A Stan Store alternative that doesn't take a cut
Stan Store charges monthly fees and takes a percentage of your sales. Links is free and sends your fans directly to your checkout, not through a middleman.
Free forever. No credit card.
Links vs Stan Store
An honest comparison, feature by feature.
Monthly price
Transaction fees
Smart deep links
Shield protection
Built-in store
Analytics
| Feature | Links | Stan Store |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | Free | $29/month (Creator plan) |
| Transaction fees | None (you link to your own checkout) | 5% on Creator plan |
| Smart deep links | Yes, bypasses Instagram webview | No |
| Shield protection | Yes, blocks risky crawlers | No |
| Built-in store | No (link to Gumroad, Shopify, etc.) | Yes |
| Analytics | Full click tracking, free | Basic, included |
Why creators leave Stan Store
Keep 100% of your revenue
Stan Store takes 5% of every sale on the Creator plan, plus payment processing fees. With Links, you send fans directly to your own store on Gumroad, Shopify, or Stripe. You keep every dollar.
No $29/month just to have a link page
Stan Store's cheapest plan is $29/month. That's $348/year before you sell anything. Links is free. You get unlimited links, analytics, and deep links without spending a cent.
Your checkout pages actually load
When fans tap your Stan Store link from Instagram, the checkout opens in the broken webview. Cart abandonment goes through the roof. Links opens the real browser, so your Gumroad or Shopify checkout works exactly how it should.
You're not locked into one platform
Stan Store wants you to sell everything through their system. With Links, you can point fans to any platform: Gumroad, Shopify, Patreon, Teachable, or your own website. Switch anytime without losing your link page.
Common questions
It depends on what you need. If you mainly use Stan Store as a link-in-bio with a simple store, Links plus a free Gumroad account does the same thing for $0/month instead of $29. If you rely heavily on Stan Store's built-in courses or email marketing, you might want to keep both and use Links as your bio link.
No. Links is a link-in-bio tool, not a store platform. You link to your own store on Gumroad, Shopify, Stripe, or anywhere else you already sell. This means you keep full control of your products, pricing, and customer data without paying monthly fees or transaction cuts. If you already use a platform like Gumroad or Etsy, you don't need another store. You just need your links to work, and that's what Links does. No middleman taking a percentage of every sale.
Yes. Unlimited links, smart deep links, shield protection, and full analytics are all free. No credit card required to sign up. No trial period that ends and forces you to pay. Free forever. There's no catch. We built Links to solve the Instagram webview problem for creators, and we're not trying to squeeze monthly fees out of you. The features you need to make your bio link work are completely free.
When a fan taps your link from Instagram, it normally opens in Instagram's mini browser. Checkout forms break, payment buttons disappear, and people give up. Smart deep links open the real browser instead. Your Gumroad or Shopify checkout works perfectly, and more people finish their purchase.
“I was paying $29/month for Stan Store and losing 5% on every sale. Moved my products to Gumroad and used Links as my bio link. Same revenue, zero monthly fees, and my checkout actually works from Instagram.”
Tasha W.
Digital product creator, 33K followers
“Stan Store's checkout was completely broken in the Instagram webview. I was losing sales every day without realizing it. Links sends people to the real browser and my Gumroad sales jumped 60%.”
Kyle R.
Course creator
“Free, no transaction fees, my Etsy links work. Saved $348/year.”
Bri N.
Template designer
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