Overview
Summary
The useful answer before the supporting detail.
Dead Link Checker is a free online tool that crawls websites to identify broken links, helping webmasters and SEOs maintain site health and rankings S1. It solves the problem of broken links damaging usability and search rankings by providing manual checks, multi-site checks, and automated scheduled scans with email reports S1. Its practical value lies in its free tier for manual checks and affordable subscription plans for automated monitoring, with reports exportable to CSV S1 S30.
Product identity and positioning
Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.
- Identity: Dead Link Checker is a free online broken link checking tool S1.
- Core purpose: It identifies broken links on websites to prevent damage to rankings and usability S1.
- Intended users: Webmasters, SEO professionals, and agencies S18.
- Product scope: A single web application offering site checks, multi-site checks, and auto-check subscriptions S1.
- Positioning: A simple, accessible solution for webmasters and professional SEOs S1.
- Claimed distinction: Not established in the collected sources.
Use cases and audiences
Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.
Traffic and search
SEO analysis
Collected Oct 23, 2026deadlinkchecker.com: an estimated 86,520 total monthly visits and about 12,181 monthly organic visits across 321 ranking keywords. Scout crawled 15 pages and measured a technical health score of 90/100.
Search summary
The useful answer before the supporting detail.
Check for broken links on your website with our free online tool. Sign up to schedule automatic checks - keep your website fresh and boost SEO. deadlinkchecker.com: an estimated 86,520 total monthly visits and about 12,181 monthly organic visits across 321 ranking keywords. Scout crawled 15 pages and measured a technical health score of 90/100.
- Total traffic (modeled): 86,520 monthly visits across all channels.
- Organic search traffic (estimated): 12,181 monthly visits from search.
- Strongest sampled ranking: 404 check at position 1.
- Leading page in the collected evidence: https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/.
- Closest measured organic competitor: apify.com, appearing 4 times in the sampled first-page SERPs.
- Technical crawl: 15 pages, health score 90/100.
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Company identity and positioning
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| other | Check for broken links on your website with our free online tool. Sign up to schedule automatic checks - keep your website fresh and boost SEO. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| identity | Find out how Dead Link Checker can help to keep your website up to date by identifying broken links. Any questions? Feel free to get in touch! | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/about.asp |
| other | Are broken links damaging your website's rankings and usability? There's no getting around it - error 404 pages are bad for business. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| other | Dead Link Checker crawls through your website, identifying broken links for you to correct. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| other | A simple, accessible solution for webmasters and professional SEOs: | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| other | Free manual checking - for single and multiple sites. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| other | **Three great value subscription packages** - for automated link checking. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| other | For a full list of free and paid services offered by DeadLinkChecker.com click here. Single, multiple and automatic services compared, showing the features provided. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| features | Site check - a free service allowing you to check a single web page or a whole website for broken links. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | Timeout - the server for the specified web page did not return any information within a specified time interval. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | When a dead link is detected and reported, there will generally be some text associated with it to help you locate the broken link in your HTML source code. If the link was from an HTML anchor (A) tag, the text will be the contents of the tag, i.e. the clickable text that appears in the browser. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | Other HTML elements which are scanned for bad URL links include: | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
Domain performance
Modeled total traffic, six-month trend, engagement, countries, and domain identity.
Total website traffic
Six-month trafficModeled monthly visits
Monthly visits86,520
Global rank#439,590
Top-country rankUS #320,344
Bounce rate43.0%
Pages per visit1.98
Visit duration24s
| Month | Modeled visits |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | 115,895 |
| 2026-05 | 89,520 |
| 2026-06 | 95,786 |
| 2026-07 | 100,558 |
| 2026-08 | 88,946 |
| 2026-09 | 86,520 |
Top visitor countries
| Country | Name | Traffic share |
|---|---|---|
| US | United States | 16.3% |
| BR | Brazil | 15.3% |
| CN | China | 12.7% |
| IN | India | 11.1% |
| NL | Netherlands | 5.9% |
16.3%United States
United States16.3%Brazil15.3%China12.7%India11.1%Netherlands5.9%Other38.8%
Domain identity
| Signal | Value |
|---|---|
| Registered | May 31, 2005 |
| Last changed | May 30, 2026 |
| Expires | May 31, 2027 |
| WHOIS server | whois.verisign-grs.com |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| Nameservers | NS1.HOVER.COM, NS2.HOVER.COM |
Website capture
Organic keywords
Top keywords and an independent Google result page.
