Check My Links vs SEO Minion (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Check My Links grades higher than SEO Minion: 2.8 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
Check My Links grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. SEO Minion grades higher on features. They get the same grade on platforms.
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
SEO Minion
On-page, link and SERP checks sold with Keywords Everywhere plans
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 SEO Minion if
- Fits if you already pay for Keywords Everywhere Silver or higher and want page checks in the same plan
- Works for checking hreflang and redirect chains on international sites, one page at a time
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you only want page checks, as it means $168 a year up front where most of this category is free
- Not for you if you want to try it first, as there's no free version and no trial
- Watch out: Keywords Everywhere bills yearly only, with no monthly option, and Bronze doesn't include it
- Too light for whole-site audits, since it checks one page or one search at a time
- Skip it if you browse in Safari, as only Chrome, Firefox and Edge are listed
How we grade them
| 2.8GPACheck My LinksGood | 2.0GPASEO MinionFair | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | BSilver, the cheapest Keywords Everywhere plan that includes it, is $14 a month billed yearly ($168) for up to 3 users, right on this category's cheaper-quarter line. One person pays the same $14, and it brings 400,000 keyword credits a year. |
| 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. | FNothing is free. The cheaper Bronze plan leaves SEO Minion out, and there's no separate free version and no trial, so the way in is $168 for a year of Silver. |
| 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. | BMeta, Open Graph, canonical and robots tags, broken links by status, server, meta and JavaScript redirects, hreflang return tags, JSON-LD, RDFa and microdata, HTML against the rendered DOM and SERP previews from any location. Volumes come with the plan it needs. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record, but nothing to set up: click the icon and the page's links are marked by result. | CNo rating on record. Before it works you buy a Keywords Everywhere plan and set it up with that plan's API key, from your subscription page. |
| 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. | CAn extension for Chrome, Firefox and Edge, so computers only, with no Safari version. It connects to Keywords Everywhere and works on Google Search, and nothing else is listed. |
| Best for | finding broken links on one page | page checks for Keywords Everywhere subscribers |
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 SEO Minion. How we grade
Where they differ
- Check My Links can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- SEO Minion also covers schema markup.
At a glance
| Check My Links | SEO Minion | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | $29 one-time for lifetime access to the advanced features | $14 per month, billed annually ($168), as part of Keywords Everywhere Silver |
| Free plan | Free forever with no scan limits: status codes for every link, Google Docs and Sheets support, domain exclusions and CSV reports. | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | SelectorsHub Tech Private Limited | Keywords Everywhere |
| Price read from | selectorshub.com | keywordseverywhere.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.
SEO Minion
- It needs a Keywords Everywhere Silver, Gold or Platinum plan and its API key; there is no separate free version.
- Keywords Everywhere plans are billed annually only, with no monthly option.
- It checks one page or one search at a time and does not crawl whole sites.
- It is listed for Chrome, Firefox and Edge, with no Safari version.
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.
SEO Minion
- On-page analysis
- Shows a page's meta tags, headings, Open Graph tags, canonical and robots settings in one panel.
- Broken links and redirects
- Checks every link on the page and groups them by status code, and traces a URL's server, meta refresh and JavaScript redirects.
- Hreflang checker
- Validates a page's hreflang tags and every page they point to, including return tags, x-default and language and region codes.
- Multi-location SERP
- Runs a Google search as if from any location, or compares the same search from two locations side by side, without personalization.
- HTML vs DOM and structured data
- Compares the source HTML with the rendered DOM to show what JavaScript changes, and validates JSON-LD, RDFa and microdata.
- SERP tools
- Previews a title and description against Google's pixel limits, counts SERP elements, scrapes People Also Ask and downloads listings.
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.
SEO Minion
Silver$14
per month for 400,000 credits a year, billed annually ($168)
Keywords Everywhere plan with 3 user seats and SEO Minion included; the cheaper Bronze plan does not include it.
Gold$40
per month for 2 million credits a year, billed annually ($480)
10 user seats, top 5,000 keywords and backlinks per website, SEO Minion and premium ChatGPT prompts.
Platinum$120
per month for 8 million credits a year, billed annually ($1,440)
20 user seats, top 10,000 keywords and backlinks per website, SEO Minion and priority email support.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Check My Links or SEO Minion?
As of Oct 23, 2026, Check My Links starts at $29 one-time for lifetime access to the advanced features, and SEO Minion starts at $14 per month, billed annually ($168), as part of Keywords Everywhere Silver.
Which has a free plan, Check My Links or SEO Minion?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Check My Links has a free plan. SEO Minion does not.
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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.