What each week held
Withheld: something was read in 1 week of the last 12. A series needs at least 2 to say anything a single reading does not.
What it declares
- link-in-bio page builder
- digital product / commerce checkout
- tiered transaction fee structure
- custom domain
- email marketing / lead capture
- booking / paid calls
- analytics
- one-tap checkout
As the company’s own pages describe it. Forge did not test any of these.
What users raised
- high seller fees on low tiers
- fee crossover point hits sellers early
- payout withdrawal fee adds up
- slow customer support (Beacons)
- limited customization (Stan Store)
- no built-in video calls
Themes people raised in public. A complaint is somebody’s opinion, not a measurement of the product.
Everything on record
6 observed claims. Newest first; the tag on each row is what kind of claim you are reading.
- COMPLAINTUSER OPINIONSep 30, 2026
A crossover point where paying a subscription beats staying on Linktree's free plan typically arrives once monthly sales reach roughly $150 to $300.
Signals a recurring creator complaint theme that Linktree's free-tier fee becomes punitive quickly, pushing sellers toward competitors.
www.elev8or.io/blog/bio/is-linktree-free - PRICINGCOMPANY CLAIMSep 30, 2026
Linktree's Premium plan jumped from $24 to $35 per month, part of a November 2025 price hike, and remains the only tier that removes the 9-12% commerce fee entirely.
Raises the cost floor for fee-free selling on Linktree, widening the price gap versus Stan Store's flat 0%-fee $29/month plan.
talkspresso.com/blog/linktree-price-plans-breakdown - PRICINGFACTSep 30, 2026
Beacons charges a 9% transaction fee on its Free and $10/month Creator plans, dropping to 0% on its $30/month Creator Plus (Store Pro) and $90/month Creator Max plans.
Low-volume sellers can start free on Beacons but pay a meaningful cut until upgrading to a paid tier for 0% fees.
www.mobilocard.com/post/beacons-vs-stan-store - PRICINGCOMPANY CLAIMSep 30, 2026
Stan Store charges 0% platform transaction fees on both its Creator ($29/month) and Creator Pro ($99/month) plans, with only standard payment processor fees applying.
Positions Stan as the no-fee alternative for creators scaling past the point where a flat subscription beats a percentage cut.
stan.store/blog/stan-store-vs-beacons/ - PRICINGFACTSep 30, 2026
Linktree charges a flat $0.25 payout fee on withdrawals across all plans, including Premium.
Even fee-free Premium users incur a small per-payout cost; frequent small payouts compound this.
talkspresso.com/blog/linktree-12-percent-fee-alternative - PRICINGFACTSep 30, 2026
Linktree's commerce/seller fee is tiered by plan: 12% on Free, 9% on Starter and Pro, 0% on Premium, charged on top of standard Stripe/PayPal processing fees.
Creators selling through Linktree's free or mid tiers lose 9-12% of every sale before processor fees, materially affecting margins for active sellers.
replug.io/blog/linktree-pricing
A record of what Forge read in public about Link-in-bio fees on sales — its own pages and what people wrote about it. Nothing here is a test of the product, a ranking or a score, and Forge has no relationship with this company.