How to Migrate from Bento.me in 2026 (Even After the Shutdown)
Bento.me shut down on February 13, 2026 and deleted every page. If you saved your export ZIP — or even if you didn't — here's exactly how to rebuild your bento grid, step by step.
Published 2026-08-02 · 8 min read by Kasbu Team.
Tags: Bento Alternative, Platform Migration, Link in Bio, Bento Export
Bento.me is gone. Not "sunset mode" gone — actually gone.
On February 13, 2026, Linktree shut Bento down for good. Every page went offline, every profile was deleted from Bento's servers, and every bento.me link now redirects to Linktree. If you had a page there, it no longer exists anywhere online.
But your links, your content, and your audience still exist — and rebuilding is faster than you think.
What happened to Bento.me?
The short version, for anyone catching up:
- Linktree acquired Bento in 2023.
- In mid-December 2025, Bento announced it would shut down on February 13, 2026 — the same playbook Linktree ran with Koji, which it acquired in late 2023 and shut down in January 2024.
- Before the deadline, Bento let users download an export ZIP from their page settings, containing the images, videos, links, and copy from their page.
- After February 13, all page data was permanently deleted. The export window is closed forever.
Linktree's suggested migration path was, unsurprisingly, Linktree — a vertical list of buttons. If you chose Bento because your page looked like a designed homepage instead of a stack of links, that's not a migration. It's a downgrade.
There are two migration paths depending on where your content ended up:
| Where your content is | Your migration path |
|---|---|
| A Linktree you were forced onto | Rebuild in Kasbu using your Linktree as the checklist — link cards auto-fetch previews as you add them |
| Nowhere — you let the page die | Rebuild from your own sources (faster than you think — see below) |
Path 1: You migrated to Linktree (and regret it)
If you took Linktree's migration offer and your content now lives in a vertical list, the silver lining is that your Linktree is now a complete inventory of your content — every link, your bio, your avatar, all in one place:
- Create your free Kasbu account at kasbu.bio/register and claim your username.
- Open your Linktree in another tab (like
linktr.ee/yourname) — that's your checklist. - Add a link card for each link — paste the URL and Kasbu auto-fetches the title, preview image, and favicon, so every card arrives looking designed instead of typed.
- Arrange your grid, then go delete the Linktree.
Because Bento and Kasbu share the same design philosophy — a grid of visual cards, not a list of buttons — your content maps naturally: links become cards with auto-previews, and you can mix in images, embeds, and text blocks the way your old page had them.
Path 2: You have nothing saved
Annoying, but recoverable. Your links still exist — they were never in Bento, Bento just pointed at them. Rebuild from your own sources:
- Your Instagram/TikTok/X bios — the links you promoted are still there.
- The Wayback Machine — search
web.archive.orgforbento.me/yourusername. Many public pages were captured; even a partial snapshot shows you your old layout and link titles. - Your camera roll — most people screenshot their own page at some point.
A typical Bento page had 8–15 blocks. Rebuilding that in Kasbu's editor takes about 15 minutes — and with 30+ card types (Spotify, maps, GitHub, YouTube, QR codes, products), you'll likely end up with a richer page than the one you lost.
Mapping your Bento blocks to Kasbu cards
| Bento block | Kasbu card |
|---|---|
| Link block | Link card (auto-fetches preview and favicon) |
| Image block | Image card (or a carousel with multiple images) |
| Text / note block | Text card |
| Spotify block | Spotify card (playable inline) |
| YouTube block | Video card |
| GitHub block | GitHub card (live contribution graph) |
| Map block | Map card |
| Section headers | Text cards or sticker labels |
Things Kasbu has that Bento never did: Apple Wallet and Google Wallet passes (your page on your lock screen), a QR-ready profile for real-world sharing, custom domains (on Pro), and advanced analytics (daily visits, devices, countries) on Pro.
Why not just stay on Linktree?
Honest answer: if you're happy with a vertical list of buttons, stay. Linktree is a fine list.
But if you picked Bento in the first place, you picked it because your page felt like yours — a designed, visual home for your work. That's the experience Kasbu was built around, and it's free: 25 cards, no watermark, no "upgrade to look good" wall.
There are other grid-style alternatives too — we wrote an honest guide to all of them if you want to compare before committing.
Frequently asked questions
Can I still export my page from Bento?
No. The export window closed on February 13, 2026, when Bento's servers shut down. If you didn't save your content before then, the data is gone — check the Wayback Machine for partial snapshots of your public page.
Do I need a paid plan to rebuild from Linktree?
No. Kasbu's free plan includes 25 cards with all 30+ card types available — more than enough for a typical Bento page of 8–15 blocks.
Will my bento.me URL redirect to my new page?
No — Linktree owns bento.me and redirects it to linktr.ee. That's another argument for a custom domain: nobody can take yourname.com away from you when they get acquired.
Ready to rebuild? Create your free Kasbu page and bring your grid back to life — or read more about why Kasbu is the closest thing to Bento.