BacklinkScan vs Monitolink (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, BacklinkScan grades higher than Monitolink: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
BacklinkScan grades higher on value for money. Monitolink grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan, features and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
BacklinkScan
Low-cost backlink monitor with spam scoring and disavow files
Monitolink
Backlink monitor with daily checks and lost-link recovery emails
Which one is for you
Pick BacklinkScan if
- Fits if you run a small site or freelance and want backlink alerts for a few dollars a month
- Works for anyone cleaning up spammy links who wants the disavow file kept current
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try monitoring free, as the free plan has no daily checks, alerts or exports
- Watch out: the FAQ says no refunds once you upgrade, so the free plan is your only try-out
- Tight if you need competitor analysis, which starts on Pro at $18 a month billed annually
- Watch out: PDF reports are listed as coming soon, and the pricing table doesn't say which plans get the AI brand visibility checker
- Watch out: the $99 lifetime deal is shown under a countdown, and the FAQ says it may not always be offered
Pick Monitolink if
- Fits if you want to know within a day when a paid or earned link disappears
- Works for agencies reporting backlink status to several clients
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, with weekly checks, a monthly crawl, watermarked reports and 7 days of history
- Watch out: recovery emails only go out through your own Gmail, and 500 more contact lookups cost $15 a month
- Pricey if you need white-label reports, which start at Agency for $124 a month on yearly billing
- Not for you if you need an API or SSO, which come only with custom-priced Enterprise
- Watch out: the pricing page's plan cards and comparison table disagree on some limits, so check before buying
How we grade them
| 2.4GPABacklinkScanFair | 2.2GPAMonitolinkFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | ALite is $6 a month billed annually ($8 monthly) for 50,000 backlinks and 5 projects, under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter. Pro is $18 for 250,000, and a $99 one-time lifetime deal is shown for a limited time. | CStarter is $24 a month billed yearly ($29 monthly) for 2,500 backlinks, 3 projects and daily checks, a little above this category's cheaper quarter. White-label reports wait on Agency at $124. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan for 1 project and 1,000 backlinks with 6 months of history, but no daily monitoring, alerts, CSV reports or disavow export, which are the reasons to use it. Support is community only. | CA free plan with 1 project, a few hundred links checked weekly, a monthly crawl and watermarked reports, plus a 14-day trial of any paid plan with no card. Weekly checks and 7 days of history are a cap you'll feel. |
| Features | CDaily checks with new and lost link alerts, AI scoring for quality and spam risk, rule-based disavow files, Search Console keywords, an internal link checker and an AI brand visibility checker. The gaps: competitor analysis waits on Pro and PDF reports are listed as coming soon. | CDaily checks, alerts, recovery emails to the site owner, gap analysis against competitors, AI insights from Pro and client reports. It does monitoring fully and a bit more, but it's still a smaller job, and the API is Enterprise only. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You add projects, connect Search Console and set your disavow rules before it runs on its own. | CNo rating on record. You add projects and competitors, import links if you have them, and connect Gmail before recovery emails can go out. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with Google Search Console as the one connection on record. No API, desktop or phone app. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Gmail, Slack and Snov.io and takes link exports from Ahrefs, Semrush, Search Console, Moz and Majestic. |
| Best for | daily backlink alerts and disavow files on a small budget | backlink alerts with lost-link recovery |
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: BacklinkScan and Monitolink. How we grade
Price against what you get
BacklinkScan starts at $6 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Monitolink starts at $24 a month and scores 2.3.
Monitolink scores higher, and starts $18 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other link building tools on the chart, 2 score higher than BacklinkScan for less, and none scores higher than Monitolink 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
- BacklinkScan also covers AI search visibility.
At a glance
| BacklinkScan | Monitolink | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $6 per month for 50,000 backlinks, billed annually ($8 billed monthly) | $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 1 project, 1,000 backlinks and 6 months of history, with no daily monitoring, alerts, reports or disavow file export. | 1 project with a few hundred backlinks (200 or 300; the page gives both), checked weekly, a monthly discovery crawl and watermarked reports. Trials end on it. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of any paid plan, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | BacklinkScan | Linkee, Inc. |
| Price read from | backlinkscan.com | backlinkmonitoring.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
BacklinkScan
- The pricing FAQ says refunds are not given once a plan is upgraded; the free plan is the way to try it.
- The free plan has no daily monitoring, alerts, CSV reports or disavow export, and gets community support only.
- Competitor analysis needs Pro, and PDF reports are listed as coming soon.
- The pricing table does not say which plans include the AI brand visibility checker.
