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Broken Link Check vs LinkChecker: catalog facts
Broken Link CheckLinkChecker
Freemium

Free for up to 3,000 pages; advanced services are available.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Web Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • No sign-up or download
  • Shows where each broken link is in the HTML
  • Recursive, multithreaded crawling of whole sites
  • Many output formats including CSV, XML, SQL and sitemap graphs
  • Free version limited to 3,000 pages
  • Command-line only, no graphical interface
  • The PyPI release may lag behind the latest code
Web application Downloadable app
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: GPL
No account needed No account needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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