For creators whose kit.co links went dead
Kit.co Alternative for Gear Lists and Affiliate Links on Your Own Domain
Gated and paid links on every plan. No platform branding, ever.
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The short answer
The best kit.co alternative depends on where you earn. If Amazon pays almost all of your commission, the free Amazon Influencer storefront with Idea Lists is the closest match. If your gear comes from several retailers, you want a page on your own domain with labeled affiliate buttons and click data, which is what ExclusiveLink Pro does for $49 a month billed yearly.
Whatever you pick, put it on an address you control this time. The reason a shutdown hurts is that years of descriptions point at someone else's domain.
What the shutdown actually broke
Your gear list is gone, and so is every link that pointed at it
We checked kit.co and a sample of old creator kit addresses. The homepage now carries a closure notice, and the kit pages themselves answer with 410 Gone.
Old links answer 410 Gone
A 410 tells browsers and search engines the page was removed on purpose and is not coming back. A viewer who taps "my camera gear" under a 2022 video lands on an error page.
Affiliate tags went with it
Your Amazon Associates, B&H or Adorama tags lived on the kit page. With the page gone, those evergreen clicks no longer reach a store with your tag attached.
Years of descriptions to fix
Gear links sit in hundreds of video descriptions, show notes and pinned comments. Each one has to be edited by hand, so you only want to do this once.
The new link must outlive the tool
If the replacement is another vendor's address, the next shutdown repeats the job. A page on gear.yourname.com keeps working whatever runs behind it.
The closure notice on kit.co points visitors to Kit.com, the email marketing platform, which does not host gear lists. There is no export or redirect for creator kits, so the list has to be rebuilt from your own records, your affiliate dashboards or an archived copy.
What the rebuilt page looks like
One gear page on your own address, with a reason to leave an email
Each product is a button that says where it goes. The one thing viewers ask for in every comment section, your exact settings, can earn or capture a lead.
kit.co/yourhandle/studio-setup
410
Gone
This page is no longer available.
Every description that links here sends viewers to this screen.
gear.yourname.com
My studio setup
- Main cameraAmazon
- 35mm lensB&H
- Shotgun micAmazon
- My color LUT pack $12
- Camera settings sheet Email
As an affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.
A paid link is a one-time unlock that opens any URL after checkout, so a LUT pack in a Drive folder or a preset download needs no product upload. An email lock does the same for a free settings sheet and puts the address in your CSV. How the buttons stay inside Amazon's rules on redirects is covered on the Amazon storefront link in bio page, and multi-network setups on link in bio for affiliate marketing.
Your realistic options
Kit.co alternatives compared on cost, retailers and your own domain
Monthly prices in USD from each vendor's published pages. Affiliate commission is paid by the retailer or network in every case; none of these tools takes a cut of it.
| Option | Cost | Retailers | Own domain | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Influencer storefront | Free, by application | Amazon only | No, amazon.com/shop/handle | Creators whose gear is all on Amazon |
| ShopMy | Free, by application | Many retailers in its network | No | Beauty, fashion and home creators |
| Linktree | Free, $8, $15 or $35 | Any link | Not offered on any plan | A short list next to your other links |
| Beacons | Free, $10, $30 or $100 | Any link | From the $10 plan | Budget page with a media kit |
| ExclusiveLink (our row) | Pro $99, or $49 billed yearly | Any link, clicks by platform | Yes, self-serve on Pro | Gear lists across stores plus paid presets or LUTs |
Linktree's help center states it does not support custom domains, and its Free plan is enough for a handful of gear links. Beacons figures were read on its plans page in October 2026. Our plans, including the $24 a month Creator tier with a 2% fee on paid links, are on the pricing page. The full field for creators who sell is ranked on the best link in bio app page.
04 ยท Who it is for
Pick by where your commission comes from and what else you sell
ExclusiveLink is the better buy if you
- Recommend gear from Amazon, B&H, Adorama, Sweetwater or brand stores, not one retailer.
- Sell presets, LUTs, sound packs or a settings guide and want a price on that link with a 0% fee on Pro.
- Want the gear page on your own subdomain so the next tool change does not break old descriptions.
- Need to know whether YouTube, Instagram or a podcast sends the clicks, which is what link in bio tracking shows.
Use a free option if you
- Buy everything on Amazon and already qualify for the Influencer Program. Idea Lists do what kits did.
- Work in beauty, fashion or home and want ShopMy's retailer network and its payouts.
- Earn a few dollars a month from gear links and sell nothing of your own. A free page is enough.
How it works
Rebuilding a kit.co gear list in one evening
Four steps, ordered so the videos that still earn get fixed first.
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1
Recover the list
Check the Wayback Machine for an archived copy of your kit pages, then your Amazon Associates and B&H reports for the items that actually sold. Archived copies are not guaranteed, so start with the reports.
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2
Build one page with labeled buttons
One button per product, named with the product and the store. Add the affiliate disclosure on the page. Put the LUT pack or settings sheet behind a paid or email lock.
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3
Point a subdomain at it
On Pro, connect gear.yourname.com from the panel, as shown on the custom domain link in bio page. That address goes into every description from now on.
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4
Fix descriptions by views
Sort your videos by views over the last 90 days and replace the kit link in the top 20 first. They carry most of the clicks. Work down the list over the following weeks.
People also ask
Kit.co alternative questions, answered
What happened to kit.co?
Kit.co closed. Its homepage shows "Service discontinued, May 11, 2026" and "Kit.co has closed", and points visitors to Kit.com, the email marketing platform. Creator kit pages now return a 410 Gone error, so links to them in old descriptions no longer show your gear or earn commission.
What is the best alternative to kit.co?
For gear bought on Amazon, the free Amazon Influencer storefront with Idea Lists is the closest replacement. For gear from several stores, a bio page on your own domain with labeled affiliate buttons fits better. ExclusiveLink Pro does that at $49 a month billed yearly, with clicks by platform and paid links for presets or LUTs.
Can I still access my kit.co links?
No. The kit pages we checked answer with 410 Gone, which means removed for good, and there is no export or forwarding. Your best sources for rebuilding the list are an archived copy in the Wayback Machine, if one exists, and the order reports in your affiliate dashboards.
Is Kit.co the same as Kit.com?
No longer in practice. Kit.co was the gear recommendation site; Kit.com is the email marketing platform formerly called ConvertKit. The kit.co closure notice sends visitors to Kit.com, but Kit.com does not host gear lists, so it is not a replacement for a kit page.
Do Amazon affiliate links work on a link in bio page?
Yes, as long as the follower taps a button that clearly says it goes to Amazon. Amazon's policy disqualifies redirecting links that reach Amazon without an affirmative action on the intermediate site, and it bans links that make it unclear you are linking to Amazon. A page of labeled buttons meets both.
Can I sell presets or LUTs next to my gear list?
Yes. On ExclusiveLink any link can carry a one-time price, so a Drive folder with your LUT pack opens after checkout. Pro charges a 0% platform fee and Creator 2%, plus card processing. Product-by-product setups are on the link in bio to sell digital products page.
Your domain on Pro, 0% platform fee
Put your gear list on an address no shutdown can take.
Labeled affiliate buttons, clicks by platform and a price on the presets people ask for. Build the page tonight and start fixing descriptions tomorrow.