We make Drry, which has a bio link of its own, so read this with that in mind. Linktree has four plans: Free, Starter at $8 a month, Pro at $15 and Premium at $35, each a little cheaper billed annually. For a page of links, that is the whole story. The moment the page sells something, the plan you are on also decides what Linktree takes from each sale, and that number moves more money than the subscription does.
How much does Linktree cost?
- Free, $0. Unlimited basic links, and you can sell, at a 12% fee on each digital sale. Insights look back 28 days.
- Starter, $8 a month ($6 billed annually). The fee on sales falls to 9%.
- Pro, $15 a month ($12 billed annually). Still 9% on sales. What it adds is the look: the Linktree logo comes off, custom themes, longer insights and mailing list integrations.
- Premium, $35 a month ($30 billed annually). 0% seller fees, plus data export and social scheduling.
The pricing page states the paid plans' rates. The free plan's 12% is on Linktree's own fee article rather than the pricing page, which is worth knowing if you are comparing screenshots.
What Linktree takes from each sale
Two separate charges come off every sale. Linktree's fee (12%, 9% or 0% by plan), and Stripe's card processing, 2.9% plus $0.30 a purchase on every plan, since checkout runs through a Stripe account in your name. Linktree's own worked example: a $34.99 course sold on the free plan gives up $4.20 to Linktree and $1.31 to Stripe, and you receive $29.48. Payouts cost $0.25 each on top.
When does upgrading pay for itself?
Premium against Starter comes down to one line: 9% of your monthly sales against $27. They cross at $300 a month. Sell less than that and Starter is cheaper; sell more and Premium is. Against the free plan, 12% of sales against $35 crosses at about $292. So if your page sells a few hundred dollars a month or more, the fee is the real price and the cheap plans are the expensive ones.
Pro is the odd one. It does not lower the fee at all, so upgrading from Starter to Pro is paying for the look and the integrations. That is a fine thing to pay for; it is just not a selling decision.
What no plan changes
- Your address. Linktree's own help centre says it does not offer a custom domain, so the page stays at linktr.ee on Premium too.
- Email. Linktree collects sign-ups and can tell subscribers when you add a link. Sending a newsletter means passing the list to Mailchimp, Kit or similar, which the upper plans sync for you and which you then pay for separately.
- What happens after the sale. A buyer gets the file, the course or the booking. The community option Linktree documents is a link out to a WhatsApp, Discord or Slack group.
Is there an alternative that takes nothing?
This is where we sell you something. Drry's bio link is a full page of its own: links, headings, embeds, and items that sell downloads, book calls and capture emails in a sheet that opens over the page, so nobody is sent away to pay. It takes 0% of your sales on every plan, the free one included, with only Stripe's processing on top.
- Free: 30 items on the page, 10 products and $500 of sales a month, at 0%.
- $29 a month (Creator): unlimited, still 0%, and your own domain. On the $1,000.00 month above you would keep $934.50.
- Behind the page, the part Linktree does not do: a community, courses, events and email you send yourself.
If your page is a list of links, Linktree is excellent at that and you may not need anything else. If it sells, see how the Drry bio link works, or the side-by-side in Drry vs Linktree.
Questions coaches ask
How much does Linktree take from sales?
It depends on the plan. Linktree's own fee article gives 12% on Free, 9% on Starter and Pro, and 0% on Premium, on digital products and courses. Stripe's card processing, 2.9% plus $0.30 a purchase, is charged on top on every plan, and Linktree charges $0.25 per payout.
Is Linktree free?
Yes, with limits. The free plan has unlimited basic links and lets you sell, but each digital sale gives up 12% to Linktree, your insights look back 28 days, and free pages may carry ads Linktree serves while that beta runs.
When is Linktree Premium worth it?
When you sell more than about $300 a month. Below that, the 9% on Starter costs less than the extra $27 a month Premium charges to take the fee to zero; above it, Premium is cheaper. Pro does not change the fee at all, so it is worth it for what it adds, such as removing the Linktree logo, not for selling.
Can I use my own domain with Linktree?
No. Linktree's own help centre says it does not offer a custom domain and does not provide tools for domain forwarding, so your page stays at linktr.ee on every plan.