Linkwatcher vs Adsy

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Linkwatcher vs Adsy

Both platforms let you buy guest posts and link placements on real publisher sites. The difference is what happens next. Adsy hands you the link and the job is done. With Linkwatcher, every link you buy lands in a dashboard that watches it, so you know the moment it changes or disappears.

  • Every link you buy is monitored automatically
  • Get alerted the moment a paid link drops or goes nofollow
  • A transparent 2.5% fee keeps publisher prices lower

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Feature
Linkwatcher
Adsy
Core purpose
Buy links, then monitor and protect them in one place
Buy guest posts from a large publisher catalog
Publisher inventory
Thousands of vetted, admin-reviewed domains
150k+ sites across 58+ niches
Filter by SEO metrics
Filter by Ahrefs DR, Moz DA, traffic, niche, and price
Filter by Moz DA, Ahrefs DR, traffic, and niche
Placement types
Guest posts and link insertions
Guest posts and niche edits
Backlink monitoring after purchase
Built in. Every bought link is tracked automatically
Not offered. Monitoring is on you
Lost or changed link alerts
Real time alerts when a link drops, changes, or goes nofollow
None
Fee charged to publishers
Low, transparent 2.5% taken from publishers
Commission baked into the listed price, not disclosed
Effect on buyer prices
A small publisher fee means less padding, so prices stay lower
A higher hidden cut pushes publishers to raise sticker prices
Typical entry price
Marketplace access on the free plan, links priced per domain
Guest posts commonly start near $150 to $250 each
Keyword rank tracking
Included in monitoring plans
Not offered
Sell your own domains
Switch between buyer and seller in one account
Publishers list sites to sell placements

Which one fits you

An honest recommendation

Both tools are good at what they do. Here is who each one really suits, including where Linkwatcher is not the right call.

Pick Linkwatcher if

  • You want the links you buy to be monitored and protected automatically
  • You want one dashboard for buying, tracking, and reporting on backlinks
  • You want real time alerts the moment a paid link drops or turns nofollow
  • You want lower prices from a transparent 2.5% publisher fee, not a hidden cut

Where Linkwatcher falls short

  • Our marketplace inventory is smaller than Adsy's 150k+ site catalog
  • If you only ever buy links and never monitor them, a pure marketplace may feel simpler
  • Adsy has been a dedicated placement marketplace for longer, with deep niche coverage

Pick Adsy if

  • You want the widest possible publisher catalog and 150k+ sites to filter through
  • You only need to acquire links and already monitor them somewhere else
  • You want access to a very deep range of niche sites for a single campaign

Why it matters

Buying the link is only half the job

Anyone can sell you a backlink. The real value is in what happens after it goes live. Here is the difference between sourcing links on Adsy and sourcing them somewhere that keeps watch.

Buy and move on

The link you paid for, six months later

A buyer spends their budget on guest posts, gets the live URLs, and moves on. Four months later three of those links have quietly been removed during a site redesign, and nobody notices until rankings slip. The spend is gone and so are the links.

Buy and keep watch

Same spend, very different return

Another buyer sources the same links through Linkwatcher. The day one of those posts is edited and the link is stripped, an alert lands in the inbox, the publisher is contacted, and the link is restored within the week. Buying the link is only half the job. Keeping it alive is the other half.

Switching is a CSV away

Bring your links over in three steps

Already buying from Adsy or another marketplace? Export your live link list to CSV and import it into Linkwatcher in minutes. From there every link is monitored, whether you bought it on our marketplace or anywhere else. The free plan covers your first 25 monitored links so you can try it on a real campaign before paying.

01

Export from Adsy

Download your live link list to a CSV file.

02

Import to Linkwatcher

Upload the CSV and your links are in within minutes.

03

Monitored automatically

Every link is watched, wherever you bought it.

Before you switch

Questions people ask about Adsy

Everything buyers want to know before moving from Adsy. Still unsure? Get in touch.

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