Linktree Pricing in 2026: Is Linktree Really Free?
Linktree calls itself free, and technically it is. You can sign up in a minute, add as many links as you want, and share a linktr.ee/yourname URL forever without paying a cent. What Linktree's own marketing doesn't emphasize is what "free" actually looks like once you use it. Every page carries a "Made with Linktree" badge. Analytics stop at aggregate click counts; no source segmentation, no per-link history beyond 30 days. Custom domain is locked to the $15-a-month Pro plan. And if you ever sell a digital product through Linktree's checkout, Linktree takes 12% off the top, a fee that isn't mentioned in the pricing table. This review breaks down every Linktree plan as it stands in July 2026, after the November 2025 price increase, and shows what each tier actually unlocks. At the end there's a plain contrast against what you get on the linksync free tier, because if the reason you're here is to figure out whether Linktree is worth the money, that comparison is the shortest way to answer the question.
Every Linktree plan, side by side
Free
Cheapest
$0/mo
free forever
Included
Unlimited links
Lifetime aggregate click counts
QR code and basic video embeds
Two featured layouts
Basic themes
Gotchas
"Made with Linktree" badge on every page
No custom domain
No traffic-source segmentation
No A/B testing
Starter
$8/mo
billed monthly (~$6.40/mo annual)
Included
Removes Linktree branding
Additional themes and buttons
30 days of click history
Scheduling and link prioritization
Gotchas
Still no custom domain
Analytics remain aggregate, no per-link history
Pro
Most popular
$15/mo
billed monthly (~$12/mo annual)
Included
Custom domain
UTM parameters + Google Analytics integration
Traffic-source segmentation
Collections, grid layouts, and prioritized links
Gotchas
Still no A/B testing or Smart Rules
12% seller fee still applies if you sell digital products
Premium
$35/mo
billed monthly (~$28/mo annual)
Included
A/B testing
Smart Rules (personalize by traffic source)
Advanced audience analytics
Priority support
Gotchas
$35/mo is the highest in the category
12% seller fee still applies
Costs that don't show on the pricing page
What Linktree charges that the marketing skips
The 12% seller fee that nobody advertises
If you use Linktree's built-in checkout to sell digital products (courses, ebooks, presets, templates), Linktree takes 12% of every transaction on top of the underlying payment processor's fee. This isn't listed on the pricing table; it's a separate charge documented in the transaction-fees help article. For a $50 digital product, Linktree's cut is $6, before Stripe's ~3%. Over a hundred sales that's $600 that stays with Linktree instead of you. The fee applies on every paid plan, not just the free tier.
The badge tax: $8 a month just to look clean
Linktree's free plan puts "Made with Linktree" on every page. There is no design workaround, no CSS trick, no third-party fix. The only way to remove it is upgrading to the Starter plan at $8 a month. This is genuinely the entire reason many creators upgrade, which by the numbers means Linktree earns most of its Starter revenue not from added value but from the friction it deliberately builds into free.
Custom domain is a $15/mo unlock, not $8/mo
The most common mid-tier expectation is that your $8 Starter plan lets you use yourbrand.com instead of linktr.ee/yourname. It doesn't. Custom domain jumps to the Pro plan at $15/month. For creators used to competitor pricing (Bio.link at $6, linksync at €4.99, Carrd at $9/year), Linktree Pro at $15/mo is the plan that reads as expensive, not the Starter.
Prices went up in November 2025 and haven't come back down
Linktree raised prices across every paid tier in November 2025. Starter went from $5 to $8. Pro went from $9 to $15. Premium was newly introduced at $35. Annual billing softens the sticker by roughly 20%, but if you're on monthly, you're paying meaningfully more than a creator who signed up two years ago on the same plan.
Linktree pros and cons
Pros
The free tier is genuinely free for pure link sharing (unlimited links, video embeds, QR codes).
Universal recognition. A linktr.ee URL needs no explanation.
Deep template and theme library. Nothing about the product feels half-built.
Reliable uptime and account safety, refined over years of scale.
Excellent onboarding for creators new to link-in-bio.
Cons
"Made with Linktree" badge on every free page, removable only by upgrading.
Custom domain locked to the $15/mo Pro plan.
12% seller fee on digital product sales, not shown on the pricing table.
Prices raised significantly in November 2025 with no matching feature bump.
Analytics beyond aggregate counts require Pro; no per-link click history on free or Starter.
So is Linktree worth it in 2026?
Linktree is worth it if you value the ubiquity of a linktr.ee URL and don't mind the badge or the branding tax. It's the safest tool in the category and the most familiar to your audience. It's not worth it if what you actually want is a bio page that stays current, doesn't advertise the platform to your visitors, and doesn't quietly take a cut when you eventually sell something. For that job, the free plan on almost any of the alternatives in this list gets you a cleaner outcome for the same price ($0). Linktree Pro at $15/month buys you a custom domain and better analytics; the same money spent on linksync Pro (€4.99) or Bio.link Pro ($6) buys the same custom domain plus a page without the platform's brand on it, and no transaction fee if you ever add a paid link.
linksync
What you get free with linksync
One page, always current, zero fees.
Unlimited links on the free tier, same as Linktree.
No "Made with linksync" badge, ever, on any plan.
Per-link click analytics on free (not aggregate, not just totals).
Update once, current everywhere. The URL in your bio never has to change.
0% transaction fee on anything you sell through the page, on every plan.
Pro is €4.99/mo (custom domain and multi-page), one-third the price of Linktree Pro.
Yes, for pure link sharing. Free forever, unlimited links, no monthly cost. What "free" doesn't include: hiding the Linktree branding on your page (requires $8/mo Starter), using your own domain ($15/mo Pro), avoiding the 12% seller fee if you sell digital products through Linktree checkout (that fee applies on every plan).
How much does Linktree cost per month in 2026?
Linktree costs $0 (Free), $8 (Starter), $15 (Pro), or $35 (Premium) per month, billed monthly. Annual billing saves roughly 20%, bringing Starter to about $6.40/mo, Pro to $12/mo, and Premium to $28/mo. Prices were raised across every paid tier in November 2025.
Does Linktree take a cut of my sales?
Yes. Linktree charges a 12% seller fee on digital product sales made through Linktree's built-in checkout, on top of payment processor fees. This applies on every plan, free and paid. If you sell $500 in digital products through Linktree in a month, Linktree keeps $60 of that. This fee isn't shown on the main pricing page; it's documented in Linktree's transaction-fees help article.
Is Linktree Pro at $15/month worth it?
For creators who specifically need the Pro-tier features (custom domain, Google Analytics, traffic-source segmentation, grid collections), yes. For everyone else, it's an expensive way to solve problems most alternatives handle at a lower price. linksync Pro is €4.99/mo, Bio.link Pro is $6/mo, and Carrd Pro Lite is $9/year, all with custom domain included. Linktree Pro's price makes sense only if the ecosystem lock-in (existing links, existing audience familiarity) matters more than the monthly cost.
What are the biggest pros and cons of Linktree?
Biggest pro: universal recognition and a truly free tier for basic link sharing. Biggest con: the paid tiers charge more than every competitor for the same feature set, and the 12% seller fee eats into anything you sell. Linktree makes sense as a first bio tool for creators just getting started. It becomes expensive fast if you want a custom domain, clean design without platform branding, or the ability to sell without giving up 12%.
Can I use Linktree for my business without the branding?
Not on the free plan. Removing the "Made with Linktree" badge requires upgrading to the Starter plan at $8/month. If a clean, unbranded bio page matters (for a business, client work, or any commercial use), that $8/month is effectively the real starting price of Linktree, not $0.
