Linkavista review: the cheapest link marketplace, backlinks on French and international sites from €1

Buying backlinks gets expensive fast, and selling them often pays little once the commissions are gone. Linkavista tackles the problem from both ends: links from €1 on the buyer side, one of the lowest commissions on the market on the publisher side, and a catalogue of more than 95,000 sites in over 40 countries, around half of them in French. In my view, it is the cheapest link marketplace on the French market, on both sides. For a brand that wants backlinks from French-language sites, it is also one of the simplest ways in.

I have used it both ways since late 2024: I buy links there for my own sites and I sell sponsored articles on the sites I publish. This review therefore draws on my own orders and sales. Here is what you need to know to get the most out of it.

What is Linkavista?

Linkavista is a link building marketplace: on one side, advertisers looking for links to their sites; on the other, publishers selling sponsored articles on theirs. The platform connects the two, takes the payment, follows the publication and then checks that the link stays in place.

Its special feature fits in a single switch: BUY or SELL. The same account is used to order links and to list your own sites, which makes it very handy for anyone who works both sides of link building, as most site publishers do.

The platform is run by Linkavista SAS, a company based in the Dordogne, in south-west France. The marketplace has been live since spring 2024 and its catalogue is growing fast: around 35,000 sites in early 2026, more than 95,000 a few months later. The website is available in English and in some twenty-five other languages, and the catalogue covers more than 40 countries. French sites make up the core, followed by English, Spanish, German, Italian and many more.

The formats on offer are varied: a new article written for the occasion, a link added to a page that already ranks on Google, sites included in Google News, homepage or sitewide links rented by the month, and even a few free spots. You can also have an existing article reused.

Why buy links on French sites?

If your brand is launching in France, Belgium, Switzerland or Quebec, links from French-language sites are what tells Google that your site is relevant to that audience. A French page linked only from English sites struggles to rank on google.fr. International agencies and multilingual sites face the same need: each language version deserves its own links, from sites in that language.

That is exactly where Linkavista is strongest. Around 50,000 French sites, sorted by theme, traffic and price, are listed with their metrics, and you can filter the catalogue by language and country. You can provide your own article in French, have the publisher write it, or let the platform write it for you.

How does Linkavista work?

For advertisers: buying a link

Sign-up is free, and the catalogue can be browsed before any payment. Each listing shows the domain in full, its Majestic Trust Flow and Citation Flow, its authority, its referring domains, its Semrush traffic and its price excluding VAT. When the publisher has connected Search Console, the listing also shows its real Google clicks. Filters cover theme, metrics, traffic, price, link type, language and Google News.

To order, you top up credits (€20 excluding VAT minimum, by card, PayPal, bank transfer or crypto), then choose your site and your writing option: an article you provide, writing by the publisher, or writing by the platform in the « Essential » format (in-house AI, 72 working hours) or the « Expert » format (human proofreading, under 48 working hours). Invoices can be downloaded from your account, with VAT handled.

The publisher then has five days to accept, decline or make a counter-offer. Once accepted, the order must be published within ten days of the scheduled date. The platform sends reminders to the publisher on days 1, 3, 5 and 9, and if the link is still not live, the order is cancelled and the credits go back to your account automatically.

For publishers: selling articles

You add your site through Search Console or a form, then verify it with a file at the root, a meta tag or the WordPress plugin, which also allows automatic publishing. The site becomes visible to buyers within 24 hours.

Two pricing modes coexist. With capped prices, the default mode, your price is capped at the lowest one found on competing platforms, and Linkavista takes 5% excluding VAT on the sale, then 10% excluding VAT on withdrawal. With free prices, by approval, you set whatever price you like in return for 10% on the sale and 15% on withdrawal. The official example: a €100 sale credits €95, and €85.50 reaches your bank account. Withdrawals start at €100 excluding VAT, once a month, by bank transfer or PayPal.

