BuzzStream alternatives · Link Building
Free alternatives to BuzzStream
BuzzStream has no free plan. 20 of the 50 other link building tools in this directory are free or have a free plan.
BuzzStream is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $49 per month, billed monthly. 3 of them have no paid plan at all; the rest pair a free plan with paid ones.
20 tools · Listings checked up to Oct 23, 2026 · Where the facts come from
The 12 closest to BuzzStream
- Free plan · from $160/mo
Anewstip
Journalist database searched by what reporters write and tweet
What is free: 1 user, search, 2 media lists of up to 100 contacts and 2 alerts. No email addresses or phone numbers, no exports and no pitches.
- Anewstip starts at $160 per month, billed annually ($200 billed monthly). BuzzStream starts at $49 per month, billed monthly.
- Anewstip has a free plan. BuzzStream does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only BuzzStream lists a browser extension.
- Anewstip also covers email campaigns.
- Free plan · from $15/mo
BacklinkOS
Backlink CRM for finding link partners and tracking link exchanges
What is free: Unlimited collaborators, chat and tracked exchanges, 40 partner matches, 50 paid links, 25 monitored links and 10 domains, plus 50 one-time link checks.
- BacklinkOS starts at $15 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly). BuzzStream starts at $49 per month, billed monthly.
- BacklinkOS has a free plan. BuzzStream does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only BuzzStream lists a browser extension.
- BacklinkOS also covers backlink analysis.
- Free plan · from $63/mo
ColdSEO
Cold email outreach for link building with placed-link tracking
What is free: 1 connected inbox, 1 active campaign, and 100 email sends, 50 prospect credits and 25 AI personalizations a month. No credit card needed.
- ColdSEO starts at $63 per month for 5,000 sends, billed annually ($79 billed monthly). BuzzStream starts at $49 per month, billed monthly.
- ColdSEO has a free plan. BuzzStream does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only BuzzStream lists a browser extension.
- ColdSEO also covers inbox warm-up.
- Free plan · from $20/mo
GuestPostCRM
CRM for guest post sellers and buyers that runs from your Gmail inbox
What is free: 2,000 GPC credits, 1 user, CRM tasks, Gmail integration, order and offer management and basic invoices, with limited AI tasks and email sending.
- GuestPostCRM starts at $20 per month with 12,000 credits and 3 users. BuzzStream starts at $49 per month, billed monthly.
- GuestPostCRM has a free plan. BuzzStream does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only BuzzStream lists a browser extension.
- GuestPostCRM also covers sales pipeline and invoicing.
- Free plan · from $41.67/mo
Majestic
Backlink index with Trust Flow, Citation Flow and link history
What is free: Free account: a few Site Explorer clicks a day through the free backlink checker, a weekly showcase site with near-Lite access, the Majestic Million list and basic metrics in the browser extension.
- Majestic starts at $41.67 per month, billed annually ($49.99 billed monthly). BuzzStream starts at $49 per month, billed monthly.
- Majestic has a free plan. BuzzStream does not, though it has a free trial.
- Majestic also covers backlink analysis.
- BuzzStream also covers link outreach.
- Free plan · from $24/mo
Monitolink
Backlink monitor with daily checks and lost-link recovery emails
What is free: 1 project with a few hundred backlinks (200 or 300; the page gives both), checked weekly, a monthly discovery crawl and watermarked reports. Trials end on it.
- Monitolink starts at $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly). BuzzStream starts at $49 per month, billed monthly.
- Monitolink has a free plan. BuzzStream does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only BuzzStream lists a browser extension.
- Monitolink also covers backlink analysis.
- Free plan · from $6/mo
BacklinkScan
Low-cost backlink monitor with spam scoring and disavow files
What is free: 1 project, 1,000 backlinks and 6 months of history, with no daily monitoring, alerts, reports or disavow file export.
- BacklinkScan starts at $6 per month for 50,000 backlinks, billed annually ($8 billed monthly). BuzzStream starts at $49 per month, billed monthly.
- BacklinkScan has a free plan. BuzzStream does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only BuzzStream lists a browser extension.
- BacklinkScan also covers backlink analysis and AI search visibility.
- Free plan · from $149/mo
Qwoted
Marketplace where reporters request expert sources and PRs pitch
What is free: Basic plan: a profile in the database reporters search, real-time alerts and a daily email of requests, and 2 pitches a month, with a 2-hour delay on new requests.
- Qwoted starts at $149 per month (billing basis not stated). BuzzStream starts at $49 per month, billed monthly.
- Qwoted has a free plan. BuzzStream does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only BuzzStream lists a browser extension.
- Qwoted also covers journalist requests.
- Free plan · from $97/yr
Link Whisper
WordPress plugin that suggests and adds internal links with AI
What is free: Link Whisper Free on WordPress.org: AI link suggestions in the editor, added by copy and paste, and a report of orphan pages and link counts per post.
- Link Whisper starts at $97 per year for 1 site. BuzzStream starts at $49 per month, billed monthly.
- Link Whisper has a free plan. BuzzStream does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only BuzzStream lists a browser extension.
- Link Whisper also covers internal linking.
- Free plan · from $65/mo
SourceBottle
Media call outs and expert profiles for people seeking press
What is free: Free Expert Profile with a basic directory listing and 10 keywords, plus media call outs by email that you can answer without limit. SourceBottle's team does not pitch you.
- SourceBottle starts at A$65 per month, billed monthly (Australian dollars). BuzzStream starts at $49 per month, billed monthly.
- SourceBottle has a free plan. BuzzStream does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only BuzzStream lists a browser extension.
- SourceBottle also covers journalist requests.
- Free
Source of Sources
Free email list of journalist queries looking for expert sources
What is free: Everything. There is no paid plan.
- Source of Sources is free. BuzzStream starts at $49 per month, billed monthly.
- Source of Sources has a free plan. BuzzStream does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only BuzzStream lists a browser extension.
- Source of Sources also covers journalist requests.
- Free plan · from $69.99/yr
Internal Link Juicer
WordPress plugin that builds internal links from your keywords
What is free: Free Basic version for one site: automatic links between posts and pages from your keywords, anchor gaps, blacklists, link limits and a sortable statistics dashboard.
- Internal Link Juicer starts at $69.99 per year for 1 site. BuzzStream starts at $49 per month, billed monthly.
- Internal Link Juicer has a free plan. BuzzStream does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only BuzzStream lists a browser extension.
- Internal Link Juicer also covers internal linking.
8 more that are free or have a free plan
All 20 in one tableCommon questions
Is there a free alternative to BuzzStream?
Yes. Anewstip, BacklinkOS, ColdSEO, GuestPostCRM, Majestic, Monitolink, BacklinkScan, Qwoted and 12 more are free or have a free plan.
Does BuzzStream have a free plan?
BuzzStream has no free plan. BuzzStream is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $49 per month, billed monthly.
When was this checked?
Every listing on this page was checked on Oct 23, 2026, against the pages it cites. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.
This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to BuzzStream: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.