2026 Head-to-Head

Stan Store vs Looplinq

Stan doesn't charge transaction fees. It charges for everything else.

$29/mo to start. $99/mo to send an email. $149/mo to get AI help. No free plan. No custom domain. Here's what they're not putting on the landing page.

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Stan quietly costs you $348–$2,976 every single year

Not a typo. Stan's $29 "starter" plan is the door — but email, discounts, and AI are behind a second, third, and fourth paywall. Here's what the landing page won't tell you.

$29/mo
Creator plan · no free tier · 14-day trial

Looks affordable at $29 — until you realize that's the stripped version. Discount codes? $99/mo. Email campaigns? $99/mo. AI content help? That's a whole separate app (Stanley) at $45–149/mo on top. No free plan, no custom domain, and a storefront locked to 12 templates with 2 colors and 1 font.

  • 0% platform transaction fees
  • No free plan — $29/mo minimum
  • Discount codes & email locked behind $99/mo
  • AI is a separate app ($45–149/mo extra)
  • No custom domain on any plan
  • Minimal design (2 colors, 1 font, ~12 templates)
  • No media kit, no social scheduling, no SEO

What "$29/mo" actually gets you

Stan's Creator plan is the hook. The features you'll actually need to grow are the upsell. Every row below is verified against Stan's official docs as of March 2026.

Feature Stan Store Looplinq
Pricing & Fees
Free plan (page yours forever)
Premium plan starting price $29/mo $14/mo
Free premium trial 14 days 60 days full premium
0% platform transaction fee (all plans)
Advanced features price ceiling $99/mo (Creator Pro) $14/mo (everything included)
True cost with email + AI $99–248/mo (Pro + Stanley) $14/mo (all built-in)
Commerce & Monetization
Sell digital products
One-click checkout
Discount codes Pro only ($99/mo) Coming soon (Premium $14/mo)
Coaching calendar (ours is much better)
Course hosting Coming soon (Premium $14/mo)
Memberships / subscriptions (who uses it anyways?)
Link-in-Bio & Storefront
Unlimited links
Custom domain (Premium)
Block/widget variety & design depth Basic (~12 templates, 2 colors, 1 font) (full block library)
Remove platform branding (Premium)
Mobile app (iOS) Coming soon
Marketing & Growth
Lead magnets / opt-in forms
Media kit
Email marketing (automations & campaigns) Pro only ($99/mo) Coming soon (Premium)
AutoDM / comment triggers Coming soon (Premium)
Social media scheduling Coming soon
AI & Intelligence
AI content generation Separate app (Stanley, $45-149/mo extra) Coming soon
AI analytics insights Separate app (Stanley, $45-149/mo extra) Coming soon
Stan Store
The upsell machine

Stan gets you in at $29/mo with a clean checkout — then charges $99/mo the moment you need discount codes or email. Want AI? That's a separate app at $45–149/mo. No custom domain. No media kit. No social scheduling. Twelve templates. Two colors. One font. The 0% transaction fee sounds great until you add up what you're actually paying for everything else: $348–$2,976/year.

Looplinq
Built to give, not to gate.

Free forever — the page. Full block library. All beautifully designed. 60 days of full premium to try everything. Sell digital products, book coaching calls, capture leads, and build your media kit for just $14/mo. We're rolling out more features so that $14/mo adds email marketing, discount codes, courses, and AI — everything Stan gates behind $99+/mo. $168/year vs $2,976/year. That's the comparison.

Do the math.
Stop losing money.

Casual creators pay $29/mo — that's $348/year for a basic storefront with no email, no AI, no custom domain. Serious creators on Pro + Stanley? Up to $248/mo — $2,976/year. Looplinq Premium is $168/year. Do the math.

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* All Stan Store pricing and feature data sourced from stan.store/blog/stan-store-pricing, help.stan.store, and stan.store/blog/stanley as of March 2026. Stan Store Creator: $29/mo. Stan Store Creator Pro: $99/mo. Stanley (AI content coach): $44.99/mo for Instagram, $149/mo for LinkedIn — billed separately from Stan Store. Neither Stan Store plan includes a custom domain. Looplinq features represent the planned product roadmap. Transaction fees refer to platform fees only — standard Stripe/PayPal processing fees (≈2.9% + $0.30) apply on both platforms. "Free" custom domains may require domain purchase; hosting/mapping is what's included at no extra cost.