LinkCheck vs Monitolink (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, LinkCheck grades higher than Monitolink: 3.0 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
LinkCheck grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Monitolink
Backlink monitor with daily checks and lost-link recovery emails
Which one is for you
Pick LinkCheck if
- Fits if you find links in Ahrefs or Semrush and want the ones that matter watched for free
- Works for agencies watching placed links across up to 25 client domains
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want links discovered for you, as it only watches what you import or add
- Watch out: there's no fixed check interval, and each link's page shows when it will next be checked
- Not for you if you want lost links chased, as it records changes but sends no outreach and recovers nothing
- Watch out: managed link placements are sold separately, with prices shown only after you sign in
- Too light for more than 5,000 backlinks or 25 domains, the limits of the one free account
Pick Monitolink if
- Fits if you want to know within a day when a paid or earned link disappears
- Works for agencies reporting backlink status to several clients
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, with weekly checks, a monthly crawl, watermarked reports and 7 days of history
- Watch out: recovery emails only go out through your own Gmail, and 500 more contact lookups cost $15 a month
- Pricey if you need white-label reports, which start at Agency for $124 a month on yearly billing
- Not for you if you need an API or SSO, which come only with custom-priced Enterprise
- Watch out: the pricing page's plan cards and comparison table disagree on some limits, so check before buying
How we grade them
| 3.0GPALinkCheckVery good | 2.2GPAMonitolinkFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree, with no paid monitoring plan at all: up to 5,000 backlinks across 25 domains for nothing. What it sells is managed link placements, as separate orders. | CStarter is $24 a month billed yearly ($29 monthly) for 2,500 backlinks, 3 projects and daily checks, a little above this category's cheaper quarter. White-label reports wait on Agency at $124. |
| Free plan and trial | AFree with no card and no time limit, for 5,000 backlinks across 25 verified domains. That's a cap a normal site owner won't reach. | CA free plan with 1 project, a few hundred links checked weekly, a monthly crawl and watermarked reports, plus a 14-day trial of any paid plan with no card. Weekly checks and 7 days of history are a cap you'll feel. |
| Features | CFlags missing, blocked and redirected pages, changed destinations, nofollow and anchor text, with an evidence view and notes beside each link. It does monitoring fully, but that's a smaller job, and it discovers no links, so you need Ahrefs, Semrush or your own list first. | CDaily checks, alerts, recovery emails to the site owner, gap analysis against competitors, AI insights from Pro and client reports. It does monitoring fully and a bit more, but it's still a smaller job, and the API is Enterprise only. |
| Ease of use | CNo rating on record. You verify your email and domain, then import a CSV or add links by hand before anything gets checked. | CNo rating on record. You add projects and competitors, import links if you have them, and connect Gmail before recovery emails can go out. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It reads Google Search Console and Google Analytics and takes Ahrefs and Semrush exports. No API on record. | BWeb only, with no desktop or phone app. It connects to Gmail, Slack and Snov.io and takes link exports from Ahrefs, Semrush, Search Console, Moz and Majestic. |
| Best for | free monitoring of backlinks you've already found | backlink alerts with lost-link recovery |
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: LinkCheck and Monitolink. How we grade
Price against what you get
LinkCheck has no paid plan and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Monitolink starts at $24 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and LinkCheck starts $24 a month lower. Of the other link building tools on the chart, none scores higher than LinkCheck for less, and none scores higher than Monitolink 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
- Monitolink also covers reports.
At a glance
| LinkCheck | Monitolink | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | Free account: monitoring for up to 5,000 backlinks across up to 25 verified domains, with no time limit and no payment card. | 1 project with a few hundred backlinks (200 or 300; the page gives both), checked weekly, a monthly discovery crawl and watermarked reports. Trials end on it. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial of any paid plan, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | LinkCheck | Linkee, Inc. |
| Price read from | linkcheck.app | backlinkmonitoring.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
LinkCheck
- It does not discover backlinks; you import them from another tool or add them by hand.