Top organic keywords
| Keyword | Volume | CPC | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| broken link checker | 38,210 | $1.83 | $5,550 |
| dead link checker | 7,410 | $2.77 | $5,400 |
| deadlink checker | 2,290 | $5.98 | $2,110 |
| deadlinkchecker | 1,770 | $6.29 | $1,480 |
| 404 checker | 2,180 | $3.99 | $1,410 |
Independent Google result page
Query: 404 check
| Position | Title | URL | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dead Link Checker: Free Broken Link Checking Tool | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ | Check for broken links on your website with our free online tool. Sign up to schedule automatic checks - keep your website fresh and boost SEO. |
| 2 | Free Broken Link Checker - Online Dead Link Checking Tool | https://www.brokenlinkcheck.com/ | Free Broken Link Checker finds dead links on any website in minutes. This is an online tool with no sign-up or downloads. Advanced services are available. |
| 3 | Broken Link Checker: Find 404 Error Pages on Website | https://sitechecker.pro/broken-links/ | A 404 link checker is a software solution that helps websites with broken or dead links. These hyperlinks, when clicked, lead to unavailable pages or 404 ... |
| 4 | Dr. Link Check: Broken Link Checker | https://www.drlinkcheck.com/ | Easily check your website for broken and malicious links. Find and fix 404 errors, mistyped URLs, invalid SSL certificates, or links to questionable ... |
| 5 | SortSite - Broken 404 Link Checker and Link Finder | https://www.powermapper.com/products/sortsite/ads/links-404-checker/ | Check websites for broken 404 links and missing images that drive visitors away. find broken links in HTML, CSS, PDF and Office documents. |
| 6 | Broken Link Checker | https://validator.w3.org/checklink | No information is available for this page. |
| 7 | website broken link and 404 error checker - Chrome Web Store | https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/website-broken-link-and-4/kkjfobdnekhdpmgomkpeibhlnmcjgian?hl=en | website broken link and 404 error checker is a find broken link Chrome extension. With this plugin, you can find all broken links (404 errors) on the web page. |
| 8 | How To Find Broken Links Using The SEO Spider | https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/tutorials/broken-link-checker/ | You can use the Screaming Frog SEO Spider for free (and paid) to check for broken links (the http response '404 not found error') on your website. |
| 9 | 404 Page Checker | Scan for Broken Internal & Outbound ... | https://indexly.ai/404-page-checker | Quickly identify dead links, missing pages, and 404 errors on any webpage to improve your overall SEO, preserve link equity, and enhance user experience. |
| 10 | Broken Link and Redirect Checker — Free Tool by Atomseo | https://error404.atomseo.com/ | Scan Your Website for Broken & Redirect URLs with Atomseo's Free Online Tool · Find 404 pages & dead links in seconds! · How do I find and check broken links? |
Important pages
Pages earning the most estimated search traffic in the sample.
