Linktree raised prices across all paid plans in November 2025: Starter by 60%, Pro by 67%, Premium by 46%. If you have been on Linktree for more than a year and have not looked at your billing, your plan now costs significantly more than when you signed up.
Beyond the subscription, Linktree charges a seller fee on every digital product sale: 12% on the Free plan, 9% on Starter and Pro, and 0% only on the $35/month Premium plan. For creators who sell consistently, the seller fee is often larger than the monthly subscription.
Linktree’s Four Plans
Free at $0/month gives you unlimited links, basic themes, a linktr.ee/username URL, and simple analytics. You can sell digital products, but Linktree takes 12% of every sale before Stripe or PayPal takes their cut. Linktree branding appears on your page. No custom domain, no email collection, no link scheduling, no advanced analytics. For basic link sharing the free plan works. For selling, 12% is the highest fee across all Linktree tiers and higher than most competing platforms charge on their free plans.
Starter at $8/month ($6.42/month annual) adds more design themes, some customisation options, and email/SMS contact collection on your page. The seller fee drops to 9%. Linktree branding still appears on your page on the Starter plan. Removing it requires upgrading to Pro. The 60% price increase from the previous $5/month rate makes this plan noticeably more expensive than before for existing users.
Pro at $15/month ($12/month annual) removes Linktree branding, adds detailed analytics and audience insights, pixel tracking for retargeting ads, and priority support. The seller fee stays at 9%, the same as Starter. Paying the same 9% seller fee on a plan that costs nearly double the Starter rate is the sharpest limitation of Pro for sellers who expected the fee to drop with the higher subscription.
Premium at $35/month ($28/month annual) is the only plan with 0% seller fees on digital product sales. You still pay Stripe’s processing fee (2.9% + $0.30) on every transaction, but Linktree takes nothing on top. At $35/month, the Premium plan pays for itself at roughly $389 in monthly digital product sales. Above that volume, Premium is cheaper than Pro despite the higher subscription fee.
What Linktree Actually Costs When You Sell
The monthly subscription is only part of the cost. The seller fee is where most sellers underestimate their true spend.
| Monthly sales | Free plan total fees | Pro total (sub + fees) | Premium total (sub + fees) |
|---|---|---|---|
| $500 | $60 Linktree + $14.80 Stripe | $15 + $45 + $14.80 = $74.80 | $35 + $0 + $14.80 = $49.80 |
| $1,000 | $120 + $29.30 | $15 + $90 + $29.30 = $134.30 | $35 + $0 + $29.30 = $64.30 |
| $2,000 | $240 + $58.30 | $15 + $180 + $58.30 = $253.30 | $35 + $0 + $58.30 = $93.30 |
Stripe fees estimated at 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction, assuming 10 transactions per $500 in sales. The $0.25 per payout withdrawal is excluded.
The free plan charges more per sale than any paid tier. At $1,000 in monthly product sales, the free plan costs $149.30 in combined fees — $15 more than the Pro plan despite having no monthly subscription. Any seller doing more than about $167/month in digital product sales pays less on Pro than on Free.
The break-even where Premium beats Pro is $389/month in sales. Above that, Premium’s 0% seller fee outweighs the extra $20/month in subscription cost.
What Linktree Can and Cannot Do for Boutique Sellers
Linktree is a link-in-bio tool. Its core job is to sit behind your Instagram bio link and send visitors to multiple destinations. For boutique sellers, the relevant question is what Linktree can and cannot handle directly.
What Linktree can do for boutique sellers: include a link to your Trustd or Shopify store, include a WhatsApp click-to-chat link, include links to your other social profiles, and show product images with links pointing to external purchase pages.
What Linktree cannot do: list products with sizes, variants, and inventory status; process physical product orders directly; send pre-filled WhatsApp cart messages; manage orders or track fulfilment; display verified customer reviews; or connect to Razorpay for Indian sellers.
For a boutique seller whose business runs on physical products, Linktree is the gateway to your store, not the store itself. A customer who taps your bio link and lands on a Linktree page still needs to tap through to a second destination to buy. Each additional tap between discovery and purchase reduces conversion.
Linktree vs a Proper Storefront
| Linktree (Pro) | Trustd (Free plan) | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost | $15 | $0 |
| Seller fee | 9% per digital sale | None |
| Physical product catalog | No | Yes (unlimited) |
| WhatsApp ordering | No | Yes (pre-filled cart) |
| Verified customer reviews | No | Yes |
| Custom URL | linktr.ee/yourname | trustd.shop/yourname |
| Checkout for physical products | No | Yes (Pro plan) |
| Razorpay / UPI (India) | No | Yes (Pro, ₹999/year) |
Linktree and a storefront like Trustd are not the same tool. Many boutique sellers use both — Linktree to consolidate multiple links in their bio, and Trustd as the storefront those links point to. You can also replace your Linktree page with your Trustd store URL as your single bio link, removing the extra tap between your Instagram profile and your product catalog.
Who Linktree Pricing Suits
Linktree works well for creators who need a single bio link that points followers to multiple places — a YouTube channel, a podcast, a newsletter, a store, a WhatsApp number. The free plan handles this job for most casual users. The Pro plan at $15/month is worth it for creators who want a branded page without Linktree’s logo and who sell occasional digital products at low volume. Premium at $35/month is worth considering for creators who sell digital products consistently above $389/month and want to eliminate the 9% seller fee.
For boutique sellers selling physical products through Instagram and WhatsApp, Linktree is a useful traffic layer but not a selling tool. You still need a storefront that handles product listings, checkout, and order management. Trustd is free to start and built for that model, with WhatsApp ordering and verified reviews included from day one.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Linktree cost per month?
Linktree has four plans: Free ($0/month), Starter ($8/month or $6.42/month billed annually), Pro ($15/month or $12/month annually), and Premium ($35/month or $28/month annually). All prices reflect the November 2025 increase. The Free and Starter plans show Linktree branding on your page.
Does Linktree charge transaction fees?
Yes. Linktree charges a seller fee on every digital product sold through your link page: 12% on the Free plan, 9% on Starter and Pro, and 0% on Premium. Standard Stripe or PayPal processing fees (2.9% + $0.30) apply on top of this on every plan. There is also a $0.25 fee per payout withdrawal.
Can I sell physical products on Linktree?
Not directly. Linktree can include links to external stores where customers can browse and buy physical products, but Linktree itself does not process physical product orders. If you sell physical goods through Instagram and WhatsApp, Linktree is a traffic router to your store, not a store itself.
When did Linktree raise its prices?
Linktree raised prices in November 2025. The Starter plan went from $5 to $8/month (60% increase), Pro from $9 to $15/month (67% increase), and Premium from $24 to $35/month (46% increase). Existing subscribers saw the change at their next billing cycle after November 13, 2025.
Is Linktree worth it for boutique sellers?
Linktree is useful for boutique sellers who want to point Instagram followers to multiple destinations from a single bio link. But Linktree does not process physical product orders, has no product catalog or inventory, and no WhatsApp ordering. For sellers who need a proper storefront where customers can browse and buy, Linktree is the gateway, not the destination.