10 Best Link Building Services (Prices Compared)

Backlinks are the most expensive thing most small businesses buy in SEO, and the hardest to shop for. Per-link prices on this list run from $60 to $375, managed retainers run from $249 to $25,000 or more per month, and two services with the same headline price can deliver completely different sites. The gap usually comes down to three things: whether the linking site has real traffic, whether content for the placement is included, and what happens if the link disappears a month later.

For this roundup we checked every provider's live pricing page in July 2026 and recorded the entry price, what it actually buys, and the contract terms. Full disclosure: Feedbird is our service, and it's first on this list. We think the comparison data holds up either way, and we would rather you verify the numbers yourself than take our word for anything.

Link building services compared

The pattern in the reviews: Across link building providers the same complaints keep surfacing in reviews: links placed on low-traffic or irrelevant sites that hit the promised metrics on paper, deliveries that slip weeks past the quoted timeline, and money committed upfront through credits, retainers or packages that is hard to claw back when results disappoint. Even the best-reviewed premium agencies draw complaints about pricing that locks out smaller businesses. Feedbird is structured differently: you approve everything before it ships, pricing is flat and published, there are no contracts or notice periods, revisions are included, and a dedicated team handles the work, with a 14-day money-back guarantee on creative services like posts, videos, blogs, email design and ad creative.

1. Feedbird, backlinks with content included from $249/mo

Feedbird's SEO Backlinks service starts at $249 per month for 3 do-follow links, and scales to 6 links for $479, 12 for $899, or 20 for $1,399. That works out to roughly $70 to $83 per link, at the budget end of this list, but the vetting bar is the part we would point at: every placement goes on an industry-relevant site with a minimum of 100 monthly visits verified in Ahrefs, built through 100% genuine manual outreach, with no spam directories and no PBNs. Content writing for every placement is included, links are delivered within 30 days, and every link carries a 6-month stability guarantee.

• Do-follow links from DA 20-65 authority sites
• Content written for every placement, included in the price
• Sites must show at least 100 monthly visits, verified in Ahrefs
• Delivered within 30 days, 6-month link stability guarantee
• No contract, cancel anytime

One thing to watch: the guarantee here is link stability (links that drop within 6 months get replaced), not a money-back guarantee, and if you need DR75+ digital PR placements for an enterprise brand, that is a different product at a very different price. Plans and current pricing are on the pricing page.

2. FATJOE

FATJOE is one of the biggest names in productized link building, selling blogger outreach and niche-edit links from £60 per link through an order-in-minutes dashboard, with white-label delivery aimed squarely at agencies. The low entry price and lifetime link replacement policy are genuine strengths, and the self-serve model means no sales calls and no retainers. The catch is control: you cannot pre-approve the placement domains before ordering, so you pay first and see where the link landed after. For agencies reselling links at volume that trade-off is fine; for a business buying its own links it can feel like a blind purchase.

What clients say: On Trustpilot (4.8 from 400+ reviews) FATJOE customers praise the responsive support and transparent pricing, while the most repeated complaint is backlinks landing on low-traffic sites with irrelevant content despite hitting the promised DA metrics.

See the full Feedbird vs FATJOE comparison.

3. Loganix

Loganix runs a curated marketplace of around 25,000 vetted sites where links start at $99 each, alongside managed placements for bigger budgets. The marketplace model is the draw: you browse sites by DR, traffic, and price, and you pay only for placements you approve, which is about as much transparency as this industry offers. The trade-off is speed and effort. Premium editorial placements take 4 to 6 weeks to go live, and the marketplace puts the strategy work (which sites, which anchors, which pages) on you unless you pay for the managed service.

What clients say: On Trustpilot (4.7 from 110 reviews) Loganix earns praise for next level customer service and high-quality links, though some buyers report waiting more than 40 days after payment for links to arrive.

See the full Feedbird vs Loganix comparison.

4. Rhino Rank

Rhino Rank sells curated links from $60 and guest posts at flat per-link prices, with no retainers and no contracts. It is the lowest transparent per-link price on this list, which is exactly why it is popular with SEOs and agencies buying in bulk. The honest caveat is that price and authority move together: the entry-tier links sit on lower-authority sites, so the $60 headline price buys the bottom of their range, and you are picking targets and anchors yourself rather than getting a managed campaign.

What clients say: On Trustpilot (4.6 from 180+ reviews) Rhino Rank customers describe a smooth process with links delivered as promised, with the main gripe being that the UK-based operation means US card holders can face foreign transaction fees.

See the full Feedbird vs Rhino Rank comparison.

5. The Hoth

The Hoth sells link insertions from $200 per link on DR20+ sites through a self-serve dashboard, and you can buy single links with no retainer, which makes it easy to test. Two things to know before you order. First, the $200 entry tier only guarantees DR20+, so the floor of what you might get is modest for the price. Second, The Hoth's managed SEO plans are pushed hard via sales call, so expect the upsell conversation if you engage beyond the dashboard.

What clients say: On Trustpilot (4.2 from 260+ reviews) The Hoth gets consistent praise for its account managers, but the sharpest complaints come from customers who spent heavily, saw clicks decline, and say they were told to spend more, plus a credit system reviewers found hard to cancel.

See the full Feedbird vs The Hoth comparison.

