The LinkSwapy Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about LinkSwapy 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.
LinkSwapy
The Insider’s Guide
Link partnership CRM with return-link tracking and backlink checks
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among link building tools, read from LinkSwapy’s own pages.
Made by LinkSwapy · 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 LinkSwapy’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on LinkSwapy’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
2.2
GPA, above 26 of the 50 other link building tools we grade
LinkSwapy is a web app for running link partnerships: it keeps a CRM of supplier domains and contacts, records each link deal and which side still owes a link, and checks placed backlinks on a schedule. Removed or changed links land in a recovery queue with the partner's contact attached, and the results roll up into client reports. Plans are sized by users, projects, monitored links and how often links are checked.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about LinkSwapy, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You import supplier lists, log deals and maybe connect an SEO data key before it all adds up, so there's setup before it pays off.
- 1
Best for managing link partners and who owes a link
LinkSwapy keeps supplier sites, contacts and link deals in one CRM, shows who still owes a link and checks placed links on a schedule.
- 2
Paid plans start at $49 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $49 per month for 300 monitored links, billed monthly.
- 3
You can try it first
14-day free trial with Growth plan features, no credit card required
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Supplier domain CRM
One record per supplier site with SEO metrics, niche, contacts, a quality score and the team's notes. CSV imports merge with existing records instead of duplicating them.
- 6
Link deals and return links
Log each deal by type, such as reciprocal, three-way, link insertion, guest post or paid, and see per partner who has given and who still owes a link.
- 7
Backlink monitoring
Checks each placement for status, presence, anchor, rel attribute, noindex, canonical and redirects: weekly on Starter, every 3 days on Growth, daily on Agency.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 26 of 50
That is against the other link building tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace LinkSwapy 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.
LinkSwapy at a glance
- Pricing
- Free trial, from $49 per month for 300 monitored links, billed monthly
- Free plan
- No
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial with Growth plan features, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- LinkSwapy
- Category
- Backlinks & Link Building
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for managing link partners and who owes a link
LinkSwapy keeps supplier sites, contacts and link deals in one CRM, shows who still owes a link and checks placed links on a schedule. But Starter at $49 a month only checks weekly and allows 2 projects, metrics lookups cost extra credits, and there's no free plan.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Starter is $49 a month for 300 monitored links, the middle of what link building tools charge. Site metrics cost extra credits ($29 for 500 checks) unless you bring your own Ahrefs, Semrush, Moz or DataForSEO key. |
| Free plan and trial | C | No free plan, but a 14-day trial with Growth features and no card. The vendor points very small accounts to its free templates and calculators instead. |
| Features | C | A supplier CRM, deal types from reciprocal to paid, a who-owes-what balance, checks of status, anchor, rel and redirects, a recovery queue and client reports. It does the partnership job fully, but that's a smaller job, with no prospect search of its own. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. You import supplier lists, log deals and maybe connect an SEO data key before it all adds up, so there's setup before it pays off. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, but it connects to Slack, Ahrefs, Semrush, Moz and DataForSEO. API access, SSO and SCIM come only with the sales-priced Scale plan. |
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 LinkSwapy is for
- Fits if you exchange links with many partners and need to see who owes what
- Works for agencies that report links added, lost and recovered to clients
Who it is not for
- Tight if you need daily checks or white-label reports, which start at Agency at $299 a month
- Watch out: site metrics cost credits ($29 for 500 checks) unless you bring your own Ahrefs, Semrush, Moz or DataForSEO key
- Pricey if your team grows, as extra seats are $19 a month each
- Not for you if you need the API or single sign-on, which come only with the sales-priced Scale plan
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only a 14-day trial
Good to know
Good for
- SEO teams that exchange links with partners and need to track who owes what
- Agencies checking that placed or exchanged links stay live
- Link builders moving deal records out of spreadsheets
Worth knowing
- Domain rating, traffic and referring-domain lookups use credits ($29 for 500 checks) unless you connect your own Ahrefs, Semrush, Moz or DataForSEO key.
- Starter checks links only weekly and allows 2 projects; daily checks and white-label reports start at Agency, $299 a month.
- Extra seats cost $19 a month each, and API access and single sign-on come only with the sales-priced Scale plan.
- There is no free plan; the vendor points very small accounts to its free templates and calculators instead.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$49
A month to start
LinkSwapy is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $49 per month for 300 monitored links, billed monthly.
The vendor points very small accounts to its free templates and calculators instead.
Starter
$49
per month for 300 monitored links, billed monthly
1 user, 2 projects, 500 supplier domains, weekly backlink checks, CSV import, basic reports and manual outreach tracking.
Growth
$149
per month for 2,000 monitored links, billed monthly
5 users, 10 projects, 2,000 supplier domains, checks every 3 days, return-link tracking and balance dashboard, email templates and Slack alerts.
