Broken Link Checker vs Advanced Broken Links Search

Same job — find dead links in Chrome. Different deal: they meter checks; we do not. We highlight on the page, check images, and crawl faster — a 1,100+ page site took us 6–9 minutes, them about 13.

Broken Link Checker — popup

Broken Link Checker as a toolbar popup over the page
A Chrome toolbar popup. Click the page, switch a tab, or resize the window — it closes. You lose the report the moment you start fixing the site.

ABL Search — side panel

Advanced Broken Links Search docked as a Chrome side panel next to the page
A Chrome side panel. The site stays on the left, the scan stays on the right. Click links, scroll, highlight — the report does not vanish.

When to use us

You want image checks and to see the broken node on the page. You do not want a credit-card reminder after three tries. Scans are not metered.

When they may fit better

If a paid plan with formal support and an SLA matters to you, they have that and we currently do not. Beyond that — whole-site crawl, Docs/Sheets, images — we have not found an area where they are clearly ahead today.

Advanced Broken Links Search Broken Link Checker
Price Free Paid after 3 checks
Page scan Yes Yes
Whole-site crawl Yes Yes
Crawl speed (our test, 1,100+ pages) 6–9 minutes ~13 minutes
Broken images Yes Not a product pillar
On-page highlighting Yes List-first
Side panel Yes Popup / extra tab
Google Docs & Sheets Yes Yes
Redirect chains Yes Yes
CSV export Yes Yes

Frequently asked questions

Install it. Scan a page. Fix what is actually broken.

Advanced Broken Links Search is a Chrome extension. Free to use — no account, no three-check trial.

Add to Chrome — free

Works on any site you can open in Chrome.