Beacons has a free plan and three paid plans. On September 27, 2026, its pricing page listed Creator at $10 a month, Creator Plus at $30 and Creator Max at $100, or $100, $300 and $900 a year billed annually, with a 9% fee on sales on Free and Creator and 0% on the two higher plans.
That 9% fee decides which plan is cheapest for a seller. Once you sell more than about $333 a month through Beacons, Creator Plus costs less than the free plan, or from about $278 a month if you pay for the year.
Beacons plans and prices
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually | Seller fee | What it adds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 9% | Customizable link in bio, a daily-updating media kit, unlimited digital products, affiliate links, 50 email sends a month, Smart Reply Instagram auto-DMs, real-time analytics, 30 daily AI credits |
| Creator | $10/month | $100/year ($8.33/month) | 9% | A free custom domain for your link in bio and store product URLs, 500 email sends a month, advanced SEO and marketing features, 300 daily AI credits |
| Creator Plus | $30/month | $300/year ($25/month) | 0% | Buy now, pay later at checkout, 100% of affiliate link commissions, unlimited courses with video hosting, unlimited memberships, unlimited email sends, unlimited daily AI credits |
| Creator Max | $100/month | $900/year | 0% | Google Workspace, white glove onboarding, prioritized support, a physical NFC card linked to your page, VIP access to Beacons' in-person events |
Prices as of September 27, 2026, from beacons.ai/i/pricing. The Creator Max card shows $83.3 a month next to the $900 yearly price, which works out to $75 a month, and Beacons' help center lists Max at $90 a month. Confirm the Max price at checkout.
Why Beacons prices look different depending on where you check
Beacons publishes its prices in three places, and they don't all match. Typing beacons.ai/pricing takes you to the homepage, where a short pricing section shows only two plans: Free and Creator Plus at $30 a month. The Pricing link in Beacons' menu goes to a separate page, beacons.ai/i/pricing, which lists all four plans and the yearly prices in the table above. Beacons' help center article on plans lists Creator Max at $90 a month rather than $100.
The fee wording differs too. Beacons' homepage says "No platform fees on the free plan" in one section, while its pricing section lists "Sell with 9% Seller Fees" under Free. The help center's fee article settles it: "The 9% fee applies to users on the free plan or the $10/month Creator plan." Plan on paying 9% of each sale until you're on Creator Plus or Max.
What Beacons costs at different sales levels
For a seller, the plan price is only part of what Beacons costs, because of the fee on sales. This table adds each plan's price to Beacons' fee for four monthly sales totals. It leaves out payment processing, which you pay on every plan: Beacons' help center lists Stripe at 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction and PayPal at 3.49% plus a fixed fee.
| Sales through Beacons in a month | Free | Creator, monthly | Creator Plus, monthly | Creator Plus, annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | $9 | $19 | $30 | $25 |
| $250 | $22.50 | $32.50 | $30 | $25 |
| $500 | $45 | $55 | $30 | $25 |
| $1,000 | $90 | $100 | $30 | $25 |
The table shows three things:
- Creator never saves you money on fees. It charges the same 9% as Free, so it always costs $10 more. You'd buy Creator for the custom domain and the extra email sends, not to sell more cheaply.
- Creator Plus beats Free above about $333 a month in sales on monthly billing, or about $278 on annual billing, because 9% of those amounts equals the $30 and $25 plan prices.
- Creator Plus beats Creator above about $222 a month on monthly billing. Past that point the 0% fee is worth more than the $20 difference in plan price.
What the free plan includes
The free plan is labeled "Free forever" and includes a customizable link in bio, the auto-updating media kit, selling digital products with the 9% fee, affiliate links, 50 email sends a month, Instagram auto-DMs and real-time analytics. The main things it leaves out are a custom domain, which starts on Creator, and a 0% seller fee, which starts on Creator Plus. Beacons' help center adds that removing the Beacons logo from your link in bio and product pages is a Creator Plus feature, and that the Creator plan's custom domain is free for your first year.
What Beacons does well
- One account for a creator business. The link in bio, store, media kit, email tool and Instagram auto-DMs sit on one login, so a solo creator can run the page, the store and the email list from one account.
- No fee on sales from $25 a month. Creator Plus on annual billing takes 0% of what you sell, and adds buy now, pay later at checkout.
- Brand deals built in. The media kit updates daily from your connected accounts, and Beacons says you can add affiliate links from 12k brand partners.
- Two months free on annual billing. Creator and Creator Plus cost 10 times their monthly price for a full year.
Where Beacons falls short
- A 9% fee on the first two plans. Selling $500 a month on Free costs $45 in Beacons fees before payment processing.
- Prices that disagree. The homepage, the full pricing page and the help center show different plan lists and different Max prices.
- Branding stays until Creator Plus. Removing the Beacons logo is listed as a Creator Plus feature, $30 a month or $25 a month billed annually.
- A domain that's free for a year. The help center describes Creator's custom domain as free for your first year, so budget for the renewal.
When Beacons is the better pick
If you sell digital products, courses or memberships straight from your bio, Beacons is built for it, and Creator Plus removes Beacons' cut entirely once you sell enough to cover the $30. It also suits creators who want the media kit, email list and link in bio in one account. As our Raydar vs Beacons comparison puts it, "if your main need is selling digital products straight off your bio, Beacons is further along than we are."
Where Raydar fits
Raydar is a link-in-bio page built around the click data. When someone opens a link on your page, Raydar records where they came from, what device they're on and what they touched, and it takes a 0% platform fee on every plan. It's built for measurement, custom domains and business cards rather than selling, so if you sell, your page links out to the checkout you already use.
The free plan gives you two pages at a raydar.bio address with basic analytics and no card. Starter is $9 a month, or $6.49 a month billed annually, for 10 pages, one custom domain and advanced analytics with IP tracking. See Raydar's pricing, or what's inside Beacons if you're still deciding what you need.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to use Beacons?
Beacons is free to start. As of September 27, 2026, Creator is $10 a month ($100 a year), Creator Plus is $30 a month ($300 a year) and Creator Max is $100 a month ($900 a year). Free and Creator also take 9% of each sale; Creator Plus and Max take 0%.
How much does Beacons charge per sale?
Beacons takes 9% of each sale on the Free and Creator plans and 0% on Creator Plus and Creator Max. Payment processing is charged separately on every plan: Beacons' help center lists Stripe at 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction and PayPal at 3.49% plus a fixed fee.
Can I use Beacons for free?
Yes. The free plan has no end date and includes a link in bio, a media kit, digital product sales with a 9% fee, affiliate links, 50 email sends a month, Instagram auto-DMs and real-time analytics. A custom domain starts on Creator at $10 a month.