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Fanvault vs Linktree.
The tool that invented the link in bio, now with a checkout bolted on.
Rates verified 2026-08-15
The short answer
Linktree is the better pure link page and Fanvault is the better storefront. Linktree's seller fee is 12% on Free and 9% on Starter and Pro, and Stripe's 2.9% plus $0.30 comes out of the creator's side on top of it, so a Linktree Pro creator pays about 12% all in plus $15 a month. Fanvault takes a flat 8% and nothing else, with no subscription. Linktree Premium removes their seller fee but costs $35 a month, so it only beats Fanvault's 8% above roughly $440 a month in sales.
At a glance
| Feature | Fanvault | Linktree |
|---|---|---|
| Platform fee | 8% flat | 9% on Pro |
| Monthly cost | None | $15 on Pro |
| Listing fee | None | None |
| Payouts | Stripe Connect, on settlement | Stripe payouts, with a $0.25 charge per payout. |
| Physical fulfillment | Prepaid labels and tracking | Not included |
| Auctions | Proxy bidding, anti-snipe | No |
| What they sell | Digital, physical, auctions, subscriptions, tips, wishlist | Digital products, Tips, Affiliate commissions, Paid subscriptions |
What you keep
The same sale, run through both platforms. Fanvault's column is computed from the live platform rate, and Linktree's from their published Pro rate. Their $15 monthly subscription is not included in these rows, because it does not scale with a single sale. Add it to their side when you compare a month.
| Feature | Fanvault | Linktree |
|---|---|---|
| $25 sale | $23 | $22.75 |
| $100 sale | $92 | $91 |
| $500 sale | $460 | $455 |
| $2,500 sale | $2,300 | $2,275 |
Linktree pricing tiers
| Feature | Monthly | Annual | Seller fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Same | 12% |
| Starter | $8 | $5/mo | 9% |
| Pro | $15 | $12/mo | 9% |
| Premium | $35 | $24/mo | 0% |
- Pro: Lowest tier with a custom domain.
- Premium: Only tier with no Linktree seller fee.
Where Linktree wins
- The link page itself. Linktree has had a decade to refine it, the editor is faster, and the theme library is far deeper than ours.
- Brand recognition. A Linktree URL is instantly legible to an audience, and some people trust the domain on sight.
- Breadth of integrations. Mailchimp, Zapier, Shopify and a long tail of embeds work out of the box.
- It is genuinely free if you never sell anything through it. If your page is only a list of links, Linktree costs nothing and Fanvault is the wrong tool.
How to pick
Choose Linktree if
- Your page is a list of links and you do not sell through it
- You want the deepest theme and layout library in the category
- You already sell somewhere else and only need traffic routed there
Choose Fanvault if
- You sell through the page and do not want to pick between a 9% cut and a $35 subscription
- You sell physical items and want labels and tracking handled
- You want to run auctions, not just fixed prices
- You would rather describe a product to an AI than fill in a product form
Switching
Keep the Linktree page if you like it and point one button at your Fanvault storefront, or move the whole thing over. There is no export or import step, because a link list is a handful of URLs and Fanvault AI can rebuild it from your existing page in one conversation.
Fanvault vs Linktree: common questions
- Is Fanvault cheaper than Linktree?
- Against Free, Starter and Pro, always: those tiers take 9% or 12% and leave Stripe's 2.9% plus $0.30 on the creator too, while Fanvault takes 8% and absorbs processing. Against Premium it depends on volume, because Premium's seller fee is 0% but it costs $35 a month, so it overtakes Fanvault's 8% above roughly $440 a month in sales, or roughly $300 on annual billing. If you never sell anything through the page, Linktree Free is cheaper than everything, including us.
- Does Linktree charge a fee on sales?
- Yes, and it is not on the main pricing table. Linktree takes 12% on Free, 9% on Starter and Pro, and 0% on Premium, documented in their transaction fees help article. Stripe's processing fee and a $0.25 per-payout charge apply on top of all of them.
- Can I use Fanvault as a link in bio?
- Yes. Every Fanvault creator gets a page at fanvault.shop/yourname with links, socials, email capture and text blocks, and the storefront is one optional block inside it. Pages with no products are a normal thing to have.
- Can I keep my Linktree and use Fanvault too?
- Plenty of creators do. Leave the Linktree page as the front door and link the Fanvault storefront from it. You only pay Fanvault's 8% on what actually sells.
Sources
Linktree rates below were read from their own published pages on 2026-08-15. Prices change, so check theirs before deciding.
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