eltree vs Taplink
The short answer
Choose eltree if you are showcasing content, or selling a few products and services, rather than taking bookings.
Choose Taplink if you need bookings or enquiry forms on the page itself.
The one-paragraph version
eltree is free without branding and presents content visually. Taplink is a form-and-payment tool wearing a bio-link coat.
Taplink sits between a link-in-bio and a small business site. The block system covers forms, payment buttons, booking and messenger links, which makes it genuinely practical for a salon, tutor or small shop. For a creator showing off content it is more machinery than the job needs.
Row by row
| Dimension | eltree | Taplink |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes — the page, every design feature, tips and a shop, no watermark | Yes, with Taplink branding |
| Paid plan from | Free; Pro £2.99/mo or £24.99/yr; Seller £9.99/mo | From $4/mo billed yearly |
| Page layout | Visual content grid, link rows, or both | Configurable blocks |
| Automatic thumbnails | Yes — pulled automatically from the pasted URL | Manual upload |
| Themes and fonts on the free plan | 7 themes, 30+ fonts, full custom colours — all free | Free themes, more on paid |
| Branding on free pages | Optional badge you can switch off | Taplink branding on the free tier |
| Analytics | Views, tile clicks and reactions on your page, free | Basic, deeper on paid |
| Monetisation | Tips and a built-in shop (products, downloads, services) via Stripe, free to switch on, plus links to products on Amazon, Etsy or Shopify | Payments, bookings and forms built in |
| Platform fee on money you take | 10% on the free plan, 5% on Pro, 0% on shop sales on Seller, plus Stripe’s processing charge | 0% commission; payment provider fees still apply |
| Custom domain | Yes, on Pro (£2.99/mo); eltree.app/yourname keeps working too | Yes, on paid plans |
| Email / SMS capture | No built-in capture form | Yes — forms included |
| Posting to social accounts | No | No |
| Community features | Emoji reactions, stories, highlights and a public creator directory | No |
| Typical setup time | A couple of minutes — paste URLs and the tiles build themselves | Moderate — blocks need configuring |
Where Taplink wins
This is our site and eltree is our product. Here is the case against us anyway.
- Bookings and appointment slots, which eltree does not do
- No platform commission at all — Taplink takes 0% where eltree takes 10% on free and 5% on Pro
- Contact and enquiry forms
- Multi-page structure
Where eltree wins
- Free tier carries Taplink branding
- Block editing is fiddlier than picking a theme
- No content grid or thumbnail extraction
- Design ceiling is lower than a real site builder
Before you switch to eltree
These gaps apply whichever tool you are coming from.
- Email or SMS capture: There is no built-in subscriber capture form. Link out to your own list instead.
- Link scheduling: Individual links cannot be scheduled to appear or expire on a date.
- Large catalogues: eltree’s own checkout suits a handful of products, downloads or services (up to 100 in the shop) and has no variants or checkout discount codes. For a big catalogue, sell on Shopify or Etsy and add product links to your eltree shop.
- A/B testing: No split testing of layouts or link ordering.
- Posting to social networks: eltree does not publish or schedule posts to Instagram, TikTok, X or other networks. Use a scheduler such as Buffer or Later for that.
- Fee-free monetisation: eltree takes 10% of tips and shop sales on the free plan and 5% on Pro; only the £9.99/month Seller plan takes 0%, and only on shop sales. Taplink and Stan Store take 0% platform commission, though Stan has no free plan.
Questions people ask
Is eltree better than Taplink?
Not universally. eltree is better if you are showcasing content, or selling a few products and services, rather than taking bookings. Taplink is better if you need bookings or enquiry forms on the page itself. The largest single difference is layout: eltree builds a visual grid of thumbnails from your links, while Taplink presents configurable blocks.
Is eltree cheaper than Taplink?
The eltree page itself is free with no watermark. Taplink paid plans start at pro $4/mo annual, business $8/mo annual. Tips and the shop are free to switch on, and instant payouts (1% fee) are on every plan. eltree Pro costs £2.99/mo (or £24.99/year) and adds your own domain, a song under your bio, a weekly report, unlimited tiles, links and stories and a 5% fee — the page design is never behind it.
Can I move from Taplink to eltree?
Yes, manually — there is no automated import. Copy each destination URL from your Taplink page and paste it into eltree, which pulls the thumbnail and title for you. Then update the single link in your Instagram, TikTok or X bio. Your Taplink page keeps working until you delete it, so you can run both while you decide.
Taplink pricing and features last checked 2026-09-21 against their site .
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