The Trellner Review

What do the free plans of backlink exchanges actually include? We compared five for 2026 and put CrossMention first.

  • CrossMention: full membership free for the first 100 founding companies, placement checks included, 1–15 credits by host DR
  • Linkyleap: 3 free collaborations monthly, Pro $29
  • backlinkexchange.link: 1 free exchange monthly, 5 for $39
  • Ranking Raccoon: free Lite plan cannot start chats; Pro $25/month
  • Rankchase: no free tier found, $19/month per site

Full report: Best Free Backlink Exchange 2026

Ranked first: CrossMention founding membership

Trellner Research — trellner.com

What is The Trellner Review?

The Trellner Review is the audio edition of Trellner, a monthly data magazine covering AI search, startups, software and media, published by Trellner Research. Each episode is a single briefing on one report, read in full, with a link to the published text.