What counted as success in the benchmark?

A page was considered indexed when it appeared for a query like site:domain.com/page within the 28-day observation window.

How were Googlebot visits verified?

By server access logs (access_log): checking User-Agent Googlebot/GoogleOther and IPs from Google's ranges.

Which indexing service is the fastest according to the BHW 2025 test?

SpeedyIndex. Average time to first Googlebot visit is about 30 minutes.

Which indexing service is the cheapest?

SpeedyIndex. $30 for 5,000 links, which is about $0.006 per link.

SpeedyIndex vs Indexing Expert — how do they compare?

Both achieved ~50% final indexing (5 out of 10). However, SpeedyIndex attracts Googlebot much faster (~30 minutes vs ~6–7 hours) and is ~13× cheaper ($30 vs $400 for 5k).

Benchmark des indexeurs 2025 (BHW) : vitesse Googlebot, indexation et tarifs

Q: Qu’est-ce qui distingue SpeedyIndex ?

Very fast Googlebot arrival (~30 minutes), early indexing successes (from day 1), and the lowest price: $30 for 5,000 links.

Le problème : choisir un indexeur sans trop dépenser

Many indexing services are “black boxes”: you submit links, pay, and hope. Results may vary widely. The annual independent benchmark on the Black Hat World forum helps identify what actually works. Start with the methodology, then check the one-paragraph summary and the full results.

Qui en bénéficie le plus

Affiliate/content sites — faster discovery of new pages (see tables).
Local businesses — quicker exposure of new service/geo pages (daily dynamics).
E‑commerce — accelerate indexing of products and categories after updates (compare prices).
SaaS/docs — get releases and knowledge base articles crawled faster (FAQ).

Méthodologie

Services: 9 active solutions on BHW; new paid accounts without trial credits.
Corpus: 10 domains; on each, one orphan page per service (500+ words, no links, no sitemap).
Googlebot visits: from access logs (Googlebot/GoogleOther + Google IP ranges).
Indexing: checked with site:domain.com/page — daily for 7 days, then weekly up to day 28. “Immediate” submission mode.
Additionally: blog comment test (~30 links with <100 OBL per URL).

After the methodology, see the short comparison, full tables, and charts. Source: 2025 BHW Indexer Study.

Résumé en un paragraphe

By final indexing share, SpeedyIndex and Indexing Expert lead (≈50%). Yet SpeedyIndex brings Googlebot much faster (~30 minutes vs ~6–7 hours) and is ~13× cheaper ($30 vs $400 for 5k). Others showed 0–30% indexing and/or substantially higher prices. Jump to the results, tables, or prices.

Résultats : ce que montrent les mesures

Échec total (0 % de succès)

SmartIndexer, Link Indexing Bot

Faible efficacité (20–30 %)

Linkdexing, Page Indexer, Indexing Fire, Link Indexing Expert

Efficacité modérée (≈50 %)

SpeedyIndex (5/10), Indexing Expert (5/10)

By final indexing share, SpeedyIndex and Indexing Expert are tied — 5 out of 10 pages each (~50%). SpeedyIndex wins on Googlebot arrival speed (~30 minutes vs ~6–7 hours) and is vastly cheaper by price. See the charts and pricing. Source: BHW study.

Leaders comparés

SpeedyIndex vs Indexing Expert

Metric	SpeedyIndex	Indexing Expert	Notes
Final success rate	50% (5 of 10)	50% (5 of 10)	Tie on final effectiveness
Time to 1st Googlebot	~30 minutes	~6–7 hours	SpeedyIndex brings Googlebot faster
First indexing	Day 1	Day 1–2	Succès plus précoces avec SpeedyIndex
Price (per 5,000 links)	$30 ($0.006/link)	$400 ($0.08/link)	Indexing Expert is ~13.3× pricier

Coût d’indexation : classement par prix de forfait et par lien

Classement des prix (forfait 5 000 liens)

