# bento.surf

> Bento is an open-source (AGPL-3.0) creator business OS for publishing a creator website, selling products and services, scheduling social posts, automating direct messages, and understanding audience and social performance. Public source: https://github.com/bizibeast/bento-surf-open-source.

## Key pages

- [Pricing](https://bento.surf/pricing): Store $19/month or $190/year, Creator $39/month or $390/year, Creator Plus $49/month or $490/year. Yearly billing gives two months free. Three-day trial of the plan you choose after credit-card checkout; $0 today, then that price plus tax. Reminder email one day before the first charge. No charge if you cancel before the trial ends; cancelling during the trial ends it and its access immediately. Free Forever is self-hosted open source. Creator adds scheduling, advanced Auto DMs, Newsletter, Discover, analytics and MCP posting; Creator Plus adds Brain, Agent, Routines and weekly strategy reviews.
- [About](https://bento.surf/about): What Bento is for.
- [Contact](https://bento.surf/contact): support@bento.surf.
- [Bento Blog](https://bento.surf/blog): Source-backed guides for creator websites, commerce, publishing, automation, and growth.
- [Open source repository](https://github.com/bizibeast/bento-surf-open-source): AGPL-3.0 self-hostable source.

## Public product pages

- [Bento home](https://bento.surf/): Product overview and account creation.
- [Features](https://bento.surf/features): Complete feature directory.
- [Use cases](https://bento.surf/use-cases): Bento workflows by creator type.
- [Link in bio and creator website](https://bento.surf/features/link-in-bio): Public creator pages, links, custom domains, and page analytics.
- [Creator store](https://bento.surf/features/creator-store): Products, services, courses, memberships, webinars, and communities.
- [Social media scheduler](https://bento.surf/features/social-media-scheduler): Plan and publish social posts across supported networks.
- [Social media insights](https://bento.surf/features/social-media-insights): Connected-account performance and content insights.
- [DM automation](https://bento.surf/features/dm-automation): Supported social direct-message automation workflows.
- [Bento MCP](https://bento.surf/features/bento-mcp): Creator operations through compatible AI agents.
- [Explore creators](https://bento.surf/explore): Discover public Bento creator pages shared for inspiration.
- [Bento Blog](https://bento.surf/blog): Source-backed guides for creator websites, commerce, publishing, automation, and growth.
- [Bento Blog RSS](https://bento.surf/blog/rss.xml): Latest published Bento articles as RSS.

## Comparisons and alternatives

- [Bento comparisons](https://bento.surf/compare): Direct, product-fit comparisons across creator sites, stores, DM automation, and social scheduling.
- [Bento alternatives](https://bento.surf/alternatives): Practical alternative guides with strengths, tradeoffs, migration steps, and official sources.
- [Bento vs Linktree](https://bento.surf/compare/linktree) and [Linktree alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/linktree)
- [Bento vs Stan Store](https://bento.surf/compare/stan-store) and [Stan Store alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/stan-store)
- [Bento vs Nas.com](https://bento.surf/compare/nas-com) and [Nas.com alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/nas-com)
- [Bento vs Beacons](https://bento.surf/compare/beacons) and [Beacons alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/beacons)
- [Bento vs Linkme](https://bento.surf/compare/linkme) and [Linkme alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/linkme)
- [Bento vs SuperProfile](https://bento.surf/compare/superprofile) and [SuperProfile alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/superprofile)
- [Bento vs Bento.me](https://bento.surf/compare/bento-me) and [Bento.me alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/bento-me)
- [Bento vs Avely](https://bento.surf/compare/avely) and [Avely alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/avely)
- [Bento vs Taplink](https://bento.surf/compare/taplink) and [Taplink alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/taplink)
- [Bento vs Gumroad](https://bento.surf/compare/gumroad) and [Gumroad alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/gumroad)
- [Bento vs Manychat](https://bento.surf/compare/manychat) and [Manychat alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/manychat)
- [Bento vs LinkPlease](https://bento.surf/compare/linkplease) and [LinkPlease alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/linkplease)
- [Bento vs InstantDM](https://bento.surf/compare/instantdm) and [InstantDM alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/instantdm)
- [Bento vs LinkDM](https://bento.surf/compare/linkdm) and [LinkDM alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/linkdm)
- [Bento vs PostSyncer](https://bento.surf/compare/postsyncer) and [PostSyncer alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/postsyncer)
- [Bento vs Postiz](https://bento.surf/compare/postiz) and [Postiz alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/postiz)
- [Bento vs post bridge](https://bento.surf/compare/post-bridge) and [post bridge alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/post-bridge)
- [Bento vs Buffer](https://bento.surf/compare/buffer) and [Buffer alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/buffer)
- [Bento vs Hypefury](https://bento.surf/compare/hypefury) and [Hypefury alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/hypefury)
- [Bento vs Typefully](https://bento.surf/compare/typefully) and [Typefully alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/typefully)
- [Bento vs Hootsuite](https://bento.surf/compare/hootsuite) and [Hootsuite alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/hootsuite)
- [Bento vs Publer](https://bento.surf/compare/publer) and [Publer alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/publer)
- [Bento vs Later](https://bento.surf/compare/later) and [Later alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/later)
- [Bento vs Metricool](https://bento.surf/compare/metricool) and [Metricool alternative](https://bento.surf/alternatives/metricool)

