link in bio vs linktree
28 Oct 2026 · 2 min read
Link in bio vs Linktree: link in bio is the job, a website on a profile. Linktree is one product that does that job. This page is another.
One is a job, one is a product
Link in bio vs Linktree confuses a habit with a brand. Link in bio is the website on a profile. Linktree link in bio is that website when the address is a Linktree page. Visitors learned the brand name. The tap is still just a website.
You can do the job on this site. Claim a name, pick a starter design, replace the links, and publish. The public address looks like makemylink.space/yourname.
What you are comparing
Both are a list of buttons behind one profile link. The useful difference is what you will actually maintain, and whether the page does a thing you need.
Here, a shop can charge through Stripe, Razorpay, or your own checkout link. A WhatsApp button opens a chat. Messages are stored. Email is not sent. Pro is listed and billing is not connected.
What stays the same either way
Instagram, YouTube, and X still need you to paste an address and keep it. The buttons behind it are what you update. The profile line should not change every Friday.
A page with twelve vague buttons fails on either product. Name the button for the place it opens. Put this week’s action first.
When to switch
Switch if you want this page’s shop, the starter designs, or a URL on this domain, and you are willing to paste the new address once. Do not switch because a list called something the best.
After you publish, open the old profile link and the new one on a phone. Move the bio only when the new page matches the buttons you meant to keep.
When to stay
Stay if the current page is accurate and people already have it saved in stories, cards, and newsletters. A new domain does not create taps.
If you stay, ignore this site. A second unused page is a second place for an old price to hide.
Names that are not this site
Other domains sit close to this name in search. They are not this site. The address to paste is makemylink.space and the name you claim.
Linktree’s own address is theirs. Pasting it here does nothing. Build the page, publish, then put this URL in the profile.
Questions
- Is Linktree the same words as link in bio?
- People use the product name and the job as if they were the same. The job is any website in the profile. Linktree is one company.
- Do I have to leave Linktree?
- No. If that page is current and you will keep it, leave the address where it is.
- Can I import a Linktree automatically?
- Copy the buttons you mean to keep. Replace sample links. Publish. Then paste the new address where you want it.