Lower is better

Service	Price per 5k	Price per link	Note
SpeedyIndex	$30	$0.006	Cheapest
SmartIndexer	$77	$0.0154	0 % de succès dans ce test
Link Indexing Bot	$100	$0.02	0 % de succès dans ce test
UltimateIndexing	$220	$0.044	Stable late indexing
Linkdexing	$250	$0.05	~20% success
Link Indexing Expert	$350	$0.07	~30% success
Indexing Expert	$400	$0.08	50% success (5/10)
Indexing Fire	$450	$0.09	~30% success
Page Indexer	—	—	N’indexe pas les backlinks ; pages internes uniquement

Price per link = package price / 5,000. Prices as provided by users; effectiveness from the tables above.

Compare plans in-product: current SpeedyIndex pricing. Also see FAQ and charts.

Résultats complets par service

SpeedyIndex — detailed results

Winner in speed

✅ success❌ no

Domain	1st Googlebot Visit	1d	2d	3d	4d	5d	6d	7d	14d	21d	28d
Domain #1	0 hours, 28 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #2	0 hours, 29 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #3	0 hours, 28 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #4	0 hours, 27 minutes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
Domain #5	0 hours, 29 minutes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅
Domain #6	0 hours, 28 minutes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅
Domain #7	0 hours, 28 minutes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Domain #8	0 hours, 28 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #9	0 hours, 28 minutes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Domain #10	0 hours, 28 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌

Indexing Expert

Full table

✅ success❌ no

Domain	1st Googlebot Visit	1d	2d	3d	4d	5d	6d	7d	14d	21d	28d
Domain #1	2 hours, 20 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #2	6 hours, 59 minutes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Domain #3	6 hours, 57 minutes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Domain #4	7 hours, 3 minutes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅	✅	✅
Domain #5	4 hours, 6 minutes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Domain #6	2 hours, 44 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #7	13 hours, 20 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #8	6 hours, 55 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #9	3 hours, 55 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #10	1 day, 9 hours, 58 minutes	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

Indexing Fire

Full table

✅ success❌ no

Domain	1st Googlebot Visit	1d	2d	3d	4d	5d	6d	7d	14d	21d	28d
Domain #1	2 hours, 45 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #2	7 hours, 29 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #3	7 hours, 18 minutes	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Domain #4	7 hours, 54 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #5	6 hours, 43 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #6	1 hour, 3 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #7	7 hours, 12 minutes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Domain #8	12 hours, 55 minutes	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Domain #9	6 hours, 46 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #10	1 day, 12 hours, 58 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌

Link Indexing Bot

Full table

✅ success❌ no

Domain	1st Googlebot Visit	1d	2d	3d	4d	5d	6d	7d	14d	21d	28d
Domain #1	4 hours, 5 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #2	4 hours, 0 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #3	4 hours, 5 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #4	4 hours, 6 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #5	4 hours, 10 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #6	1 hour, 3 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #7	4 hours, 7 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #8	4 hours, 10 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #9	0 hours, 44 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #10	4 hours, 7 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌

Link Indexing Expert

Full table

✅ success❌ no

Domain	1st Googlebot Visit	1d	2d	3d	4d	5d	6d	7d	14d	21d	28d
Domain #1	20 hours, 19 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #2	20 hours, 20 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #3	20 hours, 21 minutes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Domain #4	20 hours, 20 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #5	20 hours, 21 minutes	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Domain #6	20 hours, 19 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #7	20 hours, 21 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #8	20 hours, 19 minutes	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Domain #9	20 hours, 21 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #10	20 hours, 23 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌

Linkdexing

Full table

✅ success❌ no

Domain	1st Googlebot Visit	1d	2d	3d	4d	5d	6d	7d	14d	21d	28d
Domain #1	2 days, 6 hours, 59 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #2	2 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #3	2 days, 6 hours, 41 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #4	2 days, 6 hours, 10 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #5	2 days, 7 hours, 2 minutes	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Domain #6	2 days, 6 hours, 23 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #7	2 days, 6 hours, 52 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #8	2 days, 6 hours, 55 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #9	2 days, 7 hours, 1 minute	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Domain #10	2 days, 6 hours, 19 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌

