If you source links from both links.me and paper.club, one number decides how much you overwrite yourself: how much do their site databases overlap? We matched both catalogs on the normalized domain (lowercased, no scheme or www) inside our Backlink Pricing dataset.
The overlap
The two databases share 56,108 domains — 25% of links.me and 50% of paper.club. As a Jaccard index (shared ÷ combined) the catalogs are 20% identical, so about 80% of the combined pool is exclusive to one side.
Unique inventory
- 171,198 domains on links.me only (75% of its catalog).
- 56,144 domains on paper.club only (50% of its catalog).
Where they overlap, who's cheaper?
For the 56,108 shared domains priced on both platforms, comparing the cheapest listing on each:
On identical inventory, links.me is the cheaper source 86% of the time (median $134 vs $267 for the same sites). The average absolute price gap per shared domain is $288 — always price-check a placement across platforms before buying.
Quality (Domain Rating)
| DR band | On both | links.me only | paper.club only |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR 80–100 | 1% | 2% | 0% |
| DR 60–79 | 8% | 6% | 1% |
| DR 40–59 | 22% | 15% | 3% |
| DR 20–39 | 35% | 33% | 14% |
| DR 0–19 | 35% | 43% | 83% |
Median DR: 28 shared, 25 links.me-exclusive, 4 paper.club-exclusive.
Geography
| # | links.me | domains | paper.club | domains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 26,470 | France | 19,142 |
| 2 | France | 18,847 | Germany | 9,847 |
| 3 | Poland | 12,934 | United States | 6,326 |
| 4 | Germany | 10,514 | Italy | 5,267 |
| 5 | India | 10,300 | Netherlands | 4,654 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 7,149 | DK | 3,784 |
FAQ
Does "on both" mean the same seller?
Not necessarily — a domain can be listed on both marketplaces by the same publisher or different resellers. What's shared is the placement opportunity, which is what you dedupe before buying.
Is a bigger database always better?
No. Overlap, price spread, DR/traffic quality and geography decide value for a specific campaign. Comparing databases is how you buy the same link for less and find inventory a single platform can't offer.