| URL | Ranking keywords | Estimated traffic | Best position |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ | 20 | 644.5 | 1 |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Prioritized website intelligence pages
| Type | Page | Words | Change | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| other | Free Broken Link Checking Tool - Dead Link Checker | 368 | new | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| features | Key Features - Dead Link Checker | 478 | new | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| trust | Terms and Conditions - Dead Link Checker | 1,792 | new | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/terms.asp |
| identity | About Us - Dead Link Checker | 626 | new | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/about.asp |
| customers | Customer Account Settings - Dead Link Checker | 186 | new | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/accountsettings.asp |
| pricing | Subscription Plans - Dead Link Checker | 532 | new | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/automatic-broken-link-check.asp |
| other | Create Your Account - Dead Link Checker | 219 | new | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/createaccount.asp |
| other | Dead Link Checker - HTTP Error codes | 358 | new | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/error-codes.asp |
| other | Frequently Asked Questons - Dead Link Checker | 3,581 | new | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/faq.asp |
Features
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| features | dead link checker | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | Guest user [](accountsettings.asp "Account settings") [Login](login.asp "Existing customer login") [Create account](createaccount.asp "Create a new customer account") | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="website-dead-link-checker.asp">Site check</a></td><td><a href="multiple-websites-broken-link-check.asp">Multi check</a></td><td><a href="automatic-broken-link-check.asp">Auto check</a></td><td><a href="faq.asp">FAQ</a></td><td><a href="//blog.deadlinkchecker.com/p/free-resources.html">Resources</a></td><td><a href="//blog.deadlinkchecker.com/">Blog</a></td></tr></tbody></table> | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | Dead Link Checker - key features | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | Dead Link Checker has three modes of operation: | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | Site check - a free service allowing you to check a single web page or a whole website for broken links. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | Multi check - a free service, requiring a login, which can check multiple websites and send a report by email. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | Auto check - a subscription service which scans a number of websites automatically, unattended, and on a user-specifed schedule. Reports are emailed or available online. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | Dead Link Checker can detect the following types of dead or broken links: | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | Page not found - a requested web page can not be found on the specified domain. Frequently produces error code 404. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | Timeout - the server for the specified web page did not return any information within a specified time interval. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | Server error - the server encountered an error when trying to serve the page. Frequently produces error code 500. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | Redirection (301, 302, etc.) to a non-existent page. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | Any other error condition that may cause a webpage not to be displayed. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | When a dead link is detected and reported, there will generally be some text associated with it to help you locate the broken link in your HTML source code. If the link was from an HTML anchor (A) tag, the text will be the contents of the tag, i.e. the clickable text that appears in the browser. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | If the broken link was the result of a redirection (301, 302, etc.) then the description includes the link that was redirected. If more than one redirection occurred, then each step is listed. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | If the link came from some other tag, such as the 'src' field of an image (img) tag, then the description will include the type of tag that contained the link. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | Other HTML elements which are scanned for bad URL links include: | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | applet/codebase | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
| features | blockquote/cite | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/features.asp |
Pricing and plans
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| pricing | <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="website-dead-link-checker.asp">Site check</a></td><td><a href="multiple-websites-broken-link-check.asp">Multi check</a></td><td class="menubarsel"><a href="automatic-broken-link-check.asp">Auto check</a></td><td><a href="faq.asp">FAQ</a></td><td><a href="//blog.deadlinkchecker.com/p/free-resources.html">Resources</a></td><td><a href="//blog.deadlinkchecker.com/">Blog</a></td></tr></tbody></table> | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/automatic-broken-link-check.asp |
| pricing | Great value - starting at less than $10 a month. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/automatic-broken-link-check.asp |
| pricing | Standard - check up to 5 websites per month with up to 50,000 links for $9.95/month, or a single payment of $110/year. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/automatic-broken-link-check.asp |
| pricing | Premium - check up to 100 websites per month with up to 500,000 links for $39.95/month, or a single payment of $440/year. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/automatic-broken-link-check.asp |
| pricing | Professional - check up to 200 websites per month with up to 1,000,000 links for $79.90/month, or a single payment of $880/year. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/automatic-broken-link-check.asp |
| pricing | Please Note: Subscribing provides access to the Auto Check section of Dead Link Checker where you can configure your automatic scheduled scans. Auto Check will scan websites with many thousands of links as described above. The free interactive Site Check and Multi Check tools will still be limited to 2000 links. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/automatic-broken-link-check.asp |
| pricing | Note: Before subscribing to the auto-checker, first login or create a free account | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/automatic-broken-link-check.asp |
Integrations and supported platforms
No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.
Product and company updates
No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.
