Backlyzer vs Linkody (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Linkody grades higher than Backlyzer: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Linkody grades higher on value for money and 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.
Backlyzer
Monitor for bought backlinks, with index checks and cost per link
Linkody
Backlink monitor that alerts you when links are gained or lost
Which one is for you
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
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
How we grade them
| 2.0GPABacklyzerFair | 2.6GPALinkodyGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is €24 a month billed yearly (€29 monthly) for 100 links and 3 projects, in the middle band of this category once converted. 100 links is thin for the money, and Google index checks need Pro at €66. | AWebmaster is $11.20 a month billed yearly ($14.90 monthly) for 500 links on 2 sites. That's under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter, and yearly billing includes 3 months free. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan for 10 links in 1 project, checked every 7 days, plus a 14-day trial of every paid plan with no card. 10 links is a sample, not a site. | CNo free plan, but a 30-day trial with no card. CSV and PDF exports are switched off until you pay. |
| Features | CChange alerts for status, rel, anchor and 404s, cost and return per link and per seller, and on Pro, index checks and unlinked brand mentions. It does monitoring fully, but it won't discover links: you add them. | CDaily checks on every link, alerts for lost and changed links, Link Intersect for links your rivals have, metrics from Ahrefs, Moz and Majestic, and a disavow tool. It does monitoring fully, but that's a smaller job. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You set up projects and import links by CSV, and its own pages give different check frequencies for the same plan. | CNo rating on record. Add your site and it finds the links, but you'll also add competitors and set up alerts and reports, and each competitor takes a site slot. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no apps, integrations or API on record. Prices are in euros only. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It pulls link metrics from Ahrefs, Moz and Majestic and has an API. |
| Best for | tracking bought links and what they cost | daily backlink checks and alerts |
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: Backlyzer and Linkody. How we grade
Price against what you get
Backlyzer starts at about $26.89 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Linkody starts at $11.20 a month and scores 2.3.
Linkody scores higher and starts $15.69 a month lower. Of the other link building tools on the chart, 8 score higher than Backlyzer for less, and none scores higher than Linkody 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
At a glance
| Backlyzer | Linkody | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free trial |
| Starts at | €24 per month for 100 links, billed annually (€29 billed monthly) | $11.20 per month for 500 links, billed annually ($14.90 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 10 monitored links in 1 project, checked every 7 days, with email alerts, CSV import and a basic analytics panel. | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of every paid plan, no credit card required | 30-day free trial, no credit card required; CSV and PDF exports are off during the trial |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Backlyzer | Linkody |
| Price read from | backlyzer.com | linkody.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
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.
Key features
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.
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.
Plans
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.
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.
Ways to pay less
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.
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Backlyzer or Linkody?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Linkody is cheaper to start with: $11.20 a month, against about $26.89 a month for Backlyzer. Backlyzer starts at €24 per month for 100 links, billed annually (€29 billed monthly), and Linkody starts at $11.20 per month for 500 links, billed annually ($14.90 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Backlyzer or Linkody?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Backlyzer has a free plan. Linkody does not, though it has a free trial.
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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.