Free Linktree alternative

Free Linktree Alternative — No Paywalls, Shop & Booking Included

MinglyLink is a free link-in-bio page with a built-in shop and booking calendar. It takes 0% of your sales — you are paid through your own payment link. One plan, nothing paywalled, all your links, products and bookings on one page, run by a UK-registered company, with no cookies and no third-party tracking scripts on public pages.

Fees, in one sentence: MinglyLink takes 0% of your sales. You get paid directly through your own payment link; the only fees are your payment processor’s (Stripe ~2.9% + 30¢). When MinglyLink-processed checkout launches, it will carry a small fee, and external payment links will stay at 0%.

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Also read: Is Linktree free? · Is Linktree GDPR compliant? · Auf Deutsch: Linktree Alternative

Linktree vs Beacons vs Stan Store vs Lnk.Bio vs MinglyLink

What each tool costs when you actually use it to sell, book or just publish links. Numbers carry a source; “—” means we could not verify it and do not claim it.

	Linktree	Beacons	Stan Store	Lnk.Bio	MinglyLink
Price	$0 / $8 / $15 / $35 per month¹	$0 / $10 / $30 / $90 per month⁹	$29 or $99 per month, no free plan (14-day trial)¹⁰	$0; $0.99/mo or $9.99 one-time (Mini); $24.99 one-time (Unique)¹¹	$0 — one plan
Fee on sales	12% on Free, 9% Starter & Pro, 0% Premium^{1, 2, 12}	9% on Free and Creator, 0% from $30/month⁹	0%, plus the subscription¹⁰	No native selling	0% MinglyLink fee — you are paid via your own payment link; only your processor’s fee applies
Branding	Logo on the page and QR code on Free; removal from $8/month¹	Logo on Free⁹	Own storefront	Branding on Free¹¹	Small “Powered by MinglyLink” footer line; no paid tier to remove it
Analytics window	28 days on Free; 90 days Starter; 365 days Pro¹	—	Included	—	Analytics dashboard included (views, clicks, orders, bookings)
Shop	Payment blocks; fee applies¹	Yes; fee applies on Free⁹	Yes (checkout + file delivery)¹⁰	Links only	Built in: products, downloads, services; cart and orders on your page
Booking	No — link out to Calendly	—	Paid plan¹⁰	No	Built-in booking calendar, free
GDPR	Australian company, data outside the EU, cookies without opt-in^{7, 8}	—	—	—	UK company (UK GDPR, EU adequacy); no cookies, no third-party tracking scripts on public pages; Impressum field

Why people leave Linktree

The ten reasons that come up most in reviews and forums, stated without the drama. Superscripts refer to the sources above.

1. The November 2025 price rise^{1, 2}

Starter went from $5 to $8 a month (+60%), Pro from $9 to $15 (+67%), Premium from $24 to $35. Existing subscribers report renewals billed at the new rate with little notice.
2. Paying to remove the logo — including on the QR code¹

The Linktree logo stays on a Free page and on its QR code until you pay for Starter.
3. 28-day, click-level analytics on Free¹

Free shows the last 28 days; Starter unlocks 90 days, Pro 365 days, Premium lifetime.
4. Locked design on Free¹

Custom themes, fonts and layouts start on Starter.
5. Up to 12% fee on sales^{1, 2, 12}

Linktree keeps 12% of every sale through its payment blocks on Free, 9% on Starter and Pro, and 0% only on the $35 Premium plan — on top of Stripe’s own fee.
6. Payouts stuck at the tools people switch to^{5, 6}

Beacons and Stan Store hold your sales in a platform balance first; both show a recurring pattern of delayed cash-out complaints. A page that pays you through your own payment link has no platform balance to wait for.
7. Charged after cancelling⁴

A recurring review pattern: subscriptions confirmed as cancelled that keep billing for months.
8. Silent support⁴

Chatbot loops and multi-day waits are the most common support complaints in recent reviews.
9. GDPR friction in Germany^{7, 8}

Linktree is an Australian company that stores data outside the EU and sets cookies without opt-in — the two points German privacy lawyers flag most, alongside the Impressum being three taps away from Instagram.
10. Redirect drop-off

Every purchase is Instagram → Linktree → shop → checkout. A page that takes the order itself removes a hop, and every hop loses people.