Rank tracking
Persistent keyword baselines and position movement.
This analysis created the first position baseline at 2026-10-23T12:26:05.250Z. Movement appears after the next fresh analysis using the same location and language.
| Keyword | Current | Previous | Movement | Volume | Ranking URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404 check | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 260 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| 404 checker | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 260 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| broken link checker tool | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 210 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| broken link check online | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 170 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| broken link checker online | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 170 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| 404 links | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 140 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| broken link checker for website | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 140 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| 404 dead link | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 110 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| broken backlinks | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 110 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| 404 errors on website | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 90 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| 404 broken link checker | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 70 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| 404 link checker | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 70 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| broken link check tool | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 70 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| broken check | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 40 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| broken internal link checker | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 40 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| broken link checker php | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 40 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| broken link checker seo tool | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 40 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| 404 finder | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 30 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| automated link checker | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 30 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| automatic link checker | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 30 | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
Features
Features and capabilities
Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.
| Capability | What it does |
|---|---|
| Site Checker | Scans a single website for broken links for free S30. |
| Multi-Site Checker | Checks multiple websites in one go, requiring a free account S1. |
| Auto Checker | Runs scheduled scans on a regular basis and emails reports automatically S1. |
| CSV Export | Downloads auto-check reports as CSV files for import into Excel S30. |
| Advanced Scan Settings | Allows ignoring specific URLs, setting intervals between requests, and suppressing emails when no errors are found S30. |
| Robots.txt Respect | Follows disallow and crawl-delay directives where possible S30. |
Integrations and ecosystem
Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.
Pricing
Pricing and plans
Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.
| Plan or offer | Verified price and billing | Included | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site Checker | Free S21 | Manual check of one website | One website per check S21 |
| Multi-Site Checker | Free S21 | Manual check of multiple websites | Free account required; emailed report S21 |
| Auto Checker | $9.95/month or $110/year S21 | Up to 5 websites, 50,000 links per month S21 | Regular automatic checks with emailed reports S21 |
| Auto Checker Premium | $39.95/month or $440/year S21 | Up to 100 websites, 500,000 links per month S21 | Regular automatic checks with emailed reports S21 |
| Auto Checker Professional | $79.90/month or $880/year S21 | Up to 200 websites, 1,000,000 links per month S21 | Regular automatic checks with emailed reports S21 |
Competition
Competitive landscape
Domains competing for the same organic search demand.
Sampled competitors
| Competitor | First-page appearances | Sampled queries | Average position | Queries observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| apify.com | 4 | 2 | 4.3 | 404 check, 404 checker |
| tilda.cc | 1 | 1 | 1 | 404 check |
| products.aspose.app | 1 | 1 | 1 | 404 checker |
| eternitech.com | 1 | 1 | 2 | 404 check |
| pikaseo.com | 1 | 1 | 2 | 404 checker |
| tools.base64decode.net | 1 | 1 | 4 | 404 checker |
| websitecrawler.org | 1 | 1 | 5 | 404 check |
| aeobot.io | 1 | 1 | 5 | 404 checker |
| youtube.com | 1 | 1 | 6 | 404 check |
| monity.ai | 1 | 1 | 6 | 404 checker |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| customers | dead link checker | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/accountsettings.asp |
| customers | Guest user [](accountsettings.asp "Account settings") [Login](login.asp "Existing customer login") [Create account](createaccount.asp "Create a new customer account") | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/accountsettings.asp |
| customers | <table><tbody><tr><td><a href="website-dead-link-checker.asp">Site check</a></td><td><a href="multiple-websites-broken-link-check.asp">Multi check</a></td><td><a href="automatic-broken-link-check.asp">Auto check</a></td><td><a href="faq.asp">FAQ</a></td><td><a href="//blog.deadlinkchecker.com/p/free-resources.html">Resources</a></td><td><a href="//blog.deadlinkchecker.com/">Blog</a></td></tr></tbody></table> | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/accountsettings.asp |
| customers | Customer account settings | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/accountsettings.asp |
