BacklinkDog vs Backlyzer (2026): which should you pick?

Pick BacklinkDog if

• Fits if you bought guest posts or placements and want to know if the links vanish
• Works for small sites that prefer a one-time payment to a subscription

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want backlinks found for you, as you add each page where a link should be
• Not for you if you want to try first, as there's no free plan or trial, only a 30-day money-back guarantee
• Tight if weekly checks are too slow, as daily checks need the $49-a-month Agency plan
• Too light for teams that want alerts outside email, as no Slack or webhooks are named

Pick Backlyzer if

• Fits if you buy links from several sellers and want to compare how long they last
• Works for European agencies that pay in euros

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you have many links, as Starter stops at 100 and the free plan at 10
• Skip it if you want backlinks discovered for you, as it only monitors links you add
• Pricey if you need index checks or brand mentions, as both start at Pro for €66 a month
• Watch out: its pages give Starter's check as every 72 hours in one place and every 7 days in another
• Not for you if you pay in dollars, as prices are in euros only

BacklinkDog

• It does not find backlinks on its own: you add each page where a link should be.
• There is no free plan or free trial; every plan has a 30-day money-back guarantee instead.
• Lifetime and Basic check links only once a week; daily checks need the $49-a-month Agency plan.
• Alerts arrive by email; the pages name no Slack, webhook or other alert channels.

Backlyzer

• Prices are in euros only; the pricing pages show no dollar prices.
• It monitors links you add; it does not discover a site's backlinks the way Ahrefs or Semrush do.
• Google index checks and brand mentions start at Pro; the Free and Starter plans lack both.
• Check frequencies differ between pages (Starter every 72 hours or every 7 days), so confirm before relying on them.

BacklinkDog

Link change alerts

Emails you when a monitored link is removed, the page returns a 404 or redirects, or the anchor text or target URL changes.

Attribute checks

Notices when a link is switched between dofollow and nofollow, sponsored or UGC, and when a dofollow link comes back.

Pages you choose

You enter the pages where a link should be and the site it should point to; the www and non-www versions of a domain are both tracked.

Check frequency by plan

Links are checked weekly on Lifetime and Basic, every other day on Pro and daily on Agency.

Mass import

Pro and Agency can bring in many backlink pages at once instead of adding them one at a time.

Notes per link

Each monitored link can carry a note, such as the guest post or partner deal it came from.

Backlyzer

Link change detection

Revisits each article holding your link and checks the link's status, rel attribute, anchor text and the page's HTTP status code.

Email alerts

Sends an email when a change is found, such as a dofollow link turned nofollow or an article that now returns a 404.

Google index check

On Pro and Agency, checks whether the articles that carry your backlinks are indexed in Google.

Cost and ROI per link

Record what each link cost and see its survival rate and return by link, by provider and by project, from the Starter plan up.

Unlinked brand mentions

Pro and Agency follow articles that name your brand without linking, which Backlyzer ties to how AI tools such as ChatGPT and Perplexity see a brand.

Projects and CSV import

Organize links into projects by client or domain and bring them in from a CSV file, which is crawled in a staggered queue.

BacklinkDog

• Basic$12

  per month for 500 backlinks, billed monthly

  Weekly checks, email alerts and tracking of active, lost and broken links with their dofollow or nofollow status.

• Pro$29

  per month for 1,500 backlinks, billed monthly

  Checks every other day and adds mass import of backlinks.

• Agency$49

  per month for 5,000 backlinks, billed monthly

  Daily checks and mass import, aimed at agencies and teams.

• Lifetime$49

  one-time payment for 50 backlinks

  Pay once for weekly checks of up to 50 backlinks, email alerts and lifetime updates, with no recurring fee.

Backlyzer

• Free€0

  10 links, 1 project, a check every 7 days and email alerts. No Google index check or brand mentions.

• Starter€24

  per month for 100 links, billed annually (€29 billed monthly)

  3 projects, bulk CSV import, Domain Rating per article, and cost and ROI per active link. No index check.

• Pro€66

  per month for 500 links, billed annually (€79 billed monthly)

  15 projects, Google index checks, unlinked brand mentions and anchor diversity analysis.

• Agency€166

  per month for 2,000 links, billed annually (€199 billed monthly)

  Unlimited projects, a check every 24 hours and priority support. More than 2,000 links is a custom plan.

BacklinkDog

• Annual discount

  Yearly billing at $120, $290 or $490

  The pricing section's Yearly option lists Basic at $120, Pro at $290 and Agency at $490 a year, against $144, $348 and $588 paid monthly.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime plan for a one-time $49

  BacklinkDog sells lifetime access for one payment of $49, covering up to 50 backlinks checked weekly, with lifetime updates.

Backlyzer

• Annual discount

  Lower monthly price with annual billing

  Billed annually, Starter is €24 a month instead of €29, Pro €66 instead of €79 and Agency €166 instead of €199.