Agency
$299
per month for 8,000 monitored links, billed monthly
10 users, unlimited projects, daily checks, the bulk domain checker, client reporting, white-label reports and team activity logs.
Scale
$599
per month and up
Custom users, projects, links and check frequency, plus API access, SSO and SCIM, your own SEO API keys and dedicated onboarding. Through sales.
Trying it first
14-day free trial with Growth plan features, no credit card required
Read from linkswapy.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Discount for annual billing
LinkSwapy's pricing FAQ says annual billing is discounted, without stating the amount, and that annual plans get a prorated refund on the unused part.
Stated on linkswapy.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Link partnership CRM with return-link tracking and backlink checks. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: reports, backlink analysis, link outreach.
It does the partnership job fully, but that's a smaller job, with no prospect search of its own.
- Supplier domain CRM
- One record per supplier site with SEO metrics, niche, contacts, a quality score and the team's notes. CSV imports merge with existing records instead of duplicating them.
- Link deals and return links
- Log each deal by type, such as reciprocal, three-way, link insertion, guest post or paid, and see per partner who has given and who still owes a link.
- Backlink monitoring
- Checks each placement for status, presence, anchor, rel attribute, noindex, canonical and redirects: weekly on Starter, every 3 days on Growth, daily on Agency.
- Lost link recovery
- Removed or nofollowed links drop into a recovery queue with the supplier's contact attached and a pre-filled outreach email.
- Bulk domain checker
- Qualify up to 10,000 prospect domains in one upload with a composite score, listed with the Agency plan.
- Client reports
- PDF reports of added, lost and recovered links built from monitoring data, plus CSV exports. White-label reports come with Agency and Scale.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- Slack
- Ahrefs
- Semrush
- Moz
- DataForSEO
LinkSwapy is made by LinkSwapy.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
26/50
Other link building tools it is graded above
LinkSwapy's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 26 of the 50 other link building tools we grade, and level with 10.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 28 of 50) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $49 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 19 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 51 link building tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. LinkSwapy’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 8 of 50
- CFree plan and trialAbove 20 of 50
- CFeaturesAbove 4 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. LinkSwapy 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 LinkSwapy 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 costs $588 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.
- It plugs into other products, Slack, Ahrefs and Semrush among them.
What this rests on. LinkSwapy’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
Monitolink, Linkody, BuzzStream and GuestPostCRM
The 4 tools LinkSwapy is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
Monitolink
Free plan · from $24/mo
Backlink monitor with daily checks and lost-link recovery emails.
- Monitolink has a free plan. LinkSwapy does not, though it has a free trial.
- 2.6GPA
Linkody
Free trial · from $11.20/mo
Backlink monitor that alerts you when links are gained or lost.
- LinkSwapy also covers link outreach.
- 2.2GPA
BuzzStream
Free trial · from $49/mo
Outreach CRM for link building and digital PR.
- Only BuzzStream lists a browser extension.
- LinkSwapy also covers backlink analysis.
- 2.2GPA
GuestPostCRM
Free plan · from $20/mo
CRM for guest post sellers and buyers that runs from your Gmail inbox.
- GuestPostCRM has a free plan. LinkSwapy does not, though it has a free trial.
- LinkSwapy also covers reports and backlink analysis.
- GuestPostCRM also covers sales pipeline and invoicing.
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 LinkSwapy free?
No, LinkSwapy is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial with Growth plan features, no credit card required.
How much does LinkSwapy cost?
LinkSwapy lists 4 plans. Starter: $49 per month for 300 monitored links, billed monthly.
What platforms does LinkSwapy work on?
LinkSwapy is available on Web.
Does LinkSwapy offer any discounts?
LinkSwapy publicly lists the following: Discount for annual billing.
Does LinkSwapy have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. LinkSwapy is listed for Web.
Does LinkSwapy have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. LinkSwapy is listed for Web.
Is LinkSwapy open source?
LinkSwapy is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
What does LinkSwapy integrate with?
LinkSwapy's listing names Slack, Ahrefs, Semrush, Moz and DataForSEO. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes LinkSwapy?
LinkSwapy is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to LinkSwapy?
The closest alternatives to LinkSwapy in our directory are Monitolink, Linkody, BuzzStream and GuestPostCRM.
How does LinkSwapy compare with other link building tools?
LinkSwapy's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 26 of the 50 other link building tools we grade, and level with 10.
Is LinkSwapy good value for money?
ToolGPA grades LinkSwapy C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $49 a month, against a middle price of $49 for the category: 19 of the 41 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of LinkSwapy?
To replace LinkSwapy 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 LinkSwapy’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 LinkSwapy's 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 LinkSwapy. Prices change, so check linkswapy.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.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- LinkSwapy, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/linkswapy
- 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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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what LinkSwapy’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. LinkSwapy is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by LinkSwapy. Prices and plans change: check linkswapy.com before you buy.