Check My Links vs NoFollow (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Check My Links and NoFollow share a 2.8 GPA, both have a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on which features you need.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Check My Links
Broken link checker for web pages, Google Docs and Sheets
Free plan · from $29 one-time
Which one is for you
Pick Check My Links if
- Fits if you check a page for broken links before you publish it
- Works for finding dead links inside Google Docs and Sheets
Look elsewhere if
- Too light for a whole site, since it checks the page in front of you and doesn't crawl
- Watch out: the free version may show product tips after a few days, and only the paid key hides them
- Tight if you want headers and footers left out or broken links rechecked in bulk, which need the $29 key
- Skip it if you're on Safari, as SelectorsHub says there's no Safari version
Pick NoFollow if
- Fits if you need to know whether links on a page pass on ranking credit
- Works for link builders confirming that a placed link isn't nofollow
Look elsewhere if
- Watch out: ugc and sponsored links get the same outline as nofollow, so you can't tell them apart
- Too light for audits, as it marks links on the page you're viewing and doesn't list or crawl them
- Skip it if you're on Safari, which IgorWare doesn't support until further notice
- Watch out: the developer hasn't identified itself as a trader, so EU consumer rights don't apply
How we grade them
| 2.8GPACheck My LinksGood | 2.8GPANoFollowGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AThe free version has no scan limits, and the Advanced key is $29 once, with lifetime updates. That's less than one month of this category's middle subscription at $29.95. | AFree, with no paid version anywhere on IgorWare's site. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree forever with no scan limits: every link's status, Google Docs and Sheets, domain exclusions and CSV reports. Product tips may appear after a few days. | AFree outright: link outlines, the robots meta tag box, site filters and custom CSS styles, with nothing to upgrade to. |
| Features | DOne narrow function: each link's HTTP status, highlighted on the page, including iframes, shadow DOM, Docs and Sheets, with CSV reports. No tags, headings, schema or search data, and no site crawl. | DOne narrow function: outlines for nofollow, ugc, sponsored, followed and external links, Yandex noindex tags and a robots meta info box. The three rel values share one style, and there's no report of the links. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record, but nothing to set up: click the icon and the page's links are marked by result. | BNo rating on record, but nothing to set up: install it and outlines appear on the next page, with styles you can change later. |
| Platforms and integrations | CChrome, Edge and Firefox, plus Brave and Opera through the Chrome store, so computers only, with no Safari version. It works inside Google Docs and Sheets. | CA browser extension for computers only, with no phone version and no integrations. IgorWare says its Safari version isn't supported until further notice. |
| Best for | finding broken links on one page | spotting nofollow links on a page |
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: Check My Links and NoFollow. How we grade
Where they differ
- Check My Links can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- NoFollow also covers backlink analysis.
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At a glance
| Check My Links | NoFollow | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $29 one-time for lifetime access to the advanced features | Free |
| Free plan | Free forever with no scan limits: status codes for every link, Google Docs and Sheets support, domain exclusions and CSV reports. | The extension is a free download for Chrome and Edge, with no paid version listed on IgorWare's site. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | SelectorsHub Tech Private Limited | IgorWare |
| Price read from | selectorshub.com | igorware.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Check My Links
- It checks the page in front of you and does not crawl a whole site.
- Excluding headers and footers, bulk rechecks and report filters need the $29 Advanced key.
- The free version may show product tips after a few days; only the paid key hides them.
- Listed for Chrome, Edge and Firefox, and Brave and Opera through the Chrome store; SelectorsHub says there is no Safari version.
NoFollow
- Only Chrome and Edge are supported; IgorWare says its Safari version is not supported until further notice.
- UGC and sponsored links get the same outline as nofollow links, as its changelog notes.
- It outlines links in place on the page you are viewing rather than crawling a site or listing links in a report.
- The developer has not identified itself as a trader, so EU consumer rights do not apply, as the store listing notes.
Key features
Check My Links
- One-click link scan
- Fetches every link on the page with its HTTP status code and counts valid links, valid redirects, warnings and invalid links.
- Highlights on the page
- Marks each link in place by its result, so broken links can be found where they sit; highlighting can be turned off.
- Google Docs and Sheets
- Finds and checks the links inside a Google Doc or Google Sheet as well as on ordinary web pages, iframes and shadow DOM.
- Exclusions and scan speed
- Skip links to chosen domains, include or ignore empty links and set how many links are checked per batch.
- Reports
- View the report in the browser or download it as CSV; the paid key adds Excel export and filters by status code or link type.
- Section exclusion and bulk recheck
- With the Advanced key, leave out headers and footers from a scan and recheck every invalid link at once.
NoFollow
- Nofollow, UGC and sponsored outlines
- Outlines links whose rel attribute is nofollow, ugc or sponsored; the three values share one style and cannot yet be told apart.
- Followed and external links
- Optional outlines for links with no nofollow attribute and for links that point to other sites.
- Robots meta tag info box
- Shows nofollow and noindex meta tags found for Googlebot, Googlebot-News, Bingbot, Slurp, msnbot, Teoma and Applebot.
- Yandex noindex tags
- Highlights the <noindex> HTML tag that Yandex and Rambler use to keep parts of a page out of their index.
- Site filters and custom styles
- Turn the extension on or off for listed websites, edit the CSS used for each outline, and export or import settings.
Plans
Check My Links
Free$0
All basic scanning, settings and CSV reports, with no limits; product tips may appear after a few days.
Advanced$29
one-time, lifetime access and updates
Exclude page sections, bulk recheck broken links, filter reports, custom colors, Excel export and no tips. Shown as down from $100.
EnterpriseCustom
Personalized offers for organizations, by contacting SelectorsHub.
NoFollow
Free$0
Link outlining, robots meta tag info box, site filters and custom styles, free for Chrome and Edge.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Check My Links or NoFollow?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Check My Links starts at $29 one-time for lifetime access to the advanced features, and NoFollow is free.
Which has a free plan, Check My Links or NoFollow?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both Check My Links and NoFollow 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.