Last checked November 6, 2026
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Buffer Start Page is the link-in-bio page on a start.page address. Buffer's November 4, 2026 post says new Start Pages stopped that day, migration tools arrive and editing ends on November 30, 2026, and Buffer begins taking down pages that were not migrated on February 2, 2027. The same post says this is Start Page only. Buffer's social scheduling product continues. From November 30, 2026, Start Page stops counting toward Buffer channel slots. A replacement is a page of links you can still change after that.
- Other link-in-bio pages. Link pages
- From the blocks you can still edit to a page you run. Move a Buffer Start Page to LinkStack
- The closest app on this list. LinkStack
- The hosted editor Buffer names. It is second on this checklist. Lnk.bio
- A folder of HTML, if you do not want an editor. LittleLink
What you pay for Buffer Start Page
Start Page has no separate price. It counts as a Buffer channel. On November 6, 2026 the pricing page shows Free for up to 3 channels, Essentials at $5 a month for 1 channel ($60 billed yearly), and Team at $10 a month for 1 channel ($120 billed yearly).
Buffer's help page says a paid plan uses a channel slot for Start Page, and the free plan counts it as one of the 3 channels. The November 4, 2026 post says that from November 30, 2026 the slot is free for another channel, and you can lower the channel count in billing if you do not want it. The help page says analytics are not supported for Start Pages. The pricing table lists basic analytics as included for the Start Page channel. Those two lines do not say the same thing, so this page does not score click counts. Tutkit's November 5, 2026 summary restates the three dates. The dates on this page come from Buffer's post.
Who it is for
For individuals and marketers. Its price on file: Start Page has no separate price. It counts as a Buffer channel. On November 6, 2026 the pricing page shows Free for up to 3 channels, Essentials at $5 a month for 1 channel ($60 billed yearly), and Team at $10 a month for 1 channel ($120 billed yearly). It is in the Link pages group.
How to switch
The closest free app on the checklist is LinkStack. Cost and details. Move a Buffer Start Page to LinkStack.
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LinkStack vs Lnk.bio vs LittleLink
These scores are from the checklist on this page. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement. We check each app against public docs and price pages.
LinkStack is #1 (69). Lnk.bio is #2 (67). LittleLink is #3 (54).
LinkStack
#1 · Closest
12 of 12 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.What you give up: an embedded YouTube video, embedded music, and an email signup, and 1 more. You only get part of: images on the page and a copy of the page you can host.
Lnk.bio
#2
12 of 12 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.What you give up: your own domain, a copy of the page you can host, and a feed of posts on the page. You only get part of: text on the page, images on the page, and an email signup.
LittleLink
#3
12 of 12 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.What you give up: edit the page in a browser, an embedded YouTube video, and embedded music, and 2 more. You only get part of: text on the page, images on the page, and a theme, button colors, or a font.
Where they differ
Edit the page in a browser
Worth 8 points. LinkStack does all of it. The studio screens edit the page in the browser. This review read those screens in the repo and did not click a live instance. Lnk.bio does all of it. You change the page in the browser. This review did not create an account. LittleLink does none of it. You edit the HTML. The button builder copies code. It does not save a live page.
Text on the page
Worth 4 points. LinkStack does all of it. The repo includes text and heading blocks, plus a page description field. Lnk.bio does part of it. A profile has a name. The free-plan answer does not list headings or a long biography. Those rows are on the features table. LittleLink does part of it. The sample page is one heading and one short paragraph. There are no extra text blocks.
An embedded YouTube video
Worth 4 points. LinkStack does none of it. YouTube is a button that leaves the page. This review did not find an embed block. Lnk.bio does all of it. The free-plan answer lists YouTube among the embed services. LittleLink does none of it. A YouTube button leaves the page. The sample HTML does not embed a player.
Embedded music
Worth 3 points. LinkStack does none of it. Apple Music and SoundCloud are button names, not embedded players. Lnk.bio does all of it. The same answer lists Spotify and SoundCloud. LittleLink does none of it. Bandcamp and similar names are buttons, not embedded players.
A theme, button colors, or a font
Worth 5 points. LinkStack does all of it. The studio can pick a theme or upload one. This review did not find a font picker on that screen. Lnk.bio does all of it. The free-plan answer lists 577 templates. Custom colors are on the Unique plan. LittleLink does part of it. auto, light, and dark are classes on the HTML tag. Other colors are CSS you edit.