6. Authority Builders

Authority Builders operates a marketplace of vetted sites where links generally run around $100 to $170 each, and its screening emphasizes real traffic rather than metrics alone. The ability to pick the exact sites you want is a real advantage over order-first services. The friction is transparency at the top of the funnel: there is no public pricing on the homepage, and the managed campaign tiers require a call, so budgeting takes more work than it should.

What clients say: On Trustpilot (3.9 from 24 reviews) Authority Builders draws praise for knowledgeable staff on its marketplace guest posts, but recent reviewers document paying thousands for Digital PR packages and receiving zero deliverables after more than 30 days.

7. Stan Ventures

Stan Ventures prices blogger outreach as a $60 service fee plus the publisher's fee for each link, and it shows you the real blogger fee rather than bundling it into an opaque price. It also backs placements with a 1-year link replacement guarantee, the longest replacement window on this list. The flip side of the transparent model is unpredictability: your final per-link cost varies with what each publisher charges, so two links in the same order can cost very different amounts.

What clients say: On Trustpilot (4.8 from 55+ reviews) Stan Ventures is praised for quality links, transparency and upfront pricing, while the recurring criticisms are inconsistent quality across larger orders and delivery timelines that stretch beyond expectations.

8. uSERP

uSERP is the premium end of this market: digital PR backlinks for SaaS and B2B brands, with DR75+ authority placements at scale and custom retainers that typically run from around $5,000 to $25,000 or more per month. If you are a funded startup competing on hard SERPs, this caliber of link is what moves the needle. For a small business, the retainer minimums are simply out of range, and that is by design; uSERP is not trying to serve SMB budgets.

What clients say: On Clutch (4.9 from 20 reviews) uSERP clients say the team always delivers on time with Loom video explainers, though several acknowledge the service is on the pricier side, with entry pricing around 5,000 dollars a month.

9. Page One Power

Page One Power is a US-based agency doing custom white-hat link building and content campaigns from roughly $3,700 per month, with a strong enterprise reputation built over more than a decade. The quality of the work is not the question; the commitment is. Engagements start with a six-month initial contract and a four-figure monthly minimum, so you are agreeing to $20,000+ before you have seen a single link land.

What clients say: On Clutch (4.6 from 15+ reviews) Page One Power clients highlight clear communication and realistic expectations, while noting that retainers starting around 3,500 dollars a month put it out of reach for smaller businesses.

10. LinkBuilder.io

LinkBuilder.io sells managed monthly campaigns starting at $2,999 per month for its Startup plan, which includes 8 links, working out to roughly $375 per link with a dedicated strategist running the campaign. The fixed monthly price makes budgeting simple, and the managed model means someone else owns the strategy. There is no per-link ordering, though, so the $3,000 monthly minimum is the entry ticket, which prices out most small businesses.

What clients say: On Clutch (5.0 from 13 reviews) LinkBuilder.io clients report high-quality work and measurable traffic gains, with the only recurring wish being more insight into exactly how the links were acquired.

11. Editorial.Link

Editorial.Link builds editorial backlinks manually from DR60+ sites at $375 per link, or $350 per link in 5-packs, with no retainer required. It is a clean way to buy genuinely high-authority editorial links without an agency engagement. The obvious catch is the price: entry cost per link is 3 to 6 times what budget rivals charge, so a modest 3-link month runs over $1,000. It makes sense when you specifically need high-DR editorial placements and can pay for them.

What clients say: On Clutch (5.0 from 80 reviews) Editorial.Link is repeatedly described as timely and communicative with high-quality relevant links, while some clients wished for deeper campaign analytics and strategy beyond the link delivery itself.

How much should link building cost?

Based on the July 2026 pricing above, the market splits into three bands. Budget per-link services run $60 to $99 (Rhino Rank, FATJOE, Stan Ventures' base fee, Loganix marketplace entry), and at that price expect lower-authority sites or publisher fees on top. Mid-tier placements run $100 to $375 (The Hoth, Authority Builders, Editorial.Link), where you are paying for higher DR, real-traffic screening, or editorial quality. Managed campaigns run $2,999 to $25,000+ per month (LinkBuilder.io, Page One Power, uSERP), where strategy, outreach, and reporting are done for you.

Price alone predicts less than you would hope. The things that actually predict value: verified traffic on the linking site (metrics like DA and DR can be gamed, traffic is harder to fake), content quality on the placement, a replacement guarantee with a defined window, and the ability to walk away without a contract. Feedbird's plans land at roughly $70 to $83 per link with all four of those boxes checked, which is the comparison we would invite on any of these providers.

How to choose a link building service

• Does the linking site have real traffic? Ask for an Ahrefs-verified traffic minimum, not just a DA or DR number.
• Is content included? A $60 link plus a $40 article you have to source yourself is not a $60 link.
• What happens if the link drops? Look for a written replacement guarantee and how long it lasts.
• Are you locked in? Six-month contracts mean you pay for months before you can judge the results.
• Who does the outreach? Manual outreach to real sites is the whole game; PBNs and directory spam can hurt you.

The bottom line

If you have an enterprise budget, uSERP and Page One Power do excellent work at prices to match. If you want to hand-pick sites yourself, Loganix and Authority Builders are the strongest marketplaces. If you want vetted, traffic-verified links with content included at a flat monthly price you can cancel anytime, that is exactly what Feedbird's SEO Backlinks service was built for, starting at $249 per month on the pricing page.