Dr. Link Check vs Integrity (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Dr. Link Check if

• Fits if you want broken links found and emailed to you on a schedule
• Works for checking outbound links against malware and phishing lists

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if your site builds links with JavaScript, which the crawler doesn't run
• Tight if you stay free, at 1,500 links on 2 sites, run by hand with no export
• Watch out: CSV or PDF export and soft-error checks start on Professional at $49, as do login checks, set up on request
• Pricey if your site has lots of resources, as prices rise per 10,000 links and every unique file counts
• Tight if you check several sites, as only one check runs at a time per account

Pick Integrity if

• Fits if you have a Mac and want a free broken-link check of a personal site
• Makes sense if you'd rather pay $20 or $59 once than a monthly fee

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you're on Windows or want it in a browser, as it's macOS only
• Tight if you stay free, with no export, search, sitemaps or SEO checks, and business use asked to pay
• Not for you if you need scheduled scans, logins or client reports, which need the maker's $149 Scrutiny
• Watch out: licences are per user, so a team buys one each

Dr. Link Check

• The crawler does not run JavaScript, so links created by scripts are missed unless you start from the XML sitemap.
• Prices rise with the link limit, billed per 10,000 links; each website counts unique resources, not just pages.
• Export to CSV or PDF and soft error checks start at Professional; checking behind a login is set up by request on Professional and up.
• Only one check runs at a time per account, and payment is by card or PayPal only.

Integrity

• It runs only on macOS 11.5 or later; older versions remain for older Macs.
• The free edition is for personal use and cannot export results; business users are asked to buy Plus or Pro.
• Scheduled scans, login-protected sites and client reports need Scrutiny, the maker's $149 app.
• Licences are per user; there is no web or Windows version, only a paid online scan service.

Dr. Link Check

Whole-site link crawl

Starts from one URL and checks internal links, outbound links, images, style sheets and other resources found in the HTML and CSS.

Several checks per link

Looks at URL format, server response time, error codes such as 404 and 500, and, on paid plans, SSL certificate validity.

Malware and phishing blacklists

Paid plans check outbound links against Google Safe Browsing, Professional adds PhishTank, and Premium two more lists.

Soft error detection

From Professional, flags pages that answer 200 OK but whose content shows an error or placeholder message.

Scheduled checks and reports

Runs checks monthly, biweekly, weekly or daily depending on plan, and emails a status report to chosen recipients.

URL lists and rules

Accepts up to 10,000 URLs to check in bulk, and lets you include or exclude URLs and limit crawl speed.

Integrity

Link checking

Crawls a site and checks every internal and external link and image, including soft 404s, with problems highlighted in color.

XML sitemap export

Plus and Pro export an XML sitemap, optionally with images and PDF files, with rules for priority and change frequency.

SEO warnings

Integrity Pro flags missing titles and descriptions, thin content, keyword-stuffed pages, images without alt text and mixed content.

HTML validation and spelling

Pro checks the HTML of each page as it scans and runs a spell check using the Mac's own dictionary.

Search, filter and export

The paid editions let you search and filter scan results and export them, and keep settings for many sites.

Dr. Link Check

• Lite$0

  2 websites and 1,500 links each, broken link checks only, run one at a time by hand.

• Standard$13

  per month for 10,000 links, billed monthly

  5 websites, Google Safe Browsing blacklist checks, SSL checks, include and exclude rules, and monthly or biweekly scheduled checks.

• Professional$49

  per month for 50,000 links, billed monthly

  10 websites, soft error checks, PhishTank, weekly checks and CSV or PDF export. Can be set from 20,000 links; the price follows the limit.

• Premium$159

  per month for 200,000 links, billed monthly

  15 websites, two more blacklists and daily checks. Can be set from 30,000 links; the price follows the limit.

Integrity

• Integrity$0

  Donationware link checker for personal use: checks images and all internal and external links, with soft 404 detection.

• Integrity Plus$20

  one-time, per user

  Adds search, filters and export, XML sitemap generation, archiving and managing as many sites as you like.

• Integrity Pro$59

  one-time, per user

  Adds SEO warnings, HTML validation, spell checking, JavaScript rendering and checking links inside PDF and Word files.

Dr. Link Check

• Annual discount

  One month free with yearly billing

  Dr. Link Check's pricing page offers yearly billing with one month free compared with paying monthly.

Integrity

• Education

  Extra 20% off for education and nonprofits

  PeacockMedia gives schools, colleges, universities, students, nonprofits and charities a further 20% off its one-off licences, on request.

• Other savings

  Bulk licence discounts from five users

  Five to 20 licences are each 15% off the single-user price, and more than 20 are each 30% off.