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Alternatives to Linkody
20 seo tools sit alongside Linkody in this directory. Below is what separates each from Linkody on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 5
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Linkody starts at
- On request
Why people look past Linkody
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Linkody entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Linkody carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 5 of the 20 alternatives below can be used without paying.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Linkody publishes 5 tiers, from $14.9/month up to $153.9/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Linkody pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Backlink analysis and link intelligence platform for SEO
- Publishes an entry price of $41.67/month, where Linkody does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per month by tracked domains and backlinks.
- 3 tiers to Linkody's 5.
Do SEO, content marketing, competitor research, PPC and social media marketing from just one platfor
- Can be used without paying; Linkody cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $117.33/month, where Linkody does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per month by tracked domains and backlinks.
Daily rank tracking built for speed and large keyword volumes
- Sold on a Per month by tracked keyword count model rather than Per month by tracked domains and backlinks.
- 3 tiers to Linkody's 5.
WordPress SEO plugin with a free tier that undercuts Yoast on schema and feature count
- Can be used without paying; Linkody cannot.
- Sold on a Freemium, paid tiers billed annually only model rather than Per month by tracked domains and backlinks.
- 4 tiers to Linkody's 5.
Google's free tool for monitoring how a site appears in Search
- Can be used without paying; Linkody cannot.
- Sold on a Open source, no licence fee model rather than Per month by tracked domains and backlinks.
- 1 tier to Linkody's 5.
The longest-established WordPress SEO plugin, free core with a flat-rate Premium tier
- Can be used without paying; Linkody cannot.
- Sold on a Freemium, per site per year model rather than Per month by tracked domains and backlinks.
- 2 tiers to Linkody's 5.
Every Linkody alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linkody (this page) | On request | Per month by tracked domains and backlinks | 5 | |
| MajesticIf backlink index size and link prospecting matter more than lightweight monitoring alerts | $41.67/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Linkody |
| SEMrushIf you want backlink monitoring bundled inside a full SEO research suite | Free, then $117.33/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Linkody |
| AccuRankerIf rank tracking depth matters more than backlink alerting for your budget | On request | Per month by tracked keyword count | 3 | vs Linkody |
| Rank Math | Free | Freemium, paid tiers billed annually only | 4 | vs Linkody |
| Google Search Console | Free | Open source, no licence fee | 1 | vs Linkody |
| Yoast SEO | Free | Freemium, per site per year | 2 | vs Linkody |
| MarketMuse | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Linkody |
| Mangools | On request | Per month by usage volume | 3 | vs Linkody |
| OnCrawl | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Linkody |
| Keyword Insights | On request | Per month by credit volume, with pay-as-you-go available | 3 | vs Linkody |
| Advanced Web Ranking | On request | Per month by tracked keyword count | 3 | vs Linkody |
| Nightwatch | On request | Per month by tracked keywords, sites and AI usage volume | 3 | vs Linkody |
| Wincher | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Linkody |
| SISTRIX | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Linkody |
| Botify | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Linkody |
| seoClarity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Linkody |
| Lumar | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Linkody |
| SpyFu | $29/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Linkody |
| Sitebulb | $95/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Linkody |
| Frase | $49/month | Subscription | 4 | vs Linkody |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Linkody badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (5)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- SEMrush , Free, then $117.33/month
- Rank Math , Free
- Google Search Console , Free
- Yoast SEO , Free
- MarketMuse , Free
What you would be giving up
Linkody is most often brought in for a link builder who wants alerts on new and lost backlinks without paying for a full seo suite's research modules, a pr or outreach team monitoring whether placed links stay live over time, an seo consultant with clients on a budget who wants a cheap add-on tool alongside a primary research subscription elsewhere, an agency needing white-label backlink reporting at the agency tier without the cost of ahrefs enterprise. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Linkody is broadly right and the question is cost, the Linkody pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the SEO category lists everything the directory holds, and best seo tools ranks them.
Linkody runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Linkody alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Linkody?
- 20 other seo tools are listed in this directory, led by Majestic, SEMrush, AccuRanker, Rank Math. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Linkody?
- 5 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: SEMrush, Rank Math, Google Search Console, Yoast SEO, MarketMuse.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Linkody?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: there is no free tier; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Linkody?
- Linkody is most often brought in for a link builder who wants alerts on new and lost backlinks without paying for a full seo suite's research modules, a pr or outreach team monitoring whether placed links stay live over time, an seo consultant with clients on a budget who wants a cheap add-on tool alongside a primary research subscription elsewhere, an agency needing white-label backlink reporting at the agency tier without the cost of ahrefs enterprise. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Linkody?
- None of the seo tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Linkody alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, SEO, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Linkody against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Linkody covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every seo tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the SEO category, 20 tools beside Linkody. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.