agentlinkopsAgentLinkOps vs OpenSEO
An OpenSEO alternative for watching the links you earned: scheduled checks, confirmed losses and campaign records your agent reads over MCP, CLI or API.
Check one page against your site without an account.
The short answer
Pick OpenSEO if your agent needs SEO research. It covers keyword research, rank tracking, site audits, domain overviews and backlink lookups for any domain, through a hosted MCP server or a copy you host yourself. The code is MIT licensed, and the hosted plan is $10 a month with $10 of usage included.
Pick AgentLinkOps if your agent needs to watch the links you earned. It checks each placement on a schedule, counts a link as lost only after two complete checks agree, checks the page each link points to and keeps prospects, contacts and outcomes beside every link. The two fit together: research in OpenSEO, link records in AgentLinkOps.
Which one to pick
OpenSEOPick OpenSEO if
- You want keyword research, rank tracking and site audits your agent can run at usage prices.
- You want to self-host the tool or read its source.
- You research other domains' backlink profiles more than you watch your own links.
- You want to start at $10 a month.
AgentLinkOpsPick AgentLinkOps if
- You need specific placements checked on a schedule, with a loss confirmed by two complete checks at least 30 minutes apart.
- You need to know when the page your link points to breaks, even while the backlink stays in place.
- You keep prospects, private contacts and outreach outcomes beside the links they won.
- Your agent should add links, read changes and request rechecks over MCP, the CLI or the REST API.
AgentLinkOps vs OpenSEO at a glance
| AgentLinkOps | OpenSEO | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Starting price | Free backlink checker, no account | $10/month with $10 of usage included |
| Watching links | ||
| Scheduled tracking | Each backlink daily by default, plus the page it points to | Keyword rankings, weekly by default, and AI mentions and citations |
| Search Console | Google index state for your own pages | Clicks, impressions, position and URL inspection for your agent, at no usage cost |
| Finding sources | ||
| Backlink data | Backlink lookups for your site or a competitor, up to 1,000 rows each | Backlinks, referring domains and domain rank for any domain, about $0.08 per overview |
| Free checker | Tests whether one page links to your site, with no account | Top 15 backlinks for a domain, with no signup |
| Campaign records | ||
| What it keeps | Prospects, private contacts and outreach outcomes beside each link | Saved keywords and project context your agent reuses |
| Agent access | ||
| How an agent connects | MCP server, CLI and REST API on the same plan | Hosted MCP with OAuth sign-in, plus a ChatGPT plugin |
| Skills | A skill pack for monitoring, discovery and campaign records | Skills for SEO coaching, audits, keyword research and competitor analysis |
Where OpenSEO is stronger
- Open source under the MIT license, and free to self-host.
- Broad SEO research in one tool: keyword research, rank tracking, site audits, domain overviews and AI visibility.
- A lower entry price: $10 a month, with usage billed as you go and top-ups that never expire.
- A free checker that shows any domain's top 15 backlinks. The AgentLinkOps checker tests one page against your site.
Questions about OpenSEO and AgentLinkOps
Can I use OpenSEO and AgentLinkOps together?
Yes. Research a domain's backlinks in OpenSEO, then add the placements you win to AgentLinkOps by hand, from a CSV file or through your agent. Both connect to the same agent over MCP.
Which one costs less?
OpenSEO starts lower: $10 a month with $10 of usage, and a domain overview costs about $0.08. AgentLinkOps puts link checks, lookups and campaign records on one plan.
Can I self-host AgentLinkOps?
No. AgentLinkOps is a hosted service. Its open-source CLI checks a link from your own machine with no account.
How does AgentLinkOps decide a link is lost?
Two complete checks at least 30 minutes apart must both find the page without your link. A page that can't be read shows Can't reach until a check can read it, so a blocked or slow page never counts as a loss.
Prices and features checked 25 Oct 2026 from OpenSEO pricing, OpenSEO home, OpenSEO agent setup, OpenSEO backlink checker and OpenSEO license on GitHub. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.