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.
Primary purpose
Smart deep links
Shield protection
Per-link analytics
Page load speed
Pricing
| 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 |
| Page load speed | Under 1 second | 2-4 seconds (embedded forms and styles) |
| Pricing | Free forever | $38/month (Flodesk subscription required) |
Why creators leave Flodesk
Stop paying $38/month for a link page
Flodesk costs $38/month. That's $456/year for an email tool that happens to have a link-in-bio feature. Links gives you a better bio link experience for free. Use the $456 for something that grows your audience instead.
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. That adds up to 2-4 seconds of load time. Links loads in under a second. 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 $38/month Flodesk subscription to use it.
Yes. Links is free with unlimited links, smart deep links, shield protection, and full analytics. Flodesk costs $38/month with no free plan. 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.
“I was using my Flodesk landing page as my bio link. It worked but loaded slowly and I had no idea which links people clicked. Switched to Links for my bio and kept Flodesk for email. Better results on both.”
Rachel L.
Email marketing coach, 24K followers
“Flodesk costs $38/month. I only used the link page feature. Links does that part for free. I kept Flodesk for emails and saved nothing, but at least my bio link is faster now.”
Amanda G.
Wedding planner
“Free bio link with per-link analytics. Flodesk doesn't do that.”
Kyle W.
Course creator
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