Is Linklay better than Stan Store?

For publishing and measuring a page at no cost, yes. For selling digital products, courses or coaching inside the platform, Stan Store is clearly stronger — Linklay has no checkout at all.

How much does Stan Store cost?

Creator is $29/month or $300/year; Creator Pro is $99/month or $948/year. There is no free plan, only a time-limited trial.

Does Stan Store charge a commission on sales?

Stan Store documents a 0% platform fee. Stripe and PayPal processing fees still apply.

Can I use my own domain with Stan Store?

No. Stan states there is no way to connect a custom domain yet and suggests forwarding a domain to your store instead. Linklay documents a custom domain on its Pro plan.

Linklay vs Stan Store

These products answer different questions. Linklay publishes and measures a page for free, with Meta, TikTok and Google pixels on the free plan. Stan Store has no free plan at all — $29/month Creator or $99/month Creator Pro — and in exchange gives you a real storefront with courses, memberships and coaching bookings at a 0% platform fee. If you are selling seriously, Stan Store; if you are measuring traffic, Linklay.

Facts verified 2026-09-18. Records: Linklay · Stan Store

Choose Linklay if

Choose Linklay when you are not yet selling, or you sell somewhere else and only need a measured front door. A free page with live analytics and three ad pixels costs nothing, where the equivalent measurement on Stan Store means the $99/month Creator Pro tier, because Meta and TikTok pixels and the Google Analytics ID are Pro-only.

Choose Stan Store if

Choose Stan Store when product revenue is the point. It documents unlimited password-protected courses, memberships with recurring billing, coaching calls with Google Calendar and Zoom, a lead-magnet email product, and a 0% platform fee with Stripe and PayPal processing. Creator Pro adds Stan Payments, Afterpay and Klarna. Linklay has none of this.

Compared field by field

Linklay and Stan Store compared on pricing, analytics, page control, audience tools, commerce and technical capabilities, as documented by each platform
Capability	Linklay	Stan Store
Pricing and free tier
Free plan limits	Free plan documents unlimited links, live visitor analytics, Meta/TikTok/Google retargeting pixels, email capture, custom themes, QR codes, scheduled links, a Stripe tip jar and AI link ordering. Branding removal, verified badge, video backgrounds and custom domain are Pro-only.	No free plan. A time-limited trial is offered, and the affiliate-only account type is not a full store.
Monthly price	$9.99/month (Pro)	$29/month (Creator); $99/month (Creator Pro)
Annual price	$99/year (Pro)	$300/year (Creator); $948/year (Creator Pro)
One-time / lifetime price	Unverified	None offered
Platform fee on sales	0% platform fee; Linklay states it does not process creator payments or take a cut of creator sales	0% platform fee; Stripe and PayPal processing fees still apply
Analytics and acquisition
Analytics on the free tier	Included on the free plan	None — there is no free plan
Analytics on paid tiers	Included on all plans	Store and product analytics on Creator; advanced analytics on Creator Pro
Live / real-time analytics	Live analytics with device, geography and referrer breakdowns	Unverified
Meta (Facebook) pixel	Included on the free plan	Creator Pro only
TikTok pixel	Included on the free plan	Creator Pro only
Google tag / Analytics	Included on the free plan	Creator Pro only — Google Analytics ID is part of the Pro pixel settings
Branding and page control
Custom domain	Pro plan only	Not available on any plan — Stan states there is no way to connect a custom domain yet, and suggests domain forwarding instead
Platform branding removal	Pro plan	Unverified
Unlimited links	Yes, on the free plan	Not applicable — Stan is a single storefront rather than a multi-link page
Video backgrounds	Pro plan	Unverified
Link scheduling	Scheduled links on the free plan; advanced scheduling on Pro	Unverified
Password protection	Unverified	Courses are password protected
Audience
Email capture	Included on the free plan	Yes — a lead-magnet product collects names and emails
Email marketing / sending	Unverified	Creator Pro only — marketing emails and email flows with unlimited contacts
QR codes	Included on the free plan	Unverified
Mobile app	Native iOS app published on the App Store	iOS only — Stan states the app is not available on Android
Commerce
Native storefront	No native storefront	Yes — the product is itself a storefront
Native checkout	No — Linklay states it does not process creator payments	Yes — one-tap checkout
Digital products	Unverified	Yes — ebooks, templates, guides and bundles
Courses	Not offered	Yes — unlimited password-protected courses hosted on Stan
Memberships / subscriptions	Unverified	Yes — recurring daily, weekly, monthly or annual billing
Bookings and appointments	Not offered	Yes — coaching calls with Google Calendar and Zoom integration
Tips and donations	Tip jar routed through the creator's own Stripe account	Unverified
Payment processors	Stripe, connected by the creator	Stripe and PayPal; Creator Pro adds Stan Payments, Afterpay and Klarna
Technical and integrations
Server-rendered profile HTML	Yes — a raw request for a public profile returns profile-specific HTML, including the display name, bio text, link labels, page title, OpenGraph tags and two JSON-LD blocks	Unverified
SEO / meta controls	Structured data and OpenGraph metadata generated per profile	Unverified
Integrations	Unverified	Google Calendar and Zoom for bookings; Stripe and PayPal for payments

Facts last checked: September 2026. Every claim is traced to the platform's own published documentation; fields the platform does not publish are marked unverified, which is not the same as a documented "no".

Limitations of this comparison

Neither platform offers a custom domain everywhere: Stan Store states it has no way to connect one yet, while Linklay includes one on Pro. Stan Store does not document QR codes, UTM support or an Android app, and we could not find a published platform-fee schedule beyond the 0% claim.

Frequently asked questions

Is Linklay better than Stan Store?: For publishing and measuring a page at no cost, yes. For selling digital products, courses or coaching inside the platform, Stan Store is clearly stronger — Linklay has no checkout at all.
How much does Stan Store cost?: Creator is $29/month or $300/year; Creator Pro is $99/month or $948/year. There is no free plan, only a time-limited trial.
Does Stan Store charge a commission on sales?: Stan Store documents a 0% platform fee. Stripe and PayPal processing fees still apply.
Can I use my own domain with Stan Store?: No. Stan states there is no way to connect a custom domain yet and suggests forwarding a domain to your store instead. Linklay documents a custom domain on its Pro plan.

Sources last checked: September 2026

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