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Guides to link in bio and Instagram DMs
Plain explanations of link-in-bio tools and Instagram DM automation: what each one does, what it costs, and who it suits, checked against each company's own pages.
·Comparison
Linktree alternatives for Instagram creators
The best Linktree alternative depends on what your bio link has to do. Beacons if you want a free all-in-one, Stan Store if you sell courses and coaching, Carrd if you want design control and a cheap custom domain, and CueDM, which we make, if the job is turning Instagram comments and taps into DMs.
·Explainer
What happened to Bento.me?
Bento.me was a grid-style link-in-bio page from Berlin. Linktree bought it in 2023, and Bento shut down on 13 February 2026; bento.me addresses now redirect to Linktree, and Bento said user data would be deleted. Here is what happened and where former users can go.
·Explainer
What is Carrd?
Carrd is a builder for simple one-page websites, and many creators use it as a link-in-bio page. You can build up to three sites free; Pro plans are priced per year, from $9 for Pro Lite to $19 for Pro Standard with a custom domain and forms.
·Explainer
What is Beacons?
Beacons is an all-in-one creator platform: a link in bio, a store, email marketing, a media kit, Instagram auto-DMs and an AI assistant called Beam. It has a free plan with a 9% fee on sales, and paid plans from $10 a month that drop the fee to 0% at $30.
·Explainer
What is Stan Store?
Stan Store is a paid creator store that lives in your link in bio: digital products, courses, coaching bookings and memberships, sold from one page with 0% Stan transaction fees. Plans are $29 or $99 a month after a 14-day trial, with no free plan.
·Explainer
What is Linktree?
Linktree is a link-in-bio tool: one page at linktr.ee/yourname that holds your links, products and content, so a single link in your Instagram or TikTok bio can point to all of it. Here is what each plan includes, what it costs and where it falls short.