Backlink Pilot vs BacklinkOS (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, BacklinkOS grades higher than Backlink Pilot: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
BacklinkOS grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Backlink Pilot
Monitor for placed backlinks, organized by client and partner
BacklinkOS
Backlink CRM for finding link partners and tracking link exchanges
Which one is for you
Pick Backlink Pilot if
- Fits if you keep placed links in a spreadsheet today and check them by hand
- Works for agencies running reciprocal or three-way link exchanges with many partners
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want backlinks discovered, as it only watches links you add or import
- Tight if you stay free, as the cap is 100 links and they're checked once a month
- Too light for portfolios over 5,000 links, where the largest published plan stops
- Not for you if your links need to flow into other tools, as no integrations or API are on record
- Watch out: paid plans are bought only from your profile inside the app, after you sign up free
Pick BacklinkOS if
- Fits if you trade links with other site owners and track the swaps in spreadsheets now
- Works for keeping bought links and exchanged links in one list
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free: the 50 link checks and 50 metric refreshes are one-time, with 10 domains and 40 partner matches
- Not for you if you want links checked without lifting a finger, as monitoring starts at Pro and runs monthly
- Pricey if you need weekly checks, which mean Pro Max at $63 a month billed annually ($79 monthly)
- Skip it if you need a full backlink audit or outreach emails, as it only tracks the links you log
- Watch out: Slack is the only integration named, and links come in by CSV import
How we grade them
| 2.2GPABacklink PilotFair | 2.4GPABacklinkOSFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BStarter is $15 a month for up to 500 links, right at the start of this category's cheaper quarter. Agency is $29 for 2,000 and Scale $59 for 5,000, all with weekly checks. | BPro is $15 a month billed annually, or $19 month to month, which sits at the top of the cheapest quarter of link building tools (that quarter runs to $15). It buys the full partner directory, monthly monitoring and 200 link checks a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree with no card and no time limit, for up to 100 links with unlimited clients and partners. But those links are checked once a month, and an agency, the user it's built for, will pass 100 links quickly. | BFree for good with no card: unlimited collaborators, chat and tracked exchanges, 10 domains and 50 paid links. One person trading links could live on it. The catch is that the 50 link checks are a one-time allowance, and nothing is checked automatically. |
| Features | CChecks of destination, anchor and follow status, CSV import, sorting by client and partner, a ledger for reciprocal and three-way exchanges, and a monthly health report. It does placed-link monitoring fully, but that's a smaller job: it watches only the links you add and finds none itself. | CA partner finder, shared exchange tracking, a log of bought links and checks for live, removed, nofollow or sponsored. It does the exchange job fully, but that's a smaller job: there's no email outreach, and it doesn't report a site's full backlink profile. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You import your link sheet by CSV and record the destination, anchor and follow status agreed for each link before the checks mean much. | CNo rating on record. You list your domains and invite partners before it's much use, and the shared view only pays off once the other side joins too. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no apps, integrations or API on record. | CWeb only, with Slack as the one named integration and CSV import for bringing links in. No API, desktop or phone app on record. |
| Best for | checking that links you've placed are still live | tracking link exchanges with partners |
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: Backlink Pilot and BacklinkOS. How we grade
Price against what you get
Backlink Pilot starts at $15 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. BacklinkOS starts at $15 a month and scores 2.0.
On this chart the two sit in the same place: the same score for the same starting price. Of the other link building tools on the chart, 6 score higher than Backlink Pilot for less, and 6 score higher than BacklinkOS 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
- Backlink Pilot also covers reports.
- BacklinkOS also covers link outreach.
At a glance
| Backlink Pilot | BacklinkOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $15 per month for up to 500 links | $15 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Up to 100 links checked monthly, with unlimited clients and partners. No credit card and no time limit. | Unlimited collaborators, chat and tracked exchanges, 40 partner matches, 50 paid links, 25 monitored links and 10 domains, plus 50 one-time link checks. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Client Solutions Ltd | BacklinkOS |
| Price read from | backlinkpilot.com | backlinkos.io |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Backlink Pilot
- It only monitors links you add or import; finding new backlinks is outside the product.
- The free plan checks links once a month; weekly checks need a paid plan.
- The largest published plan stops at 5,000 links.
- Every account starts on the free plan, and paid plans are bought from inside the app.
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.
Key features
Backlink Pilot
- Link checks
- Revisits each linking page to confirm the destination URL is still there, the anchor text matches and the follow status is what was agreed.
- Check frequency
- Links are checked monthly on the free plan and weekly on paid plans, and each placement shows when it was last checked.
- CSV import
- Upload an existing link sheet with its partners by CSV, or add new placements one at a time as they go live.
- Clients and partners
- Sort placements by client and by partner, and track links received alongside links given in return.
- Exchange ledger
- Groups the partners and placements in each reciprocal or ABC exchange, so the whole deal stays attached to the links it produced.
- Health queue and monthly report
- One list shows every placement with its crawl result, including missing, nofollow and forbidden links, plus a monthly health report.
BacklinkOS
- Find Link Partners
- A directory of other link builders to send collaboration requests to; the free plan shows 40 matches and paid plans open search, filters and unlimited invites.
- Shared link tracking
- You and a partner see the same exchanged links and their statuses in one workspace, and can chat about them in the app.
- Domains and partner sites
- List your sites with DR, traffic and link insertion guidelines, and browse the sites your partners have available for placements.
- Paid link tracking
- Log bought placements with vendor, cost and status alongside exchanged links, in one master view with filters and exports.
- Link checks and monitoring
- Check any link on demand for live, removed, nofollow or sponsored status; Pro monitors monthly and Pro Max weekly, alerting by email and Slack.
- Public profile
- A shareable profile of the domains you offer for link insertions, which other link builders can find.
Plans
Backlink Pilot
Free$0
Up to 100 links checked once a month, with unlimited clients and partners.
Starter$15
per month for up to 500 links
Weekly link checks for up to 500 links.
Agency$29
per month for up to 2,000 links
Weekly link checks for up to 2,000 links.
Scale$59
per month for up to 5,000 links
Weekly link checks for up to 5,000 links.
BacklinkOS
Free$0
Unlimited collaborators and exchanges, 10 partner invites a day, 10 domains and one-time allowances of 50 checks and 50 metric refreshes.
Pro$15
per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)
Full partner directory, monthly monitoring, 200 checks and refreshes a month, 250 paid links, 500 monitored links, 25 domains, Slack alerts.
Pro Max$63
per month, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)
Weekly monitoring, 500 checks and refreshes a month, 1,000 paid links, 2,500 monitored links and 100 domains.
Ways to pay less
Backlink Pilot
No public discounts listed.
BacklinkOS
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
BacklinkOS's pricing FAQ says annual billing saves 20%: Pro is $15 a month billed annually instead of $19, and Pro Max $63 instead of $79.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Backlink Pilot or BacklinkOS?
As of Oct 23, 2026, they start at the same price. Backlink Pilot starts at $15 per month for up to 500 links, and BacklinkOS starts at $15 per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Backlink Pilot or BacklinkOS?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Backlink Pilot and BacklinkOS have a free plan.
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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.