Updated 26 October 2026 · prices checked 2026-09-21
Link-in-bio fees compared: what you keep from tips and sales
Short answer:
- Lowest fee on a free plan: Taplink 0%, Beacons 9%, eltree 10%, Linktree 12%.
- 0% on sales: eltree Seller (£9.99/mo), Linktree Premium ($35/mo), Beacons Creator Plus ($30/mo), Beacons Creator Max ($90/mo), Taplink, Carrd.
- On eltree: Pro pays for itself above about £59.80 a month of tips and sales, and Seller beats Pro above about £140.00 a month of shop sales.
We make eltree, so weigh that. eltree's free plan is not the cheapest here: Taplink and Beacons take less. Every number comes from the vendor's own pricing or help pages.
Fees by plan
The platform's cut only. Card processing is extra on every tool. Prices are in each vendor's own currency.
| Tool | Plan | Price | Fee on tips | Fee on sales | You keep from £100 of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| eltree | Free | £0 | 10% | 10% | £90.00 |
| eltree | Pro | £2.99/mo | 5% | 5% | £95.00 |
| eltree | Seller | £9.99/mo | 5% | 0% | £100.00 |
| Linktree | Free | $0 | 12% | 12% | £88.00 |
| Linktree | Starter | $8/mo ($6 billed yearly) | 9% | 9% | £91.00 |
| Linktree | Pro | $15/mo ($12 billed yearly) | 9% | 9% | £91.00 |
| Linktree | Premium | $35/mo ($30 billed yearly) | 0% | 0% | £100.00 |
| Beacons | Free | $0 | 9% | 9% | £91.00 |
| Beacons | Creator | $10/mo | 9% | 9% | £91.00 |
| Beacons | Creator Plus | $30/mo | 0% | 0% | £100.00 |
| Beacons | Creator Max | $90/mo | 0% | 0% | £100.00 |
| Taplink | All plans | Free, or from $4/mo billed yearly | 0% | 0% | £100.00Payment provider fees still apply |
| Carrd | Paid plans | From $9/year | 0% | 0% | £100.00No Carrd fee: you embed your own checkout, and its fees apply |
Bio.link, Lnk.Bio, Shorby and Later don't publish a commission on their pricing pages, so they aren't in the table.
Which eltree plan is cheapest for you?
Monthly cost of each plan (subscription plus eltree's fee) at different levels of shop sales. Cheapest in green.
| Sales a month | Free | Pro | Seller |
|---|---|---|---|
| £25 | £2.50 | £4.24 | £9.99 |
| £50 | £5.00 | £5.49 | £9.99 |
| £100 | £10.00 | £7.99 | £9.99 |
| £150 | £15.00 | £10.49 | £9.99 |
| £250 | £25.00 | £15.49 | £9.99 |
| £500 | £50.00 | £27.99 | £9.99 |
| £1000 | £100.00 | £52.99 | £9.99 |
Pro beats free above about £59.80 a month. Seller beats free above about £99.90 and Pro above about £140.00. On Seller, tips are still 5%, so this table is for shop sales.
How we worked it out
- Fees and prices come from each vendor's own pricing page or help centre, checked 2026-09-21. Not from other comparison articles.
- "Fee" means the platform's commission. Card processing (Stripe, PayPal and so on) is charged on top on every tool and isn't included.
- Prices are shown in each vendor's currency and never converted, so nothing depends on an exchange rate.
- Tools that don't publish a commission are named, not guessed.
- Prices change. If you spot one that's out of date, tell us at support@eltree.app and we'll fix it and move the date.
Questions people ask
Which link-in-bio tool takes the lowest fee?
On a free plan, Taplink says it takes 0% commission. Beacons takes 9%, eltree 10% and Linktree 12%. For 0% on sales you can also use Carrd with your own checkout, eltree Seller (£9.99/mo), Beacons Creator Plus ($30/mo) or Linktree Premium ($35/mo). Card processing is charged on top on every tool.
How much does eltree take from tips and sales?
10% of tips and of the item price on the free plan, 5% on Pro (£2.99/mo), and on Seller (£9.99/mo) 0% on shop sales and 5% on tips. eltree never takes anything from delivery charges. Stripe’s card processing charge applies on top.
When is it worth paying for a lower fee?
On eltree, Pro costs less than the free plan once you take more than about £59.80 a month, and Seller costs less than Pro once your shop sells more than about £140.00 a month. The same sum works for any tool: divide the extra monthly price by the drop in the fee.