Overview
Beacons is the densest all-in-one after Paage: links, store, email sequences, a media kit for brand deals, courses and invoicing. Custom domains start around $10/mo — a real Linktree gap. The free plan looks generous until you hit a tight email send cap (on the order of 50 sends a month in our last check) and a high platform fee on free-plan sales (around 9% plus Stripe). Powerful if you will pay immediately and do not mind a busier UI.
Who it is for
Independent creators who want a media kit, store and email under one login and are willing to learn a crowded interface.
Who should skip it
Anyone who wants a five-minute setup, a phone-first editor, or a free tier they can actually run a launch on.
What is bundled
On paper Beacons is the closest competitor to a creator OS: links, commerce, email sequences, a media kit for brand deals, courses and invoicing. Custom domains start around $10/mo — a real Linktree gap. That bundle is why it shows up in every roundup.
The tradeoffs we hit in testing
- More overlapping menus than Paage or Linktree; new users guess which path does the thing they want.
- Free email is easy to exhaust (on the order of 50 sends a month in our last check).
- Free-plan sales carry a high platform fee (around 9%) on top of Stripe.
- Analytics and UTM support have historically been weaker than Linktree Pro.
Paage vs Beacons in one paragraph
Both want to be the whole stack. Paage's editor is the one we would actually use from a hotel lobby. Beacons packs more adjacent features (media kit, invoicing) if you live in brand deals. If you are consolidating and care about mobile, start with Paage; if you need a media kit tomorrow, Beacons is still in the conversation.
Pricing
Tiers below were re-checked in Sep 2026. Platform packaging moves — open the vendor pricing page before you budget. Processor fees (Stripe or equivalent) are separate from any platform cut.
- Link page
- Basic store
- Email (tight send cap)
- Media kit (limited)
- ~9% platform fee on sales
- Custom domain
- More email sends
- Better analytics
- Reduced fees
- Higher limits
- Priority features
- 0% platform fee
- Highest limits
- Priority support
Pros
- Widest adjacent feature set: media kit, invoicing, courses, store, email
- Custom domains on paid plans — unlike Linktree
- Native email, not a Mailchimp iframe
- Free tier exists if you only need to try the UI
Cons
- Overlapping menus; new users guess which path does the thing they want
- Free email is easy to exhaust
- High platform fee on free-plan sales
- Analytics historically weaker than Linktree Pro
FAQ
- Does Beacons include email marketing?
- Yes, natively — unlike Linktree. Limits on the free plan are tight. Budget for a paid tier if email is the job.
- Is Beacons cheaper than Paage?
- Entry paid is in the same neighborhood. Watch platform fees on free-plan sales and email caps; the sticker price is not the whole bill.