Your own domain
Worth 5 points. LinkStack does all of it. You point your domain at the server you run. On the hosted plans, a custom domain is listed from $5 a month, not on the $1 plan. Lnk.bio does none of it. A custom domain is a $29.99 a year add-on on a paid plan. The free plan uses a Lnk.bio username. LittleLink does all of it. You can serve the folder on your domain. The project does not configure DNS.
A copy of the page you can host
Worth 6 points. LinkStack does part of it. The homepage says you can export data from one instance to another, and the profile screen can import that user data. It is not a Buffer Start Page, and it is not a folder of HTML. Lnk.bio does none of it. The features page lists an Excel export of statistics. It does not list a download of the page as files. LittleLink does all of it. The page is the HTML, CSS, and images. You already have the copy.
An email signup
Worth 4 points. LinkStack does none of it. The email block saves a mailto address. It is not a form that stores signups. Lnk.bio does part of it. The features table lists a contact form and a newsletter. The free-plan answer does not include them. LittleLink does none of it. The sample page has no email form.
LinkStack, Lnk.bio, and LittleLink do all of these: a page of links for a social bio and a public address for the bio.
Lynx
No scoreA Hugo theme for a simple links page. Not scored on this checklist.
Carrd
No scoreA hosted one-page site builder. Not scored on this checklist.
Linktree
No scoreA hosted link page. Not scored on this checklist.
How close is it?
How this worksA full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement. #1 is the closest free app that did not pay us. An ad, when one is sold, is marked and sits after #1. Paying does not change the score. Open source means you can use, change, and share the code. Run it yourself means the app can live on a computer you control.
- #1 · ClosestOpen source
LinkStack
A link page you run yourself and edit in the browser.
12 of 12 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.What you give up: an embedded YouTube video, embedded music, and an email signup, and 1 more. You only get part of: images on the page and a copy of the page you can host.
Last checked November 6, 2026 · License: AGPL-3.0
WebRun it yourself - #2Free, but the code is closed.
Lnk.bio
A hosted link page with a free plan. Buffer names it as a move target.
12 of 12 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.What you give up: your own domain, a copy of the page you can host, and a feed of posts on the page. You only get part of: text on the page, images on the page, and an email signup.
Last checked November 6, 2026 · License: Proprietary
WebiOSAndroid - #3Open source
LittleLink
A link page made of HTML and CSS, with no account.
12 of 12 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.What you give up: edit the page in a browser, an embedded YouTube video, and embedded music, and 2 more. You only get part of: text on the page, images on the page, and a theme, button colors, or a font.
Last checked November 6, 2026 · License: MIT
WebRun it yourself
Feature by feature
Full means it does the whole job. Partial means it does some of it. Missing means it does not. Not checked counts as zero. The number under each feature is how much it counts. A bigger number moves the score more.
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| Feature | LinkStack#1 · 6912 of 12 checked features | Lnk.bio#2 · 6712 of 12 checked features | LittleLink#3 · 5412 of 12 checked features |
|---|---|---|---|
| A page of links for a social bioCounts for 10 | FullLink buttons take a title and a URL. The repo ships branded button names, including YouTube and TikTok. | FullThe free-plan answer says unlimited links. | FullButtons are links in index.html. The readme says there are more than 100 branded styles. |
| Edit the page in a browserCounts for 8 | FullThe studio screens edit the page in the browser. This review read those screens in the repo and did not click a live instance. | FullYou change the page in the browser. This review did not create an account. | MissingYou edit the HTML. The button builder copies code. It does not save a live page. |
| Text on the pageCounts for 4 | FullThe repo includes text and heading blocks, plus a page description field. | PartialA profile has a name. The free-plan answer does not list headings or a long biography. Those rows are on the features table. | PartialThe sample page is one heading and one short paragraph. There are no extra text blocks. |
| Images on the pageCounts for 5 | PartialThe page screen has a profile picture upload. This review did not find an image-grid block. | PartialThe features table lists a custom profile picture and image uploads. The free-plan answer does not list them. | PartialThe page has an avatar image. This review did not find an image grid. |
