Linkleaf and Linktree solve the same problem from opposite directions: one is source-available software you can own outright for $19, the other is a subscription at $5–9/mo run entirely on someone else's servers.
Head to head
| Linkleaf | Linktree | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19 once | $5–9/mo, forever |
| Your own domain | Yes, natively | Paid plan only |
| Their branding on your page | None | On free plan |
| Email capture + CSV export | Built in | Paid plan |
| Link scheduling | Built in | Paid plan |
| Analytics | Yours, in your SQLite | Theirs, on their servers |
| Custom CSS | Yes | No |
| Cost over 3 years | $19 | $180–324 |
What Linkleaf does well
- Full profile — Avatar upload, display name, bio and a social icon row covering 12 networks.
- Blocks — Links with optional thumbnails and hover animation, headers/dividers, embedded YouTube, and email-collect blocks.
- Drag to reorder — Grab the grip, drop, done — order saves automatically.
- Link scheduling — Give any block a start/end date — launch-day links and limited drops handle themselves.
What Linktree still does better
There's a real reason Linktree costs what it does: a bigger team, broader integrations and dedicated support behind it. If that ecosystem is genuinely what you need, it's worth paying for.
Which one should you pick
If your workflow depends on Linktree's specific integrations or you'd rather not run anything yourself, stay put — that's a legitimate call. If you're comfortable owning the tool and want to stop paying $5–9/mo for a job your own hardware can do, Linkleaf pays for itself and then some: three months of Linktree Pro costs more than Linkleaf does once — and you get your own domain from day one.
Try Linkleaf — $19, once
Self-hosted link-in-bio with themes, link scheduling, email capture & analytics — no monthly fee.