| customers | Please select one of the options below: | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/accountsettings.asp |
| customers | [Log in](login.asp) - sign in to your Dead Link Checker account. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/accountsettings.asp |
| customers | [Create a new account](createaccount.asp) - you need an account to use the Multi Check and Auto Check options. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/accountsettings.asp |
| customers | [Forgotten password](resetpassword.asp) - regain access to your account if you have forgotten your password. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/accountsettings.asp |
| customers | [Change your password](javascript:loginfirst\(\);) - easily change the password for your account. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/accountsettings.asp |
| customers | [Change your email address](javascript:loginfirst\(\);) - you can change the email address used for your account. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/accountsettings.asp |
| customers | [Change payment/subscription details](javascript:loginfirst\(\);) - Update your payment information or subscription plan. | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/accountsettings.asp |
| customers | © 2013‑2026 DLC Websites | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/accountsettings.asp |
| customers | [Error codes](error-codes.asp) [Sitemap](sitemap.asp) [Contact](about.asp#contact) [About](about.asp) [Terms/Privacy Policy](terms.asp) | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/accountsettings.asp |
Independent review sources discovered
No links to supported independent review platforms were discovered on the collected pages.
Backlink profile
Authority and referring-domain signals.
Backlink comparison profile
- Domain rating: 75/100
- Backlinks: 7,864
- Referring domains: 3,234
- Dofollow backlinks: 70.0%
- Dofollow referring domains: 67.0%
Collection decision
The Scout search index remains intentionally excluded from automatic Scout analysis. This Scout traffic model profile costs 5 credits (0.5 cents) and is included in the first comparison run so its usefulness can be judged before the recurring collection is finalized.
AI visibility
Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.
AI-assistant referral traffic
- Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 1.1%
| Month | Traffic share | Source |
|---|---|---|
| — | — | All AI assistants |
| — | — | All AI assistants |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Site-stated AI capabilities
No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.
These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.
Marketing opportunities
Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.
| Opportunity | Recommended action | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Competitor gap | Review the sampled queries where apify.com appears. | 4 first-page appearances across 404 check, 404 checker |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Website evidence gaps
- integrations: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- reviews: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- changes: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
Trust and proof
Customers, proof, and reviews
Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.
Independent reviews
| Platform | Page | How it was found | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustpilot | Dead Link Checker Reviews 1 | Grounded web search | Dec 6, 2020 ... ## Sketchy application The free service is ok. But the paid service is terrible because you won't get similar results for their auto-check and free site check. Don't even know what they are scanning. Spend your money elsewhere. Date of experience: December 06, 2020 |
| Websites York | Review of free broken link checkers | Grounded web search | This looks like it may well work for some people but it didn't work for me as it was blocked by my robots.txt file entries with a 'denied access' message. This may be a good thing as it is at least checking the robots.txt file to see if is allowed to run on my site, whereas options 1) and 2) above worked fine. ... If you have loads of time to leave this running in the background, maybe then this could work for you but I got bored watching the checks tick by at a snail's pace and cancelled both r |
| Software Polish | Identifying broken links in WordPress – Software Polish | Grounded web search | Now I did some Google searches, and got some useful information in r/Wordpress on Reddit: ... The first suggestion is https://www.drlinkcheck.com This allows you to check 1,500 links per month for free. But it quickly hit that limit on my web site. Apparently it counts EVERY image in EVERY photo album as a link! ... The next suggestion is https://www.deadlinkchecker.com These results look pretty good, but it incorrectly flagged several things as broken links. ... The last suggestion is https://w |
| iTech Guides | Dead Link Checker Review (2026): Pricing, Pros & Cons | Grounded web search | Dead Link Checker: A focused web tool for scheduled broken-link detection and emailed reports. Ranked #49 of 55 in Website Monitoring Software by our editors (6.0/10); pricing: Free plan; best for teams needing automated broken-link scans. |
| Medium | Review of free broken link checkers / by Martwaring / Medium | Grounded web search | 3) Dead Link Checker ... This looks like it may well work for some people but it didn’t work for me as it was blocked by my robots.txt file entries with a ‘denied access’ message. This may be a good thing as it is at least checking the robots.txt file to see if is allowed to run on my site, whereas options 1) and 2) above worked fine. Dead Link Checker ... Because it wasn’t allowed to run on this site you are looking at now I switched sites to my wedding videography site and my magician site and |
| trustaine.com | Dead Link Checker Reviews – Verified Customer Feedback / Trustaine | Grounded web search | ### Dead Link Checker deadlinkchecker.com 3.3 AI ... before any user reviews are submitted. Once reviews are added, the rating is updated based on user ... ##### Average Ratings 3.3 5 1 Star 2 Star 3 Star 70% 4 Star 30% 5 Star |
Customer proof
No named customers, testimonials, or customer case studies were found.
