The LinkResearchTools Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about LinkResearchTools in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
LinkResearchTools
The Insider’s Guide
Backlink audits, disavow files and link risk checks from 25+ sources
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among link building tools, read from LinkResearchTools’s own pages.
Made by LinkResearchTools GmbH · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from LinkResearchTools’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on LinkResearchTools’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
1.8
GPA, above 2 of the 50 other link building tools we grade
LinkResearchTools (LRT) is web-based backlink software built around link audits. It combines link data from more than 25 sources, recrawls every link and scores it for risk, which feeds its Link Detox audits and disavow files. It also has tools for competitor link research, link prospecting, monitoring and repairing broken links with redirects.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about LinkResearchTools, taken from its own pages and our grades.
There are dozens of tools, a monthly link crawl budget that every report draws on, and its own risk scores to learn.
- 1
Best for backlink audits and cleaning up risky links
LinkResearchTools merges links from more than 25 sources, recrawls each one and scores its risk, which feeds its audits and disavow files.
- 2
Paid plans start at $599 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $599 per month, billed monthly.
- 3
It runs on Web
Web, with a browser extension too.
- 4
Link Detox audits
Rates the risk of every backlink to a site and helps build and manage disavow files for Google's Disavow Tool.
- 5
Combined, recrawled link data
Pulls links from more than 25 data sources, recrawls each one to check it is still live and adds over 150 SEO metrics per link.
- 6
Competitor research
Compares domains, finds backlinks that several competitors share and tracks how fast rivals gain links.
- 7
A 1.8 GPA, above 2 of 50
That is against the other link building tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 8
Keep it
To replace LinkResearchTools 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.
LinkResearchTools at a glance
- Pricing
- Paid, from $599 per month, billed monthly
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, Browser extension
- Made by
- LinkResearchTools GmbH, since 2009
- Category
- Backlinks & Link Building
- Our grade
- 1.8 GPA, weak
The report card
Best for backlink audits and cleaning up risky links
LinkResearchTools merges links from more than 25 sources, recrawls each one and scores its risk, which feeds its audits and disavow files. It starts at $599 a month with no smaller plan, the only trial costs $17 and can't export, and every report draws on a monthly crawl budget.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Superhero Small is $599 a month, or $5,799 a year, by far the dearest way into this category. Users and domains are unlimited, so a team of five works out near $120 a head, but there's no smaller plan for one person. |
| Free plan and trial | F | Nothing free. The only way in is a 7-day trial that costs $17, can't export data and leaves out Link Detox Boost, and then rolls on at $599 a month. |
| Features | B | Risk audits with disavow files, link data merged from 25+ sources and recrawled, competitor research, prospecting methods, a Link Simulator, monitoring and broken-link recovery. Short of sending the emails, it covers the job. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. There are dozens of tools, a monthly link crawl budget that every report draws on, and its own risk scores to learn. This is a specialist's tool. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web plus Chrome and Firefox extensions, pulling data from Ahrefs, Semrush, SISTRIX, Search Console and Google Analytics, and working with Pitchbox. No desktop or phone app, and no API on record. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who LinkResearchTools is for
- Fits if a site has a Google penalty and you need to find the links behind it
- Works for agencies auditing link risk across many client domains
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you're one person, at $599 a month or $5,799 a year with no smaller plan
- Not for you if you want a free look, as the 7-day trial costs $17, can't export and leaves out Link Detox Boost
- Tight if you audit big link profiles, as each report uses the plan's crawl budget and large ones need extra
- Skip it if you need phone support, which only comes with Enterprise; Superhero Small gets email only
- Too light for link builders who pitch, as there's no outreach and pitches go out from another tool
Good to know
Good for
- SEOs cleaning up a backlink profile after a Google penalty
- Agencies auditing link risk across many client domains
- Checking a planned link for risk before paying for or building it
Worth knowing
- There is no free plan or free trial: a 7-day trial of Superhero Small costs $17, cannot export data and leaves out Link Detox Boost.
- Domains and users are listed as unlimited, but each report uses the plan's link crawl budget, and large profiles need extra budget.
- Phone support comes only with Enterprise; Superhero Small has email support only.
- Plans can also be paid quarterly, every six months or yearly, and are priced at the same figures in euros.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$599
A month to start
LinkResearchTools is a paid product, starting at $599 per month, billed monthly.
Superhero Small
$599
per month, billed monthly
1 million links crawled a month, Link Detox, Link Simulator, link monitoring and prospecting and the 25 classic tools. Email support.
Superhero Standard
$999
per month, billed monthly
6 million links crawled a month and larger tool quotas, with live chat and email support.
Superhero Plus
$2,499
per month, billed monthly
18 million links crawled a month and the largest standard quotas, with live chat and email support.
Enterprise
Custom
Phone support, purchase orders and invoices, custom contracts and development, team training, SEO consulting and SSO.
