Your email tool shouldn't be your link-in-bio
Flodesk is built for beautiful emails and landing pages. But using it as a bio link means slow page loads, no deep links, and no click tracking per link. Links does bio links better. Keep Flodesk for what it's great at.
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Links vs Flodesk
An honest comparison, feature by feature.
| Feature | Links | Flodesk |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | Link-in-bio (core product) | Email marketing (link-in-bio is a side feature) |
| Smart deep links | Yes, bypasses Instagram webview | No |
| Shield protection | Yes, blocks crawlers | No |
| Per-link analytics | Yes, every link tracked individually | Page views only, no per-link data |
| Pricing | Free forever | Free plan includes link in bio; email from $25/month |
Flodesk's own pricing FAQ, read September 2026: Lite $25/month, Pro $28/month, Everything $54/month, plus a free plan that includes forms, landing pages and a link in bio but no email sending. We previously published $38/month and no free plan. Both were wrong.
Why creators leave Flodesk
Do not buy an email platform for its link page
Flodesk's paid tiers start at $25/month and exist to send email, which is what the tool is for. Its free plan already covers forms, landing pages and a link-in-bio, so the honest comparison is not about price. It is that a bio link built inside an email platform is a side feature: no smart deep links, no shield, and no per-link analytics.
Your links work from Instagram
Flodesk landing pages don't fix the webview problem. Your email signup form, checkout link, and content all open in Instagram's broken mini browser. Links bypasses the webview so everything opens in the real browser where forms actually submit.
Track every link, not just page views
Flodesk shows you how many people visited your page. Links shows you which specific links they tapped, what device they used, and where they came from. You know exactly what your audience wants, not just that they showed up.
Faster pages, better first impression
Flodesk pages load embedded fonts, form widgets, and custom CSS. All of it downloads before a fan reaches a link. A Links page is 83 KB of HTML, and your links are real anchors inside it. When a potential subscriber taps your bio link, they see your content immediately.
Common questions
Yes, and this is the recommended setup. Use Flodesk for email marketing and landing pages. Use Links as your bio link. Add your Flodesk signup page as one of your links. Your subscribers find your signup form faster because Links opens it in the real browser instead of the webview.
Flodesk has landing pages that some creators use as a bio link. But it's not a dedicated link-in-bio tool. You don't get deep links, crawler protection, or per-link analytics. And you need a paid Flodesk subscription to use it.
Yes. Links is free with unlimited links, smart deep links, shield protection, and full analytics. Flodesk's free plan covers a link in bio but not email sending, and its paid tiers start at $25/month. Even if you only use Flodesk for the bio link feature, you're still paying full price.
Yes. Add your Flodesk landing page URL as a link. When someone taps it from Instagram, Links opens the real browser where your signup form renders correctly and actually submits. No more form submissions failing in the webview.
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