Link-in-bio: Linktree vs Beacons vs self-hosted page

Link-in-bio: Linktree vs Beacons vs self-hosted page

Choose by what you're optimizing: speed, data, or margin.

Phase 1 — pick the tier:
— Under 5k followers, no budget: Linktree free. Ship today, stop overthinking it.
— Monetizing, want first-party data: Beacons or self-hosted on your own domain so the pixel and email capture are yours, not rented.
— Driving real revenue (4 figures/mo): self-host a single page. You control redirects, UTMs, and you stop leaking 30% of clicks to a tool that buries your link below upsells.

Tradeoff table:
— Linktree: zero setup, zero data ownership, their branding.
— Beacons: more blocks + analytics, still their domain.
— Self-hosted: full control, costs you ~1 hour + a domain.

Decision rule: If a click is worth more than $0.50 to you then the data ownership of self-hosting pays for itself fast.

Definition of done: bio link resolves on your domain, click tracking confirmed, mobile load under 2s.