LinkSweep vs Dr. Link Check vs Dead Link Checker
All three tools find broken links. They differ in how much else they check, whether they monitor your site on a schedule, and how they're priced. This is an honest, side-by-side comparison — including where each tool is the better choice. We build LinkSweep, and we've tried to keep the facts straight; everything about the other tools comes from their own websites (last verified June 2026).
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Best for ongoing whole-site health — links plus SEO, accessibility, performance, and security, on a schedule.
Best for deep link checking with malicious/blacklisted-link detection.
Best for a quick, free, one-off broken-link scan with zero setup.
Feature comparison
| Capability | LinkSweep | Dr. Link Check | Dead Link Checker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broken link detection | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Broken image detection | Yes | Yes | — |
| Checks beyond links | 13 checks | Link-focused | Links only |
| SEO checks (titles, meta, alt text) | Yes | No | No |
| Accessibility checks | Yes | No | No |
| Slow-page / performance checks | Yes | No | No |
| Security headers & mixed content | Yes | No | No |
| Malicious / blacklisted-link detection | No | Yes | No |
| Outdated content & copyright detection | Yes | No | No |
| Automated scheduled scans | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Email reports | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Webhook alerts (Slack / Discord) | Yes | — | — |
| CSV export | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDF reports | Yes | — | — |
| JavaScript-rendered sites | Yes | — | — |
| EU-hosted (Estonia), GDPR-clean | Yes | — | — |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Yes |
— = not advertised on the tool's website at the time of writing. We mark these neutrally rather than assume the feature is missing. Dr. Link Check's blacklist/malicious-link check is a genuine strength LinkSweep doesn't currently offer.
Pricing
Prices are shown in each tool's own currency. Note the units differ: LinkSweep and Dead Link Checker count pages, while Dr. Link Check counts links per site — a page usually contains many links, so the limits aren't directly comparable.
- Free — €0 · 1 site, whole-site scan (counts + samples)
- Pro — €29/mo · 500 pages
- Business — €79/mo · 50,000 pages
- Enterprise — €199/mo · 100,000 pages
- Custom — 500,000+ pages
- Lite — $0 · 2 sites, 1,500 links
- Standard — $13/mo · 5 sites, 10,000 links
- Professional — $49/mo · 10 sites, 50,000 links
- Premium — $159/mo · 15 sites, 200,000 links
- Free — manual single & multi-site checks
- Auto Check — three paid subscription tiers for scheduled, emailed reports
- Specific prices not published on their site
Pricing last verified June 2026 from each tool's own site and subject to change.
Which should you choose?
Choose Dead Link Checker if…
You just want to catch broken links once, for free, with nothing to install or configure. It's the fastest way to a quick answer for a single site.
Choose Dr. Link Check if…
Link integrity is your main concern and you specifically want malicious-link and blacklist detection alongside broken-link checking, with per-link limits that suit your site.
Choose LinkSweep if…
You want to keep a whole site healthy over time, not just hunt links once. LinkSweep crawls on a schedule and checks 13 things — broken links and images, SEO gaps, accessibility, slow pages, security headers, mixed content, redirect chains, and outdated content — then sends a clean report by email, webhook, CSV, or PDF. It's EU-hosted in Tallinn and scales to 500,000 pages.