Ethical backlink planning software

Set backlink goals. Build authority. Rank with confidence.

BacklinkGoals helps you plan backlink targets, find competitor gaps, manage outreach, track authority growth, and turn link building into a measurable SEO system — without messy spreadsheets.

Enter your domain to see an estimated backlink goal. No account needed.

Ethical SEONo PBNsOutreach CRMAuthority TrackingAI-Assisted
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Domain Authority Goal

acmecloud.io

On pace
27/ 40 goal
184 / 350 referring domains
Current Authority
27
Referring Domains
184
Backlink Gap
166
New Links / mo
14

Outreach Pipeline

426
Prospects
128
Contacted
31
Replied
18
Won
Lost Links
5
AI Mentions
7
Loved by 3,000+founders, agencies & bloggers
NorthPeakCloudlystBrightshipKettle & CoLatitudeFoundryMerid.ioOvertone

How it works

Turn link building into a measurable growth system

Five steps from a blank slate to a backlink pipeline you can actually track.

1

Enter your domain

Add your site and let BacklinkGoals pull a starting authority snapshot.

2

Set your authority goal

Pick a target authority and referring-domain goal and a timeframe.

3

Discover backlink gaps

See the relevant links competitors have that you're missing.

4

Build your outreach pipeline

Push opportunities into the CRM and draft outreach with AI.

5

Track links won, lost, and needed

Watch pace to goal and authority growth every week.

Why BacklinkGoals

A smarter alternative to agencies and spreadsheets

Keep full control of your link building — the data, the outreach, and the standards.

BacklinkGoals vs. an SEO agency

BacklinkGoalsTypical SEO agency
Monthly costFrom $0–$199$1,500–$5,000+
ContractMonth-to-month6–12 month lock-in
TransparencyEvery prospect & email visibleMonthly PDF, limited detail
You own the dataYes, export anytimeOften locked in
Ethical standardsEditorial, disclosed links onlyVaries by vendor
Speed to startMinutesWeeks of onboarding

BacklinkGoals vs. backlink spreadsheets

BacklinkGoalsSpreadsheets
Goal trackingAutomatic, liveManual formulas
Outreach pipelinePurpose-built KanbanRows that rot
Competitor gapsOne-click analysisCopy/paste chaos
Lost-link alertsAutomaticYou'll never notice
AI outreach draftsBuilt inNone
Team collaborationShared, with ownersMerge conflicts
Built for ethical SEO

Build authority without spammy shortcuts

BacklinkGoals is built around editorial, relevant, transparent link building. No private link networks, no hidden links, no fake traffic — just a system for earning links the right way and keeping clear records of it.

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No PBNs
No hidden links
No automated spam comments
No fake traffic
No guaranteed ranking claims
Clear outreach records
Human review workflows
Supports sponsored / nofollow labeling
Focus on relevance & editorial value

Social proof

Teams that stopped guessing

See how founders, agencies, and bloggers turned link building into a system.

We finally know how many links we need each month instead of guessing. Our authority is up and outreach doesn't live in a spreadsheet anymore.
DWDana W.Head of Growth, SaaS
The competitor gap report basically wrote our outreach list. We pursue only relevant, editorial links now — and we can prove it to clients.
MLMarcus L.Founder, SEO Agency
As a solo blogger the AI outreach drafts made pitching far less painful. I set one goal on the free plan and actually hit it.
PSPriya S.Independent Blogger
Lost-link alerts alone paid for the plan. We recovered three high-authority links we didn't even know had dropped.
TKTom K.Marketing Lead, Ecommerce

Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing

Start free. Upgrade when your link building outgrows a spreadsheet.

Free

$0forever

Start planning ethical backlinks today.

Start Free
  • 1 domain
  • 10 backlink prospects
  • 1 backlink goal
  • Limited outreach templates
  • Basic authority snapshot

Starter

$29/month

For founders and solo marketers getting serious.

Start Free
  • 3 domains
  • 250 prospects
  • Backlink goal tracking
  • Competitor gap reports
  • AI outreach assistant
  • Monthly progress report
Most popular

Growth

$79/month

For teams scaling authority across many pages.

Start Free
  • 10 domains
  • 2,500 prospects
  • Full backlink CRM
  • AI search visibility tracking
  • Lost backlink alerts
  • Team seats
  • Export reports

Agency

$199/month

For agencies running client campaigns at scale.

Start Free
  • 50 domains
  • Client workspaces
  • White-label reports
  • Advanced outreach pipeline
  • Bulk imports
  • Priority support
AI Search Visibility

Know where you show up in AI answers

Track brand mentions across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI, Claude, and Gemini — then connect visibility gaps to the content and links that close them.

Explore AI visibility
ChatGPTCited source
PerplexityMentioned
Google AIOpportunity

FAQ

Questions, answered

Straight answers about what BacklinkGoals is — and what it isn't.

No. BacklinkGoals is not a link marketplace, PBN, paid-link scheme, or reciprocal-link exchange. It's a planning and workflow tool that helps you earn ethical, editorial, relevant backlinks and keep transparent records of your outreach.

No tool can honestly guarantee rankings, and we don't. BacklinkGoals helps you set measurable backlink goals, run ethical outreach, and track authority growth — one important input to rankings among many.

Spreadsheets break down past a handful of prospects. BacklinkGoals gives you a purpose-built pipeline, authority tracking, competitor gap analysis, lost-link alerts, and AI-assisted outreach in one place.

No. The goal calculator and guided workflows are designed for founders, bloggers, and marketers — not just SEO specialists. You set a goal and follow the steps.

Yes. Paid plans support multiple domains, and the Agency plan adds client workspaces and white-label reports for managing many accounts.

Yes. The Free plan includes one domain, one backlink goal, ten prospects, and a basic authority snapshot — no credit card required.

Ready to turn backlinks into a measurable growth system?

Start free, set your first backlink goal in minutes, and build authority the ethical way.

No credit card required · Ethical, editorial link building only