Shovva vs Linktree
Linktree alternative: Shovva vs Linktree.
Shovva is a website builder for independent businesses that works as your link in bio, with bookings, classes, tickets, memberships and a shop on the same site. Linktree is a link-in-bio page with links, digital products, bookings and courses. Here is how they compare.
The short answer
A page of links, or a website that sells?
Shovva is a full website behind your bio link: a diary, a class timetable, ticket check-in, memberships and your own domain, paid to your own Stripe account, and it sells on the Free plan. Linktree is the quick way to put every link in one place, and its paid plans add digital products, paid bookings and courses.
Choose Shovva if
You take bookings or run classes and want a diary, deposits and reminders built in
You sell tickets or memberships, not only downloads
You want your own domain and offers that Google can list one by one
You want a real website behind your bio link, not a single page
Choose Linktree if
You mostly need one tidy page of links, free or very cheap
You sell downloads, courses or the odd paid call, and want a low monthly price
You want Instagram comment-to-DM replies and social scheduling in the same tool
You are happy with a linktr.ee address
Our honest take
Shovva is the closer fit once customers need to book, buy or join on your site, and it sells on its Free plan.
Linktree costs less for a plain page of links, or for downloads alone once you sell more than about £90 a month.
Not sure? Import your Linktree links into Shovva and keep Linktree running until you’re ready to swap.
Checked 27 October 2026 against Linktree’s own pages, listed at the bottom of this page. Plans and features change, so check before you decide.
When Shovva is the better pick
Shovva is the better pick if…
Where Shovva fits better than Linktree, checked against Linktree’s own pages.
You want to sell before you pay
Shovva’s Free plan sells bookings, tickets, products and memberships with no monthly fee: Shovva takes 10% only when you make a sale, plus Stripe’s card fee. On Linktree’s pricing page, Free and Starter sell free products only.
You take bookings
Set your hours, take a deposit or the full price up front, set cancellation rules and send reminder emails, all from one diary. Linktree’s Bookings link uses Google Calendar.
You run classes or events
A weekly timetable with class passes and waitlists, and tickets with check-in at the door. We did not find either on Linktree’s pages.
You sell memberships
Monthly or yearly plans with a members’ area, on every plan. We did not find recurring memberships on Linktree’s pages.
You want your own domain
Connect your own domain on Pro (up to 3) or Premium (up to 10). Linktree’s help centre says custom domains aren’t supported.
You want to be found on Google
Every service, product, class and event gets its own page that search engines can list, instead of one page of links.
Side by side
What each one gives you.
Linktree’s column is from its own pricing page and Help Center. Where we could not find something we say so, rather than saying Linktree can’t do it.
| Linktree | Shovva | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Anyone who wants one page of links: its page says “creator, brand, business, or just starting out”. | Independent businesses and creators who sell more than one kind of thing. |
| Your address | linktr.ee/yourusername. Custom domains are not supported on any plan, per its help centre. | shovva.me/yourname, or your own domain on Pro (up to 3) and Premium (up to 10). |
| A website, not just a page | Its pricing page calls Linktree a “website replacement”. We did not find a page builder with extra pages on its pages as of 27 October 2026. | A full website built from your choices, with sections and a menu. Every offer gets its own address that search engines can list. |
| Digital products | Paid products on Pro and Premium; free products on any plan. Up to 24 files, 100MB each, 1GB in total. | Downloads on every plan, delivered after payment. |
| Bookings | A Bookings link using Google Calendar. Paid bookings on Pro and Premium in supported countries. | Services with set hours, deposits, cancellation rules, reminders and a diary. Team diaries: 3 on Pro, 5 on Premium. |
| Classes | Courses through a builder powered by Kajabi. We did not find weekly class timetables with passes on its pages. | A weekly timetable with waitlists, 5, 10 or 20-class passes and memberships that include classes. |
| Events and tickets | A Tour and Events link shows upcoming Seated or Bandsintown dates. We did not find ticket sales on its pages. | Ticket types with their own price and limit, a QR ticket page and check-in at the door. |
| Memberships | We did not find recurring memberships. Its pricing page mentions paid communities, US only. | Monthly or yearly plans with a members’ area, on every plan. |
| Email and phone sign-ups on every plan. Sync to Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Kit and others on Pro and Premium. We did not find a built-in email sender. | Sign-ups on your website. Emails to your list: 1,000 a month on Pro, 10,000 on Premium. Automatic emails to customers on every plan. | |
| Where you can sell | Paid products, Bookings and courses for sellers based in 35 listed countries. Shops, sponsored links and affiliates: US only. | English-speaking countries where Stripe works (the UK, Ireland, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are built for first). Check Stripe’s list for yours. |
| Payments | Stripe, paid into your own Stripe account. You are the seller of record. | Stripe, paid into your own Stripe account. There is no PayPal. |
| Moving in | We did not find a tool to import from another link-in-bio page. | A link importer that reads Linktree pages and copies what it can from other link pages, plus Shopify, Etsy, Square and WooCommerce products, Fresha, Booksy and Treatwell services, and Eventbrite events. |
Read from Linktree’s pricing page and Help Center on 27 October 2026. “Not found” means we looked and didn’t see it, not that it can’t be done.
What it costs
Plans and fees, side by side.
