Comparison
The best SaaS link building agency depends on four things you can check before any sales call
Twelve agencies, compared on published price, minimum commitment, model and link type. No scores, no stars, no paid placements — just the facts that decide a shortlist, each one sourced and dated.
Last updated · Figures are third-party published data, cited inline
The short answer
There is no single best SaaS link building agency. The right one is decided by your budget, your customer lifetime value and the link type you need. Of the twelve documented here, four publish a rate or minimum you can check without a sales call — start there, then compare the rest against those numbers.
The comparison table
These are the four columns that actually decide a shortlist, and they are the four that no other roundup in this category publishes. Sorted by whether pricing is public — a fact about disclosure, not a judgement about quality.
| Agency | Published pricing | Minimum | Model | Main link types |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Olympus Outreach-led link building with a high engagement floor | Published $500–$900 per link | $40,000 programme minimum | Per-link with a large programme minimum | Manual outreach, Editorial placements |
| Dofollow Monthly retainer link building | Published From $4,000/month for 4–5 links | $4,000/month minimum | Monthly retainer | Outreach, Editorial placements |
| Editorial.Link Editorial backlinks priced per link with no contract minimum | Published $350 per link · $1,750 for 5 · $6,000 for 20 | No minimum contract stated | Per-link, no minimum contract | Editorial backlinks, Manual outreach |
| uSERP Authority-focused link building for funded and enterprise SaaS | Published $500–$1,000 per link · programmes $5,500–$15,000/month | 3-month minimum term | Monthly programme with a term commitment | Editorial placements, Digital PR, Authority links |
| Digitaloft Digital PR agency building editorial links through press campaigns | Not published Not published | Not published | Campaign-based | Digital PR, Editorial placements, Press coverage |
| Growfusely SaaS content marketing and digital PR | Not published Not published | Not published | Custom retainer | Digital PR, Content-led link earning |
| Jolly SEO Journalist outreach — links earned by supplying expert quotes | Not published Not published | Not published | Programme-based | Journalist outreach, Expert quotes, Editorial placements |
| Page One Power Long-running dedicated link building firm | Not published Not published | Not published | Custom retainer | Manual outreach, Resource link building, Content-led links |
| saaslinkbuilder SaaS-to-SaaS placements optimised for both Google and AI answer visibility | Not published Not published — pay only for links delivered | No upfront retainer stated | Pay on delivery — no upfront retainer | SaaS-to-SaaS placements, Listicle placements, Brand mentions, AI-visibility links |
| Searchbloom SMB digital marketing agency with link building among its services | Not published Not published | Not published | Custom retainer | Link building within a wider SEO retainer |
| Siege Media Content-led link earning plus digital PR | Not published Not published for its own service — but publishes detailed market rates | Not published | Custom retainer | Content-led link earning, Digital PR, Linkable assets |
| Skale SaaS SEO with link building as one workstream | Not published Not published | Not published | Custom retainer | Link building within a SaaS SEO retainer |
How this list is compiled
Every agency here works on link building for B2B SaaS, either as a specialism or as a named service line. Facts are taken from the agency's own site where possible, and from named third-party publications where not — each entry says which, and carries the date it was checked.
We publish no scores, star ratings or review counts. That is not modesty; it is accuracy. Scoring twelve agencies honestly would require running a procurement process against all of them, and we have not. A five-point score we cannot defend would be worse than no score, because it would look like evidence.
What we do publish is the underlying data, so you can apply your own weighting. If budget is the binding constraint, sort by published price. If you need volume, sort by model. If you are buying for a regulated category, start with link type. The full methodology sets out what gets an agency added, corrected or removed.
A note on “Not published”. It means the agency does not make that figure publicly available. It is not an accusation, and several agencies that publish nothing quote within a day of being asked. It matters only because it changes how you have to run your process: you cannot compare an unpublished price against a published one without making the call first.
The 4 agencies that publish pricing
Start here if you have a fixed budget. These four let you rule yourself in or out before spending an hour on a call, and they give you the reference points to judge everyone else's quote.
Digital Olympus
Outreach-led link building with a high engagement floor
- Cost
- $500–$900 per link
- Minimum commitment
- $40,000 programme minimum
- Model
- Per-link with a large programme minimum
- Main link types
- Manual outreach, Editorial placements
Best fit for
Funded SaaS with a large annual link budget already approved
What the public record shows
Publishes a per-link rate and a programme minimum. The minimum is the highest disclosed in this dataset, which makes it a fast qualifier: below that budget the conversation ends early rather than after three calls.
Dofollow
Monthly retainer link building
- Cost
- From $4,000/month for 4–5 links
- Minimum commitment
- $4,000/month minimum
- Model
- Monthly retainer
- Main link types
- Outreach, Editorial placements
Best fit for
Buyers who want a fixed monthly link count rather than a variable campaign
What the public record shows
Publishes both a monthly floor and the link count it buys, which makes the implied per-link rate calculable at roughly $800–$1,000.
Editorial.Link
Editorial backlinks priced per link with no contract minimum
- Cost
- $350 per link · $1,750 for 5 · $6,000 for 20
- Minimum commitment
- No minimum contract stated
- Model
- Per-link, no minimum contract
- Main link types
- Editorial backlinks, Manual outreach
Best fit for
SaaS testing a link programme without committing to a retainer
What the public record shows
The most pricing-transparent entry in this dataset: per-link rate, two package tiers and an explicit no-minimum position are all public. Also publishes primary research on link building costs, which this site cites on the pricing pages.
uSERP
Authority-focused link building for funded and enterprise SaaS
- Cost
- $500–$1,000 per link · programmes $5,500–$15,000/month
- Minimum commitment
- 3-month minimum term
- Model
- Monthly programme with a term commitment
- Main link types
- Editorial placements, Digital PR, Authority links
Best fit for
Funded SaaS in competitive categories with budget above $5k/month
What the public record shows
Publishes both a per-link band and a monthly programme range, plus a three-month minimum term. Also publishes buyer spend research — that 46.5% of respondents spend $5,000–$10,000/month on link building — which this site cites on its pricing pages.