Page Indexer

Full table

Domain	1st Googlebot Visit	1d	2d	3d	4d	5d	6d	7d	14d	21d	28d
Domain #1	0 hours, 22 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #2	0 hours, 17 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #3	0 hours, 20 minutes	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	❌	✅	❌	✅
Domain #4	No Googlebot Visit	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #5	0 hours, 17 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #6	0 hours, 22 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #7	0 hours, 18 minutes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Domain #8	0 hours, 20 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #9	0 hours, 18 minutes	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Domain #10	0 hours, 20 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌

SmartIndexer

Full table

Domain	1st Googlebot Visit	1d	2d	3d	4d	5d	6d	7d	14d	21d	28d
Domain #1	No Googlebot Visit	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #2	No Googlebot Visit	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #3	No Googlebot Visit	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #4	No Googlebot Visit	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #5	No Googlebot Visit	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #6	No Googlebot Visit	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #7	No Googlebot Visit	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #8	No Googlebot Visit	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #9	No Googlebot Visit	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #10	No Googlebot Visit	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌

UltimateIndexing

Full table

Domain	1st Googlebot Visit	1d	2d	3d	4d	5d	6d	7d	14d	21d	28d
Domain #1	5 hours, 49 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #2	5 hours, 49 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #3	5 hours, 59 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅
Domain #4	5 hours, 49 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
Domain #5	6 hours, 1 minute	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅
Domain #6	5 hours, 49 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌
Domain #7	5 hours, 56 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅
Domain #8	5 hours, 56 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅
Domain #9	5 hours, 49 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅	✅
Domain #10	5 hours, 49 minutes	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅	✅

Graphiques

Below are three charts: effectiveness and speed, pricing (package and per-link), and cumulative indexing by day (1–28).

Efficacité d’indexation : taux de succès et délai de visite Googlebot

Services d’indexation : détail des prix (par 5k liens et par lien)

Indexation cumulée par jours (sur 10 pages)

Lines show how many pages per service are in the index by each observed day. Data is extracted from the tables above.

Résumé des graphiques (sans JS)

SpeedyIndex shows the fastest Googlebot arrival (~30 min) and one of the best cumulative indexing dynamics by day. By 5k package price, SpeedyIndex leads ($30), followed by SmartIndexer ($77) and Link Indexing Bot ($100).

FAQ

À propos de l’étude et de l’indexation

Qu’est-ce qui comptait comme « succès » dans le benchmark ?

A page was considered indexed when it appeared for a site:domain.com/page query within the 28-day window.

Comment avez-vous vérifié les visites Googlebot ?

By server access_log: we looked for Googlebot/GoogleOther user agents and IPs from Google ranges.

Pourquoi pas 100 % d’indexation même pour les leaders ?

Nous avons testé un cas « dur » : page orpheline, sans liens internes/externes, absente du sitemap. L’indexation dépend alors des signaux qualité ; 100 % n’est pas réaliste.

Qu’est-ce qui distingue SpeedyIndex ?

Fast Googlebot arrival — about 30 minutes.
Early indexing successes — leaders show results from day 1.
Lowest price: $30 per 5,000 links (≈ $0.006/link).

Quel service d’indexation est le plus rapide selon BHW 2025 ?

SpeedyIndex. Average time to first Googlebot visit is ~30 minutes (see analysis).

Quel service est le moins cher ?

SpeedyIndex — $30 per 5,000 links (≈ $0.006 per link). Compare in the pricing section.

SpeedyIndex vs Indexing Expert

Final indexing: both ≈ 50% (5 of 10).
Googlebot speed: SpeedyIndex ~30 min vs Indexing Expert ~6–7 hours.
Price per 5k: $30 vs $400 — about 13× difference.

