Dr. Link Check vs LinkOK (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 LinkOK if

• Fits if your site has under 100 pages and a monthly link check is enough
• Works for schools, libraries, nonprofits and open-source projects, which it says it serves free

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free, at one 100-page scan a month with public reports
• Pricey if your site is big, as daily scans of 100,000 pages are $333 a month billed yearly
• Too light for SEO audits, as it checks links only, with no API or integrations
• Watch out: the terms make every purchase non-refundable, and cancelling takes effect at the term's end

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.

LinkOK

• The free plan scans up to 100 pages once a month, and its reports are public.
• Prices climb with page count and scan frequency: daily scans of 100,000 pages cost $333 a month billed annually ($400 monthly).
• It checks links only; its pages list no on-page SEO, speed or content checks, and no API or integrations.
• The terms say all purchases are non-refundable; a cancellation takes effect at the end of the paid term.

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.

LinkOK

Scheduled scans

Scans the whole site on a fixed schedule, monthly, weekly or daily depending on the plan, without anyone starting a check.

Email reports

After each scan it sends an email with a summary of the results and a link to the full report.

Retries after temporary errors

Links that fail with a temporary error are checked again before they are reported, to reduce false positives.

Unlimited links per site

Every plan, the free one included, checks an unlimited number of links; the limit is the number of pages on the site.

Public or private reports

Reports on the free plan are public; every paid plan keeps them private.

Tiers up to 100,000 pages

Paid tiers run from 100 to 100,000 pages, and larger sites can ask sales for a bigger plan.

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.

LinkOK

• Free$0

  Monthly scans of a site with up to 100 pages, with email reports and public reports.

• Weekly scans$4

  per month for up to 100 pages, billed annually ($5 billed monthly)

  $50 a year, with private reports. The price rises with page count: $100 a month at 10,000 pages, billed annually ($120 monthly).

• Monthly scans$8

  per month for up to 500 pages, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)

  $100 a year, with private reports, for sites past the free 100 pages. $50 a month at 10,000 pages, billed annually ($60 monthly).

• Daily scans$8

  per month for up to 100 pages, billed annually ($10 billed monthly)

  $100 a year, with private reports. $200 a month at 10,000 pages, billed annually ($240 monthly).

• CustomCustom

  For sites larger than the 100,000-page top tier, arranged by contacting sales.

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.

LinkOK

• Annual discount

  Two months free with yearly billing

  LinkOK's pricing page gives two months free when paying yearly: weekly scans of 100 pages cost $50 a year instead of $5 a month.

• Education

  Free for schools and libraries

  LinkOK's mission page says the service is free forever for educational institutions and for libraries.

• Nonprofit

  Free for nonprofits, charities and open source

  The mission page says LinkOK is free forever for non-profit organizations, charities and open-source projects.