- There is no fixed check interval: the timing varies by link, and each link's page shows its next check.
- It does not send outreach or recover lost links for you; it records changes and keeps follow-up notes.
- Marketplace placements are bought separately, and their prices are shown only after you sign in.
Monitolink
- The free plan checks links only weekly; daily checks and recovery outreach start at Starter.
- Recovery emails go out through your own Gmail account, and contact lookups are capped monthly; 500 more cost $15 a month.
- White-label reports start at Agency; API access and SSO come only with custom-priced Enterprise.
- The pricing page's plan cards and comparison table give different limits for some plans, so confirm the numbers before buying.
Key features
LinkCheck
- Backlink import
- Bring in Ahrefs or Semrush backlink exports, any CSV with referring-page and target columns, or single links by hand, with a preview that flags import problems.
- Change detection
- Records missing or blocked pages, redirects, changed destinations, nofollow and other attribute changes, anchor text changes and recovered links.
- Evidence view
- Shows what was recorded next to what the latest check found, with the referring page and target URL open together for review.
- Notes and recovery guidance
- Keep notes, contact details and recovery steps beside each link, and export a filtered view as CSV for a teammate.
- Google connections
- Optional read-only connections to Google Search Console and Google Analytics, plus Google Sign-In.
- Marketplace placements
- Paid managed link placements that feed into monitoring once verified, with one year of placement support and a full refund if delivery fails.
Monitolink
- Daily link checks
- Every paid plan re-checks each known backlink every 24 hours and emails when it is lost, broken, redirected, or its anchor or follow status changes.
- Link recovery outreach
- Looks up the linking site's contact through Snov.io and sends a recovery email from your connected Gmail, in one click or automatically when a link drops.
- Backlink gap analysis
- Compares your links with competitors' and lists sites that link to them but not to you, sorted by Domain Authority, with CSV export.
- AI profile insights
- From Pro, a weekly set of cards flags urgent issues, opportunities and trends such as anchor text over-optimization and toxic domains.
- Import and tagging
- Finds a domain's backlinks itself or takes a CSV from Ahrefs, Semrush, Search Console or Majestic, then groups links by client, campaign or custom tag.
- Client reports
- PDF and CSV reports of live, lost and recovered links; reports carry your own logo and colors on the Agency plan and above.
Plans
LinkCheck
Free$0
Up to 5,000 monitored backlinks across 25 verified domains, with CSV import and export.
Monitolink
Free$0
1 project, 1 seat, weekly status checks, a monthly crawl for new links, watermarked reports and 7 days of history.
Starter$24
per month for 2,500 backlinks, billed annually ($29 billed monthly)
3 projects and 3 competitors, daily status checks, weekly discovery, recovery outreach, 100 contact lookups and 10 reports a month.
Pro$66
per month for 10,000 backlinks, billed annually ($79 billed monthly)
5 projects, 10 competitors, 3 seats, weekly AI insights, 400 contact lookups a month, Slack and Gmail integration and unlimited reports.
Agency$124
per month for 50,000 backlinks, billed annually ($149 billed monthly)
20 projects, 60 competitors, 10 seats, discovery every 3 days, white-label reports and client dashboards. The comparison table says 75,000 links.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited projects and seats, up to 1 million backlinks, daily AI insights, API access, SSO and a dedicated manager. Through sales.
Ways to pay less
LinkCheck
No public discounts listed.
Monitolink
- Annual discount
17% off with annual billing
Monitolink's pricing page lists annual billing at 17% off every paid plan: Starter is $24 a month billed annually instead of $29 monthly.
- Nonprofit
Reduced rate for nonprofits and education
The pricing FAQ says nonprofits and educational buyers who get in touch are offered a reduced rate on the Pro or Agency plan.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, LinkCheck or Monitolink?
As of Oct 23, 2026, LinkCheck is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $24 a month for Monitolink. LinkCheck is free, and Monitolink starts at $24 per month, billed annually ($29 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, LinkCheck or Monitolink?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both LinkCheck and Monitolink 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.