BacklinkDog review (2026): is it worth $12 a month?
Backlink checker that emails you when a link you placed changes
BacklinkDog report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for watching links you've paid for
BacklinkDog watches pages where you expect a link and emails you when it's removed, broken, redirected or switched to nofollow, from $12 a month or $49 once for 50 links. It doesn't find links on its own, the cheaper plans check only weekly, and there's no free plan or trial.
Who BacklinkDog is for
- Fits if you bought guest posts or placements and want to know if the links vanish
- Works for small sites that prefer a one-time payment to a subscription
Who BacklinkDog is not for
- Skip it if you want backlinks found for you, as you add each page where a link should be
- Not for you if you want to try first, as there's no free plan or trial, only a 30-day money-back guarantee
- Tight if weekly checks are too slow, as daily checks need the $49-a-month Agency plan
- Too light for teams that want alerts outside email, as no Slack or webhooks are named
Why BacklinkDog gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyBasic is $12 a month for 500 links, or $120 a year, about 60% of this category's cheaper quarter. The Lifetime plan is $49 once for 50 links checked weekly, less than a year of the category's typical subscription.
- FFree plan and trialNothing free: no free plan and no trial. Every plan has a 30-day money-back guarantee, which isn't the same thing.
- DFeaturesOne narrow function: you type in the pages where a link should be, and it emails you when that link changes. It doesn't discover links, there's no index check, and the cheaper plans check weekly.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. There's not much to it, but you add every page yourself, one at a time unless you're on Pro or Agency with mass import.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with email alerts and no apps, integrations or API on record.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from BacklinkDog's own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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BacklinkDog's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 2 of the 50 other link building tools we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 40 of 50) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $12 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 7 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. 10 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 51 link building tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. BacklinkDog’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 40 of 50, level with 10
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 50, level with 10
- DFeaturesAbove 0 of 50, level with 3
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 50, level with 43
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 50, level with 27
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 45 link building tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep BacklinkDog, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace BacklinkDog you would be making an index of the links between billions of web pages. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 38 of the 50 other link building tools grade higher. It costs $144 a year.
What you could not
- An index of the links between billions of web pages.
What this rests on. BacklinkDog’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is BacklinkDog?
BacklinkDog keeps an eye on the pages where you expect a link to your site and emails you when that link is removed, breaks, redirects, or changes its anchor text or its nofollow, sponsored or UGC attribute. You add the pages yourself rather than having it discover links. It sells a one-time lifetime plan beside three monthly plans.
Worth knowing
- It does not find backlinks on its own: you add each page where a link should be.
- There is no free plan or free trial; every plan has a 30-day money-back guarantee instead.
- Lifetime and Basic check links only once a week; daily checks need the $49-a-month Agency plan.
- Alerts arrive by email; the pages name no Slack, webhook or other alert channels.
Key features
- Link change alerts
- Emails you when a monitored link is removed, the page returns a 404 or redirects, or the anchor text or target URL changes.
- Attribute checks
- Notices when a link is switched between dofollow and nofollow, sponsored or UGC, and when a dofollow link comes back.
- Pages you choose
- You enter the pages where a link should be and the site it should point to; the www and non-www versions of a domain are both tracked.
- Check frequency by plan
- Links are checked weekly on Lifetime and Basic, every other day on Pro and daily on Agency.
- Mass import
- Pro and Agency can bring in many backlink pages at once instead of adding them one at a time.
- Notes per link
- Each monitored link can carry a note, such as the guest post or partner deal it came from.
BacklinkDog pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, BacklinkDog is a paid product, starting at $12 per month for 500 backlinks, billed monthly.
- Starts at
- $12 per month for 500 backlinks, billed monthly
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $12per month for 500 backlinks, billed monthly | Weekly checks, email alerts and tracking of active, lost and broken links with their dofollow or nofollow status. |
| Pro | $29per month for 1,500 backlinks, billed monthly | Checks every other day and adds mass import of backlinks. |
| Agency | $49per month for 5,000 backlinks, billed monthly | Daily checks and mass import, aimed at agencies and teams. |
| Lifetime | $49one-time payment for 50 backlinks | Pay once for weekly checks of up to 50 backlinks, email alerts and lifetime updates, with no recurring fee. |
Read from backlinkdog.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with BacklinkDog before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountYearly billing at $120, $290 or $490
The pricing section's Yearly option lists Basic at $120, Pro at $290 and Agency at $490 a year, against $144, $348 and $588 paid monthly.
Stated on backlinkdog.com - Lifetime licenseLifetime plan for a one-time $49
BacklinkDog sells lifetime access for one payment of $49, covering up to 50 backlinks checked weekly, with lifetime updates.
Stated on backlinkdog.com
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Common questions
Does BacklinkDog have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. BacklinkDog is listed for Web.
Does BacklinkDog have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. BacklinkDog is listed for Web.
Is BacklinkDog open source?
BacklinkDog is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.