Quick answer: If you stop paying for Linktree, your page stays online but drops to the free plan at the end of your current billing cycle. Every paid feature switches off at that moment: custom themes and fonts, the removed footer, extended analytics, scheduled links, integrations, and the rest. Your links stay, the linktr.ee address stays, and the Linktree branding comes back. If you would rather not lose features you never needed a subscription for, a free link in bio with no paid tier does the same job without the cliff.
Does your Linktree page disappear when you cancel?
No. Linktree's help center says your plan "will update at the end of your billing cycle," and that you keep the paid features until then. After that date the account moves to the free plan. Your page, your username, and your links are still there. What changes is what the page can do. You can also go back to the Billing page and choose "Resubscribe" if you change your mind.
What do you lose when Linktree drops you to free?
Linktree publishes a list of features reserved for its paid plans. Everything on it stops working on the free plan. As of the help center's July 30, 2026 update, that list includes:
| Feature | On the free plan after you cancel |
|---|---|
| Remove Linktree footer | Gone. The Linktree branding returns to the bottom of your page. |
| Advanced design: themes, logos, backgrounds, fonts, font color | Gone. The page reverts to free-plan styling. |
| Hero or video profile image | Gone. |
| Unlimited Featured links | Limited to one. |
| Link Collection layouts (grid, carousel) | Gone. |
| Extended analytics (90 days, 365 days, or lifetime by tier) | Gone. Free keeps basic, short-window stats. |
| Redirect links, scheduled links, spotlight and animations | Gone. |
| QR code customization | Gone. |
| Mailchimp, Klaviyo, and other audience integrations | Gone. |
| Meta Pixel, Google Analytics, UTM parameters | Gone. |
| Reduced seller fees on digital products | Gone. Fees go back to the free-plan rate. |
| Automated Instagram replies | Capped at the free-plan limit. |
Two things worth noticing. First, the features that make a page look like yours (fonts, colors, no footer) are the first to go, so the page followers see the day after cancellation looks different from the one they saw the day before. Second, the integrations go silent. If a Meta Pixel or a mailing-list signup was feeding a campaign, it stops without warning.
What stays the same?
Your username, your linktr.ee address, and your list of links. The free plan still allows unlimited basic links. Any digital products you sell through Linktree keep selling, at the free plan's seller fee. Your basic click counts stay visible for the short window the free plan covers.
Is the free Linktree plan enough?
For a page that only needs to hold links, yes, with two costs. The Linktree footer sits on every free page, and your link lives on a domain shared with millions of other accounts. That second point matters more than the branding. Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook judge links by the domain behind them. A shared domain carries every other user's spam reports, which is why link-in-bio links get flagged or throttled through no fault of the page owner. Paying for Linktree never fixed that either. It only removed the footer.
What is the alternative to paying at all?
A link in bio that has no paid tier, so there is nothing to cancel and no cliff. ItsMyLinks is free, with no ads, no card, and no upgrade prompts, and it has run on the same domain since 2005. One page, every link, at itsmylinks.com/yourname. Because the domain has its own twenty-year record, your link is judged on that history instead of the crowd around it. Our comparison of the best free link-in-bio platforms puts it side by side with the free plans from Linktree and the others.
How to cancel Linktree and move your links in ten minutes
- In Linktree, open Settings, then Billing, and choose Cancel. Note the date your billing cycle ends. Paid features run until then.
- Copy your link list somewhere safe: the title and URL of every link on your page.
- Claim your name at itsmylinks.com/join. Name, email, password, no card.
- Paste your links in. The page is live as soon as you save.
- Replace the link in each profile: Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Facebook. This is the step people skip, and it is the only one that moves the traffic.
- Leave the Linktree page up for a week so stragglers still land somewhere, then let it go.
Frequently asked questions
Will I get a refund if I cancel Linktree mid-cycle?
Linktree's cancellation article does not promise one. Your paid features run to the end of the cycle you already paid for, and the plan changes then.
Do my links break when I downgrade?
No. Your links and your linktr.ee address keep working on the free plan. Only paid features stop.
Can I keep my custom theme on the free plan?
No. Themes, fonts, and font colors are paid features and revert when the plan does.
Does a free link in bio get flagged more than a paid one?
Platforms do not know or care what plan you pay for. They judge the domain. A paid page on a shared domain is treated the same as a free one.
Is ItsMyLinks really free forever?
Yes. There is no paid plan, no ads, and no card. It has been free on the same domain since 2005.