External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.
Company, security, and trust
Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.
| Signal | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Company and ownership | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
| Contact and support | A minimum of 24 hours' notice of cancellation required. Notification for instance, in person, via email, mobile phone 'text message' and/or fax, or any other means will be accepted subject to confirmation in writing. | source |
| Legal and privacy | Error codes Sitemap Contact About Terms/Privacy Policy | source |
| Security and compliance | The link checker and the target webserver were unable to negotiate a mutually acceptable secure encryption protocol. Usually this is because the target webserver only offers TLS 1.3 whereas the link checker currently req | source |
| Uptime and status page | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
| Domain registered | 2005-05-31 | — |
| Domain expires | 2027-05-31 | — |
Not found on the collected pages: company and ownership, uptime and status page. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.
Documentation and product updates
Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.
| Resource or update | Type | What is available | Date or freshness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product FAQ | FAQ | Answers common product, workflow, pricing, privacy, ownership, API, and team questions. (source) | Not dated |
Not found in the collected public sources: public roadmap, changelog or release notes, status page, separate help center or knowledge base.
Technical
Technical and delivery signals
Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.
| Signal | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension) | Web-based service accessed via browser S1. | S1 |
| Platforms and apps | Web platform S1. | S1 |
| API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins) | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
| Data ownership and export | Reports can be downloaded as CSV files S30. | S30 |
| Performance and reliability claims | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
| Release activity | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
Measured infrastructure
Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.
| Signal | Finding |
|---|---|
| Domain registered | 2005-05-31 — eNom, LLC |
| Domain expires | 2027-05-31 |
| TLS certificate | Let's Encrypt, valid, expires 2027-01-12 |
| Security headers | X-Frame-Options |
| Headers not served | HSTS, CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy |
| Server header | Microsoft-IIS/10.0 |
| Mail handled by | mx.deadlinkchecker.com.cust.a.hostedemail.com |
| Nameservers | ns1.hover.com, ns2.hover.com |
Not measurable: wayback: rate limited by archive.org, ladder stopped after 1 probe(s). A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.
Technical site audit
A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.
