Is Linktree Free in 2026? Full Pricing, Limits & Hidden Fees

Yes, Linktree has a free plan. It includes unlimited links, themes, and basic click analytics, and it does not expire. What it does not include is a custom domain, link scheduling, deeper analytics, or commerce without a transaction cut. Paid tiers start at $8 per month, or $6 per month billed annually. The number that actually decides this for most creators is not the subscription, it is the percentage Linktree takes when you sell, so this guide works through where that crossover lands.

What the free Linktree plan includes

• Unlimited links on your page
• A linktr.ee/yourname URL
• The standard theme library, with limited customisation
• Basic analytics: total clicks and views
• Link thumbnails and simple layout options
• Commerce features, but with a transaction fee on each sale

For a creator whose bio link exists to send people to a website, a Shopify store, a YouTube channel, or their other socials, that list is genuinely enough. The free plan is one of the more generous in the category, and there is no trial clock on it.

What the free plan does not include

• A custom domain. You stay on linktr.ee/yourname, which matters once you are printing the URL on packaging or reading it out in videos.
• Link scheduling, so you cannot set a drop to go live at a specific time.
• Per-link and referrer analytics. You see totals, not which platform or which link produced them.
• Removal of Linktree branding.
• Commerce without a cut. Selling on the cheaper plans carries a percentage fee on every transaction.
• Priority support.

How much does Linktree cost?

Linktree runs four tiers. These are the figures Linktree publishes on its own pricing page as of August 2026; the company changes tier names and boundaries fairly often, so check linktr.ee/s/pricing before you buy.

• Free: $0 forever. Unlimited links, core appearance options, basic analytics, and a transaction fee on any sales.
• Starter: $8 per month, or $6 per month billed annually. Expanded appearance controls, link scheduling, more icons.
• Pro: $15 per month, or $12 per month billed annually. Advanced analytics, priority links, monetisation tools, SEO controls.
• Premium: around $35 per month. Full analytics, commerce, marketing integrations, priority support, and removable Linktree branding.

Linktree's transaction fees, explained

This is the part that decides whether free is actually free. Linktree's cheaper plans take a percentage of each sale on top of the normal Stripe or PayPal processing fee. The percentage falls as you move up the tiers, which means the plan that looks cheapest is the most expensive one to sell on.

Work it out against your own numbers. A 9% platform cut on $500 of monthly sales is $45, comfortably more than the Pro subscription that would reduce it. At $2,000 a month that cut is $180, which is more than a year of Pro billed annually. The crossover point where paying a subscription becomes cheaper than staying free arrives much earlier than most creators expect, usually somewhere between $150 and $300 of monthly sales.

The same maths is why creators selling regularly tend to leave for tools that do not take a cut at all. Elev8or Bio includes product blocks and checkout on its free plan with no platform percentage beyond standard payment processing, which removes the crossover calculation entirely. Stan takes the opposite approach: a flat fee of roughly $29 a month with no cut, which works out cheaper than a percentage model once you are selling four figures monthly.

Is the free Linktree plan enough for you?

• Yes, if your bio link routes people to things you host elsewhere and you do not sell on the page.
• Yes, if you are starting out and have no products yet. Pay nothing until there is something to measure.
• No, if you sell more than roughly $150 a month through the page. The transaction cut overtakes the subscription.
• No, if you need to know which platform sent a buyer. Total clicks cannot tell you whether TikTok or Instagram is carrying your revenue.
• No, if you are putting the URL on packaging, business cards, or in videos. A custom domain is worth paying for at that point.

Free Linktree alternatives worth checking

Several tools include on the free plan what Linktree charges for. Elev8or Bio is free with checkout, email capture, and bookings included and no platform cut on sales. Beacons has a usable free tier that bundles a media kit and email tool, though transaction fees vary by plan. Lnk.Bio sells lifetime access for a single one-off payment instead of a subscription, which is the best deal in the category if you never want another invoice. Canva builds a free single-page site if design matters more to you than commerce. The full breakdown is in our comparison of the best link in bio tools.

How to cancel or downgrade Linktree

1. Export anything you will lose first, particularly email subscribers and analytics history. Some data becomes unreachable the moment you downgrade.
2. Open your Linktree admin, go to Account, then Billing.
3. Choose Cancel subscription or select the Free plan.
4. Check your page afterwards. Features from the paid tier, including a custom domain, stop working immediately, so anyone using that domain will hit an error until you update your bios.