## Free creator tools

- [Free tools directory](https://bento.surf/tools): All free writing, formatting, measurement, link, image, cover, thumbnail, and transcription tools.
- [All-in-one social media downloader](https://bento.surf/tools/social-media-downloader): Retrieve available videos, photos, GIFs, and carousel media from owner-authorized public YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, or X links.
- [YouTube video downloader](https://bento.surf/tools/youtube-video-downloader): Retrieve available video files from an owner-authorized public YouTube video or Short.
- [Instagram video downloader](https://bento.surf/tools/instagram-video-downloader): Retrieve available video files from an owner-authorized public Instagram Reel or video post.
- [Instagram photo downloader](https://bento.surf/tools/instagram-photo-downloader): Retrieve available source images from an owner-authorized public Instagram photo post.
- [Instagram carousel downloader](https://bento.surf/tools/instagram-carousel-downloader): Retrieve available photos and videos from an owner-authorized public Instagram carousel in source order.
- [TikTok video downloader](https://bento.surf/tools/tiktok-video-downloader): Retrieve an available video file from an owner-authorized public TikTok post.
- [TikTok photo downloader](https://bento.surf/tools/tiktok-photo-downloader): Retrieve available images from an owner-authorized public TikTok photo post or slideshow.
- [X video downloader](https://bento.surf/tools/twitter-video-downloader): Retrieve available native video or animated-GIF media from an owner-authorized public X post.
- [X image downloader](https://bento.surf/tools/twitter-image-downloader): Retrieve available native images from an owner-authorized public X or Twitter post.
- [YouTube thumbnail downloader](https://bento.surf/tools/youtube-thumbnail-downloader): Preview and download the best available thumbnail from an owner-authorized public YouTube video or Short.
- [Instagram Reel cover downloader](https://bento.surf/tools/instagram-reel-cover-downloader): Preview and download the available cover image from an owner-authorized public Instagram Reel.
- [TikTok cover downloader](https://bento.surf/tools/tiktok-cover-downloader): Preview and download the available cover image from an owner-authorized public TikTok post.
- [YouTube transcript generator](https://bento.surf/tools/youtube-to-transcript): Convert speech from an owner-authorized public YouTube video or Short into editable TXT, SRT, or VTT.
- [Instagram transcript generator](https://bento.surf/tools/instagram-to-transcript): Convert speech from an owner-authorized public Instagram Reel or video post into editable TXT, SRT, or VTT.
- [TikTok transcript generator](https://bento.surf/tools/tiktok-to-transcript): Convert speech from an owner-authorized public TikTok video into editable TXT, SRT, or VTT.
- [Audio to transcript](https://bento.surf/tools/audio-to-transcript): Upload supported audio and export a transcript as TXT, SRT, or VTT.
- [Transcript to social post](https://bento.surf/tools/transcript-to-social-post): Convert a transcript into editable social drafts with server-side AI.
- [Transcript to X thread](https://bento.surf/tools/transcript-to-x-thread): Convert a transcript into a validated X thread.
- [Social post rewriter](https://bento.surf/tools/social-post-rewriter): Rewrite copy while preserving supplied facts and constraints.
- [Social image resizer](https://bento.surf/tools/social-image-resizer): Resize images locally in the browser for common social formats.
- [Background remover](https://bento.surf/tools/background-remover): Remove image backgrounds and download transparent PNG files.
- [UTM link builder](https://bento.surf/tools/utm-link-builder): Create campaign URLs locally in the browser.

AI writing tools send submitted text to Bento's configured server-side AI provider only after the user presses Generate. Browser utilities run locally. Audio transcription does not write uploaded audio or transcripts to Bento storage. Public media URL tools require users to confirm ownership, permission, or a suitable license before processing. Bento does not bypass private or restricted content; returned download links are temporary and media and URL-generated transcripts are not saved as Bento account content.

## Policies

- [Privacy](https://bento.surf/privacy)
- [Terms](https://bento.surf/terms)
- [Sitemap](https://bento.surf/sitemap.xml)