Quand attendre les premiers résultats ?

Often within 1–3 days after submission. “Thin/duplicate” content may require more time.

Pourquoi les liens internes aident-ils et comment les ajouter vite ?

Les liens internes aident les bots à trouver la page plus souvent et améliorent les chances d’indexation.

Ajoutez la page à une liste/grille de catégorie.
Link from a related article (“Read also”).
Ajoutez-la au sitemap HTML (s’il existe).

Links should be normal <a href> (no nofollow), visible to guests, leading to a 200-status URL.

La page ne s’indexe pas — que vérifier ?

HTTP 200, no noindex and no block in robots.txt.
Correct rel=canonical (doesn’t point elsewhere).
Unique, sufficient content — not thin/duplicate.
2–3 internal links from visible sections.
Resoumettez l’URL après corrections et laissez le temps à la réexploration.

Puis-je soumettre de grandes listes de liens ?

Oui. Pour les gros volumes, découpez en lots (drip-feed) pour lisser les résultats et éviter les pics.

Faut-il un sitemap XML, et peut-on l’utiliser avec un indexeur ?

Les sitemaps XML aident mais ne remplacent pas les liens internes ni les indexeurs. Meilleur combo : sitemap + liens internes + indexeur.

Combien coûte l’indexation par lien ?

Nominal: $30 / 5,000 = $0.006 per submitted link (SpeedyIndex).
Per “indexed” link if ~50% success: SpeedyIndex ≈ $0.012; Indexing Expert (same share but $400) ≈ $0.16.

Pourquoi Page Indexer est-il à part ?

Il n’indexe pas les backlinks — seulement les pages internes. Comparer le prix directement avec les indexeurs de backlinks n’est pas équitable.

Est-ce sûr pour mon site ?

Oui s’il n’y a pas de blocage technique et que le contenu respecte les règles. Les indexeurs aident les bots à trouver les pages ; Google décide de l’indexation.

Updated: 2025‑09‑22

Verdict final : quel indexeur choisir en 2025 ?

Fastest and best price: SpeedyIndex — first Googlebot visit in about 30 minutes, $30 for 5,000 links (≈ $0.006/link).
If budget is not a concern and speed isn’t critical: Indexing Expert — ~50% success, but slower (~6–7 hours) and ~13× pricier ($400/5k).
Avoid: SmartIndexer, Link Indexing Bot — 0% success in this benchmark.

See the results and pricing.

Avis d’expert

Key comments from the SpeedyIndex team on the test results.

Linda Bjorkvin — Director of Research & Data, SpeedyIndex

À vous de choisir : prévisibilité ou loterie ?

SpeedyIndex — proven speed (Googlebot ~30 min), consistent indexing, and the best price ($30 for 5k). Indexing Expert delivers similar final share but is slower and ~13.3× more expensive.

Commencer avec SpeedyIndex See prices & comparison

Test d’indexeurs de liens 2025 (BHW) : SpeedyIndex gagne sur la vitesse et le prix

~ 28–29 min

100% (10/10)

$30 / 5,000 links

Points clés

Le problème : choisir un indexeur sans trop dépenser

Qui en bénéficie le plus

Méthodologie

Résumé en un paragraphe

Résultats : ce que montrent les mesures

Échec total (0 % de succès)

Faible efficacité (20–30 %)

Efficacité modérée (≈50 %)

Leaders comparés

Coût d’indexation : classement par prix de forfait et par lien

Classement des prix (forfait 5 000 liens)

Résultats complets par service

SpeedyIndex — detailed results

Indexing Expert

Indexing Fire

Link Indexing Bot

Link Indexing Expert

Linkdexing

Page Indexer

SmartIndexer

UltimateIndexing

Graphiques

Efficacité d’indexation : taux de succès et délai de visite Googlebot

Services d’indexation : détail des prix (par 5k liens et par lien)

Indexation cumulée par jours (sur 10 pages)

FAQ

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