BacklinkScan review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Low-cost backlink monitor with spam scoring and disavow files
BacklinkScan report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for daily backlink alerts and disavow files on a small budget
BacklinkScan checks a site's backlinks daily, emails you about new and lost ones, scores each link for spam risk and keeps a disavow file up to date, from $6 a month on yearly billing. The free plan has no monitoring or alerts at all, refunds stop once you upgrade, and PDF reports are still listed as coming soon.
Who BacklinkScan is for
- Fits if you run a small site or freelance and want backlink alerts for a few dollars a month
- Works for anyone cleaning up spammy links who wants the disavow file kept current
Who BacklinkScan is not for
- Not for you if you want to try monitoring free, as the free plan has no daily checks, alerts or exports
- Watch out: the FAQ says no refunds once you upgrade, so the free plan is your only try-out
- Tight if you need competitor analysis, which starts on Pro at $18 a month billed annually
- Watch out: PDF reports are listed as coming soon, and the pricing table doesn't say which plans get the AI brand visibility checker
- Watch out: the $99 lifetime deal is shown under a countdown, and the FAQ says it may not always be offered
Why BacklinkScan gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyLite is $6 a month billed annually ($8 monthly) for 50,000 backlinks and 5 projects, under 60% of this category's cheaper quarter. Pro is $18 for 250,000, and a $99 one-time lifetime deal is shown for a limited time.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan for 1 project and 1,000 backlinks with 6 months of history, but no daily monitoring, alerts, CSV reports or disavow export, which are the reasons to use it. Support is community only.
- CFeaturesDaily checks with new and lost link alerts, AI scoring for quality and spam risk, rule-based disavow files, Search Console keywords, an internal link checker and an AI brand visibility checker. The gaps: competitor analysis waits on Pro and PDF reports are listed as coming soon.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. You add projects, connect Search Console and set your disavow rules before it runs on its own.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with Google Search Console as the one connection on record. No API, desktop or phone app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from BacklinkScan'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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BacklinkScan's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 37 of the 50 other link building tools we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 40 of 50) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $6 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 3 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 2 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. BacklinkScan’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 40 of 50, level with 10
- CFree plan and trialAbove 20 of 50, level with 22
- CFeaturesAbove 4 of 50, level with 34
- 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 BacklinkScan, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace BacklinkScan 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.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 37 of the 50 other link building tools we grade. It costs $72 a year.
What you could make
- Link outreach and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- An index of the links between billions of web pages.
- The same prompts asked of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google's AI answers every day, and the answers kept.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. BacklinkScan’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 BacklinkScan?
BacklinkScan is a web app that checks a site's backlinks every day, emails alerts on new and lost links, and uses AI to score each link for quality and spam risk. Links that fall outside your rules can go into a disavow file it keeps up to date. It also reads Google Search Console data, checks internal links and tracks how AI chatbots mention your brand.
Worth knowing
- The pricing FAQ says refunds are not given once a plan is upgraded; the free plan is the way to try it.
- The free plan has no daily monitoring, alerts, CSV reports or disavow export, and gets community support only.
- Competitor analysis needs Pro, and PDF reports are listed as coming soon.
- The pricing table does not say which plans include the AI brand visibility checker.
Key features
- New and lost link alerts
- Backlinks are checked daily, with email alerts when links are gained or lost and a weekly summary, on the paid plans.
- AI link scoring
- Each backlink gets an AI rating for quality, relevance and risk, alongside link type, DR and referring domain details.
- Disavow automation
- Set rules by authority or spam score and links that match are added to a disavow file that is regenerated on a schedule.
- Search Console keywords
- Connect Google Search Console to see clicks, impressions, CTR and rankings for your pages and keywords, with history.
- Internal link checker
- Finds broken internal links and shows anchors, attributes and status codes across your own pages.
- AI brand visibility
- Asks AI models questions like a user would and records whether your brand appears, its rank, sentiment and competitors. ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini are named.
BacklinkScan pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, BacklinkScan has a free plan, and paid plans start at $6 per month for 50,000 backlinks, billed annually ($8 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $6 per month for 50,000 backlinks, billed annually ($8 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- 1 project, 1,000 backlinks and 6 months of history, with no daily monitoring, alerts, reports or disavow file export.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1 project, 1,000 backlinks and 6 months of history, without daily monitoring, alerts, exports or link research. |
| Lite | $6per month for 50,000 backlinks, billed annually ($8 billed monthly) | 5 projects, 1 year of history, daily monitoring, new and lost link alerts, 10 link searches a day, bulk outreach, CSV and disavow exports. |
| Pro | $18per month for 250,000 backlinks, billed annually ($24 billed monthly) | 20 projects, 5 years of history, 100 link searches a day and competitor analysis, plus everything in Lite. |
| Lifetime Deal | $99one-time payment | Unlimited projects and tracked links, daily monitoring, lost link alerts and AI analysis, paid once. Shown as a limited-time offer. |
Read from backlinkscan.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with BacklinkScan before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 25% with annual billing
BacklinkScan's pricing page lists Lite at $6 a month billed annually instead of $8 monthly, and Pro at $18 instead of $24.
Stated on backlinkscan.com - Lifetime licenseLifetime deal for a one-time $99
The pricing page shows a $99 one-time lifetime deal with unlimited projects and links, under a countdown; the FAQ says it may not always be offered.
Stated on backlinkscan.com
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Common questions
Does BacklinkScan have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. BacklinkScan is listed for Web.
Does BacklinkScan have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. BacklinkScan is listed for Web.
Is BacklinkScan open source?
BacklinkScan 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.