Backlyzer vs Monitolink (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Monitolink grades higher than Backlyzer: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Monitolink grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money, 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
Monitolink
Backlink monitor with daily checks and lost-link recovery emails
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 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
| 2.0GPABacklyzerFair | 2.2GPAMonitolinkFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | 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 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. | 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 | 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, 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 set up projects and import links by CSV, and its own pages give different check frequencies for the same plan. | 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 no apps, integrations or API on record. Prices are in euros only. | 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 | tracking bought links and what they cost | 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: Backlyzer and Monitolink. 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. Monitolink starts at $24 a month and scores 2.3.
Monitolink scores higher and starts $2.89 a month lower. Of the other link building tools on the chart, 8 score higher than Backlyzer 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
- Monitolink also covers link outreach.
At a glance
| Backlyzer | Monitolink | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | €24 per month for 100 links, billed annually (€29 billed monthly) | $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | 10 monitored links in 1 project, checked every 7 days, with email alerts, CSV import and a basic analytics panel. | 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 | 14-day free trial of every paid plan, no credit card required | 14-day free trial of any paid plan, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Backlyzer | Linkee, Inc. |
| Price read from | backlyzer.com | backlinkmonitoring.ai |
| 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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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, Backlyzer or Monitolink?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Monitolink is cheaper to start with: $24 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 Monitolink starts at $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Backlyzer or Monitolink?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Backlyzer 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.