LinkWatchr is a backlink monitoring platform built for SEO agencies, link builders, freelancers, in-house marketing teams, and businesses that depend on backlinks to grow organic traffic. Instead of manually checking backlinks or maintaining spreadsheets, LinkWatchr continuously monitors every backlink and alerts you whenever something important changes.
The platform automatically detects removed backlinks, broken pages, HTTP status changes, dofollow to nofollow changes, anchor text modifications, and Google index status. This allows SEO teams to discover backlink issues immediately instead of weeks or months later when rankings have already been affected.
Unlike traditional backlink monitoring tools that lock users into rigid link limits, LinkWatchr uses a flexible credit-based system. Users decide how often backlinks should be checked—daily, weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly—allowing them to optimize costs without sacrificing visibility. Credits can also be purchased separately and remain valid for one year, making the platform suitable for both small businesses and large agencies.
The platform includes multiple workspaces for managing different clients or brands, projects for organizing backlink campaigns, granular team permissions, and unlimited custom columns so every organization can track the information that matters to its workflow. Whether you want to store link costs, outreach notes, vendors, campaign names, or approval status, LinkWatchr adapts to your process instead of forcing you into a predefined template.
LinkWatchr also monitors Google index status, helping users identify backlinks that exist but provide little or no SEO value because the referring page is no longer indexed. Email notifications ensure teams are informed immediately whenever a backlink disappears, changes attributes, or experiences indexing issues.
Upcoming features include Ahrefs Domain Rating and traffic metrics, Moz Domain Authority and Page Authority, Slack notifications, API access, white-label reporting, and additional reporting capabilities.
Who is LinkWatchr for?
- SEO agencies managing multiple clients
- Link building agencies
- Freelance SEO consultants
- In-house SEO and marketing teams
- Digital marketing agencies
- Businesses investing in backlink acquisition
Core Features
- Automatic backlink monitoring
- Link removal detection
- Dofollow/Nofollow change monitoring
- Anchor text change detection
- Google index monitoring
- HTTP status monitoring
- Multiple workspaces
- Project management
- Team collaboration
- Custom columns
- CSV import
- Email alerts
- Flexible crawl schedules
- Historical backlink tracking
- Credit-based usage model
Pricing
Starter
$13/month (monthly billing)
or
$10/month (annual billing)
Includes:
- 10,000 monthly credits
- Unlimited backlink storage
- Google Index Checker
- 1 Workspace
- 3 Projects
- Up to 3 users
- Email notifications
- 1 custom report
- 14-day free trial
Growth (Most Popular)
$36/month (monthly billing)
or
$29/month (annual billing)
Includes everything in Starter plus:
- 30,000 monthly credits
- 3 Workspaces
- 12 Projects
- Up to 6 users
- 3 custom reports
- Priority email support
Scale
$99/month (monthly billing)
or
$79/month (annual billing)
Includes everything in Growth plus:
- 80,000 monthly credits
- 10 Workspaces
- 50 Projects
- Up to 20 users
- 10 custom reports
- Live chat support
- Dedicated account manager
- Custom onboarding
Agency
Custom pricing based on credit requirements.
Includes:
- Unlimited workspaces
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited reports
- Custom credit allocation
- Priority support
- Dedicated account manager
- White-label reporting (coming soon)
- Custom onboarding
Additional Credits
Need more monitoring capacity?
Purchase additional credits at any time.
- 10,000 Credits — $9
- 20,000 Credits — $18
- 30,000 Credits — $27
- 40,000 Credits — $36
- 50,000 Credits — $45
- 60,000 Credits — $54
- 70,000 Credits — $63
- 80,000 Credits — $72
- 90,000 Credits — $81
- 100,000 Credits — $90
Purchased credits remain valid for 365 days.
Credit Usage
Credits are consumed only when actions are performed.
Typical usage includes:
- Link Monitoring — 1 credit per backlink check
- Google Index Check — 20 credits per URL
- Ahrefs Domain Rating & Traffic (Coming Soon) — 250 credits
- Ahrefs Page Metrics (Coming Soon) — 250 credits
- Moz Domain Authority & Page Authority (Coming Soon) — 40 credits
- Additional notification emails — 5 credits
Because monitoring frequency is configurable, users can significantly reduce costs by choosing weekly or monthly monitoring instead of daily scans.
Why Choose LinkWatchr?
- Detect lost backlinks before rankings are affected.
- Replace manual backlink checking with automated monitoring.
- Manage multiple clients using isolated workspaces.
- Organize campaigns with projects and custom fi