Read from linkresearchtools.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
About 19% off with yearly billing
LRT's pricing page sells Superhero Small at $5,799 a year against $599 a month, and Standard at $9,499 a year against $999 a month.
Stated on linkresearchtools.comOther savings
7-day trial of Superhero Small for $17
The pricing page offers a limited 7-day trial for $17, after which the plan continues at $599 a month.
Stated on linkresearchtools.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
2
Places it runs: Web and Browser extension
Backlink audits, disavow files and link risk checks from 25+ sources. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: reports, backlink analysis.
Short of sending the emails, it covers the job.
- Link Detox audits
- Rates the risk of every backlink to a site and helps build and manage disavow files for Google's Disavow Tool.
- Combined, recrawled link data
- Pulls links from more than 25 data sources, recrawls each one to check it is still live and adds over 150 SEO metrics per link.
- Competitor research
- Compares domains, finds backlinks that several competitors share and tracks how fast rivals gain links.
- Link building methods
- Tools for SERP research, missing links, broken link building and finding sites that link to competitors' strongest pages.
- Link Simulator
- Estimates a planned link's likely effect and risk before it is built, using LRT's own risk scoring.
- Monitoring and link repair
- Link Alerts flags new links, the link checker verifies existing ones, and Link Recover finds broken inbound links to fix with redirects.
Where it runs
- Web
- Browser extension
What it works with
- Ahrefs
- Semrush
- SISTRIX
- Google Search Console
- Google Analytics
- Pitchbox
- Chrome
- Firefox
LinkResearchTools is made by LinkResearchTools GmbH, and has been around since 2009.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
2/50
Other link building tools it is graded above
LinkResearchTools'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 features (B, above 39 of 50) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $599 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 41 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 51 link building tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. LinkResearchTools’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 50
- FFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 50
- BFeaturesAbove 39 of 50
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 50
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 28 of 50
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 45 link building tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. LinkResearchTools is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace LinkResearchTools 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 $7,188 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.
- It plugs into other products, Ahrefs, Semrush and SISTRIX among them.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. LinkResearchTools’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Majestic, Ahrefs, Semrush and Linkody
The 4 tools LinkResearchTools is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Majestic
Free plan · from $41.67/mo
Backlink index with Trust Flow, Citation Flow and link history.
- Majestic has a free plan. LinkResearchTools does not.
- 2.0GPA
Ahrefs
Free plan · from $29/mo
SEO toolset for backlinks, keyword research, audits and rank tracking.
- Ahrefs has a free plan. LinkResearchTools does not.
- LinkResearchTools also covers reports.
- Ahrefs also covers keyword research, rank tracking and site audit.
- 2.2GPA
Semrush
Free plan · from $117.33/mo
SEO suite for keyword research, rank tracking and AI search visibility.
- Semrush has a free plan. LinkResearchTools does not.
- Only LinkResearchTools lists a browser extension.
- Semrush also covers keyword research, rank tracking and site audit.
- 2.6GPA
Linkody
Free trial · from $11.20/mo
Backlink monitor that alerts you when links are gained or lost.
- Only LinkResearchTools lists a browser extension.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is LinkResearchTools free?
No. LinkResearchTools is a paid product, starting at $599 per month, billed monthly.
How much does LinkResearchTools cost?
LinkResearchTools lists 4 plans. Superhero Small: $599 per month, billed monthly.
What platforms does LinkResearchTools work on?
LinkResearchTools is available on Web. It also has a browser extension.
Does LinkResearchTools offer any discounts?
LinkResearchTools publicly lists the following: About 19% off with yearly billing; 7-day trial of Superhero Small for $17.
Does LinkResearchTools have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. LinkResearchTools is listed for Web.
Does LinkResearchTools have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. LinkResearchTools is listed for Web.
Is LinkResearchTools open source?
LinkResearchTools is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
What does LinkResearchTools integrate with?
LinkResearchTools's listing names Ahrefs, Semrush, SISTRIX, Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Pitchbox, Chrome and Firefox.
Who makes LinkResearchTools?
LinkResearchTools is made by LinkResearchTools GmbH. It dates from 2009.
What are the alternatives to LinkResearchTools?
The closest alternatives to LinkResearchTools in our directory are Majestic, Ahrefs, Semrush and Linkody.
How does LinkResearchTools compare with other link building tools?
LinkResearchTools's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 2 of the 50 other link building tools we grade, and level with 10.
Is LinkResearchTools good value for money?
ToolGPA grades LinkResearchTools D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $599 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 41 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of LinkResearchTools?
To replace LinkResearchTools you would be making an index of the links between billions of web pages.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from LinkResearchTools’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from LinkResearchTools' own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by LinkResearchTools GmbH. Prices change, so check linkresearchtools.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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categories
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price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- LinkResearchTools, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/linkresearchtools
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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