Comparison · Updated October 18, 2026

BacklinkGenie vs Outlink AI

Outlink AI sends from inboxes you connect, from $88/mo. BacklinkGenie sends from a managed mailbox on a separate domain. Compare volume, control and paid placements.

We make BacklinkGenie, so read this with that in mind. Competitor prices come from their own pricing pages, linked below.

The short answer

Choose BacklinkGenie

If you want the sending domain and mailbox set up for you and only unpaid editorial links.

Choose Outlink AI

If you have inboxes ready to connect, want high daily volume and need white-label for clients.

BacklinkGenie vs Outlink AI at a glance

BacklinkGenie compared with Outlink AI
	BacklinkGenie	Outlink AI
What you're buying	Software with the sending setup included	Software that sends from your connected inboxes
Entry price (checked October 18, 2026)	Free report, then $99/mo for 1,000 emails (9.9¢ each)	$88/mo ($70/mo billed yearly)
Who does the outreach	The agent, after you approve (or on autopilot)	The autopilot, inside guardrails you set
Sending mailbox & domain	Dedicated domain + Google Workspace mailbox, set up and ramped for you	Your Gmail or Outlook inboxes, connected by OAuth
How targets are found	Agent searches your niche, plus any post URLs you paste	Five tactics: guest posts, resource and broken links, digital PR, Qwoted, mentions and niche edits
Who writes each pitch	Agent writes one pitch per post; you can edit	AI-personalized pitches and follow-ups
Control before anything is sent	Every pitch waits for approval unless you switch on autopilot	Guardrails you configure
Checks that links stay live	Weekly re-check of every won link, alert if it's removed or nofollowed	On-page link monitoring with a weekly digest
Best fit	Founders and small teams who want earned links without running the process	Teams that want high daily volume from their own inboxes, and agencies that need white-label

Sending setup

Outlink connects your Gmail or Outlook inboxes by OAuth. BacklinkGenie provides a dedicated domain and Google Workspace mailbox, authenticated and ramped up for you.

Volume

Outlink Starter allows 150 emails a day. A BacklinkGenie mailbox ramps up over about a month to its full rate; Starter covers up to 1,000 outreach emails a month.

Unpaid links only

Outlink's autopilot can spend on paid placements within a monthly cap. BacklinkGenie's quality gate blocks any pitch that offers payment.

Monitoring

Both check links after they go live. BacklinkGenie re-checks weekly and alerts you if a link is removed or turned nofollow.

Strengths and trade-offs

BacklinkGenie

AI outreach agent

Where it's strong

Sending domain, Google Workspace mailbox, authentication and ramp-up are included, so cold outreach never touches your main domain.
You see every prospect considered, can paste your own target posts, and keep a domain blocklist.
Every pitch passes a quality gate (recipient lock, link allowlist, no payment offers) before it can send.
Won links are re-checked weekly with an alert if they're removed or turned nofollow.

Where it falls short

A new product: fewer public reviews than tools that have been around for years.
Each new mailbox ramps up over about a month, so volume builds gradually.
No guaranteed link count; editors decide what to publish.
Not a full PR CRM for teams managing journalist relationships by hand.

Outlink AI

AI outreach agent (sends from your inboxes)

Where it's strong

High daily sending limits for the price: 150 emails a day on Starter.
On-page link monitoring and Search Console reporting on every plan.
White-label option and separate workspaces for agencies.

Where it falls short

You connect your own Gmail or Outlook inboxes, so the sending domains are yours to set up.
Its tactics include niche edits and paid placements within a monthly spend cap; check the guardrails if you only want unpaid links.
A card is needed to start the trial.

Pricing, checked October 18, 2026

BacklinkGenie pricing

Checked October 16, 2026

Free $0 Prospect report: qualified posts with DR and a verified contact. No card.
Starter $99/mo 1 site, 1 managed mailbox on its own domain, up to 1,000 outreach emails a month (pitches and follow-ups), about 9.9¢ an email. Warmup, bounce pause, quality gate and weekly link monitoring with live/nofollow alerts included.
Growth $249/mo Up to 3 sites and 3 mailboxes, each on its own domain, up to 3,000 emails a month, about 8.3¢ an email. Adds autopilot, MCP access, your own target posts and a domain blocklist.
Agency $499/mo Up to 8 client sites and 8 mailboxes, up to 8,000 emails a month, about 6.2¢ an email. Everything in Growth, per client site, plus priority support.

Free: Prospect report: qualified posts with DR and a verified contact. No card.
Starter: 1 site, 1 managed mailbox on its own domain, up to 1,000 outreach emails a month (pitches and follow-ups), about 9.9¢ an email. Warmup, bounce pause, quality gate and weekly link monitoring with live/nofollow alerts included.
Growth: Up to 3 sites and 3 mailboxes, each on its own domain, up to 3,000 emails a month, about 8.3¢ an email. Adds autopilot, MCP access, your own target posts and a domain blocklist.
Agency: Up to 8 client sites and 8 mailboxes, up to 8,000 emails a month, about 6.2¢ an email. Everything in Growth, per client site, plus priority support.

Source: BacklinkGenie pricing

Outlink AI pricing

Checked October 18, 2026

Starter $88/mo ($70/mo billed yearly) 150 outreach emails a day, 3 connected inboxes, 10 campaigns, $25 monthly autopilot spend cap.
Growth $195/mo ($156/mo billed yearly) 500 a day, 10 inboxes, 25 campaigns, $100 spend cap.
Scale $625/mo ($500/mo billed yearly) Unlimited sending, inboxes and campaigns; no spend cap.

Starter: 150 outreach emails a day, 3 connected inboxes, 10 campaigns, $25 monthly autopilot spend cap.
Growth: 500 a day, 10 inboxes, 25 campaigns, $100 spend cap.
Scale: Unlimited sending, inboxes and campaigns; no spend cap.

7-day trial: card required, no charge until day 7. You can see prospects and sample pitches before adding a card. The spend cap limits what the autopilot spends for you on paid placements and prospect data, separate from the subscription.

Sources: Outlink AI pricing , Outlink AI homepage

Before you decide

Any outreach tool is only as good as two things it can't fix on its own: the list of posts you pitch and whether your email lands. Our best-of list guide covers the first; our notes on sending from Google Workspace covers the second. If you're new to the process, start with the complete link outreach process.

BacklinkGenie is built for agencies running outreach for clients: see how the agent finds posts and sends pitches, or check plans and pricing.

Questions people ask

Which suits agencies?

Outlink offers white-label and workspaces. BacklinkGenie's Agency plan covers 8 sites with a mailbox each for $499/mo.