuestPostCRM also covers sales pipeline and invoicing.
- GuestPostCRM does not cover backlink analysis, which BacklinkOS does.
Suits: Guest post sellers and publishers handling a heavy inbox of link requests
GuestPostCRM vs BacklinkOS GuestPostCRM pricing and details
BuzzStream
Outreach CRM for link building and digital PR
- BuzzStream starts at $49 per month, billed monthly.
- BuzzStream has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike BacklinkOS.
- BuzzStream also lists a browser extension.
- BuzzStream also covers reports.
- BuzzStream does not cover backlink analysis, which BacklinkOS does.
Suits: Digital PR teams pitching journalists and bloggers by email
BuzzStream vs BacklinkOS BuzzStream pricing and details
LinkSwapy
Link partnership CRM with return-link tracking and backlink checks
- LinkSwapy starts at $49 per month for 300 monitored links, billed monthly.
- LinkSwapy has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike BacklinkOS.
- LinkSwapy also covers reports.
Suits: SEO teams that exchange links with partners and need to track who owes what
LinkSwapy vs BacklinkOS LinkSwapy pricing and details
Monitolink
Backlink monitor with daily checks and lost-link recovery emails
- Monitolink starts at $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly).
- Monitolink also covers reports.
Suits: Link builders who want to know the day a paid or earned link disappears
Monitolink vs BacklinkOS Monitolink pricing and details
Linkody
Backlink monitor that alerts you when links are gained or lost
- Linkody starts at $11.20 per month for 500 links, billed annually ($14.90 billed monthly).
- Linkody has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike BacklinkOS.
- Linkody also covers reports.
- Linkody does not cover link outreach, which BacklinkOS does.
Suits: Link builders checking that paid or earned links stay live
Linkody vs BacklinkOS Linkody pricing and details
Backlink Pilot
Monitor for placed backlinks, organized by client and partner
- Backlink Pilot starts at $15 per month for up to 500 links.
- Backlink Pilot also covers reports.
- Backlink Pilot does not cover link outreach, which BacklinkOS does.
Suits: SEO agencies keeping placed links in a spreadsheet today
Backlink Pilot vs BacklinkOS Backlink Pilot pricing and details

Limits worth knowing in BacklinkOS

The free plan's 50 link checks and 50 metric refreshes are one-time allowances that do not renew.
Automated monitoring starts at Pro and runs only monthly there; weekly checks need Pro Max at $63 a month billed annually.
It is built around link exchanges and partners; it does not report a site's full backlink profile.
Slack is the only integration named; collaborators and links can be brought in by CSV import.

BacklinkOS pricing and details

Common questions

What are the alternatives to BacklinkOS?

The alternatives to BacklinkOS in this directory are GuestPostCRM, BuzzStream, LinkSwapy, Monitolink, Linkody and Backlink Pilot. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with BacklinkOS.

Is there a free alternative to BacklinkOS?

Yes. GuestPostCRM, Monitolink and Backlink Pilot have a free plan alongside paid ones.

When were these prices checked?

Every listing on this page was checked on Oct 23, 2026, against the pages it cites. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.

How this page was made

Where any alternative here is in our top three link building tools, the best for most people is the highest placed of them: the top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades. Otherwise the page names the highest-graded alternative in the same category as BacklinkOS, the one its listing names first winning a tie. The best free one is the highest-graded alternative that is free or has a free plan (a free trial does not count), with its catch quoted from its listing where the listing states a short one. The GPA is the average of our five grades for each tool.
The alternatives are the tools BacklinkOS’s listing names as its closest substitutes, and the tools whose listings name BacklinkOS.
Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing, which names the pages they were read from.
The differences are worked out from those listings.
The chart sets each tool’s starting price against our own grades for features, ease of use and platforms.

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