BacklinkGap vs LinkResearchTools (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 LinkResearchTools if

• Fits if a site has a Google penalty and you need to find the links behind it
• Works for agencies auditing link risk across many client domains

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you're one person, at $599 a month or $5,799 a year with no smaller plan
• Not for you if you want a free look, as the 7-day trial costs $17, can't export and leaves out Link Detox Boost
• Tight if you audit big link profiles, as each report uses the plan's crawl budget and large ones need extra
• Skip it if you need phone support, which only comes with Enterprise; Superhero Small gets email only
• Too light for link builders who pitch, as there's no outreach and pitches go out from another tool

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.

LinkResearchTools

• There is no free plan or free trial: a 7-day trial of Superhero Small costs $17, cannot export data and leaves out Link Detox Boost.
• Domains and users are listed as unlimited, but each report uses the plan's link crawl budget, and large profiles need extra budget.
• Phone support comes only with Enterprise; Superhero Small has email support only.
• Plans can also be paid quarterly, every six months or yearly, and are priced at the same figures in euros.

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.

LinkResearchTools

Link Detox audits

Rates the risk of every backlink to a site and helps build and manage disavow files for Google's Disavow Tool.

Combined, recrawled link data

Pulls links from more than 25 data sources, recrawls each one to check it is still live and adds over 150 SEO metrics per link.

Competitor research

Compares domains, finds backlinks that several competitors share and tracks how fast rivals gain links.

Link building methods

Tools for SERP research, missing links, broken link building and finding sites that link to competitors' strongest pages.

Link Simulator

Estimates a planned link's likely effect and risk before it is built, using LRT's own risk scoring.

Monitoring and link repair

Link Alerts flags new links, the link checker verifies existing ones, and Link Recover finds broken inbound links to fix with redirects.

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.

LinkResearchTools

• Superhero Small$599

  per month, billed monthly

  1 million links crawled a month, Link Detox, Link Simulator, link monitoring and prospecting and the 25 classic tools. Email support.

• Superhero Standard$999

  per month, billed monthly

  6 million links crawled a month and larger tool quotas, with live chat and email support.

• Superhero Plus$2,499

  per month, billed monthly

  18 million links crawled a month and the largest standard quotas, with live chat and email support.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Phone support, purchase orders and invoices, custom contracts and development, team training, SEO consulting and SSO.

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.

LinkResearchTools

• Annual discount

  About 19% off with yearly billing

  LRT's pricing page sells Superhero Small at $5,799 a year against $599 a month, and Standard at $9,499 a year against $999 a month.

• Other savings

  7-day trial of Superhero Small for $17

  The pricing page offers a limited 7-day trial for $17, after which the plan continues at $599 a month.