The Backlink Rocket Alternative: 100 Directories, Not 12 Links
Submitator is a Backlink Rocket alternative that submits your startup to independent directories you pick, instead of selling you 12 links from sites the seller's own company runs. Backlink Rocket is one $249 one-time bundle: 12 dofollow links, one from each of the 12 sites in its network, which it lists at DR 20 to 39, and one of which is the backlinkrocket.net site itself.
Submitator is $29 to $79 one-time for 30 to 100 directories you choose from a catalog of 100+ independent sites (up to DR 93), each with its Domain Rating on screen. Badges are installed and kept live for you, delivery is the same 24 to 48 hours, and there is a real 30-day money-back refund. Backlink Rocket's Terms end refunds the moment the work is completed, which is a day or two after you pay. Here's the honest comparison.
Backlink Rocket vs Submitator
| Feature | Submitator | Backlink Rocket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29–79 one-time | $249 one-time |
| What you get | 30–100 directories, you pick | 12 links, fixed bundle |
| Who owns the sites | Independent directories | Their own network |
| Site DR | Up to DR 93 (catalog) | DR 20–39 (their numbers) |
| Choose your directories | ||
| Badges | Installed + kept live | |
| Speed | 24–48h | 24–48h |
| Refund | 30-day money-back | None once delivered |
Backlink Rocket sells one $249 one-time bundle: 12 dofollow links, one from each of the 12 sites in its network (listed on its homepage with DRs from 20 to 39; one of the 12 is backlinkrocket.net itself). Its own pages say the network is run by one company ('the same company that runs this network,' Elysium Technology FZ-LLC; 'sites in our own portfolio'), delivery is 24–48 hours, and its Terms rule out refunds once the work is completed. Per its site when last checked (July 2026). Submitator is $29/30, $49/60, $79/100 one-time, independent directories you choose with DR shown, badges handled, dofollow focus, 24–48h delivery, and a 30-day money-back refund.
Every link comes from one company's portfolio
Backlink Rocket's FAQ asks the question for you: "Is this a PBN (Private Blog Network)?" Its answer: "No. These are real websites with real content and real traffic." Its own pages, one click away, describe the arrangement: the network is run by one company (a network page names Elysium Technology FZ-LLC as "the same company that runs this network"), and its results page labels the network sites "sites in our own portfolio." Call that whatever you like. The factual part is that all 12 links in the bundle come from a single owner's portfolio, every buyer gets the same dozen, and one of the 12 is the very site that sold them to you (listed in its own table at DR 26).
Submitator's catalog is the opposite shape: 100+ directories that are independent sites we don't own, from Product Hunt and Capterra to niche launch platforms, each listing a real page on someone else's domain. A backlink profile built from a hundred independent sites doesn't share a single point of failure. Twelve links from one portfolio do.
Under $21 a link, or under $1 a directory
Backlink Rocket's homepage does its own math: "Under $21 per placement." Take that at face value: $249 buys 12 links, about $21 each. Submitator's top plan is $79 for 100 directories, under a dollar per directory, and the $29 entry works out under a dollar too. One Backlink Rocket placement costs more than 20 Submitator directories. The bundle price sits at roughly three times our most expensive plan, for 12 placements instead of 100.
Their network tops out at DR 39. The catalog reaches DR 93.
Backlink Rocket's FAQ: "The bundle includes 12 sites ranging from DR 20 to DR 39." DR 39 is the ceiling, one site, and half the sites sit at DR 25 or lower per its own table. Submitator's catalog runs from young indie directories up to Capterra at DR 93, with Product Hunt and Hacker News at DR 91, and our delivered dofollow links typically come from DR 40 to 90 directories. You see every directory's DR on screen and decide where your links come from.
Badges are how you reach DR 80+ for free
Some of the strongest free dofollow directory links are badge-gated: Startup Fame (DR 83) and Turbo0 (DR 79) list you free in exchange for their badge on your site, and Fazier (DR 81) works the same way. Backlink Rocket can't sell you those: its links come from its own 12 properties, and the word "badge" doesn't appear anywhere in its visible copy. Submitator handles the whole category for you. You install one badge component once, it loads whichever directory's badge is required and keeps it live, and there's an invisible option so your footer stays clean. That's how a $29 plan reaches DR 80+ sites its entire network can't touch.
No refund once delivered. Delivery takes a day or two.