Linktree’s page showed prices in pounds when we read it from the UK; we could not see it in other currencies. Shovva is shown in pounds, dollars and euros, rounded up to a whole unit.
| Plan | Monthly price | Billed yearly | Fee on sales | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linktree Free | £0 | £0 | Free products only | Unlimited basic links, email and phone sign-ups. |
| Linktree Starter | £5 | £4.08 a month | Free products only | Redirect, 90 days of analytics. |
| Linktree Pro | £9 | £7.50 a month | 0% Linktree fee | 7-day free trial. Paid products, bookings and courses. Stripe fee on top. |
| Linktree Premium | £18.50 | £16 a month | 0% Linktree fee | 7-day free trial. Lifetime analytics, AI tools, scheduling. |
| Shovva Free | £0 · $0 · €0 | £0 | 10% | Sells everything on Free. Stripe’s card fee on top. |
| Shovva Pro | £15 · $21 · €18 | £150 · $210 · €180 | 2% | 14-day free trial for new subscribers. Own domain, 1,000 emails a month. |
| Shovva Premium | £29 · $39 · €34 | £290 · $390 · €340 | 0% | Up to 3 websites, 10,000 emails a month. |
Linktree prices from linktr.ee/s/pricing and its help centre, read 27 October 2026; its page shows the yearly price as a monthly figure, so the yearly column is per month. Linktree adds tax at checkout in the US and Canada and says VAT or GST is included elsewhere where required. Shovva prices as of 27 October 2026: see pricing for CAD, AUD and NZD.
When Linktree is the better pick
Honestly, Linktree is the better pick if…
We would rather you choose the right tool. These are the cases where Linktree fits better.
You just need a tidy page of links
Linktree’s Free plan gives unlimited basic links and email sign-ups at no cost, and it is quick to set up.
You only sell downloads or calls
Linktree Pro is £9 a month with 0% Linktree fees. Once you sell more than about £90 a month, that costs less than Shovva Free’s 10%, and Shovva Pro is £15 a month with a 2% fee.
You want comment-to-DM replies
Linktree lists Instagram comment-to-DM replies on every plan, and social post scheduling on Premium. Shovva offers neither today.
See one example, built like a link in bio.
Sofia Laine is a made-up creator. Her website holds her links, a membership, downloads and tips on one address. Look around, then build one like it.
Moving across
Moving from Linktree takes three steps.
Keep Linktree running until your Shovva website is ready, then swap the link in your bios.
1
Copy your links
Paste your Linktree address into Shovva’s link importer. It copies your name, bio, photo and links.
2
Add what you sell
Add services, classes, tickets, memberships, products or downloads. Shovva builds the website around them.
3
Swap your bio link
Put shovva.me/yourname (or your own domain on Pro and Premium) in your Instagram and TikTok bios, then close or downgrade Linktree.
More comparisons
Weighing up other options?
Each page is checked the same way: against the other tool’s own pages, with the date and sources shown.
Sources for Linktree, read 27 October 2026
- Linktree pricing (linktr.ee/s/pricing)
- Linktree help: paid features by plan (updated 26 Oct 2026)
- Linktree help: transaction and processing fees (updated 12 Oct 2026)
- Linktree help: custom domains (updated 27 Oct 2026)
- Linktree help: Earn requirements and countries (updated 14 Oct 2026)
- Linktree help: selling digital products (updated 21 Oct 2026)
- Linktree help: bookings (updated 27 Oct 2026)
- Linktree help: tax on plans, US and Canada (updated 26 Oct 2026)
Quotes are paraphrased. Linktree may have changed since. Spotted something out of date? Email [email protected] and we’ll check it.
Questions
Questions people ask.
Moving from Linktree, or choosing between the two? Here’s what to expect.
Is Shovva a good Linktree alternative?
Yes, if you take bookings, run classes or events, sell memberships or want a real website behind your link. Shovva builds a website that works as your link in bio: customers book, buy, join and pay on it without leaving, and every offer has its own address that search engines can list. If you only need a page of links, Linktree’s Free plan does that well.
Can I use my own domain on Linktree?
Linktree’s help centre says it doesn’t support custom domains, and that you can’t replace linktr.ee with your own domain (page updated 27 October 2026). Starter, Pro and Premium include a redirect from a link you choose. On Shovva, Pro lets you connect up to 3 domains of your own and Premium up to 10.
Does Linktree take a fee on sales?
On Linktree’s pricing page, Pro and Premium show 0% Linktree fees on digital products, bookings, bundles and courses, and Free and Starter list free products only. Stripe’s processing fee still applies on every plan: Linktree’s help centre quotes 2.9% + $0.30 per purchase and says it varies by country. A separate 12% fee on its page applies to inbox tips and pay-to-unlock on Free. On Shovva, the fee is 10% on Free, 2% on Pro and 0% on Premium, plus Stripe’s card fee.
Can I move my Linktree to Shovva?
Yes. Paste your Linktree address into Shovva’s link importer and it copies your name, bio, photo and links. Then add what you sell: services, classes, tickets, memberships, products or downloads. Keep Linktree running until your Shovva link is ready, then swap the link in your bios.
Which countries can I sell from?
Linktree says paid digital products, Bookings and courses are available to sellers based in 35 listed countries, including the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, and that Shops, sponsored links and affiliate opportunities are US only. Shovva sends payments through your own Stripe account and is built for English-speaking countries where Stripe works, such as the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Check Stripe’s list for your country before you choose.
Can I use Linktree and Shovva together?
You can, for example while you move across. Most people end up keeping one link in their bio, because two links split their visitors. Shovva’s website can hold your links, your offers and your booking calendar in one place.