LLinkee.ai

Linkee.ai is an AI outreach tool for link building that does most of its work before the first email: it finds prospects by keyword, has AI check each site’s relevance and quality, sorts and deduplicates them, finds verified contacts and sends personalized sequences. It suits SEO freelancers, in-house teams and agencies that want cleaner prospect lists and are happy to handle replies themselves.

Plans start at $80.83 a month billed annually, with Ahrefs metrics from the first tier and unlimited projects and inboxes on the Agency plan. There is no agent for replies or negotiation yet, and the pricing page shows two different grids. We score it 8.3/10 on our scale.

Linkee by the Numbers

Linkee’s pricing page sets out plans and credits; reviewer feedback comes from G2, and an independent software directory confirms the trial terms and integrations.

The credit numbers frame the plans. Essential works out to about $970 a year for 120,000 credits, under one cent per credit. Agency costs about 3.7 times as much as Essential and gives six times the credits plus unlimited projects and inboxes, so agencies get better value per credit.

Pro sits in an odd spot. It costs about twice Essential for 2.5 times the credits, two more inboxes, the CRM and an onboarding session, but stays at one project. Teams with a single site and steady volume will find the CRM justifies Pro; anyone with a second site should compare it directly with Agency.

Three inboxes on Essential is generous for an entry plan. Spreading outreach across inboxes keeps each one at a safer daily volume, which matters for deliverability.

How Linkee Builds a Clean Prospect List and Sends Outreach

Linkee splits link building into prospecting, qualification, contact finding and outreach, and AI handles a piece of each.

Searching by Keyword

A campaign starts from a target keyword. Linkee finds relevant websites and lets you filter by your criteria. You can also import a list and filter it the same way.

Qualifying Sites With AI

This is Linkee’s main strength. The AI Website Qualifier judges site quality, the AI Prospect Relevancy Checker judges topical fit, and AI Website Categorization groups sites by type. Deduplication removes repeats across lists. Ahrefs metrics sit next to each prospect, so you can drop weak domains before spending credits on contacts.

Finding Contacts

For kept sites, Linkee finds and verifies emails in real time, runs a website contact scraper and uses an AI email finder and verifier. A Snov.io integration adds contact details for teams that already use it.

Qualification matters more than it first appears. Every site that reaches the contact stage adds email finding, verification and outreach work, so dropping weak or off-topic sites early keeps campaigns smaller and pitches focused on sites likely to say yes.

Sending Personalized Sequences

AI Campaign builds personalized outreach. Emails send from linked Gmail, Outlook or SMTP accounts as automated sequences with scheduled follow-ups, and you can track sends and replies. Campaign types cover guest posts and link insertions, the two most common link deals.

Guest Posts Versus Link Insertions

Linkee’s two campaign types reflect two different asks. A guest post campaign looks for sites that accept contributed articles, so the pitch offers topics and the follow-up work is writing. A link insertion campaign targets existing articles where your page would add value, so the pitch names the article and the suggested link, and there is no new content to write. Running both from the same prospect pool lets a team pick the right ask for each site the AI qualifies.

Most link builders run a mix, using link insertions for sites with strong existing articles and guest posts for sites that publish contributor content regularly.

Managing Deals

Pro adds a CRM to track conversations and deals, and Agency adds user management and project access controls. Campaign analytics run on every plan.

What Stays With Your Team

Linkee’s own product description centers on AI-powered campaigns and automation and does not describe an AI agent that handles conversations. That keeps the human role clear from the start.

Replies come back to your inbox and CRM. Answering site owners, agreeing fees and coordinating content are your team’s job. G2 reviewers also suggest editing AI-written emails, which can sound generic, before they go out.

A Guest Post Campaign, Step by Step

Take an SEO freelancer building links for a fitness equipment store. She starts a guest post campaign with a keyword around home workouts, filters by Ahrefs metrics, and lets the AI qualifier and relevancy checker drop sites that are off-topic or thin. Categorization groups the rest into blogs, magazines and resource pages, and deduplication removes sites she pitched last quarter.

Linkee finds and verifies editor emails, and AI Campaign drafts a personalized first email and two follow-ups. She edits the opener to sound less generic, spreads sending across three linked inboxes on Essential and launches. Replies come back to her inbox, and she moves accepted pitches into her content calendar. The research and sending ran without her; the conversations did not.

Linkee Pricing and Credits

Linkee shows three plans billed annually, with monthly equivalents. Pro and Agency can be bought with more credits.

Yearly billing saves 20 percent compared with monthly. The page also includes an older comparison grid with Free, Business and Agency plans at different prices, so ask Linkee to confirm which grid applies before you buy.

What Linkee Costs in Practice

• A freelancer on Essential: $80.83 a month billed annually is about $970 a year for 120,000 credits and three inboxes.
• An in-house team on Pro: $164.17 a month is about $1,970 a year, adding a CRM and five inboxes for one site.
• An agency on Agency: $298.33 a month is about $3,580 a year, with unlimited client projects and inboxes and 60,000 credits a month.

Fees that sites charge for placements and content writing for guest posts are separate. Reviewers note that lower-tier credits can run out quickly on large campaigns, so watch usage in the first month.