Linkavista catalogue and pricing

Linkavista lists its prices site by site rather than in a grid: each publisher sets their own, and everything is shown excluding VAT, commission included. To find out what a link really costs, I pulled the full French catalogue through the API, around 50,000 sites:

The median price of a link on a French site is around €35 excluding VAT, writing not included. Two sites out of three cost €50 or less, and more than 5,000 cost €10 or less. The homepage promise, « backlinks starting from €1 », holds up: a good hundred French sites are at that price, and a few are even free.

There is a reason for this density of low prices. With capped prices, Linkavista limits each site to the lowest rate found elsewhere: I have seen it on my own sites, several of which dropped below €50, down to around fifteen euros, because they were cheaper on another platform. For the buyer, it is a guarantee of paying the market’s floor price.

Agencies that want to automate also have access to a publicly documented API (site search, ordering, counter-offers, cancellation, webhooks), with keys issued by the team depending on the use. Among the link building platforms I follow, only two offer a real API, and Linkavista is one of them.

My experience in figures, as a buyer and a seller

This is the strength of this review: my own figures, taken from my account, on both sides of the platform.

As a buyer: over 70 links published for around €200

I use Linkavista to support my own sites: supporting links, varied anchors, on spots chosen one by one. Across more than 80 orders, almost all on different domains, I paid on average around €2.50 excluding VAT per order, nearly half of them at €1, and a dozen of them carried two, three or four links. The most expensive one cost me €25.

More than nine orders out of ten were published, a few were declined by the publisher and only one was cancelled. Above all, the turnaround surprised me: half of the links were live within a day, about thirty on the very day of the order, and the longest took under two weeks. That is much faster than the usual one to two weeks on this kind of platform, on spots that are nonetheless very cheap.

As a seller: over €7,000 net in under two years

I listed around fifty of my sites, at a base price of €50 with capped prices. Since my first sale in early 2025, I have received over 70 orders, almost all of them published. The rare declines mostly concerned an order sent twice at a low price, then republished at the right rate.

The average amount credited is €110 per sale, from around ten euros to over €200, for a total of more than €7,000 net of the sales commission. Sensitive niches sell for much more, nearly double. On my side, I usually publish the same day or the next: half of my sales go live within a day.

What we like about Linkavista

The lowest prices on the French market

This is its first strength. Across a dozen French platforms, the entry price is around €10; Linkavista starts at €1, and it is the cheapest marketplace on the French market, on both sides. My €200 or so for more than 70 published links shows it clearly.

Google Search Console traffic

When the publisher has connected Search Console, the buyer sees their real Google clicks, not an estimate: real traffic that is hard to inflate. Filtering on this traffic changes the way you select your spots, and to me it is the strongest argument for choosing a site, especially in a market you know less well.

One of the lowest publisher commissions

5% on the sale and 10% on withdrawal, or 14.5% in total with capped prices, when other platforms take 20 to 50%. That is the key to the model: a lower commission attracts more publishers, more publishers make a wider catalogue, and a wider catalogue pushes prices down.

Fast publication and automatic refunds

My median turnaround is one day, and more than nine orders out of ten went live. And if a publisher does not publish, the credits come back to your account on their own.

An international catalogue

French sites form the core, but the catalogue covers over 40 countries, with a website in English and some twenty-five other languages. An agency can run French, Spanish or German campaigns from the same account.

A clear interface and responsive support

The interface is smooth and intuitive, on both sides of the platform: you switch from buying to selling in one click. Support replies quickly and usually finds a solution within a few hours.

Long-term link monitoring

Once published, each link is checked automatically: presence, indexing, anchor, attribute and response code. The terms of sale provide for the link to stay live for 24 months, with penalties for any publisher who removes it.

Things to know

These are the rules of an open marketplace. They are easy to manage once you have them in mind.

Turnaround depends on the publisher

Each publisher approves and publishes on their own. Most are quick, some take two or three weeks, and an order can be declined or met with a counter-offer. The automatic refund after ten days covers this case.