Scout — Bounded technical crawl
- Pages crawled: 15 of 15 maximum
- Technical health: 90/100
- Critical issues: 0
- Warnings: 27
- Notices: 4
Issues
Crawled pages
| Status | Title | H1s | Words | Response | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | Free Broken Link Checking Tool - Dead Link Checker | 1 | 311 | 382 ms | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| 200 | Free Broken Link Checking Tool - Dead Link Checker | 1 | 311 | 282 ms | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/ |
| 200 | Customer Account Settings - Dead Link Checker | 1 | 128 | 209 ms | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/accountsettings.asp |
| 200 | Customer Log In - Dead Link Checker | 1 | 98 | 268 ms | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/login.asp |
| 200 | Create Your Account - Dead Link Checker | 1 | 171 | 223 ms | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/createaccount.asp |
| 200 | Broken Link Checker Tool - Dead Link Checker | 1 | 271 | 271 ms | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/website-dead-link-checker.asp |
| 200 | Customer Log In for Dead Link Checker | 1 | 287 | 257 ms | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/multiple-websites-broken-link-check.asp |
| 200 | Subscription Plans - Dead Link Checker | 1 | 370 | 207 ms | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/automatic-broken-link-check.asp |
| 200 | Frequently Asked Questons - Dead Link Checker | 1 | 3550 | 260 ms | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/faq.asp |
| 200 | Broken Link Checker Services - Dead Link Checker | 1 | 319 | 208 ms | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/website-link-checker-options.asp |
| 200 | Customer Log In for Dead Link Checker | 1 | 287 | 124 ms | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/multiple-websites-broken-link-check.asp |
| 200 | Customer Log In - Dead Link Checker | 1 | 98 | 225 ms | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/login.asp |
| 200 | Dead Link Checker - HTTP Error codes | 1 | 306 | 204 ms | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/error-codes.asp |
| 200 | Sitemap - Dead Link Checker | 1 | 112 | 201 ms | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/sitemap.asp |
| 200 | About Us - Dead Link Checker | 1 | 562 | 198 ms | https://www.deadlinkchecker.com/about.asp |
This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.
Search Console and Analytics
First-party search and behavioral data connection state.
Modeled acquisition channels
| Channel | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| direct | 53.5% |
| search | 41.3% |
| search organic | 41.3% |
| search paid | 0.0% |
| social | 1.0% |
| social organic | 1.0% |
| social paid | 0.0% |
| referrals | 2.5% |
| paid referrals | 0.0% |
| 0.6% | |
| gen ai | 1.1% |
| affiliate | 0.0% |
| other | 0.0% |
First-party connections
| Integration | Status | Data available after connection |
|---|---|---|
| Google Search Console | Not connected | Clicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices |
| Google Analytics | Not connected | Organic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices |
No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.
Limits and method
Limitations and open questions
Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.
The collected pages do not mention any alternative products. Evidence gaps include lack of customer counts, independent reviews, API documentation, and detailed security certifications. Open questions include the exact scope of free multi-site checks and the availability of a free trial for auto-check subscriptions.
Sources, method, and limitations
Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.
This report is based on 12 of 15 collected pages from deadlinkchecker.com, including homepage, pricing, FAQ, about, terms, and error code pages. Static and browser rendering rendering were used; external proof search was performed but no external reviews were collected. Limitations include missing pages and lack of independent verification of claims.
- Official Websitehttps://www.deadlinkchecker.com/Verified
- Official Websitehttps://www.deadlinkchecker.com/terms.aspVerified
- Official Websitehttps://www.deadlinkchecker.com/about.aspVerified
- Official Websitehttps://www.deadlinkchecker.com/accountsettings.aspVerified
- Pricing Pagehttps://www.deadlinkchecker.com/automatic-broken-link-check.aspVerified
- Official Websitehttps://www.deadlinkchecker.com/createaccount.aspVerified
- Official Websitehttps://www.deadlinkchecker.com/error-codes.aspVerified
- Official Websitehttps://www.deadlinkchecker.com/faq.aspVerified
- Official Websitehttps://www.deadlinkchecker.com/login.aspVerified
- Official Websitehttps://www.deadlinkchecker.com/multiple-websites-broken-link-check.aspVerified
- Official Websitehttps://www.deadlinkchecker.com/sitemap.aspVerified
- Official Websitehttps://www.deadlinkchecker.com/website-dead-link-checker.aspVerified
- Review Sitehttps://www.trustpilot.com/review/www.deadlinkchecker.comVerified
- Review Sitehttps://www.websitesyork.co.uk/blog/review-of-free-broken-link-checkersVerified
- Review Sitehttps://softwarepolish.com/misc-area/solutions/identifying-broken-links-in-wordpress/Verified
- Review Sitehttps://www.itechguides.com/products/dead-link-checker/Verified
- Review Sitehttps://medium.com/@martwaring/review-of-free-broken-link-checkers-d5fa72597f63Verified
- Review Sitehttps://trustaine.com/businesses/deadlinkchecker.comVerified