Bento.me closed on February 13, 2026 · Last checked October 14, 2026

Bento.me shut down. Here's how to rebuild your grid.

Every bento.me link, whether it sits in your Instagram bio, your email signature or a printed QR code, now sends people to Linktree's homepage, not to your profile. We checked on October 14, 2026. Kasbu is a link-in-bio built on the same idea Bento had: a drag-and-drop grid of resizable cards, 8 columns on desktop and 4 on mobile, with 36 card types on the free plan.

Where your bento.me link goes today

We requested bento.me, bento.me/<any-username> and Bento's own shutdown page on October 14, 2026. All of them answer with a permanent redirect (HTTP 301) to linktr.ee, the homepage, where visitors are invited to sign up for Linktree. Even if you moved your page to Linktree, your old bento.me link does not point to it.

$ curl -I https://bento.me/yourname
HTTP/2 301
location: https://linktr.ee

Places worth checking:

• Instagram, TikTok, X, Threads and LinkedIn bios
• YouTube video descriptions and pinned comments
• Email signature and CV or résumé PDFs
• Printed QR codes: business cards, stickers, menus, posters
• Your GitHub profile README and portfolio sites

What happened to Bento.me: the timeline

Between the acquisition and the shutdown: about two years and eight months.

What Bento's notice promised users ^[6][7]: an email with instructions for moving to Linktree and a "special Linktree Pro offer"; deletion of all user and profile data after the deadline; and redirects from Bento pages to Linktree. Bento also said Linktree had added features "inspired by" Bento's layouts and embeds. The terms of the Pro offer were never published, and we found no evidence of an automatic Bento-to-Linktree importer.

Two things other "Bento alternative" pages get wrong

"bento.me links don't go anywhere now." They do: a 301 redirect to linktr.ee (checked October 14, 2026).

"Your bento.me link redirects to your new Linktree." It doesn't. Every bento.me URL lands on the same Linktree homepage, whoever it belonged to.

What to do now

Rebuild your grid on Kasbu

Bento deleted its users' pages and data, so whichever tool you pick, you start again. On Kasbu it looks like this:

1. Create your account and try to claim the same username you had on Bento: bento.me/yourname becomes kasbu.bio/yourname if it's free.
2. Start with the big tiles. Add an image card and drop in your photos. Two or more images become a carousel. The free plan includes 150 MB of storage.
3. Paste each link into a link card. Kasbu fetches the title, preview image and icon automatically.
4. Recreate your widgets with the matching cards (see the table below): Spotify, YouTube, GitHub, map, Calendly and more.
5. Use a separator card for section titles and a text card for notes.
6. Switch to the mobile view and arrange it separately. Kasbu keeps independent desktop (8 columns) and mobile (4 columns) layouts, so the phone version doesn't have to be a squeezed copy.
7. Replace your bento.me link everywhere (see the checklist above). For printed material, download your new QR code from Settings.

Where to find your old links

Bento only stored links to your content. The things they pointed to (your Spotify, YouTube, GitHub and social profiles) still exist. Rebuild from:

• Your social bios, which usually list the same links your Bento page did.
• Screenshots in your camera roll or old Stories.
• The Internet Archive: search bento.me/yourname at web.archive.org. Some public pages were captured, but not all, and images don't always load.

You moved to Linktree and miss the grid

Your Linktree is now a complete list of your links. Open it in another tab, paste each link into a Kasbu link card (Kasbu fills in the title, preview image and icon), then arrange the grid. Keep the Linktree until your bios point to Kasbu.

Everything you used on Bento, card by card

What Bento users asked for and Bento never shipped

On Hacker News in 2024, a Bento user listed three gaps: "Grid ratios are limited. Analytics could be better. There is not background customization." ^[8]. Product Hunt reviewers asked for dark mode and page color controls ^[9]. On Kasbu:

• Card sizes: resize any card on an 8-column grid.
• Analytics: total visits and a full breakdown of today's traffic (devices, countries, browsers) on Free. 7, 30 and 90-day history and city-level data on Pro.
• Backgrounds and colors: 30 animated background effects, background photos, a 24-color palette plus a free color picker, 14 fonts, glass card materials, and light and dark themes. All of it is free on every plan; colors, backgrounds and effects stopped being Pro on October 13, 2026.
• Beyond the grid: an Apple Wallet and Google Wallet pass for your page, plus a profile QR code. Both are free on every plan.

Bento alternatives compared (prices checked October 14, 2026)

Most "best Bento alternative" lists are written by one of the products on the list, and that includes this page. So every row below cites its sources, all checked on October 14, 2026, and we list where Kasbu loses.

"Not confirmed" means we couldn't confirm it on the product's own site on October 14, 2026.

Where Kasbu is not the best pick

• If you want the cheapest custom domain: Carrd Pro Standard costs $19 a year with your own domain ^[14]. You design the page by hand, without ready-made cards.
• If you need unlimited links for free: own.page and Linktree don't cap links on their free plans ^[13][17]. Kasbu caps Free at 25 cards per profile.
• If you collect contacts or forms: Avely has its own forms, an AI form builder on Pro and contact management ^[10]. Kasbu only embeds Google Forms or Typeform and has no contact card (vCard).
• If you already live in Linktree's ecosystem: its integrations are wider ^[17]. It has no free-form grid and no custom domain ^[18][19].

How to not lose your page again

No company can promise it will exist forever, and Bento gave its users 57 days' notice. Here's what you control on Kasbu today:

• Download your data any time. Settings → Account → Download my data gives you a ZIP with your pages, cards and every file you uploaded, as JSON plus the original files, on every plan.
• Use your own domain (Pro). If yourname.com points at your page, changing tools later means updating one DNS record instead of every bio, QR code and business card.