Best option if you…

…sell products or downloads

Add products with a price and currency; buyers add several to a cart and place an order on your page. You are paid through your own payment link — no 12% or 9% platform cut. Compare it as a free Shopify alternative and see what selling costs.

…take bookings

Turn on the booking calendar: availability, time zones, buffer times and email confirmations, all free. Calendly’s Free plan allows one event type; a bio page with booking built in replaces the Linktree + Calendly stack. How booking from your bio works.

…are in the EU (especially Germany or Austria)

UK company under UK GDPR with an EU adequacy decision, no cookies and no third-party tracking scripts on your page, and an Impressum field shown in your footer. If EU hosting is mandatory for you, an EU-hosted specialist is the stricter choice — we say so on the German page with the full DSGVO checklist.

…just want your links without a paywall

Links, sections, videos, social icons, colours and your own SEO title and description — none of it sits behind a plan. Read our roundup of free Linktree alternatives if you want to compare more tools first.

Move your Linktree in 5 minutes

There is no automatic importer, and we would rather tell you that than promise one. A typical page with eight to twelve links takes about five minutes by hand:

Create your free account and claim ming.ly/yourname — pick the same handle you use on Instagram or TikTok.
Open your Linktree in a second tab. In MinglyLink go to Studio → Links and add each link with its title and URL, in the same order.
If you sell, add products under Studio → Showcase and enable the shop; if you take appointments, switch on Booking and set your availability.
Under Settings set your page name, colours, SEO title and description, and your legal notice (Impressum) if you need one.
Replace the link in your Instagram, TikTok and YouTube bios with ming.ly/yourname. Keep the Linktree page live for a week for old links in the wild, then delete it.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free Linktree alternative with no branding?

MinglyLink has one plan and it is free, so nothing you build is paywalled: shop, booking, analytics, QR codes and SEO settings are all included. The page keeps a small “Powered by MinglyLink” line in the footer and there is no paid tier to remove it — we say that plainly because Linktree charges from $8/month to remove its logo. If you need zero branding of any kind, self-hosting is the only true option.

Does MinglyLink charge a fee on sales?

MinglyLink takes 0% of your sales. You get paid directly through your own payment link; the only fees are your payment processor’s (Stripe ~2.9% + 30¢). When MinglyLink-processed checkout launches, it will carry a small fee, and external payment links will stay at 0%.

Is MinglyLink GDPR compliant?

MinglyLink Ltd is registered in England and Wales and is subject to UK GDPR; the UK holds an EU adequacy decision, so UK–EU transfers need no extra safeguards. Public bio pages set no cookies and load no Google Fonts and no third-party tracking scripts (visits and clicks are counted first-party). Ads on pages come from MinglyLink’s own inventory, not ad networks. You can add an Impressum in your page settings and it is shown in your page footer. We do not publish a server region yet; email info@mingly.link if you need it for your records.

Can I sell products and take bookings from one page?

Yes. Add physical products, digital downloads or services; visitors add several items to a cart and place an order on your page, and you manage orders in your dashboard. Turn on the booking calendar for appointments with time-zone support and buffer times. 0% MinglyLink fee: you’re paid via your own payment link, processor fees only.

How is MinglyLink free?

MinglyLink is funded by optional ads from its own inventory that page owners can switch on; the page owner receives 60% of that ad revenue. No third-party ad networks are loaded on your page, and you can keep ads off entirely. There is no subscription and no plan to introduce one for the core page.

Start free — move from Linktree

One free plan. Shop and booking included. 0% MinglyLink fee — you are paid through your own payment link.

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