Beacons

Beacons is an all-in-one business hub for creators who need a link-in-bio page, storefront, audience tools and marketing in one service. It suits individual creators as well as managers, brands, coaches, agencies and teams. The main trade-off is breadth: it can replace several creator tools, but the free tier imposes a 9% seller fee and tight email limits.

Overview

Beacons AI Inc., founded in 2019 in San Francisco, positions Beacons as an AI-powered platform for building, growing and monetizing a creator business. Its central customizable page can collect links, products and media in a branded destination, while no-code website templates extend that presence into standalone pages. Custom domains, SEO features, multi-currency support and email-list building make it more than a simple profile link.

The store handles merchandise, digital products, courses and other offerings with mobile-optimized checkout. Audience Manager keeps subscriber information, supports CSV export and Zapier delivery, and can feed email or SMS outreach. Newsletters, automated direct messages and subscriber marketing cover ongoing promotion, while auto-updating media kits help present creator statistics and commercial information. Beacons says more than 10 million creators use the platform.

Key features

Link in Bio and websites: Build a customizable link page or no-code website, connect a custom domain, use SEO tools and embed media. This is a practical foundation for creators consolidating social links and commercial offers.

Commerce: Sell merchandise, digital products and courses from the branded page. The Free plan allows unlimited digital products, but its 9% seller fee materially reduces margins for regular sellers.

Audience and marketing: Audience Manager, CSV export, Zapier, newsletters, automated DMs and subscriber marketing support a list beyond social-platform followers. The Free plan includes five email automations, though its monthly send cap makes larger campaigns difficult.

AI and media kits: Beam is presented as a continuously working AI teammate for content strategy, growth analysis, outreach, negotiation and deal tracking. Auto-updating media kits and social-statistic connections for Threads, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Snapchat are useful for sponsorship work.

Integrations and security: Appointment integrations include Google Calendar and Zoom; the Free plan lists Zapier and Mailchimp integrations. Privacy protections include access controls, confidentiality requirements, encryption, network controls, intrusion detection, event monitoring and physical security measures.

Pricing

Beacons uses a freemium model. The Free plan costs $0/month and is free forever, with 30 daily AI credits, 50 email sends per month, unlimited digital products, and 9% seller fees. It has no platform fees, but Beacons branding remains, so it is best for beginners validating an audience or testing digital sales rather than established sellers.

Creator costs $100 a year, billed annually. It provides 500 email sends per month, one website with one page and unlimited links. This is a modest step up for a solo creator who needs a branded site and occasional campaigns, but the send quota remains restrictive for a growing newsletter.

Creator Plus costs $300 a year, billed annually. Unlimited email sends, one three-page website and unlimited links make it the sensible tier for creators treating email as a primary channel. It also lists 0% seller fees, a significant advantage over Free for meaningful product volume.

Creator Max has custom pricing. It includes unlimited email sends, five websites with five pages each and unlimited links, making it the tier aimed at multi-brand operators, managers or agencies rather than a single profile. No free trial is offered.

Platforms

Beacons runs on Android, iOS and the web, with a downloadable mobile app. That combination suits creators who publish and manage sales from a phone as well as from a browser.

Who it's for

Choose Beacons if you want one creator-business system covering profile links, commerce, email, audience data, media kits and AI-assisted business work. It is especially well matched to sellers and professional creators who can benefit from 0% seller fees on Creator Plus, or to managers handling several websites on Creator Max. It is less compelling for someone who only needs a lightweight link page or who sells enough on Free for the 9% fee to outweigh its zero subscription cost.

Pros and cons

Pros: Broad creator-business coverage in one platform; custom domains and no-code sites; digital products, courses and merchandise with mobile checkout; advanced analytics; audience export and automation options; continuously available Beam assistance; Android, iOS and web access.

Cons: Free sales incur 9% seller fees; Free email is capped at 50 sends monthly and retains Beacons branding; Creator's 500-send allowance is still small; higher tiers require annual billing; Creator Max uses custom pricing.

Alternatives

For a narrower link-page focus, compare Link-in-Bio Tools and Social Media Bio Link Tools. Linktree is the better pick when a free plan with unlimited basic links, product and course selling, and brand offers is enough, with a $6.00 Starter tier and a free trial. Bitly suits link-management needs, but its Free plan limits users to five links per month, two QR codes and three custom back-halves.

Hopp by Wix is an alternative for a web-only link-in-bio page, with a free Standard plan and a $25.00 monthly Sell plan. Campsite.bio offers web profiles at $7.00 per month for Pro. Lnk.Bio is suited to inexpensive multi-platform link pages, with unlimited links and three pages on Free. Carrd is the simpler website choice, offering up to three free sites and a $9.00-per-year Pro Lite plan. Komi focuses on mini-sites, fan contacts and performance analytics. Later Linkin.bio is an option for social-post linking across Android, iOS and web.

Verdict

Beacons is a strong choice for creators who want commerce, audience ownership, email marketing and media-kit work alongside a link-in-bio page. Creator Plus is the clearest fit for serious sellers because unlimited email and 0% seller fees address the Free plan's biggest constraints. Look elsewhere if you only need a basic bio link, want monthly rather than annual paid terms, or cannot justify Beacons' seller fees and broader toolkit.