How much do backlinks cost?
Across 150 publishers selling links on LinkBourse, the cheapest placement on a site has a median price of $185, and the lowest listed price is $45. The median publisher has an Ahrefs DR of 64.
Listed prices from live listings as of Nov 2, 2026. Groups with fewer than 3 listings are left out.
Price by link type
Every active offer of that type. A homepage link and a guest post on the same site are counted separately.
| Link type | Median | Lowest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guest post | $204 | $45 | 285 |
Price by Domain Rating
Cheapest offer per site, grouped by the Ahrefs DR the publisher lists.
Price by niche
Cheapest offer per site. A site listed in two niches counts in both. Most expensive first.
| Niche | Median | Lowest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive | $268 | $116 | 7 |
| Gaming & Esports | $262 | $111 | 7 |
| Education | $230 | $45 | 11 |
| Food & Drink | $217 | $81 | 3 |
| News & Media | $204 | $56 | 35 |
| Technology & SaaS | $188.50 | $45 | 56 |
| Sports | $184 | $77 | 11 |
| Travel & Tourism | $182 | $95 | 7 |
| Marketing & SEO | $175 | $70 | 5 |
| Real Estate | $166.50 | $93 | 6 |
| Business & Finance | $162.50 | $53 | 64 |
| Lifestyle | $154 | $58 | 55 |
| Health & Fitness | $138 | $55 | 14 |
| Entertainment | $137 | $62 | 18 |
| Fashion & Beauty | $136 | $52 | 9 |
| Home & Garden | $122 | $53 | 15 |
How these numbers are made
- Only listings a buyer can order right now: live, with at least one active offer, from a publisher who is not suspended.
- Median, not average: one $5,000 homepage link would otherwise drag a whole niche up.
- Prices are what publishers ask, not what was paid. Buyers pay exactly the listed price; the only fee is the publisher's commission.
- DR is the figure the publisher lists. Each listing page shows when its metrics were last updated.