The best alternative is the one that fixes what made you look. Run these checks on any tool you consider, on its free plan, before you move a single link.
Five checks for any alternative
- Type “not a url” into a new link and save it: a good editor stops it before it goes live.
- Change the theme and count your blocks: none should disappear.
- Find the yearly price of a custom domain without branding, and check the free limits are written down.
- Open the stats on a new page: it should say which visits count.
- Enter a bad email in the subscribe form: you should see why it failed.
Bio besties vs Bio link, feature by feature
Checked in October 2026. Every Bio link fact links to the capture it comes from: our hands-on test of the app or Bio link’s own pages.
| Feature | Bio besties (planned) | Bio.link (tested) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| URL check before a link goes live | ✓ Yes Invalid URLs are blocked before saving | ✕ No “not a url” went live as a broken http:// link | Our hands-on test, Oct 2026 (F-001) |
| Blocks kept when you change theme | ✓ Always Every block kept under every theme; theme change undone in 1 click | ✕ Removed A Blog theme removed the YouTube embed, AI chat and Subscribe button with no warning | Our hands-on test, Oct 2026 (F-007) |
| Paid plan price (yearly billing) | Lower Plus: $4.99/mo ($59.88/yr). Studio: $8.99/mo | $7.49/mo Pro: $7.49/mo (“Save 50%”). Monthly price not captured | Bio.link pricing page (PR-1) |
| Free plan terms | Published $0 forever, no trial clock, limits published in a table | Unclear Homepage says “free”, “Try for free” and “Start my free trial”; no free limits stated | Bio.link homepage (PR-2) |
| Analytics date ranges | ✓ Custom Custom ranges, written counting rules, click-through rate per link (Plus) | 2 ranges 30 days and all time only; Page Views blank in testing with no explanation | Our hands-on test, Oct 2026 (F-012) |
| Subscribe form errors | ✓ Error text Clear error text, plus CSV export | ✕ Silent Blocks an invalid email but shows no error text | Our hands-on test, Oct 2026 (F-010) |
Included in your plan
The visitor assistant, posts and email sending are on every plan, within its limits. The shop, the public API, the emoji link, AI model choice and team SSO are included within the limits of the plans that list them.
- A visitor assistant that answers questions on your page from what you teach it
- Posts on your page, with an email to your subscribers when you publish
- Email sending to your own subscribers, with their unsubscribe respected
- A shop and checkout, with no platform fee on your sales
- A public API with webhooks, and sync with your email tool
- An emoji link that is easy to say out loud
- Your choice of AI model for the helpers and the assistant
- Team sign-in with SSO
Sources
Each capture records one fact. We update this page when Bio link changes.
- F-001 · On Bio link, the text ‘not a url’ went live as a broken http:// link (Bio link app test)
- F-007 · On Bio link, a Blog theme removed the YouTube embed, AI chat and Subscribe button with no warning (Bio link app test)
- PR-1 · Bio link Pro costs $7.49/mo on yearly billing (‘Save 50%’); the monthly price was not captured (Bio link pricing page)
- PR-2 · Bio link’s homepage says ‘Get started for free’, ‘Try for free’ and ‘Start my free trial’ without stating free limits (Bio link homepage)
- F-012 · Bio link analytics offer 30-day and all-time ranges only; Page Views was blank with no explanation (Bio link app test)
- F-010 · Bio link’s email form blocks an invalid address but shows no error text (Bio link app test)
More in the Bio besties resources hub.