BacklinkGap vs SEOkicks (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 SEOkicks if

• Fits if you want a second backlink index beside Ahrefs or Majestic
• Works for pulling link counts into your own scripts through the API

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to see a price or try it free first: plans only show in the sign-up flow, and no free plan or trial is listed
• Not for you if you want alerts when a link appears or disappears, as its pages describe none
• Tight if you'll pull lots of link detail by API, at 1 credit per request plus 0.1 per record
• Watch out: prices are net of VAT, and contracts renew for the same term unless cancelled in writing two weeks before it ends
• Too light for outreach of any kind, as it looks links up and nothing more

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.

SEOkicks

• Prices and account types appear only in the sign-up flow, which could not be read, so pricing is unverified here.
• The terms say prices are net of VAT and that contracts renew for the same term unless cancelled in writing two weeks before it ends.
• API use is metered in credits: 1 per request, plus 0.1 for each record returned by a detail query.
• Its pages describe link lookups, exports and the API; they do not describe alerts when a link changes.

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.

SEOkicks

Own link index

Link data comes from SEOkicks' own crawlers rather than a third party, in an index the company puts at more than 200 billion link records.

Link popularity counts

Shows Linkpop (links found), Domainpop (linking domains), IP-Pop and Class-C pop, so sitewide links can be told apart from broad linking.

Link details

Lists linking domains with their link counts, the exact linking pages with link attributes, anchor texts by frequency, link targets and recently found links.

Affiliate publisher search

Pick an AWIN affiliate program and a country to see which sites link to it, a way to find publishers in a niche.

IP lookup

Enter an IP address instead of a domain to see the domains hosted on it.

CSV export and REST API

Data can be exported as CSV or pulled from a REST API that returns XML or JSON; each request costs 1 credit, plus 0.1 per record for detail queries.

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.

SEOkicks

Pricing could not be confirmed. See seokicks.de.

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.

SEOkicks

No public discounts listed.