Comparison
JnK Linkweave vs Linkilo
Linkilo is less an internal linking plugin than an SEO platform with 14+ modules: redirects, crawl logs, AI topic clusters, keyword conflicts and internal links, sold as a replacement for three to five plugins. Linkweave does internal linking and stops there. Which is better depends on whether you want the rest.
The short version
On internal linking itself, the two are now close. Both have editor suggestions, auto-link rules, orphan and broken-link reports, anchor text analysis, click analytics, related posts, link preview cards, focus-keyword and Search Console signals, cross-site linking and a bulk URL changer. Both put every feature on every paid tier and make AI optional with your own key.
Linkilo adds a lot beyond linking: a redirection manager, crawl log analysis, keyword conflict detection, AI topic cluster maps, page builder integrations, snapshot reports and an MCP server (Linkweave Pro has no MCP server; it lets AI tools read its reports through the WordPress Abilities API). Linkweave has a free version, a lifetime licence, Anthropic as well as OpenAI for AI re-ranking, and lower yearly prices at every size.
Feature by feature
Linkilo has one column because every plan has every module. Linkilo rows come from its own pricing and features pages. Our rows are checked against the Linkweave 1.6.0 free and Pro builds you download.
✓ included✓ Pro+ only from that tier up~ partly (catch noted)✗ not availablenot tested hands-on paid screen we did not buy
Link suggestions8 rows
| Feature | Linkilo (paid only) | Linkweave Free | Linkweave Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free version you can install | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | n/a |
| Suggestions without an AI keyLinkweave ranks with BM25 / TF-IDF in PHP on your server; Linkilo says most modules have a free engine and its semantic suggestions use OpenAI | Most modules | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| AI suggestions with your own key | OpenAI (Claude and Gemini listed as coming soon) | ✗ No | OpenAI or Anthropic re-ranking |
| Suggestions inside the post editor | ✓ Yes | Gutenberg and Classic | + bulk insert |
| Posts that should link here (inbound) | not tested hands-on | ✓ Yes | + bulk-apply to many posts |
| Boost with Yoast / Rank Math focus keywords | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| Aim at Google Search Console queries | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | GSC CSV import |
| Link between your own sitesLinkweave: sites activated on the same licence, so a multi-site licence | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
Automatic linking4 rows
| Feature | Linkilo (paid only) | Linkweave Free | Linkweave Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keyword to URL auto-link rules | ✓ Yes | Unlimited, per-post and per-site caps | Unlimited |
| Topic clusters | AI clusters, treemap and heatmap | ✗ No | One-click cluster auto-link map |
| Related posts block | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| Link preview hover cards | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
Reports and fixes5 rows
| Feature | Linkilo (paid only) | Linkweave Free | Linkweave Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orphan page report | + AI placement suggestions | ✓ Yes | + CSV export |
| Broken internal link scan | Daily, with email alerts | Daily, read-only | + one-click unlink or replace |
| Anchor text report | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | Over-used anchors flagged, CSV |
| Internal link click analytics | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| Bulk URL find and replace | 24-hour undo | ✗ No | Per-batch rollback |
Beyond internal linking6 rows
| Feature | Linkilo (paid only) | Linkweave Free | Linkweave Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redirection manager | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Crawl log analysis (incl. AI crawlers) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Keyword conflict (cannibalisation) finder | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Page builder integrations (Elementor, Divi and more) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| MCP server for AI assistantsLinkweave Pro ships no MCP server. On WordPress 6.9+ it registers read-only abilities (orphans, link counts, suggestions) that AI tools using the Abilities API can call; off by default. | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | No; read-only reports via the WordPress Abilities API |
| Snapshot reports with PDF export | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
Privacy1 row
| Feature | Linkilo (paid only) | Linkweave Free | Linkweave Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post content stays on your server by default | Not when AI modules are on | ✓ Yes | Unless you turn on AI re-ranking |
Price and licence7 rows
| Feature | Linkilo (paid only) | Linkweave Free | Linkweave Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan, yearlyLinkilo launch price, which it says renews at the same rate while you stay subscribed | 1 site: $59 now, $149 list | $0 | Solo, 3 sites: $29 |
| 3 to 5 sites, yearly | 5 sites: $149 now, $298 list | $0 | 3 sites: $29; 10 sites: $49 |
| 10 sites, yearlyLinkilo has no 10-site plan; its next size up covers 25 sites | 25 sites: $279 now, $499 list | $0 | Studio: $49 |
| Unlimited sites, yearly | $499 now, $699 list | $0 | Agency: $99 |
| Lifetime licence | ✗ No | n/a | From $89 once |
| Every feature on every tier | ✓ Yes | n/a | ✓ Yes |
| Refund window | 30 days | n/a | 14 days |
Sources (3)
- Linkilo: https://linkilo.co/pricing/
- Linkilo: https://linkilo.co/features/
- Linkweave: https://jnkplugins.com/jnk-linkweave/pricing.php
What only one of them does
Only in Linkilo
- A redirection manager with a site scanner, crawl log analysis that tracks AI crawlers, and GSC URL Inspection inside WordPress.