Looking for someone's Bento page?

It's gone: bento.me/anyname now opens Linktree's homepage. To find the person, check their Instagram, TikTok or X bio for a new link, or search their name on Kasbu Explore.

Frequently asked questions

What happened to Bento.me?

Bento.me shut down on February 13, 2026, about two years and eight months after Linktree announced it had acquired the company (June 2023). The shutdown was announced on December 18, 2025, 57 days ahead. Bento said all user and profile data would be deleted.

Where does my old bento.me link go now?

To Linktree's homepage. On October 14, 2026, every bento.me URL we tested returned a permanent (301) redirect to linktr.ee, not to the owner's Linktree profile.

Can I still recover my Bento page?

Not from Bento. The service closed on February 13, 2026, and its notice said all user and profile data would be deleted. Rebuild from your social bios, your screenshots or the Internet Archive.

Did Linktree move Bento pages over automatically?

We found no evidence of that. Bento's notice promised an email with migration instructions and a "special Linktree Pro offer", but the offer's terms were never published.

Which alternative looks most like Bento?

Look for a free-form grid of resizable cards, not a list. Kasbu, own.page, Avely, tini.bio and taap.bio work that way. Carrd builds one-page sites from sections. Linktree is a vertical list with paid grid collections.

Is Kasbu really free? What's the catch?

The free plan has no time limit and includes 25 cards and 3 pages per profile, two profiles, all 36 card types, a QR code and Wallet passes. The catch: visitors who aren't signed in see a small follow button with the Kasbu logo ("Join yourname on Kasbu"), analytics show today's breakdown only, and uploads are capped at 150 MB. Pro costs $4.99/month or $54.99/year, removes the Kasbu branding and comes with a 14-day trial the first time you subscribe.

Can I use my own domain?

Yes, on Pro. Linktree doesn't offer custom domains on any plan.

Does Kasbu have analytics?

Yes. Free shows total visits plus a full breakdown of today. Pro adds 7, 30 and 90-day history and city-level data.

Can I use Kasbu as a portfolio, like Bento?

Yes. Image carousels, Figma, Behance and GitHub cards, a résumé card and up to 3 pages per profile on Free cover most portfolios. You can see real pages on Kasbu Explore.

How do I avoid losing my page again?

Keep a backup (Settings → Account → Download my data) and, if you can, put your page on your own domain so your links don't depend on any one company.

What was Bento.me?

Bento was a link-in-bio service that showed your links, photos, music and social profiles as a grid of tiles of different sizes, instead of a list of buttons. It raised a $1.6M pre-seed round led by Sequoia Arc in February 2023, according to TechCrunch.

Bring your grid back

Claim your username, drag in your first cards, and set up the mobile layout separately. 25 cards and 3 pages per profile, free with no time limit and no credit card.

• Step-by-step migration guide
• Kasbu vs Avely
• Kasbu vs own.page
• Kasbu vs Linktree
• Kasbu vs taap.bio
• Kasbu vs tini.bio

Read this in your language

• Português: O que aconteceu com o Bento.me?
• Español: Alternativa a Bento.me en 2026

Sources

1. TechCrunch, "Sequoia-backed Bento wants to be more than a link-in-bio tool", Feb 15, 2023: https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/15/sequoia-backed-bento-wants-be-more-than-a-link-in-bio-tool-for-creators
2. Bento (@joinbento) on X, Jun 5, 2023: https://x.com/joinbento/status/1665837936607379456
3. Tech.eu, "Sequoia-backed Bento boxed up by Linktree", Jun 6, 2023: https://tech.eu/2023/06/06/sequoia-backed-bento-boxed-up-by-linktree
4. TechCrunch, "Linktree acquires link-in-bio platform Koji", Dec 14, 2023: https://techcrunch.com/2023/12/14/linktree-acquires-link-in-bio-platform-koji-in-its-second-investment-of-the-year/
5. Eike Drescher (Bento) on X, Dec 18, 2025: https://x.com/eikedrescher/status/2001695639806316904
6. AlternativeTo, "Bento to shut down in 2026 as Linktree takes over and offers migration path", Dec 2025: https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/bento-to-shut-down-in-2026-as-linktree-takes-over-and-offers-migration-path/
7. Roboin, Dec 23, 2025: https://roboin.io/article/2025/12/23/bento-shuts-down-the-end-of-a-simple-profile-link-aggregation-service
8. Hacker News comment, Aug 3, 2024: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41145521
9. Bento reviews on Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/products/bento-22a484ea-84c2-42e5-9739-4bd97b040659/reviews
10. Avely pricing: https://avely.me/pricing
11. Avely price list (EUR): https://avely.me/api/billing/prices/
12. Avely Business Card: https://avely.me/feature/business-card
13. own.page pricing: https://own.page/pricing
14. Carrd Pro: https://carrd.com/pro
15. tini.bio vs Bento: https://tini.bio/vs-bento
16. taap.bio: https://taap.bio
17. Linktree pricing: https://linktr.ee/s/pricing
18. Linktree Help, custom domains (Oct 15, 2024): https://help.linktr.ee/en/articles/6571689-can-i-change-the-linktree-url-to-a-custom-domain
19. Linktree Help, Collections (Apr 13, 2026): https://linktr.ee/help/en/articles/5434163-organize-your-links-with-collections
20. Linktree Help, paid features (Jul 30, 2026): https://linktr.ee/help/en/articles/5434140-an-overview-of-paid-features-available-on-linktree

All sources were checked on October 14, 2026. Kasbu facts come from our own product and are current as of the same date.