Automatic writing needs a review

The AI-written option leaves little control over the final text. For an important link, providing your own article or choosing the human-proofread option remains the best habit, all the more so if you do not read French.

Authority metrics to cross-check

Trust Flow and referring domains are updated every month. Comparing them with Majestic on my own sites, I found displayed values slightly below the current ones. GSC traffic, when connected, remains the most reliable figure on the listing.

Credits valid for 24 months

Topped-up credits keep for two years and can only be used for orders. So you top up as your campaigns go. As for the guarantee, the terms of sale mention 24 months of link maintenance, the FAQ at least one year.

A catalogue centred on publisher sites

The heart of the catalogue is blogs and niche sites. National press, SaaS and very specialised B2B are less represented.

Finally, as on any platform of this kind, the links you buy count as sponsored links under Google’s guidelines: use them in moderation, on sites chosen for their relevance.

Who is Linkavista for?

My tips for using Linkavista well

1. Explore the catalogue before topping up: sign-up is free and every listing is visible.
2. Filter by language and country first, then by GSC traffic whenever it is available: it is the most reliable figure to judge a site.
3. Start with a small batch: €50 to €150 for three to five links of different types is enough to judge publishers and turnaround.
4. Provide your own article for the links that matter, written or proofread by a native speaker, and keep automatic writing for supporting links.
5. Cross-check the metrics with your usual tool before a more expensive order.
6. As a seller, check your price settings: the automatic adjustment box is ticked by default and replaces the price you enter. Review your writing options once the site is saved, too.

Linkavista vs the alternatives

On price alone, Linkavista leads the panel; the more expensive platforms make sense when you are targeting the national press or want to hand over the whole campaign. Browse all my tool reviews to compare.

Linkavista FAQ

How much does a backlink cost on Linkavista?

From €1 excluding VAT. The median price of a link on a French site is around €35 excluding VAT, and two sites out of three cost €50 or less. Sign-up is free and credits are topped up from €20 excluding VAT.

Is Linkavista safe?

Yes. Credits stay on the platform until the link is published, and are refunded automatically if it is not. More than nine of my orders out of ten gave me a published link, and all my sales were credited to my account, with withdrawals paid every month.

Can I buy links on French sites if I do not speak French?

Yes. The website is available in English, the catalogue can be filtered by language and country, and the platform can write the article in French for you. For important links, have a native speaker review the text.

Does Linkavista have sites in English?

Yes. French sites make up about half of the catalogue, and the rest covers over 40 countries, including the UK and the USA, in English, Spanish, German, Italian and many other languages.

How much does Linkavista take from publishers?

With capped prices, 5% excluding VAT on the sale and 10% excluding VAT on withdrawal, or 14.5% in total: a €100 sale pays out €85.50. With free prices, 10% and 15%, or 23.5%.

How long does it take for a link to go live?

The publisher has five days to accept, then ten days to publish. In practice, my median turnaround is one day, with half of the links live the day after the order.

What happens if the publisher does not publish?

The platform reminds them several times, then cancels the order and refunds you automatically in credits. As long as the publisher has not accepted, you can also cancel yourself.

Are the links guaranteed?

Links are dofollow by default and monitored automatically. The terms of sale provide for 24 months of maintenance, the advertiser FAQ for at least one year, with penalties for any publisher who removes a link.

Does Linkavista have an API?

Yes, publicly documented: site search, orders, counter-offers and webhooks. Keys are requested from the team, depending on the use.

My verdict on Linkavista

Linkavista delivers on its promise: it is the cheapest link marketplace I know, and it is cheap on both sides. As a buyer, I find links for a few euros there, often published within the day, on sites whose real Google traffic I can see. As a publisher, I sell articles there for over €100 on average while leaving one of the lowest commissions on the market.

To get the best out of it, just play by the rules of an open marketplace: choose your spots with care, rely on GSC traffic, and look after the content of the links that matter. For an SEO who buys in volume, a brand that wants a foothold in French-speaking markets or a publisher who wants to make their sites pay, it is one of the best options on the market today.