- Keyword conflict detection, AI topic clusters with treemap and heatmap views, and an MCP server for AI assistants.
- Page builder integrations (Elementor, Divi, Beaver Builder, Oxygen and more), snapshot reports with PDF export, and email alerts.
- A 30-day refund window.
Only in Linkweave
- A free version with editor suggestions, inbound opportunities, unlimited auto-link rules, orphan and broken-link reports.
- Suggestions ranked on your own server with no AI service in the path unless you add a key, and Anthropic as well as OpenAI when you do.
- Bulk-apply inbound links into many posts at once, and one-click broken-link repair.
- A lifetime licence on every tier, and lower yearly prices at every size.
What Linkweave looks like
These screens are from Linkweave Pro 1.6.0 on our own test site, with made-up posts. The site's domain is shown as northwind.studio in the reports.
Linkilo, for fairness: we have not bought Linkilo, so there are no screenshots of it here and every Linkilo row comes from its own pages. Its 30-day guarantee makes it easy to try on a real site.
The prices, both numbers
| Yearly | Linkilo list | Linkilo now | JnK Linkweave |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | None | None | $0 |
| 1 site | $149 | $59 | $29 (Solo, 3 sites) |
| 5 sites | $298 | $149 | $49 (Studio, 10 sites) |
| 25 sites | $499 | $279 | $99 (Agency, unlimited) |
| Unlimited | $699 | $499 | $99 (Agency) |
| Lifetime | Not offered | Not offered | $89 (Solo, 3 sites) |
Linkweave costs less at every size, even against Linkilo's launch prices. If you'd rather not subscribe at all, we sell a lifetime licence where Linkilo says it doesn't. Linkilo's price covers a lot more than linking, so the fair question is whether you'd use those other modules.
One number on their page to check
Linkilo's “plugins you cancel” calculation still lists Link Whisper at $77 a year. Link Whisper's own pricing page showed $119 a year for one site when we checked on 16 September 2026, and $97 on 5 October. It's a small thing, and exactly why every page we publish carries the date it was checked. Ours can go stale too.
How we compared. Linkweave rows were checked against the released 1.6.0 free and Pro builds; screenshots are from Pro 1.6.0 on WordPress 7.0.2 with demo posts. Linkilo rows come from its pricing and features pages, read on 17 September 2026. Features Linkilo lists as “in dev” or “coming soon” are not counted. We did not install Linkilo; the row marked not tested is one its pages don't mention.
A platform is a feature and a cost
A plugin that replaces five also puts five plugins' worth of risk into one licence, one vendor and one update stream. Plenty of people would rather manage one thing than five, and they're not wrong.
But if you already run a redirection plugin you like and an SEO suite for the rest, and you just want internal linking done well, most of Linkilo would be duplication. That's the case Linkweave is built for.
Choose Linkilo if
You want one purchase for internal linking, redirects, crawl logs, keyword conflicts, AI topic clusters and reporting; you build with Elementor, Divi or another page builder; or you want an MCP server for AI assistants. The 30-day guarantee makes it low-risk to test.
Choose JnK Linkweave if
Internal linking is the job, you already have tools for redirects and SEO, you want to start free and see the orphan and broken-link picture first, you want Anthropic as well as OpenAI, or you'd rather buy a lifetime licence than subscribe.
What counts against us. Linkweave is not in the WordPress plugin directory at the moment: the listing is temporarily closed, pending a review. The free version is a direct download from us and updates itself from your dashboard. Linkilo says it runs on 10,000+ sites; we are far smaller, and our refund window is 14 days to their 30.
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