Bento.me alternative
Bento.me is gone. Palette is where its fans land.
Linktree acquired Bento.me and shut it down in February 2026. Palette keeps what made Bento special — a beautiful visual grid for your links, work and identity — on a page you actually own. Free to start.
Free forever · No credit card · Your page live in minutes
Why it feels like home
The grid you loved, on a platform that’s still here
Bento drew a certain kind of person — designers, creators and professionals who wanted their page to look considered, not like a stack of grey buttons. Palette is built for exactly that taste.
A grid that actually looks like Bento
Drag-and-drop blocks for links, images, embeds and projects — the clean, visual layout Bento fans came for, not a plain list of buttons.
Portfolio + links in one page
Show your work, not just where to find it. Embed projects, media and social profiles on a single page you actually own.
Free, with no forced branding
Start free and keep a clean page. No watermark shouting a competitor’s name across the profile that’s supposed to be yours.
Your own custom domain
Point your own domain at your Palette so your identity lives on a URL you control — not one that can be redirected out from under you.
Built to be shared on mobile
Fast-loading, mobile-first pages with rich link previews, so a share in a bio or a DM looks the way you designed it.
Yours to keep
Export-friendly and portable by design. The whole reason you’re reading this is that a platform disappeared — Palette is built so you stay in control.
Honest comparison
Where former Bento users actually end up
Linktree is where Bento redirects you. Here’s how the realistic options stack up for someone who chose Bento for its design.
| Feature | PaletteYou | Linktree | Carrd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bento-style visual grid | Partial | ||
| Built-in portfolio blocks | Limited | Manual | |
| Free plan without branding | |||
| Custom domain | Paid | Paid | |
| Social-first link page | |||
| Still independent (not owned by Linktree) | — |
Comparison reflects publicly documented plans as of 2026 and is provided in good faith; check each provider’s current pricing before deciding.
Make the switch
Rebuild your Bento in about five minutes
Because Bento removed page data at shutdown, moving over is a quick rebuild, not an import — and we made it painless.
- 1Claim your Palette link and start from a grid-style template that mirrors the Bento layout.
- 2Drop in your links, socials and project embeds as blocks — arrange them exactly how your Bento page looked.
- 3Connect your custom domain (or use your free paletteapp.me link) and publish.
FAQ
Bento.me shutdown: your questions
- What happened to Bento.me?
- Bento.me was acquired by Linktree and shut down on 13 February 2026. Bento pages now redirect to Linktree, and Bento accounts and page data were removed. Linktree emailed former Bento users with a migration offer onto its own platform.
- Is Bento.me coming back?
- No. Linktree retired Bento.me as a standalone product rather than continuing to run it. If you loved the Bento grid look, you’ll need a different home for your page — which is exactly why Palette exists.
- What is the best Bento.me alternative?
- For people who chose Bento for its clean, visual grid — designers, creators and professionals showing a portfolio alongside links — Palette is the closest match: the same grid-style layout, a real portfolio, a free plan without forced branding, and your own custom domain.
- Is there a free Bento alternative?
- Yes. Palette is free to start and keeps your page clean on the free plan — no watermark and no credit card required to publish.
- Can I move my Bento page to Palette?
- You can rebuild it in minutes. Because Bento deleted page data at shutdown, this is a quick manual rebuild rather than an import — our step-by-step guide walks you through recreating your layout. See the Bento migration guide.
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