Monitolink
- The free plan checks links only weekly; daily checks and recovery outreach start at Starter.
- Recovery emails go out through your own Gmail account, and contact lookups are capped monthly; 500 more cost $15 a month.
- White-label reports start at Agency; API access and SSO come only with custom-priced Enterprise.
- The pricing page's plan cards and comparison table give different limits for some plans, so confirm the numbers before buying.
Key features
BacklinkScan
- New and lost link alerts
- Backlinks are checked daily, with email alerts when links are gained or lost and a weekly summary, on the paid plans.
- AI link scoring
- Each backlink gets an AI rating for quality, relevance and risk, alongside link type, DR and referring domain details.
- Disavow automation
- Set rules by authority or spam score and links that match are added to a disavow file that is regenerated on a schedule.
- Search Console keywords
- Connect Google Search Console to see clicks, impressions, CTR and rankings for your pages and keywords, with history.
- Internal link checker
- Finds broken internal links and shows anchors, attributes and status codes across your own pages.
- AI brand visibility
- Asks AI models questions like a user would and records whether your brand appears, its rank, sentiment and competitors. ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are named.
Monitolink
- Daily link checks
- Every paid plan re-checks each known backlink every 24 hours and emails when it is lost, broken, redirected, or its anchor or follow status changes.
- Link recovery outreach
- Looks up the linking site's contact through Snov.io and sends a recovery email from your connected Gmail, in one click or automatically when a link drops.
- Backlink gap analysis
- Compares your links with competitors' and lists sites that link to them but not to you, sorted by Domain Authority, with CSV export.
- AI profile insights
- From Pro, a weekly set of cards flags urgent issues, opportunities and trends such as anchor text over-optimization and toxic domains.
- Import and tagging
- Finds a domain's backlinks itself or takes a CSV from Ahrefs, Semrush, Search Console or Majestic, then groups links by client, campaign or custom tag.
- Client reports
- PDF and CSV reports of live, lost and recovered links; reports carry your own logo and colors on the Agency plan and above.
Plans
BacklinkScan
Free$0
1 project, 1,000 backlinks and 6 months of history, without daily monitoring, alerts, exports or link research.
Lite$6
per month for 50,000 backlinks, billed annually ($8 billed monthly)
5 projects, 1 year of history, daily monitoring, new and lost link alerts, 10 link searches a day, bulk outreach, CSV and disavow exports.
Pro$18
per month for 250,000 backlinks, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)
20 projects, 5 years of history, 100 link searches a day and competitor analysis, plus everything in Lite.
Lifetime Deal$99
one-time payment
Unlimited projects and tracked links, daily monitoring, lost link alerts and AI analysis, paid once. Shown as a limited-time offer.
Monitolink
Free$0
1 project, 1 seat, weekly status checks, a monthly crawl for new links, watermarked reports and 7 days of history.
Starter$24
per month for 2,500 backlinks, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
3 projects and 3 competitors, daily status checks, weekly discovery, recovery outreach, 100 contact lookups and 10 reports a month.
Pro$66
per month for 10,000 backlinks, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)
5 projects, 10 competitors, 3 seats, weekly AI insights, 400 contact lookups a month, Slack and Gmail integration and unlimited reports.
Agency$124
per month for 50,000 backlinks, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)
20 projects, 60 competitors, 10 seats, discovery every 3 days, white-label reports and client dashboards. The comparison table says 75,000 links.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited projects and seats, up to 1 million backlinks, daily AI insights, API access, SSO and a dedicated manager. Through sales.
Ways to pay less
BacklinkScan
- Annual discount
Save 25% with annual billing
BacklinkScan's pricing page lists Lite at $6 a month billed annually instead of $8 monthly, and Pro at $18 instead of $24.
- Lifetime license
Lifetime deal for a one-time $99
The pricing page shows a $99 one-time lifetime deal with unlimited projects and links, under a countdown; the FAQ says it may not always be offered.
Monitolink
- Annual discount
17% off with annual billing
Monitolink's pricing page lists annual billing at 17% off every paid plan: Starter is $24 a month billed annually instead of $29 monthly.
- Nonprofit
Reduced rate for nonprofits and education
The pricing FAQ says nonprofits and educational buyers who get in touch are offered a reduced rate on the Pro or Agency plan.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, BacklinkScan or Monitolink?
As of Oct 23, 2026, BacklinkScan is cheaper to start with: $6 a month, against $24 a month for Monitolink. BacklinkScan starts at $6 per month for 50,000 backlinks, billed annually ($8 billed monthly), and Monitolink starts at $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, BacklinkScan or Monitolink?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both BacklinkScan and Monitolink 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.