# HORNO Space > HORNO Space is the free all-in-one link-in-bio and creator identity platform behind the HORNO Network. It bundles a bio page (Linktree / Beacons / Bio.link / Carrd / Bento alternative), a smart URL shortener at horno.to (Bitly / TinyURL / Rebrandly alternative), a digital business card with vCard 3.0 and QR (Popl / HiHello / Blinq / Mobilo / Linq / Flowcode alternative), a verified badge, an articles publishing platform (Medium alternative), analytics, a global creator leaderboard and 17-language i18n — all in one dashboard. Also known as: HORNO, HORNO Link in Bio, HORNO Bio Page, HORNO Business Card, horno.to, Space by HORNO. Operated by HRN GLOBAL LTD (BVI). Founder & CEO: Vincenzo Picciuolo. ## What people search for that HORNO Space answers - "free linktree alternative" / "free link in bio" / "bio page free" - "free link shortener" / "bitly alternative" / "custom short url" / "branded short link" - "digital business card" / "virtual business card" / "vcard qr code" / "popl alternative" / "hihello alternative" - "qr code generator with contact card" / "share contact qr" - "personal website builder free" / "one page website" / "portfolio link" - "medium alternative" / "personal blog free" / "publish articles free" - "creator verified badge" / "profile verification" - "instagram bio link" / "tiktok bio link" / "youtube bio link" ## Key pages - [Homepage](https://space.horno.net/): Landing — bio page, link shortener, business card, pricing. - [Discover / Social](https://space.horno.net/social): Trending creators, latest articles, community. - [Services](https://space.horno.net/services): Full breakdown of every tool — bio page, links, business card, articles, verified badge, leaderboard, themes, analytics, custom domain, QR sharing. - [Founder & CEO — Vincenzo Picciuolo](https://space.horno.net/vincenzo): CEO letters, keynotes, vision. - [Sign up](https://easy.horno.net): Central HORNO account signup. - [Sitemap](https://space.horno.net/sitemap.xml) - [RSS feed](https://space.horno.net/feed.xml) ## Pricing (yearly) - Free — $0 forever: bio page, 1 link, 1 article, preset avatars, branded short links on horno.to, branded digital business card. - Plus — $37.49/year: unlimited links, custom themes, analytics, QR codes on advanced links. - Pro — $74.99/year: business card add-on (branding removed), articles, verified badge eligibility. - Elite — $149.99/year: custom domain, priority support, all add-ons, no HORNO branding. - Verified Badge add-on — $8.99/month (document verification). - Business Card Pro add-on — $19.99/year (removes HORNO branding on the vCard page). ## How HORNO Space compares - vs Linktree: comparable bio page, ~50% cheaper on yearly, adds free link shortener, business card and publishing. - vs Beacons / Bio.link / Carrd / Bento: one dashboard instead of a separate SaaS per tool. - vs Bitly / TinyURL / Rebrandly: free branded short links on horno.to with a 10-second interstitial that promotes the creator's Space. - vs Popl / HiHello / Blinq / Mobilo / Linq: free digital business card with vCard 3.0 + QR, no NFC card purchase required. - vs Medium / Substack: free article publishing tied directly to the creator's Space and leaderboard rank. ## Latest articles - [Inside HORNO Storage: how shared nodes earn passive income](https://space.horno.net/article/horno-storage-passive-income): A field guide to setting up your first storage node, what the rewards actually look like, and the mistakes that cost people half their earnings. - [CEO Letter 2026: The internet owes you rent](https://space.horno.net/article/ceo-letter-2026-the-internet-owes-you-rent): An open letter from Vincenzo Picciuolo, Founder & CEO of HORNO Network, on why the next era of the web has to pay its participants back. - [From referral to retirement: building a 5-figure HORNO team](https://space.horno.net/article/referral-to-retirement): Fourteen months. 1,800 active partners. Here's the exact 7-step system Priya used — with the numbers behind it. - [Why DePIN is the next trillion-dollar infrastructure shift](https://space.horno.net/article/depin-trillion-dollar-shift): Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks are quietly rebuilding the cloud — and the economics finally make sense. - [Why HORNO refuses to ship a public token — a note from the CEO](https://space.horno.net/article/ceo-proof-of-storage-without-a-token): Vincenzo Picciuolo explains the architectural and ethical reasons HORNO settles rewards in USDT and keeps PICO as an internal utility unit. - [Anatomy of a creator funnel that converts at 19%](https://space.horno.net/article/anatomy-of-a-creator-funnel): We tore down the top 50 HORNO Spaces. The winners share four structural choices — and almost none of them are about design. - [Why every creator needs an llms.txt in 2026](https://space.horno.net/article/ai-discoverability-llmstxt): Search engines are no longer the front door. If ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity can't summarize your Space, you don't exist. - [25 years in tech: what I tell young builders joining HORNO](https://space.horno.net/article/ceo-25-years-in-tech-what-i-tell-young-builders): Three lessons from a quarter-century in IT, blockchain and hardware — written for the engineers and recruiters showing up to build the next decade with us. - [Behind the scenes: HORNO Town Hall Dubai sold out in 9 minutes](https://space.horno.net/article/behind-the-scenes-dubai-townhall): 1,400 attendees, 14 nationalities, one stage. Lena spent 72 hours embedded with the production team. Here's what she saw. - [On stage in Dubai 2026: the keynote that defined HORNO's next year](https://space.horno.net/article/ceo-on-stage-dubai-2026-keynote): A full annotated transcript of Vincenzo's 42-minute keynote at the HORNO Town Hall, with the three product reveals that broke the room. ## Creators / Spaces - [Vincenzo Picciuolo (@vince)](https://space.horno.net/vpicciuolo): Founder & CEO · HORNO Network · Author - [Aisha Khalifa (@aishak)](https://space.horno.net/AISHAK): Recruiter · Dubai - [Marco Bianchi (@marco)](https://space.horno.net/MARCO): Storage engineer · DePIN - [Priya Naidu (@priya)](https://space.horno.net/PRIYA): Community lead · Bangalore - [John Doerr (@johnd)](https://space.horno.net/JOHND): Investor · Builder - [Lena Schmidt (@lenas)](https://space.horno.net/LENAS): Content creator · Berlin