Cabana Studio vs Linktree
Linktree is a link-in-bio product that routes an audience to your links quickly and reliably. Cabana Studio is a creator business platform: the public page is one part, and behind it sit brand intake, a deal pipeline, contracts, invoices, affiliate tracking. If you only need links, Linktree is simpler. If you take paid brand work, the records matter.Linktree and Cabana serve different needs. Compare the page, deal records and invoicing; keep the tools that fit your work.
Capability by capability
- Public page and links
- Cabana: Yes, portfolio plus Link Page blocks
- Linktree: Yes, this is Linktree's core product
- Brand intake form tied to a record
- Cabana: Yes, each inquiry becomes a deal
- Linktree: Contact links or a form, no deal record
- Brand deal pipeline with stages
- Cabana: Yes
- Linktree: No
- Contracts stored with the deal
- Cabana: Yes
- Linktree: No
- Invoicing and payout records
- Cabana: Yes, invoice from the agreement
- Linktree: Product and tip payments, not deal invoicing
- Media kits and tailored variants
- Cabana: Planned: tailored variants
- Linktree: No
- Affiliate tracking with no cut taken
- Cabana: Yes
- Linktree: Varies by plan and product
When Linktree is the better choice
Linktree is the better choice for a lot of people, and it is worth being plain about that.
- You want a link page live in five minutes with nothing else to configure
- You do not take paid brand deals, or you handle them entirely elsewhere
- Your priority is a very light page and a familiar product your audience recognises
- You want a large template and integration library for a links-only page
When Cabana Studio fits better
Cabana Studio fits when the page is only the front of the business.
- Inquiries need to become tracked deals with contacts, stages, and follow-ups
- You want contracts, deliverable dates, invoices, and payout records in one place
- You need a media kit that stays current with your page and stats
- You want a weekly read on whether the business is going well
Pricing facts
Published prices only, checked on September 7, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on each provider's own pricing page before deciding.
- Linktree published plansA free plan plus paid tiers published on linktr.ee, ranging from a low single-digit monthly price to a mid-twenties monthly price depending on tier and billing period.
- Cabana Studio published plansFree $0/mo, Growth $29/mo, Scale $59/mo, with two months free on annual billing.
- Per-deal feeFor Direct Engagements, Cabana charges creators 5% on Free or 0.5% on Growth and Scale, capped at $200 in applicable Cabana deal fees per creator per calendar month. Creator Calls use a separate graduated brand-paid per-hire fee and charge creators zero Cabana Call commission. Linktree does not run brand-deal invoicing, so it has no equivalent per-deal fee, though it does apply fees to some commerce and tip products.