Linkee Compared With AutoBacklinks, AI Backlink Builder and Pitchbox

These tools all run link outreach; they differ in how far their AI goes past prospecting.

On price, Linkee’s Essential plan sits between AutoBacklinks’ launch offer and AI Backlink Builder’s Starter, and well below Pitchbox. Its billing differs too: the plan cards show annual billing with a 20 percent saving, while AutoBacklinks, AI Backlink Builder and BacklinkGPT bill monthly and Pitchbox needs a year on every plan.

Linkee and AI Backlink Builder are the closest pair: both find, verify and send, and both leave replies to you. Linkee uses Ahrefs data and includes three inboxes on its entry plan; AI Backlink Builder uses Semrush data and offers more campaign types. AutoBacklinks adds reply triage, and Pitchbox adds a reply agent at a higher price. Browse more on our link building agents and agency agents pages.

SEO Freelancers and Agencies Who Want Better Prospect Lists

Linkee suits people who spend too long vetting sites. The AI qualifier, relevancy checker and categorization cut that work, and deduplication avoids pitching the same site twice. Agencies get unlimited projects and inboxes on the Agency plan, plus user access control for teams.

Linkee also fits teams that want to keep a human voice in outreach. Because the AI does the research and drafting but replies come back to people, site owners deal with a real person once the conversation starts, which some publishers prefer.

In-house SEO managers with one site and a steady pipeline fit Pro, where the CRM keeps track of every conversation and the onboarding session shortens the first week. Freelancers who bill clients separately can start on Essential and move up when they add a second client, since Agency is the plan that opens more projects.

Teams that already pay for Ahrefs or Snov.io get more from the integrations, and the three inboxes on Essential make it practical for a freelancer to spread volume from day one.

Teams Wanting Reply Handling or Monthly Terms

Teams that want replies drafted or negotiated by an agent should look at Pitchbox or BacklinkGPT. Buyers who prefer to pay month to month should confirm the monthly price with Linkee, since the plan cards show annual billing.

Teams that need an API or a deeper set of integrations, such as Slack alerts or reporting dashboards, will find the published list short, and G2 reviewers mention limited integrations with reporting and workflow tools.

PR teams pitching journalists may prefer a media database such as Muck Rack or BuzzStream‘s ListIQ.

Pricing Grids, Credits and Email Quality

• Two grids: the pricing page shows current plan cards and an older grid with different plans and prices; confirm before paying.
• Credits: reviewers say lower-tier credits can run out quickly on big campaigns.
• Email tone: some reviewers found AI-written emails generic, so edit openers before launch.
• Inbox sync: occasional email account sync issues may need a manual reconnect.
• Replies: answering and negotiating stay with your team.
• Projects: Essential and Pro each allow one project, so a second site means moving to Agency.
• Annual billing: the plan cards show monthly equivalents of annual prices, so the upfront payment for Essential is about $970.

Linkee Suits Teams That Want AI on the Research Side

We rate Linkee 8.3/10 on our scale. Its AI qualification, categorization and deduplication target the slowest part of link building, and Ahrefs metrics, Snov.io data and three inboxes on the entry plan make it practical from day one. The Agency plan’s unlimited projects and inboxes suit client work.

G2 reviewers back up the time-saving case: the themes that recur are faster prospect discovery, quick setup and useful automated follow-ups. The number of reviews is still small, so treat them as early signals.

Areas to improve are clarity and the reply side. A single, current pricing grid would make buying easier, and a reply assistant would bring it closer to agent-led rivals. For freelancers and agencies that want cleaner prospect lists and handle their own conversations, Linkee is a reasonably priced option.

Link Builders’ Questions About Linkee

How Much Does Linkee Cost?

Essential is $80.83 a month billed annually, Pro $164.17 and Agency $298.33. Yearly billing saves 20 percent. Confirm current monthly pricing with Linkee, since the page shows an older grid too.

Does Linkee Have a Free Trial?

Yes. The trial lasts 14 days with 500 credits, one project and one email account, and needs no credit card. It covers guest post and link insertion campaigns.

What Does Linkee’s AI Actually Do?

It qualifies websites, checks prospect relevance, categorizes sites, finds and verifies emails and personalizes outreach through AI Campaign. Replies are handled by you.

Which Email Providers Work With Linkee?

Gmail, Outlook and SMTP or IMAP accounts. Essential links three accounts, Pro five and Agency an unlimited number, and the trial includes one so you can test sending before paying.

Can I Import My Own Prospect List?

Yes. Linkee supports importing and filtering lists, so you can bring prospects from another tool and run them through the same qualification, contact finding and outreach steps.

Does Linkee Use Ahrefs Data?

Yes. Ahrefs metrics are included from the Essential plan, so domain data appears next to each prospect while you filter and qualify.

How Is Linkee Different From AutoBacklinks?

Both find prospects, verify emails and send outreach. AutoBacklinks adds a reply analyzer and deal board and starts at a $49 launch offer billed monthly; Linkee focuses on AI qualification and categorization and shows plans billed annually from $80.83.

Is Linkee Good for Agencies?

The Agency plan includes unlimited projects and email accounts, 60,000 credits a month and user access control, which fits client work across several sites at once.