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🔗 Link building
Analyse links, find relevant sites and run link building or digital PR campaigns.
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Ahrefs ✓ CompliantSEO suite: keywords, backlinks, site audit, rank tracking and visibility in AI search.
Price : From €27/month [Source, 2026-10-22], 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.
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Majestic.com ✓ CompliantBacklink database and link analysis tools.
Price : To be verified (automatic reading was inconclusive) [Source, 2026-10-22], 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.
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Babbar ✓ CompliantSEO tool for link and authority analysis, with internal linking data.
Price : To be verified (pricing page not machine-readable) (unverified), 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.
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BuzzStream ✓ CompliantLink-building and digital PR outreach management.
Price : From $19/month; free trial [Source, 2026-10-22], 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.
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Respona ✓ CompliantOutreach-based link building service and software.
Price : From $100 per placement [Source, 2026-10-22], 0 verified reviews - provisional ranking.
31 relevant tools for this use case, 5 ranked (provisional), 8 general AI, 18 specialised, 3 with a free plan
Specialised tools 18
Unranked, alphabetical. They will enter the ranking with verified reviews.
Arvow
SEO & AI searchAI agents that write and publish SEO content, fix technical issues and build backlinks.
BabyLoveGrowth
SEO & AI searchAutomated SEO content and backlinks for Google and ChatGPT traffic.
Backlink Management
SEO & AI searchBacklink management and sponsored article marketplace.
BacklinkGPT
SEO & AI searchDEAI link-building agent: finds sites, writes pitches and follows up.
Getfluence
SEO & AI searchFRFrench sponsored article and backlink platform for SEO and AI visibility.
LinkDR
SEO & AI searchDone-for-you link building service: sourcing, content and placement.
Linkody
SEO & AI searchBacklink monitoring and link profile analysis.
Moz
SEO & AI searchUSSEO tools: keywords, backlinks, site audit and local SEO.
Outrank
SEO & AI searchFRAutomated SEO content and backlink exchange, French vendor.
Paper Club
SEO & AI searchFRFrench sponsored article and digital PR platform for link building.
Pitchbox
SEO & AI searchOutreach platform for link building and digital PR.
RocketLinks
SEO & AI searchFRFrench sponsored article marketplace, since 2010.
SE Ranking
SEO & AI searchGBSEO suite: rank tracking, keywords, audit, backlinks and reports.
Semjuice
SEO & AI searchFrench link building and SEO content agency and platform.
Semrush
Analytics & researchUSSEO and marketing suite with AI content tools.
Seobserver
SEO & AI searchFrench rank and backlink tracking tool.
Serpstat
SEO & AI searchSEO suite: keywords, rankings, backlinks and audit.
Sorank
SEO & AI searchHUSEO and GEO platform: writes and publishes articles on your site, gets backlinks through its users' network and tracks mentions of your brand in AI assistants (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini). Run by Stone Rank Kft. (Hungary).
Free options 3
Budget picks
C Claude
Free; Pro $17/month billed annually ($20 billed monthly); Max from $100/month
L Linkody
From €10.50/month billed annually (€13.90 billed monthly)
P Pitchbox
From $210/month billed annually ($300 billed monthly)
Ready-to-use prompt
My site: [URL], about [topic]. Write a 90-word email to [name], author of [article], offering [useful resource: study, tool, guide] that complements their article. No direct link request, no generic flattery, one question at the end.
ToS pitfalls
- Google prohibits links bought or exchanged to manipulate rankings: a paid link must carry rel="sponsored" or rel="nofollow" (Google Search spam policies).
- Sponsored article platforms must label the content as advertising (French LCEN law and equivalent rules elsewhere).
FAQ
What is the best AI tool for link building?
There are no verified reviews yet, so this ranking is provisional (editorial order). Current shortlist: Ahrefs, Majestic.com, Babbar, BuzzStream, Respona. See the methodology for how reviews will rank them.
Is there a free option?
Our free pick is Claude (Free; Pro $17/month billed annually ($20 billed monthly); Max from $100/month).
Which tools break Instagram/LinkedIn rules for this use case?
Google prohibits links bought or exchanged to manipulate rankings: a paid link must carry rel="sponsored" or rel="nofollow" (Google Search spam policies). Sponsored article platforms must label the content as advertising (French LCEN law and equivalent rules elsewhere).
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