Dead Link Checker vs Redirect Mapper (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Dead Link Checker and Redirect Mapper share a 2.4 GPA, both have a free plan, and Dead Link Checker starts cheaper, at $9.95 a month against $29 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Dead Link Checker grades higher on value for money and ease of use. Redirect Mapper grades higher on the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Dead Link Checker
Free online broken link checker with scheduled scans by subscription
Redirect Mapper
Automatic 301 redirects for broken URLs, matched to live pages
Which one is for you
Pick Dead Link Checker if
- Fits if you want a quick free broken-link check of a small site
- Works for agencies that need scheduled link scans across many client sites
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, with 2,000 links a scan and no schedule
- Skip it if your links are built with JavaScript, which the crawler doesn't run
- Watch out: subdomains count as separate websites, and pages more than 10 links deep are missed
- Watch out: billing goes through PayPal, though you can pay by card without a PayPal account
Pick Redirect Mapper if
- Fits if you moved a site and have a pile of old URLs that now 404
- Works for a small site that fits in 1,000 redirects a month
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if your site can't run a custom script on the 404 page, as that is how it works
- Tight if you stay free: 1,000 redirects a month and 1 project
- Too light for a full technical SEO audit, as it only handles redirects
- Watch out: paid plans show a free trial button with no length stated, and the terms say paid fees are non-refundable
- Pricey if you need unlimited redirects, which sit on an Enterprise plan with no published price
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADead Link CheckerFair | 2.4GPARedirect MapperFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BAuto Checker Standard is $9.95 a month for scheduled scans of up to 5 sites and 50,000 links, inside this category's cheapest quarter of $13. Paying $110 a year saves 7.5%. | CGrowth is $29 a month for 10,000 redirects and Pro $79, against a category middle of $29. |
| Free plan and trial | CSite Checker and Multi Check are free, but each scan stops at 2,000 links and nothing runs on a schedule. A mid-sized site goes past that. | BStarter is free for 1,000 redirects a month and 1 project, which is enough for a small site and runs out on a big one. |
| Features | CManual scans of one site or a list of sites, and scheduled daily, weekly or monthly scans with emailed reports. It does that job fully, but it's a smaller job, with no JavaScript and a 10-step depth limit. | CMatching, a sitemap crawl, overrides, exports and dead-destination checks do one job in full. It is a smaller job than a full technical SEO tool. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record. The Site Checker runs in your browser with no install and no sign-up; only Multi Check needs a free account. | CNo store rating on record. You add a JavaScript snippet to the 404 page and set up a project first. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no app, API or integrations on record. | BA web dashboard with Shopify, WordPress and Webflow, and no apps or API on record. |
| Best for | free one-off broken-link scans | 301 redirects for broken URLs after a site move |
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: Dead Link Checker and Redirect Mapper. How we grade
Price against what you get
Dead Link Checker starts at $9.95 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Redirect Mapper starts at $29 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Dead Link Checker starts $19.05 a month lower. Of the other technical SEO tools on the chart, 5 score higher than Dead Link Checker for less, and 7 score higher than Redirect Mapper 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
- Dead Link Checker also covers site audit.
- Redirect Mapper also covers dashboards.
At a glance
| Dead Link Checker | Redirect Mapper | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9.95 per month for up to 5 sites, billed monthly | $29 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Site Checker and Multi Check are free, up to 2,000 links per scan; Multi Check needs a free account and emails the report. | Starter plan: 1,000 redirects per month and 1 project, with the dashboard and manual overrides. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | DLC Websites | Redirect Mapper |
| Price read from | deadlinkchecker.com | redirectmapper.com |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Dead Link Checker
- Free scans stop at 2,000 links; larger scans need an Auto Checker subscription.
- The crawler does not run JavaScript and follows links at most 10 steps deep, so pages with no incoming links are missed.
- Subdomains count as separate websites, so their pages are not crawled as part of the main site.
- Paid plans bill through PayPal; a card can be used without a PayPal account.
Redirect Mapper
- It works through a JavaScript snippet on the 404 page, so the site must be able to run custom scripts.
- Paid plans show a free trial button, but the page does not state how long the trial lasts.
- Unlimited redirects are sold through an Enterprise plan with no published price.
- The terms say paid fees are non-refundable except as required by law.
Key features
Dead Link Checker
- Site Checker
- Scans a whole website or a single page from your browser and lists each broken link with its status and source link text.
- Multi Check
- With a free account, scans a list of websites in one go and emails the report when it finishes.
- Auto Check scheduling
- Paid plans scan chosen sites daily, weekly or monthly at a set depth and email a report after each run, also kept online.
- Competitor link checks
- Any site can be scanned, so the vendor suggests it for finding broken links on competitors' sites for link building.
Redirect Mapper
- Automatic 404 matching
- Compares a broken URL with a crawled index of live pages using slug tokens, path types and keyword overlap, then redirects to the closest match.
- Sitemap crawl
- Crawls the sitemap you give it when a project is added and re-crawls it automatically to keep the index current.
- Manual overrides
- Exact source-to-destination 301 rules can be set to take precedence over the automatic match.
- Redirect map export
- Exports the redirect map as a CSV for .htaccess, nginx, Shopify's URL redirect manager or other CMS tools.
- Dead-destination detection
- Flags redirect targets that no longer load, and excludes bot traffic from counts and analytics.
- Dashboard and team access
- Daily redirect charts, metric cards and top URL logs, with admin, member and viewer roles per project.
Plans
Dead Link Checker
Site Checker and Multi Check$0
Manual scans of one site, or of a list of sites with an emailed report after a free sign-up, up to 2,000 links.
Auto Checker Standard$9.95
per month for up to 5 sites, billed monthly
Scheduled daily, weekly or monthly scans of up to 5 websites and 50,000 links a month, with emailed reports. Or $110 a year.
Auto Checker Premium$39.95
per month for up to 100 sites, billed monthly
Scheduled scans of up to 100 websites and 500,000 links a month. Or $440 a year.
Auto Checker Professional$79.90
per month for up to 200 sites, billed monthly
Scheduled scans of up to 200 websites and 1,000,000 links a month. Or $880 a year.
Redirect Mapper
Starter$0
1,000 redirects per month, 1 project, dashboard and analytics, and manual overrides.
Growth$29
per month for 10,000 redirects, billed monthly
Up to 5 projects, team access and priority support. Marked as the most popular plan.
Pro$79
per month for 50,000 redirects, billed monthly
Unlimited projects, team access and priority support.
Ways to pay less
Dead Link Checker
- Annual discount
Save up to 8% with annual payment
The subscription page lists a single yearly payment of $110 for Standard (7.5% off), and $440 and $880 for Premium and Professional (8% off).
Redirect Mapper
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Dead Link Checker or Redirect Mapper?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Dead Link Checker is cheaper to start with: $9.95 a month, against $29 a month for Redirect Mapper. Dead Link Checker starts at $9.95 per month for up to 5 sites, billed monthly, and Redirect Mapper starts at $29 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Dead Link Checker or Redirect Mapper?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Dead Link Checker and Redirect Mapper 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.