AutoBacklinks vs Linkee (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AutoBacklinks and Linkee share a 2.0 GPA, neither has a free plan, and AutoBacklinks starts cheaper, at $49 a month against $80.83 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
AutoBacklinks grades higher on platforms. Linkee grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AutoBacklinks
AI outreach agent for guest posts, listicles and link insertions
Linkee
AI prospect vetting, email finding and outreach for link building
Which one is for you
Pick AutoBacklinks if
- Fits if you'd rather run guest post and listicle outreach from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor
- Works for founders doing their own outreach for one or two sites
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a card-free trial: the 7-day trial needs one and comes with 120 credits
- Watch out: Starter's $49 is a launch price shown against $79, and credits don't roll over
- Tight if you have more than 2 sites or mailboxes, which means Growth at $179 a month
- Skip it if you need lost links caught, as no link monitoring is on record
- Pricey if you might cancel early, as the terms give no refund for the current period
Pick Linkee if
- Fits if you run guest post and niche edit outreach for one site
- Works for cleaning up prospect lists exported from Ahrefs or Semrush before pitching
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you have more than one site or person: Essential and Pro allow 1 project and 1 seat, and more means Agency at $298.33 a month
- Watch out: the pricing page's cards, table and FAQ give different counts of linked inboxes per plan
- Skip it if you want to know what each credit buys before paying, as the page doesn't say
- Not for you if you need placed links watched afterwards, as no link monitoring is on record
- Too light for staying free, as there's no free plan, only a 14-day trial with 500 credits
How we grade them
| 2.0GPAAutoBacklinksFair | 2.0GPALinkeeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $49 a month for 2,500 credits, 2 websites and 2 mailboxes, right on this category's middle. Note that it's a launch price shown against a listed $79, so it may not last. | CEssential is $80.83 a month billed yearly ($97 monthly) for 10,000 credits, inside this category's usual range. What each action costs in credits isn't stated, and more than 1 project or seat means Agency at $298.33. |
| Free plan and trial | DNo free plan. The 7-day trial needs a card and comes with only 120 credits, when a single verified email costs 3. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with 500 credits and no card. After that you're on a paid plan. |
| Features | CSix prospect sources, including pages ChatGPT cites, AI scoring, verified emails, outreach with warmup, a deals board and scheduled campaigns. It gets you to the deal, but nothing in the listing shows placed links being checked afterwards. | CDatabase or imported prospects, AI vetting with spam and PBN filters, site categories, email finding and verification, and outreach with follow-ups. The gaps: no link monitoring on record, and 1 project on the two cheaper plans. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You connect mailboxes, add your websites and learn what each credit buys before campaigns run on a schedule. | CNo rating on record. You pick campaign types, connect inboxes and work out the credit system, which the pricing page doesn't break down per action. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, sending through Gmail, Google Workspace, Outlook or SMTP, with an MCP server so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or Gemini can run campaigns. No desktop or phone app. | CWeb only, sending through Gmail, Outlook or SMTP, with Ahrefs metrics built in. No API or other integrations on record. |
| Best for | guest post outreach run from Claude or ChatGPT | vetting and pitching guest post prospects |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AutoBacklinks and Linkee. How we grade
Price against what you get
AutoBacklinks starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Linkee starts at $80.83 a month and scores 2.0.
AutoBacklinks scores higher and starts $31.83 a month lower. Of the other link building tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than AutoBacklinks for less, and 18 score higher than Linkee for less.
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
Where they differ
- AutoBacklinks also covers AI agents and inbox warm-up.
- Linkee also covers reports and email verification.
At a glance
| AutoBacklinks | Linkee | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $49 per month for 2,500 credits, billed monthly | $80.83 per month for 10,000 credits, billed yearly ($97 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 7-day free trial with 120 credits; card required | 14-day free trial with 500 credits, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AutoBacklinks | Linkee, Inc. |
| Price read from | autobacklinks.ai | linkee.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AutoBacklinks
- Credits pay for each prospect (1), SEO metrics (0.5 per site), verified email (3) and AI email step (1); they refresh monthly and do not roll over.
- Starter covers 2 websites and 2 sending mailboxes; its $49 price is a launch offer against a listed $79.
- There is no free plan, and the 7-day trial needs a card and includes only 120 credits.
