Backlyzer review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Monitor for bought backlinks, with index checks and cost per link
Backlyzer report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for tracking bought links and what they cost
Backlyzer watches backlinks you've bought or earned, emails you when one changes, and tracks each link's cost and survival by seller, from €24 a month on yearly billing. That buys only 100 links, it won't discover links, Google index checks wait on Pro at €66, and its pages disagree on how often Starter checks.
Who Backlyzer is for
- Fits if you buy links from several sellers and want to compare how long they last
- Works for European agencies that pay in euros
Who Backlyzer is not for
- Tight if you have many links, as Starter stops at 100 and the free plan at 10
- Skip it if you want backlinks discovered for you, as it only monitors links you add
- Pricey if you need index checks or brand mentions, as both start at Pro for €66 a month
- Watch out: its pages give Starter's check as every 72 hours in one place and every 7 days in another
- Not for you if you pay in dollars, as prices are in euros only
Why Backlyzer gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyStarter is €24 a month billed yearly (€29 monthly) for 100 links and 3 projects, in the middle band of this category once converted. 100 links is thin for the money, and Google index checks need Pro at €66.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan for 10 links in 1 project, checked every 7 days, plus a 14-day trial of every paid plan with no card. 10 links is a sample, not a site.
- CFeaturesChange alerts for status, rel, anchor and 404s, cost and return per link and per seller, and on Pro, index checks and unlinked brand mentions. It does monitoring fully, but it won't discover links: you add them.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. You set up projects and import links by CSV, and its own pages give different check frequencies for the same plan.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with no apps, integrations or API on record. Prices are in euros only.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Backlyzer'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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Backlyzer's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 13 of the 50 other link building tools we grade, and level with 12.
Its paid plans start at about $26.89 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 14 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 8 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. Backlyzer’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 8 of 50, level with 26
- 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 Backlyzer, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Backlyzer 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: 25 of the 50 other link building tools grade higher. It costs $322.73 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- An index of the links between billions of web pages.
What this rests on. Backlyzer’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 Backlyzer?
Backlyzer watches backlinks you have already bought or earned and emails you when one changes: a switch from dofollow to nofollow, sponsored or UGC, an edited anchor or an article that returns a 404. Higher plans check whether the linking articles are indexed in Google and follow brand mentions that carry no link. It also works out the cost and survival rate of links by provider. Prices are in euros.
Worth knowing
- Prices are in euros only; the pricing pages show no dollar prices.
- It monitors links you add; it does not discover a site's backlinks the way Ahrefs or Semrush do.
- Google index checks and brand mentions start at Pro; the Free and Starter plans lack both.
- Check frequencies differ between pages (Starter every 72 hours or every 7 days), so confirm before relying on them.
Key features
- Link change detection
- Revisits each article holding your link and checks the link's status, rel attribute, anchor text and the page's HTTP status code.
- Email alerts
- Sends an email when a change is found, such as a dofollow link turned nofollow or an article that now returns a 404.
- Google index check
- On Pro and Agency, checks whether the articles that carry your backlinks are indexed in Google.
- Cost and ROI per link
- Record what each link cost and see its survival rate and return by link, by provider and by project, from the Starter plan up.
- Unlinked brand mentions
- Pro and Agency follow articles that name your brand without linking, which Backlyzer ties to how AI tools such as ChatGPT and Perplexity see a brand.
- Projects and CSV import
- Organize links into projects by client or domain and bring them in from a CSV file, which is crawled in a staggered queue.
Backlyzer pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Backlyzer has a free plan, and paid plans start at €24 per month for 100 links, billed annually (€29 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- €24 per month for 100 links, billed annually (€29 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- 10 monitored links in 1 project, checked every 7 days, with email alerts, CSV import and a basic analytics panel.
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of every paid plan, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | €0 | 10 links, 1 project, a check every 7 days and email alerts. No Google index check or brand mentions. |
| Starter | €24per month for 100 links, billed annually (€29 billed monthly) | 3 projects, bulk CSV import, Domain Rating per article, and cost and ROI per active link. No index check. |
| Pro | €66per month for 500 links, billed annually (€79 billed monthly) | 15 projects, Google index checks, unlinked brand mentions and anchor diversity analysis. |
| Agency | €166per month for 2,000 links, billed annually (€199 billed monthly) | Unlimited projects, a check every 24 hours and priority support. More than 2,000 links is a custom plan. |
Read from backlyzer.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Backlyzer before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountLower monthly price with annual billing
Billed annually, Starter is €24 a month instead of €29, Pro €66 instead of €79 and Agency €166 instead of €199.
Stated on backlyzer.com
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Common questions
Does Backlyzer have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Backlyzer is listed for Web.
Does Backlyzer have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Backlyzer is listed for Web.
Is Backlyzer open source?
Backlyzer 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.