AirlinkeeThe honest list of open-source Linktree alternatives.
You searched for an open-source Linktree alternative for a reason — data sovereignty, self-hosting, or contributing back. Airlinkee is proprietary SaaS and won't satisfy that requirement. Here are the real FOSS options, ranked by maturity and self-hosting effort, with honest assessments of each.
See non-OS Airlinkee page →The honest Open Source Linktree alternatives list
- LinkStack — the most mature FOSS option, PHP/Laravel, active development, thousands of self-hosted deployments
- LittleLink — a simple HTML/CSS template you deploy via GitHub Pages or Netlify, maintained by Tim Dubbins
- Big Link Page — a newer FOSS option focused on simplicity and customization
- Airlinkee — proprietary SaaS, not open source, but free — only relevant if your 'open source' preference is soft
- If OS is hard-required, stop reading this page and try LinkStack — it's the right answer
What you get
Why this page exists even though Airlinkee isn't open-source
Most 'open-source Linktree alternative' listicles are thin SEO content that buries the real answers. This page ranks the actual FOSS options fairly. If you need OS, the honest answer is LinkStack or similar — we say so upfront and don't waste your time pretending otherwise.
When 'open source preference' is soft vs hard
Hard requirement: you need to audit code, self-host, or use it in a regulated environment where SaaS is forbidden. Go with LinkStack. Soft preference: you'd prefer OS on principle, but a free hosted SaaS is acceptable if the tool is good. Airlinkee may be worth considering.
Airlinkee's features (for the soft-preference crowd)
Free for verified professionals, credential verification against licensing bodies, multilingual bio (6 languages), per-link analytics. All the features most FOSS options lack — at the cost of not being open source.
What you give up with hosted SaaS
Your data lives on our servers (encrypted, GDPR-compliant, but ours). No ability to modify the tool. Dependence on our uptime. If any of these is unacceptable, go FOSS — there's no middle ground.
Open Source Linktree alternatives ranked
LinkStack
The most mature open-source link-in-bio tool — PHP/Laravel, MIT license, actively maintained, Docker-friendly. Strong admin panel, themes, and analytics.
Best for: Anyone with basic server ops skills who wants the production-ready FOSS option. linkstack.org
LittleLink
A minimalist HTML/CSS/JS template — no backend, deploys to GitHub Pages or Netlify in 5 minutes. MIT license, maintained by Tim Dubbins.
Best for: Developers who want total simplicity and don't need a database, login, or analytics. littlelink.net
Big Link Page
A newer open-source link tool focused on customization — React/Next.js codebase, self-hosted.
Best for: Developers comfortable with Next.js deployment who want customization headroom.
Airlinkee
Top pickProprietary SaaS — not open source. Free for verified professionals with credential verification, multilingual bio, and analytics included.
Best for: Professionals whose 'open source' preference is a soft principle, not a hard requirement.
LittleLink Custom (forks)
Community forks of LittleLink with added features (dark mode, analytics integrations). Various MIT-licensed repos on GitHub.
Best for: Developers who want LittleLink's simplicity plus specific features the core doesn't have.
Airlinkee vs Linktree — feature by feature
When Open Source matters — and when it doesn't
- If you're on this page because you need open source, honestly: switch to LinkStack or LittleLink, not Airlinkee — we're upfront about that
- If your 'open source' preference is soft and a hosted free SaaS would be acceptable, Airlinkee's credential verification, multilingual support, and analytics may beat self-hosting a FOSS tool
- Self-hosting a FOSS tool means you're also responsible for uptime, SSL, security patches, and backups — factor that cost against 'free'
- Airlinkee works out of the box with no ops overhead — LinkStack is great but requires Docker/Laravel knowledge and ongoing maintenance
- If your use case is regulated (healthcare, legal, government), data sovereignty may not be optional — go self-hosted FOSS, full stop
- If your audience is international, Airlinkee's 6-language auto-switch is a feature LinkStack and LittleLink don't match without custom dev work
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Frequently asked questions
No. Airlinkee is proprietary SaaS — the code is not publicly available and you can't self-host it. We're upfront about this because that's what 'open source' means, and pretending otherwise wastes your time. If open source is a requirement, LinkStack or LittleLink are your real options.
LinkStack (linkstack.org). MIT-licensed, actively maintained, PHP/Laravel stack, Docker-deployable. It's the most mature FOSS option with a real admin panel and theme system. If you want minimal — no backend, just static HTML — LittleLink (littlelink.net) is great and deploys to GitHub Pages in 10 minutes.
Only if your preference for open source is soft — you'd prefer it on principle but a hosted free SaaS would actually be acceptable. Airlinkee offers credential verification, multilingual bio, analytics, and zero ops work. If those matter more than code audit ability, Airlinkee may fit. If not, LinkStack is the right answer.
LittleLink is trivially easy — it's static HTML/CSS, deploys to GitHub Pages or Netlify in 10 minutes with zero server admin. LinkStack requires basic Docker knowledge and a server ($5-20/mo for DigitalOcean or similar); realistically 30-60 minutes for a first-time deploy, plus ongoing patch and backup responsibility.
No — that feature is specific to Airlinkee (credentials are verified against licensing bodies by the Expert Sapiens team). No open-source tool has an equivalent; you'd need to display credentials as text and rely on clients' trust.
The code is not open to external contributions right now. If contributing to open source is important to you, LinkStack's GitHub is the place — they welcome contributions.
Yes. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, stored in EU-compliant infrastructure, and deletable on request. But GDPR compliance doesn't make us open source — different concerns. If sovereignty is the reason you want OS, SaaS GDPR doesn't substitute.
Linktree is closed-source — no open components. Their acquisition of Koji in 2022 didn't open anything up. If you want the Linktree-style experience in FOSS, LinkStack is the closest equivalent.
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