Thinking of leaving Linktree? Here are the things that matter when you compare link in bio tools: design, analytics, ownership of your audience, and price.
Linktree made the link in bio famous, but plenty of creators outgrow it or just want something that looks like them. If you're comparing options, here is what's worth checking. Plans and prices change, so confirm details on each tool's own site before you decide.
1. Does it look like you?
Your link page is often the first thing a new follower or brand sees. Look for real design choice: several distinct templates, control over colours and fonts, and room for your own images, not just a list of identical buttons.
2. Can you own your audience?
Followers on a platform belong to the platform. An email signup on your link page gives you a list you can take anywhere. Check whether a tool includes a signup form and lets you see and export who signed up.
3. Are the analytics useful?
Total clicks aren't enough. You want to know which links work, where visitors come from, and which countries they're in. Tracking with UTM parameters helps you connect a link to the post that sent people there.
4. What does the free plan include?
Most tools show their own badge on free pages. That's fair, but check what else is held back: analytics history, number of links, templates or forms.
5. Is switching easy?
Rebuilding twenty links by hand is a reason people stay put. An importer that pulls your links and images from your current page removes that friction.
6. What does it cost over a year?
Compare the yearly price of the plan you'd actually use. Howdy's paid plans are Plus at $5 a month ($39 a year) and Pro at $12 a month ($99 a year), with a one-time Lifetime founding plan that starts at $99.
Want to see how your page would look? Import your current link page into Howdy for free and compare side by side.
Quick answers
- What is the best Linktree alternative?
- It depends on what you need. Look at design flexibility, analytics, how you collect emails, what the free plan includes and what the paid plans cost.
- Can I move my links over?
- With Howdy you can paste your Linktree address and import your links and images, then redesign the page.
- Is Howdy free?
- Yes, there is a free plan with unlimited links. It shows a small Made with howdy.bio badge.