The agencies that quote on request
These eight price against your category, your target sites and often your lifetime value. That is a defensible way to price a service where per-link costs genuinely range from $141 to over $1,500 — but it does mean you need the market bands in hand before the call, or you have no way to tell a fair quote from an ambitious one.
Digitaloft
Digital PR agency building editorial links through press campaigns
- Cost
- Not published
- Minimum commitment
- Not published
- Model
- Campaign-based
- Main link types
- Digital PR, Editorial placements, Press coverage
Best fit for
SaaS with a story or dataset that can carry a press campaign
What the public record shows
Publishes campaign outcomes rather than rates. One documented campaign for the car subscription service Finn produced 116 links from 72 referring domains, with coverage in USA Today, Fox Business and Consumer Reports.
Growfusely
SaaS content marketing and digital PR
- Cost
- Not published
- Minimum commitment
- Not published
- Model
- Custom retainer
- Main link types
- Digital PR, Content-led link earning
Best fit for
SaaS wanting content and links from one supplier
What the public record shows
Quotes against requirements rather than a published rate card. Links are positioned as an output of content marketing rather than a standalone line item.
Jolly SEO
Journalist outreach — links earned by supplying expert quotes
- Cost
- Not published
- Minimum commitment
- Not published
- Model
- Programme-based
- Main link types
- Journalist outreach, Expert quotes, Editorial placements
Best fit for
SaaS with a credible in-house expert available for quotes
What the public record shows
Works by pitching client experts to journalists seeking sources. One documented campaign built more than 85 backlinks from top publications. This model depends on a named subject-matter expert being available, which is a real operational requirement to check before signing.
Page One Power
Long-running dedicated link building firm
- Cost
- Not published
- Minimum commitment
- Not published
- Model
- Custom retainer
- Main link types
- Manual outreach, Resource link building, Content-led links
Best fit for
Buyers who prefer an established generalist over a SaaS specialist
What the public record shows
One of the longer-established firms working exclusively on links rather than links as part of a wider SEO retainer. Not SaaS-specific.
saaslinkbuilder
SaaS-to-SaaS placements optimised for both Google and AI answer visibility
- Cost
- Not published — pay only for links delivered
- Minimum commitment
- No upfront retainer stated
- Model
- Pay on delivery — no upfront retainer
- Main link types
- SaaS-to-SaaS placements, Listicle placements, Brand mentions, AI-visibility links
Best fit for
SaaS wanting listicle and comparison-page placements, and buyers who want payment tied to delivery
What the public record shows
States that payment falls due at the end of the month for links actually delivered, with no upfront retainer or hidden fees. Publishes a 15-step quality checklist and a one-year link guarantee with replacement. Founder-led delivery. The per-link rate is not public, so the effective cost is only knowable after a quote.
Searchbloom
SMB digital marketing agency with link building among its services
- Cost
- Not published
- Minimum commitment
- Not published
- Model
- Custom retainer
- Main link types
- Link building within a wider SEO retainer
Best fit for
Smaller companies wanting links bundled with technical and on-page SEO
What the public record shows
Links are one component of a broader engagement that also covers keyword research, competitive analysis and on-page work. Buyers wanting links only should confirm the split before signing.
Siege Media
Content-led link earning plus digital PR
- Cost
- Not published for its own service — but publishes detailed market rates
- Minimum commitment
- Not published
- Model
- Custom retainer
- Main link types
- Content-led link earning, Digital PR, Linkable assets
Best fit for
SaaS able to fund content production alongside link acquisition
What the public record shows
Does not publish its own rate card but does publish substantial market pricing research — including digital PR campaign ranges of $5,000–$10,000/month for simpler campaigns and $8,000–$15,000/month with custom content, and per-placement figures of $800–$1,200. This site cites that research on its pricing pages.
Skale
SaaS SEO with link building as one workstream
- Cost
- Not published
- Minimum commitment
- Not published
- Model
- Custom retainer
- Main link types
- Link building within a SaaS SEO retainer
Best fit for
SaaS buying a full SEO function rather than links alone
What the public record shows
Prices against SEO goals rather than link counts. Buyers comparing on cost-per-link will need to ask for the link portion to be itemised.
Cutting twelve down to three
The table above is a filter, not a verdict. Three passes will usually get you to a shortlist worth spending calls on.
- Cut on minimum first. A $40,000 programme minimum is a fast, unambiguous disqualifier if your annual link budget is $30,000. Do this before anything else — it is the cheapest cut to make.
- Cut on link type second. If you need digital PR because you have a dataset worth pitching, an agency built around guest posting is the wrong supplier regardless of price. If you need predictable monthly volume, a campaign-based digital PR shop will frustrate you.
- Cut on model last. Pay-on-delivery, per-link and retainer distribute risk very differently. Retainers buy attention and planning; per-link buys units. Neither is better — but one of them matches how your finance team wants to book the cost.
Whatever survives those three passes gets the same set of questions, asked in the same order, so the answers are comparable. The eleven questions are here, and the two that separate agencies fastest are what proportion of placements involve a payment to the publisher, and what happens when a link goes dead.
If you are not yet sure an agency is the right move at all, the fit quiz will tell you plainly — including when the honest answer is to spend the money on something else this quarter.
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