Linktree Alternatives for Creators Who Sell (2026)
Yvonne Chow•Linktree Alternatives for Creators Who Sell (2026)
Linktree is still the fastest way to put a list of links in your bio, and the free plan really is free, forever, with unlimited links. The reason to look at alternatives is the moment you start selling. A list of links sends people away. A page makes the case for the thing you're selling before asking for the click.
So the comparison depends on what you're actually shopping for: a prettier link list, a storefront with checkout built in, or a real page you own. Here's all three, priced.
Last updated July 2026. All facts checked against each vendor's own pages on July 12, 2026. Prices change; confirm before you commit.
Quick comparison
| Tool | What it is | Price | Seller fees | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linktree | Link-in-bio list | Free forever; paid tiers region-priced | 9% on lower paid tiers, 0% on Premium | The fastest link list |
| Beacons | Link-in-bio + store | Free; $10/mo Creator; $30/mo Creator Plus | 9% on Free and Creator; 0% from $30/mo | Selling inside your bio link |
| Stan Store | Storefront-first bio link | $29/mo Creator; $99/mo Creator Pro | Zero transaction fees | Creators selling on volume |
| Carrd | One-page site editor | Free (3 sites); $19/yr Pro Standard | None (bring your own checkout) | Designing a simple page yourself |
| HTML Pub | AI-built page, live in ~60s | Free to build; $10/mo to publish live | None (bring your own checkout) | A real page that sells, live today |
Where Linktree still wins
If the job is genuinely "one URL that holds my links," keep Linktree. The free plan covers unlimited links, embeds, basic analytics, and a QR code, and nothing sets up faster. Its paid tiers add custom themes, subscriber collection, and deeper analytics.
Two things to know before you sell through it. Paid pricing is localized by region (on our July 2026 check the tiers were quoted in Canadian dollars, roughly CA$10 to CA$39 a month billed monthly), so check the page for your own price. And selling digital products through Linktree carries a 9% seller fee on the lower paid tiers; the fee drops to 0% only on Premium, and payouts carry a small flat fee.
Beacons: the bio link that grew a store
Beacons bundles the link-in-bio page with a digital-product store, a media kit, and email. The free plan is real: customizable bio link, unlimited digital products, 50 email sends a month. Creator at $10/month adds a free custom domain.
The number to read twice: the 9% seller fee applies on Free and on Creator. It only drops to 0% at Creator Plus, $30/month. If you're selling any real volume, price that fee in. Ten sales of a $50 product a month is $45 in fees, which is more than the Creator Plus upgrade that removes them.
Stan Store: the storefront answer
Stan flips the model: the store is the product. Checkout, bookings, course delivery, and lead magnets live inside your bio link. Creator is $29/month, Creator Pro at $99/month adds funnels, upsells, email flows, and pixel tracking. No free plan; there's a 14-day trial. The trade Stan offers is simple: a flat subscription and zero transaction fees.
At $29/month it's the most expensive way to start on this list, and the most complete way to sell. The catch: your "page" is a Stan storefront on Stan's rails. It's a store you rent, not a page you own.
Carrd: the cheap page you design yourself
Carrd Pro Standard is $19 a year for up to 10 sites, custom domains, and forms. Free covers 3 sites. If you want a simple page and enjoy designing it element by element, nothing matches the price. The catch is the same as ever: Carrd is an editor. The design time is yours, and if an AI wrote your page's HTML, Carrd can't take it.
HTML Pub: a real page instead of a link list
HTML Pub is for the creator who has outgrown the list but doesn't want a platform. Describe the page you want, or paste the HTML Claude or ChatGPT wrote, and it's live in about 60 seconds: your sales pitch, your testimonials, your lead-capture form, your checkout button, your domain. It's the publish button your AI was missing. Building and previewing is free with no card; publishing live starts at $10/month.
There are no seller fees because HTML Pub doesn't sit in your money path at all. Your checkout button links to whatever you already use (Stripe, Gumroad, ThriveCart), and 100% of the sale stays between you and your payment processor.
And because publishing is a conversation, the page keeps up with your offers: new drop, new headline, republish, done. Ship your next sales page in 10 minutes.
The catch: no built-in checkout, no bookings, no course delivery. HTML Pub is the page, deliberately. If you want commerce rails included, that's Stan or Beacons.
How to choose
Just need the link list: stay on Linktree Free. It's the best version of that job.
Selling low-volume digital products from your bio: Beacons, but do the seller-fee math; at real volume the $30/month tier that removes the 9% fee pays for itself.
Selling on volume and want checkout, bookings, and delivery in one place: Stan Store. Flat $29/month, no transaction fees, most complete rails.
Want a cheap page and enjoy designing: Carrd at $19/year.
Want a page that sells, live today, no platform: HTML Pub. Describe it or paste it, live in 60 seconds, $10/month, your own checkout, no fees.
FAQ
What is HTML Pub? HTMLPub is the AI-native publishing platform that turns HTML, often generated with AI, into a live URL in about 60 seconds. You can paste HTML or publish straight from a Claude conversation through the MCP connector. The Free plan is permanent and needs no credit card: build and preview up to 5 pages with the full AI editor. Publishing a live page starts at $10 per month (Starter), and every paid plan includes a custom domain.
What's the best free Linktree alternative? Beacons has the strongest free tier if you want to sell from your bio link: customizable page, unlimited digital products, and email, with a 9% fee on sales. If you don't need selling built in, Carrd's free tier gives you 3 simple sites you design yourself, and HTML Pub's free plan lets you build and preview AI-generated pages before paying to publish.
Which Linktree alternative has no transaction fees? Stan Store charges zero transaction fees on a flat $29/month subscription. HTML Pub and Carrd also take no cut, because neither processes your payments; your checkout link (Stripe, Gumroad, ThriveCart) handles the money directly.
Can I replace Linktree with a real website? Yes, and for sellers it usually converts better: a page can pitch the offer instead of just listing links. Describe the page to Claude or ChatGPT, publish the HTML with HTML Pub ($10/month, custom domain, live in about 60 seconds), and put that URL in your bio.
Is Linktree's free plan really free? Yes. Linktree's free plan is free forever, with unlimited links, embeds, basic analytics, and a QR code. Costs appear when you sell through it (a 9% seller fee on the lower paid tiers) or when you want customization and analytics from the paid tiers, which are priced by region.
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For nearby comparisons, see our sales page builder comparison, the Carrd alternatives guide, and the free one-page website builder roundup.
About the author
Yvonne Chow leads marketing at Leadpages and HTML Pub and ships sales and landing pages most weeks. She writes these comparisons from the operator's seat: what each tool actually costs, including the seller fees the pricing pages whisper, checked against the vendors' own pages. Last reviewed July 2026.