| An embedded YouTube videoCounts for 4 | MissingYouTube is a button that leaves the page. This review did not find an embed block. | FullThe free-plan answer lists YouTube among the embed services. | MissingA YouTube button leaves the page. The sample HTML does not embed a player. |
| Embedded musicCounts for 3 | MissingApple Music and SoundCloud are button names, not embedded players. | FullThe same answer lists Spotify and SoundCloud. | MissingBandcamp and similar names are buttons, not embedded players. |
| A theme, button colors, or a fontCounts for 5 | FullThe studio can pick a theme or upload one. This review did not find a font picker on that screen. | FullThe free-plan answer lists 577 templates. Custom colors are on the Unique plan. | Partialauto, light, and dark are classes on the HTML tag. Other colors are CSS you edit. |
| A public address for the bioCounts for 6 | FullThe page screen has a page URL field. A self-hosted install uses your server's address. | FullThe free plan includes a username URL. | FullAny host that serves the folder gives you a URL. |
| Your own domainCounts for 5 | FullYou point your domain at the server you run. On the hosted plans, a custom domain is listed from $5 a month, not on the $1 plan. | MissingA custom domain is a $29.99 a year add-on on a paid plan. The free plan uses a Lnk.bio username. | FullYou can serve the folder on your domain. The project does not configure DNS. |
| A copy of the page you can hostCounts for 6 | PartialThe homepage says you can export data from one instance to another, and the profile screen can import that user data. It is not a Buffer Start Page, and it is not a folder of HTML. | MissingThe features page lists an Excel export of statistics. It does not list a download of the page as files. | FullThe page is the HTML, CSS, and images. You already have the copy. |
| An email signupCounts for 4 | MissingThe email block saves a mailto address. It is not a form that stores signups. | PartialThe features table lists a contact form and a newsletter. The free-plan answer does not include them. | MissingThe sample page has no email form. |
| A feed of posts on the pageCounts for 3 | MissingBuffer's post says the updates feed exists only in Buffer. | MissingBuffer's post says the updates feed exists only in Buffer. | MissingBuffer's post says the updates feed exists only in Buffer. |
What it costs
LinkStack
- Free plan
- The software is free to run on your server. Community instances are other people's servers. Hosted plans are separate.
- The hosted single-user plan is a subdomain.
- A custom domain on a hosted plan starts at the $5 a month tier.
- They host it
- $1 a month for one user on a subdomain, $5 a month for up to 10 users with a custom domain, or $8 a month for up to 100 users with a custom domain. Prices are the hosted plans on linkstack.org. Self-hosting does not use these plans.
- Run it yourself
- Setup: medium. The requirements page lists PHP 8.1, Apache with mod_rewrite, and SQLite or MySQL. The Docker setup uses the linkstackorg/linkstack image, Apache, and PHP 8.3. This review did not install it.
Lnk.bio
- Free plan
- The free plan is $0, with unlimited links, 577 templates, and a Lnk.bio logo. The features page says no credit card and no time limit.
- A custom domain is $29.99 a year, and only on a paid plan.
- Custom colors are on the Unique plan.
- The free page keeps the Lnk.bio logo. Unique removes it.
- They host it
- Free is $0. Mini is $0.99 a month or $9.99 once. Unique is $24.99 once. A custom domain is $29.99 a year on a paid plan. Figures are from the Lnk.bio features page. The page says Mini and Unique prices have stayed the same since 2016. This review did not create an account.
- Run it yourself
- This app does not run on your own computer. Lnk.bio is an account on their service. There is no install.
LittleLink
- Free plan
- The project is free to copy and host. We have not checked what Netlify, Vercel, or Cloudflare charge after a free limit.
- They host it
- No hosted price on file.
- Run it yourself
- Easy. Edit index.html and upload the folder, or use the Docker Compose file in the repo. The readme also links one-click deploys. This review did not publish a page.
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Closest pair
Move a Buffer Start Page to LinkStack
Copy the links into a LinkStack you run. Buffer's download, Lnk.bio move, and start.page redirect are not in the product until November 30, 2026, and the download is not a LinkStack import.
Read how to switchRelated alternatives
- Lnk.bio: A hosted link page with a free plan. Buffer names it as a move target.
- LinkStack: A link page you run yourself and edit in the browser.
- LittleLink: A link page made of HTML and CSS, with no account.