- The terms say cancelling stops renewals but does not refund the current period.
Linkee
- There is no free plan; after the 14-day, 500-credit trial a paid plan is needed.
- Essential and Pro allow 1 project and 1 seat; more of either, and user roles, need Agency at $298.33 a month billed yearly.
- Credits pay for database prospects, email finding and verification, and SEO metrics, but the page does not say what each action costs.
- The pricing page's cards, table and FAQ give different counts of linked email accounts per plan, so confirm before buying.
Key features
AutoBacklinks
- Six prospect sources
- Finds competitors' backlinks, sites that take guest posts, articles open to link insertions, product reviewers, niche directories and pages ChatGPT cites.
- AI scoring and contacts
- Scores each site's relevance to your niche, adds Domain Rating and organic traffic, and finds verified email addresses.
- Outreach from your mailbox
- AI-written emails for each sequence step with automatic follow-ups, sent from Gmail, Google Workspace, Outlook or SMTP, with free mailbox warmup.
- Reply triage and deals board
- Replies are classified, deal terms are pulled out, and opportunities move from review through negotiation, content and payment to published.
- Scheduled campaigns
- Runs the whole pipeline weekly, every two weeks or monthly, parking drafts for review or sending them automatically.
- MCP server
- Run the same campaigns from Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or another MCP client; spending credits and sending still wait for your approval.
Linkee
- Prospect database and import
- Pick a guest post or niche edit campaign and draw prospects from Linkee's website database or a list exported from Ahrefs or Semrush.
- AI vetting and filters
- Checks each site's relevance to your keywords, filters by DA, spam score, word count and language, removes past contacts, PBNs and broken or non-HTTPS sites.
- Site categories
- Groups prospects by type, such as blog, news, SaaS, e-commerce or affiliate, and by niche, such as finance, health or parenting.
- Email finding and verification
- A built-in finder collects addresses with names and positions, third-party finders add more, and every address is validated before sending.
- Outreach and follow-ups
- Send personalized emails from Gmail, Outlook or SMTP, schedule automatic follow-ups, reuse templates and track results in campaign analytics.
- Team roles
- Agency accounts get user roles and project access controls for splitting client work across a team.
Plans
AutoBacklinks
Starter$49
per month for 2,500 credits, billed monthly
A launch price shown against $79: 2 websites and 2 sending mailboxes (about 1,500 emails a month), with every link type, the agent and MCP.
Growth$179
per month for 7,500 credits, billed monthly
5 websites and 5 sending mailboxes (about 4,500 emails a month), with priority support.
Scale$399
per month for 20,000 credits, billed monthly
25 websites and 15 sending mailboxes (about 13,500 emails a month), with priority support and a dedicated account manager.
Linkee
Essential$80.83
per month for 10,000 credits, billed yearly ($97 billed monthly)
1 project and 1 seat, unlimited campaigns, AI vetting, email finding and outreach, and Ahrefs metrics. The page gives 1, 2 or 3 linked inboxes.
Pro$164.17
per month for 25,000 credits, billed yearly ($197 billed monthly)
Everything in Essential plus a CRM and an onboarding session, still 1 project and 1 seat, with 5 linked inboxes (3 in the FAQ).
Agency$298.33
per month for 60,000 credits, billed yearly ($358 billed monthly)
Unlimited projects, seats and linked email accounts, user roles and access control, and priority live chat.
Ways to pay less
AutoBacklinks
- Annual discount
One month free with annual billing
AutoBacklinks' pricing page says annual billing includes one month free; credits still refresh monthly rather than arriving all at once.
Linkee
- Annual discount
Lower price with yearly billing
Linkee's pricing page labels yearly billing "Save 20%": Essential is $80.83 a month billed yearly instead of $97 monthly, about 17% less.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AutoBacklinks or Linkee?
As of Oct 23, 2026, AutoBacklinks is cheaper to start with: $49 a month, against $80.83 a month for Linkee. AutoBacklinks starts at $49 per month for 2,500 credits, billed monthly, and Linkee starts at $80.83 per month for 10,000 credits, billed yearly ($97 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, AutoBacklinks or Linkee?
As of Oct 23, 2026, neither AutoBacklinks nor Linkee has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.