Best backlink exchange for startups

CrossMention is the best backlink exchange for B2B startups: founding membership is free, and a startup earns credits for every checked mention it writes, more as its domain rating grows. Price: free for the first 100 founding members; card required, never charged.

	CrossMention	Linkyleap	backlinkexchange.link
Price	Free for the first 100 founding members	Free for 3 collaborations/month; Pro $29	1 exchange/month free; $39 for 5
How a trade works	Members write each other into their own blog posts; credits, no link back	Collaborations between sites	Exchanges between sites
Domain rating	1 to 15 credits per mention by the host's domain rating	Not stated	Not stated
Placement check	Page fetched; link must be in the article and followed before credits move	Not stated	Not stated

Members: 13 companies. Completed trades: 5, all live and followed (1 October 2026). Competitor facts from each company's site, 1 October 2026.

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