Link-in-bio comparison
We make Heya, a link-in-bio tool with 3 free sites. Here's how 9 tools compare on free plans, domains and pricing.
Here we look at Linktree alongside Beacons, Lnk.Bio, Milkshake, Taplink, Carrd, Stan, GitHub Pages and Heya.
Heya is our own tool, so read our row with that in mind. Every other number below comes straight off each tool's own website, checked on October 23, 2026.
| Tool | Free plan | Free address | Branding on free | Stats on free | Own domain from | Cheapest paid plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linktree | Yes | linktr.ee/yourname | Yes | 28 days of insights | Not supported | $7/mo yearly ($9 monthly) |
| Beacons | Yes | beacons.ai + username | Yes | Real-time analytics | $100/yr ($10 monthly) | $100/yr ($10 monthly) |
| Lnk.Bio | Yes | lnk.bio, ln.ki or lnk.at | Yes | Views and link clicks | $29.99/yr add-on on paid | $0.99/mo or $9.99 once |
| Milkshake | Yes | msha.ke/yourname | Yes | 30 days of insights | $99.99/yr | $2.99/mo |
| Taplink | Yes | taplink.cc/yourname | Yes | Page-view stats | $48/3 mos ($96/yr) | $24/3 mos ($48/yr) |
| Carrd | Yes, 3 sites | .carrd.co | Yes | Not stated | $19/yr | $9/yr |
| Stan | No (14-day trial) | stan.store/yourname | N/A | N/A | Not supported | $29/mo ($300/yr) |
| GitHub Pages | Yes (public repos) | yourname.github.io | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | $0 (Free) | $0 |
| Heya | Yes, 3 sites | name.heya.bio | Yes | None | Planned ($19/yr, not live) | $9/yr |
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All prices are in US dollars as shown to a US visitor, with both monthly and annual or multi-month billing listed where a tool offers them.
Linktree's free tier gives you unlimited basic links, email and phone sign-ups, selling products and courses, and brand offers, with iOS and Android apps. Paid plans run $7, $14 or $30 a month billed yearly ($9, $17 or $35 monthly), and Pro and Premium have a 7-day trial.
Beacons packs unlimited links, a customizable bio page, a media kit, real-time analytics and 50 monthly email sends into Free, plus iOS and Android apps. Creator costs $100 a year ($8.33 a month) or $10 monthly, removes the logo, and adds a free custom domain and 500 email sends.
Free needs no card, has no time limit, and includes unlimited links, 577 templates, 38 layouts, 147 embed services, 3,000+ icons, stats and iOS/Android apps. Mini is $0.99 a month ($9.99 once), while Unique at $24.99 once drops the branding, allows 10 pages, and gives a free .bio domain for a year.
Milkshake is built inside a phone app and gives you free hosting at msha.ke/yourname with 30 days of insights. Lite at $2.99 a month removes the Milkshake branding, Pro is $59.99 a year, and Pro+ is $99.99 a year.
Taplink's permanently free BASIC plan comes with unlimited links, text blocks, maps, a QR code, themes and page-view statistics at taplink.cc/yourname. Paid plans must be prepaid for at least 3 months: PRO is $24 for 3 months ($48 for 12), and BUSINESS is $48 for 3 months ($96 for 12).
Carrd is a general one-page site builder rather than a dedicated link-in-bio tool, offering 3 sites on Free with up to 50 elements each at a .carrd.co address. Pro Lite is $9 a year to drop the "Made with Carrd" branding, and Pro Standard at $19 a year adds forms and custom domains, with a 7-day card-free trial.
Stan is a storefront for selling at stan.store/yourname rather than a free link page. There is a 14-day free trial, and after that Creator is $29 a month ($300 a year) while Creator Pro runs $99 a month ($948 a year).
GitHub Pages hosts static HTML, CSS and JavaScript files straight from a public repo at yourname.github.io, with a 1 GB site limit and a 100 GB monthly soft bandwidth cap. You can hook up your own custom domain for $0.
Heya gives you 3 sites with up to 5 pages each, all 68 templates (including the Index link-in-bio design with 50 links per links block and 30 icons from 32 networks per socials block), video/audio/map/Calendly embeds, and a full HTML/CSS ZIP download without even making an account. Publishing to name.heya.bio uses Google sign-in, and $9 a year removes the badge, makes links followed, and bumps the limit to 20 pages.
We checked every tool's own pricing, feature and help pages on October 23, 2026, from the US, and recorded all prices in US dollars as shown to a US visitor. We only wrote down what each site states on its public pages - so when a page doesn't mention visitor stats or branding, we say so in the table rather than guessing. And because we make Heya, we put it last and spelled out what's missing right alongside what's there.
Plans change often. If a number here is out of date, email hello@heya.page and we'll fix it.
Both give you unlimited links and let you sell on Free (Beacons takes a 9% fee). Linktree keeps 28 days of insights and never allows custom domains; Beacons includes real-time analytics, 50 monthly email sends, and a media kit.
Of the tools here, only GitHub Pages lets you connect your own domain on a free plan, though you have to supply the HTML, CSS and JavaScript files yourself and can't use it for an online business or e-commerce site.
Heya Pro Lite and Carrd Pro Lite both remove branding for $9 a year.
Carrd Pro Standard is the cheapest live option at $19 a year. Heya has custom domains planned for Pro Standard at $19 a year, but that plan isn't live yet. Next is Lnk.Bio's $29.99 yearly add-on plus a paid tier.
Heya lets you download a ZIP with plain HTML, CSS, fonts and images on every plan, even on Free without signing up for an account. With GitHub Pages, you write or generate those HTML, CSS and JavaScript files yourself.
If you want a closer look at how our tool stacks up one-on-one, see our page on Heya as a Linktree alternative, or check out our comparison of free one-page website builders.
Build without an account, then sign in with Google to publish on name.heya.bio. 3 sites, up to 5 pages each, no credit card.