Backlink Rocket's Terms are direct: it "cannot offer refunds once the work has been completed." The work completes in 24 to 48 hours. Its own FAQ says the results show up later than that ("Most customers see DR improvements within 1-2 weeks after Ahrefs re-crawls"). Put those together and the refund window closes a day or two after purchase, before you can see whether the links did anything. A refund is only promised if it fails to deliver at all. Submitator has a 30-day money-back refund, long enough to watch your DR actually move, and every directory that rejects your listing is credited back as +1 so you can pick another.
The history, since you're trusting them with $249
Archived copies of the homepage (August through December 2025) carried "Only 5 Spots Left" in the title, unchanged for four months, next to "Guaranteed DR improvement" and a $199 price. The current site dropped the scarcity and the guarantee (to its credit), raised the price to $249, and its Terms now state it does "not guarantee specific SEO results, Domain Rating increases, search engine rankings, or traffic improvements." Its FAQ still claims "Our own sites went from DR 0 to DR 34 in just 10 days," while its results page labels that same site a third-party "Free Listing." The company behind it, Elysium Technology FZ-LLC (a UAE free-zone firm), is named on a secondary page but not in the footer, the Terms, or the privacy policy. And the Stripe-verified revenue tracker it's listed on, TrustMRR, showed $498 in lifetime sales when we checked in July 2026, about two bundles' worth.
You pick. Independent directories. Real refund.
30 to 100 directories you choose with DR on screen, badges installed for you, a live link for each completed listing. From $29, one-time.
When Backlink Rocket might fit
To be fair: if what you want is exactly 12 quick dofollow links delivered in two days with zero effort, and you're comfortable that all 12 come from one company's portfolio, Backlink Rocket delivers precisely what it lists. It also shows you the 12 sites and their DRs before checkout, which is more list transparency than many done-for-you services manage. Submitator is the better fit when you want backlinks from independent directories you choose, higher-DR targets, badges handled, and a refund that outlives the delivery window.
Real backlinks. Real DR. Real proof.
FAQ
Is Submitator a good Backlink Rocket alternative?
Yes, if you'd rather have backlinks from independent directories than 12 placements from one company's own network. Submitator is $29 to $79 one-time for 30 to 100 directories you pick from a 100+ catalog (up to DR 93), with badges handled, 24 to 48 hour delivery, and a 30-day money-back refund. Backlink Rocket is $249 one-time for 12 dofollow links from the 12 sites its operator runs, DR 20 to 39 by its own table, with no refund once the work is done.
How much does Backlink Rocket cost?
$249, one-time, for a single all-or-nothing bundle: 12 dofollow links, one from each site in its network. Its own homepage calls that 'Under $21 per placement.' Archived copies of the site show it sold for $199 as recently as December 2025. Submitator is $29 for 30 directories, $49 for 60, and $79 for 100, which works out to under a dollar per directory.
Is Backlink Rocket a PBN?
Backlink Rocket says no: 'These are real websites with real content and real traffic.' Its own pages also say the network is run by one company (Elysium Technology FZ-LLC, 'the same company that runs this network'), its results page calls the sites 'sites in our own portfolio,' and one of the 12 is the backlinkrocket.net site itself. Whether that meets your definition of a private blog network is your call; what's factual is that every link in the bundle comes from a single owner's portfolio. Submitator submits you to independent directories it doesn't own.
Can you choose which sites Backlink Rocket links come from?
No. It's one fixed bundle: 'One checkout, one submission, all network placements handled for you.' Every buyer gets the same 12 sites, using the same submitted name, URL, and description across all of them. Submitator shows you the full catalog with each directory's DR on screen and lets you pick your 30 to 100 in the dashboard.
Does Backlink Rocket offer refunds?
Not once it has delivered. Its Terms say it 'cannot offer refunds once the work has been completed,' and the work completes in 24 to 48 hours, so the window effectively closes a day or two after purchase. A full refund is promised only if it fails to fulfill the order at all. Submitator has a real 30-day money-back refund, and every directory that rejects your listing is credited back as +1 so you can pick another.
What DR are Backlink Rocket's backlinks?
DR 20 to 39, per its own site list, and half the sites sit at DR 25 or lower. The list includes backlinkrocket.net itself at DR 26. Its FAQ says most customers see DR movement one to two weeks after Ahrefs re-crawls. Submitator's catalog of independent directories runs up to DR 93 (Capterra), our delivered dofollow links typically come from DR 40 to 90 directories, and customers average +15 DR in 30 days.
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A hundred independent sites. Not one owner's dozen.
Dofollow backlinks from real directories you choose out of a 100+ catalog, badges handled, proof for every listing, and a 30-day refund. From $29, one-time.