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Why artists look for an alternative
Most independent artists use a smart link for one thing: a page with the cover and a button for each streaming service. Feature.fm and Linkfire both do that well. They also do a lot more, and that’s where the price comes from.
On Feature.fm’s free plan you can make unlimited links, but the pricing page says you “collect unlimited emails, upgrade to access emails”. Stats keep 7 days. Seeing the emails starts with the Basic Artist plan at $8 a month, 50 per link.
Linkfire has no free plan you start on. You get a free trial, then Pro costs $27 a month, or $21 a month billed yearly. If you don’t pay, your account goes back to what Linkfire calls a limited free account.
If you release a single every month or two, paying every month for a page with buttons adds up.
Side by side
| Feature | Rekonise | Feature.fm | Linkfire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes, up to 200 release links | Yes, unlimited links | Free trial, then a limited free account |
| Cheapest paid plan | Optional | $8 a month (Basic Artist) | $21 a month billed yearly (Pro) |
| Fill in from one link | Spotify finds Apple Music and Deezer | Not checked | Not checked |
| Before release day | Countdown and Notify me (email list) | Pre-save | Pre-release links with pre-save |
| Real Spotify pre-save | – | Yes, 1 store on Free, all from Artist | |
| Fan emails on the free plan | Collected, newest 25 visible | Collected, locked until you upgrade | Not stated for the free account |
| Stats history on the free plan | 30 days | 7 days | Not stated for the free account |
| Retargeting pixels | – | From Basic Artist (1 pixel) | Included on Pro |
| Custom domain | – | From Artist ($19 a month) | lnk.to domain and custom subdomains |
| A bonus download behind a follow | – | – |
Feature.fm and Linkfire facts from their pricing pages and help centers, checked 14 November 2026. Prices in US dollars as shown. Sources below.
Where Rekonise is better
- Free, with no trial clock. Up to 200 release links on the free plan. Nothing switches off after a week.
- Fill in from one paste. Paste the Spotify link and the title, artist and cover come in, with Apple Music and Deezer found for you. Add YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal and the rest by pasting their links.
- A month of stats for free. Each release shows how many people pressed each service, where the visits came from and which countries. Free keeps 30 days, Pro keeps a year.
- A bonus under the buttons. Put the stems, the acapella or a sample pack behind a Follow on Spotify, right on the release page. Fans who liked the song get more of it, and you get a follower for the next one.
- One account for the rest. The same account has your unlock links and your link in bio, so the release button sits next to everything else you share.
Where Feature.fm and Linkfire are better
Be honest with yourself about which of these you need. If you need one, Rekonise isn’t the right swap.
- A true pre-save. Both connect to Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer, so a fan’s pre-save adds the song to their library on release day. Rekonise’s Notify me only collects an email. On Free it builds the list. Sending everyone an email on release day is a Pro feature.
- Ad pixels and retargeting. If you run Meta or TikTok ads, Feature.fm and Linkfire can track who clicked and show them ads again. Rekonise has no ad pixels.
- Your own domain. Feature.fm’s Artist plan includes a custom domain. Linkfire gives you lnk.to domains and custom subdomains. Rekonise links live on rekonise.com/yourname.
- Label and team tools. Linkfire’s Teams plan runs five artist workspaces, and its Enterprise plan has API access for labels. Feature.fm’s Pro Artist plan syncs emails to Mailchimp and ActiveCampaign. Rekonise is for one artist running their own releases.
Move a release in five minutes
Copy the Spotify link
Open your old smart link or Spotify and copy the link to the song or album. Use the album link for an EP, not a track from it.
Start a release on Rekonise
Sign up free, go to Releases in your dashboard and start a new one.
Paste it and press Fill in
The title, artist and cover come in, with Apple Music and Deezer. If you only have an Apple Music or Deezer link, paste the Spotify link by hand: Spotify is never found by itself.
Add the other services
Paste YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, SoundCloud or Bandcamp under Where to listen. Put the app most of your fans use at the top.
Swap the link everywhere
Tap every button once on your phone. Then replace the old link in your bio, pinned posts and video descriptions.
Not out yet? Set the release date. Until then the page shows a countdown and a Notify me button, and the service buttons stay hidden. More in promoting a release before it is out.
Sources, checked 14 November 2026
- Feature.fm pricing
- Feature.fm help: Creating a pre-save smart link
- Linkfire pricing
- Linkfire: Create smart links in seconds
Other products change. If something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.
Questions
Is there a free alternative to Feature.fm?
Yes. Rekonise release links are free up to 200, with a button for every streaming service, a countdown, a Notify me list and 30 days of stats per service. What it doesn’t have is a real Spotify pre-save or ad pixels.
Can I do a pre-save for free?
Feature.fm’s free plan includes a pre-save on one store. Rekonise doesn’t do pre-saves. It has a Notify me button that collects fans’ emails before the release. On Pro, everyone on that list gets an email on release day.
Is Linkfire free?
Linkfire has a free trial with full access to the plan you pick. After it ends, your account goes back to a limited free account. Paid plans start at $21 a month billed yearly.
Can I make a smart link for Spotify and Apple Music for free?
Yes. Start a release on Rekonise and paste the Spotify link. Apple Music and Deezer are added for you, and you can paste any other service.
