BacklinkGap vs Linkody (2026): which should you pick?

Pick BacklinkGap if

• Fits if you check the links of one or two sites now and then
• Works for people who want a backlink list as a CSV and nothing more

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free, because the free plan shows only a limited number of backlink rows per search
• Watch out: monitoring is marked coming soon although the paid plans list monitoring credits
• Skip it if you need exports above 5,000 rows, as every paid plan stops there
• Pricey if you outgrow Pro, since Business jumps to $165.83 a month on yearly billing
• Not for you if you want an API or a browser extension, as none is listed

Pick Linkody if

• Fits if you've paid for links and want an email the day one goes missing
• Works for agencies sending clients a monthly report of new and lost links

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you track competitors, as each one uses one of your plan's site slots, from 2 on Webmaster
• Not for you if a team needs logins on a small plan, as Webmaster and Advanced have one user
• Skip it if you need links checked more often than once every 24 hours
• Watch out: CSV and PDF exports are off during the trial, and the free plan you drop to after cancelling has no published limits

BacklinkGap

• The features page marks backlink monitoring as coming soon, although the paid plans list monitoring credits.
• Exports are capped at 5,000 rows on every paid plan, however many backlink rows the plan allows.
• The pricing page also sells a 'Comprehensive Guide to Link Building' for $19 as an add-on at checkout.
• It is a web app only, with no mobile or desktop apps or browser extension listed.

Linkody

• The website quota covers your own sites and every competitor you track; each competitor uses one slot.
• Links are rechecked once every 24 hours rather than continuously.
• Webmaster and Advanced have a single user; Pro, at $49.90 a month, is the first plan with more than one.
• After cancelling, the account drops to a free plan whose limits the pricing page does not give; Linkody keeps your links.

BacklinkGap

Backlink checker

Enter a domain to see its backlinks, referring domains and anchor text, with the link types and where the links come from. Results export to CSV.

Competitor backlink analysis

Look up a competitor's backlink profile to see who links to them and which anchor text they use, as a source of outreach targets.

Disavow tool

Collect unwanted links into a list and manage the disavowed set so it can be submitted in Google Search Console.

Backlink monitoring

Paid plans include monitoring credits for tracking the status of links you have added. The features page labels the monitoring section as coming soon.

Shareable reports

Paid plans include a monthly number of shareable reports, from 10 on Starter to 100 on Business.

Linkody

Daily backlink checks

Every monitored link is rechecked every 24 hours for status, follow or nofollow, meta robots and HTTP status, and pages it points to are checked for 404s.

Email alerts and reports

Daily or weekly emails about lost, changed and newly discovered links, for your sites and for competitors you track.

Link Intersect

Lists pages that link to several of your competitors but not to you, along with the competitors' most linked pages.

Link metrics

Each link shows Ahrefs Domain Rating, Moz DA and PA, Spam Score, Trust Flow and Citation Flow, and whether Google has indexed it.

Disavow tool

Filter out likely harmful links by Spam Score and other metrics, keep disavow rules in Linkody and export a file for Google.

Team access and client reports

Add team members or clients with roles and per-domain access, and send white-label PDF reports with your own logo.

BacklinkGap

• Free$0

  Backlink checks with a limited number of rows shown per search.

• Starter$15.83

  per month, billed annually ($19 billed monthly)

  10 searches and 200,000 backlink rows a month, 20 monitoring credits checked every 3 days, 10 shareable reports. Exports are capped at 5,000 rows.

• Pro$32.50

  per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)

  100 searches and 750,000 backlink rows a month, 100 monitoring credits checked daily, 50 shareable reports. Exports are capped at 5,000 rows.

• Business$165.83

  per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)

  500 searches and 4,000,000 backlink rows a month, 10,000 monitoring credits checked daily, 100 shareable reports. Exports are capped at 5,000 rows.

Linkody

• Webmaster$11.20

  per month for 500 links, billed annually ($14.90 billed monthly)

  2 websites, counting your own and competitors', and 1 user.

• Advanced$18.70

  per month for 2,000 links, billed annually ($24.90 billed monthly)

  5 websites, counting your own and competitors', and 1 user.

• Pro$37.40

  per month for 5,000 links, billed annually ($49.90 billed monthly)

  20 websites, counting your own and competitors', and 3 users.

• Agency$74.90

  per month for 20,000 links, billed annually ($99.90 billed monthly)

  50 websites, counting your own and competitors', and 5 users.

• Agency XL$115.40

  per month for 50,000 links, billed annually ($153.90 monthly)

  100 websites, counting your own and competitors', and 10 users.

BacklinkGap

• Annual discount

  2 months free on annual plans

  The pricing page says annual plans get 2 months free; the annual rates are shown as a per-month figure billed once a year.

Linkody

• Annual discount

  3 months free with yearly billing

  Linkody's pricing page says every annual plan comes with 3 months free: Webmaster is $11.20 a month billed yearly instead of $14.90.