Does Linktree Take a Cut of Your Sales? The Commerce Fee, Explained (2026)
August 10, 2026 · 5 min read
Yes, as of 2026 Linktree takes a seller fee on product sales: about 12% on the free plan, about 9% on paid tiers, and 0% only on its top tier. See the math on a $20 sale.
Quick answer: Yes. As of 2026, Linktree takes a seller/commerce fee when you sell a product through your bio link: about 12% on the free plan, about 9% on the paid tiers, and 0% only on its top-priced tier. On top of that, payment processing (Stripe, about 2.9% + $0.30 per sale) is charged separately, so your real take-home is lower than the sticker price suggests. Always verify current numbers on Linktree's own pricing page, since fees change.
Does Linktree take a percentage of my sales?
It does when the sale runs through Linktree's own commerce tools (digital products, "buy" buttons, and similar). The platform fee is tiered by plan: the free plan carries the highest cut (around 12% as of 2026), paid plans lower it (around 9%), and the fee only reaches 0% on the most expensive tier. That platform fee is separate from what your payment processor charges. If you are only linking out to a store you host elsewhere, Linktree is not touching that money, but any checkout that happens inside Linktree does get a cut.
How much does Linktree charge on digital product sales?
Here is the part that surprises sellers: the two fees stack. The Linktree platform fee comes off first, then Stripe's processing fee applies too. On a small-ticket digital product, those two together can quietly eat a real slice of a single sale. The lower your price point, the more the flat $0.30 processing charge hurts, because it is a fixed cost that does not shrink with the sale.
What does a $20 sale actually look like?
Let's run one $20 digital product sale through the numbers as of 2026. Treat these as illustrative, and confirm the live rates yourself before you rely on them.
| Platform and plan | Platform fee on $20 | Processing (approx 2.9% + $0.30) | You keep (approx) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linktree free (about 12%) | $2.40 | $0.88 | $16.72 |
| Linktree paid tier (about 9%) | $1.80 | $0.88 | $17.32 |
| Linktree top tier (0% platform) | $0.00 | $0.88 | $19.12 |
| lit.bio (link to your own shop, 0%) | $0.00 | $0.88 | $19.12 |
| lit.bio locked content (10%, Pro) | $2.00 | $0.88 | $17.12 |
The pattern is clear. On the free plan you hand over more than three dollars of a twenty dollar sale before you see a cent. To reach a 0% platform fee on Linktree you have to pay for its highest tier every month. With Start free on lit.bio, links to your own shop or products carry no platform fee from day one, so the only unavoidable cost is the payment processor's own fee, which every platform pays. If you sell locked content through the page itself (a Pro feature), lit.bio takes a flat 10%, and paid subscriptions carry 0%.
What is the Linktree seller fee, exactly?
The "seller fee" (Linktree also refers to it as a commerce or transaction fee) is the percentage Linktree keeps from each in-app sale. As of 2026 it is roughly 12% on free, roughly 9% on paid tiers, and 0% on the top tier only. Linktree raised its paid-plan prices in November 2025 (paid tiers landed at roughly Starter $8, Pro $15, and Premium $35 per month), and it does not offer a one-time or lifetime option, so the only way to zero out the sale fee is an ongoing monthly subscription. There is also no one-click export button if you decide to leave: moving your links out is manual copy-paste.
Which link-in-bio has no transaction fees on sales?
If keeping 100% of your platform-side revenue matters, this is the deciding factor between the main options as of 2026:
- lit.bio: 0% fee on links to your own shop or products on every plan, free included. Tips and locked content sold through the page carry a flat 10% (both Pro features), and paid subscriptions carry 0%. Pro is $9/month or a $49 one-time lifetime unlock.
- Linktree: about 12% (free), about 9% (paid), 0% only on the top tier. Monthly only, no lifetime option.
- Beacons: generous free tier but about 9% commerce fee on free and Pro, dropping to 0% only on its higher tier (around $30/month).
- Stan.store: 0% platform sale fee, but a flat subscription of about $29/month from day one with no free tier.
- Gumroad: about 10% plus roughly $0.30 per sale. Payhip is lower at about 5%.
In all of these, remember that Stripe or another processor still takes its cut on top. A 0% platform fee means the platform is not adding a second layer, not that selling is entirely free.
How do I move my links off Linktree without losing them?
Because Linktree has no way to export your page, most people dread the switch. lit.bio has a one-click Linktree importer that pulls in your links, socials, bio, and avatar, so you rebuild in minutes instead of copying rows by hand. You get a clean lit.bio/username URL, all 12 themes, music smart-links, a photo gallery, and 7-day analytics on the free plan, with no ads and no credit card. If a lot of your traffic comes from Instagram, note that lit.bio also shows an "Open in Safari" banner to visitors landing in Instagram's in-app browser, which matters because in-app browsers often break logins and checkout, quietly costing you sales.
So should I care about the cut?
If you sell anything through your bio link, yes. At low volume a 9% to 12% platform fee feels small, but across a year of digital product sales it adds up to real money that never reaches you, and on Linktree the only escape is a paid monthly plan. If your goal is to keep the maximum share of each sale without a subscription, a 0% platform fee is the number to optimize for. Verify every fee on each provider's live pricing page before you commit, since these change over time.