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    Beacons vs Stan Store

    Both are creator storefronts, and the decision is mostly arithmetic. Beacons has a free plan and cheaper tiers ($10, $30, $90 a month) but charges 9% on sales until you reach Creator Plus at $30/month. Stan Store has no free plan — $29 or $99 a month — and documents a 0% platform fee from the start. Beacons also documents a custom domain; Stan Store states it cannot connect one yet.

    Facts verified 2026-09-18. Records: Beacons · Stan Store

    Choose Beacons if

    Choose Beacons when you want to start free or sell modestly. It documents a store with checkout, digital products, courses with video hosting, memberships, bookings, a media kit, email sending and a custom domain from $10/month. At low sales volume the 9% fee costs less than a larger subscription.

    Choose Stan Store if

    Choose Stan Store when sales volume is high enough that a percentage fee hurts. The 0% platform fee, unlimited password-protected courses, recurring memberships, coaching calls with Google Calendar and Zoom, and Creator Pro's Stan Payments, Afterpay and Klarna are all documented. The break-even is simple: 9% of your Beacons revenue versus the difference in subscription price.

    Compared field by field

    Beacons and Stan Store compared on pricing, analytics, page control, audience tools, commerce and technical capabilities, as documented by each platform
    CapabilityBeaconsStan Store
    Pricing and free tier
    Free plan limitsFree plan documents unlimited links, up to five link-in-bio pages, a media kit, 50 email sends per month and a 9% transaction fee on sales.No free plan. A time-limited trial is offered, and the affiliate-only account type is not a full store.
    Monthly price$10/month (Creator); $30/month (Creator Plus); $90/month (Creator Max)$29/month (Creator); $99/month (Creator Pro)
    Annual price$100/year (Creator); $300/year (Creator Plus); $900/year (Creator Max)$300/year (Creator); $948/year (Creator Pro)
    One-time / lifetime priceNone offeredNone offered
    Platform fee on sales9% on Free and Creator; 0% on Creator Plus and Creator Max. Stripe (2.9% + $0.30) or PayPal processing applies on top0% platform fee; Stripe and PayPal processing fees still apply
    Profiles or sites includedFive link-in-bio pages on the free planUnverified
    Analytics and acquisition
    Analytics on the free tierBasic analyticsNone — there is no free plan
    Analytics on paid tiersAdvanced website analytics on higher tiersStore and product analytics on Creator; advanced analytics on Creator Pro
    Meta (Facebook) pixelYour own Facebook, TikTok and Pinterest pixels on paid plans; the help centre documents the pixel settings screen without restating the tierCreator Pro only
    TikTok pixelYour own TikTok pixel on paid plansCreator Pro only
    Google tag / AnalyticsGA4 tracking ID supported in pixel settingsCreator Pro only — Google Analytics ID is part of the Pro pixel settings
    Branding and page control
    Custom domainCreator plan and above; free for the first year on CreatorNot available on any plan — Stan states there is no way to connect a custom domain yet, and suggests domain forwarding instead
    Platform branding removalCreator Plus — removes the Beacons logo from the page and product pagesUnverified
    Unlimited linksYes, on the free planNot applicable — Stan is a single storefront rather than a multi-link page
    Link schedulingPer-link scheduling in the Links blockUnverified
    Password protectionMedia kit can be password lockedCourses are password protected
    Audience
    Email captureYes, with email marketing on paid tiersYes — a lead-magnet product collects names and emails
    Email marketing / sending50 sends/month on Free; 500/month on Creator; unlimited on Creator PlusCreator Pro only — marketing emails and email flows with unlimited contacts
    QR codesDownloadable QR code for the pageUnverified
    Mobile appiOS and Android apps publishediOS only — Stan states the app is not available on Android
    Commerce
    Native storefrontYes — native store with mobile-optimised checkoutYes — the product is itself a storefront
    Native checkoutYesYes — one-tap checkout
    Digital productsYes — ebooks, PDFs, video, music, images and zip filesYes — ebooks, templates, guides and bundles
    CoursesYes — course products with video hosting on Creator PlusYes — unlimited password-protected courses hosted on Stan
    Memberships / subscriptionsYes — listed as a Creator Plus featureYes — recurring daily, weekly, monthly or annual billing
    Bookings and appointmentsYes — calendar sync, book and sell appointmentsYes — coaching calls with Google Calendar and Zoom integration
    Tips and donationsYes — tips and donationsUnverified
    Payment processorsStripe and PayPalStripe and PayPal; Creator Pro adds Stan Payments, Afterpay and Klarna
    Technical and integrations
    Server-rendered profile HTMLUnverifiedUnverified
    SEO / meta controlsSEO settings with a search-appearance previewUnverified
    IntegrationsDocumented pixel and analytics integrations for Meta, TikTok, Pinterest and GA4Google Calendar and Zoom for bookings; Stripe and PayPal for payments

    Facts last checked: September 2026. Every claim is traced to the platform's own published documentation; fields the platform does not publish are marked unverified, which is not the same as a documented "no".

    Limitations of this comparison

    Stan Store places Meta and TikTok pixels and the Google Analytics ID on Creator Pro at $99/month, and does not document a custom domain, QR codes or an Android app. Beacons does not document an analytics retention window. Neither documents its page rendering.

    Frequently asked questions

    Stan Store vs Beacons: which is better for selling?
    Stan Store if you want no platform commission and deeper course, membership and booking tooling. Beacons if you want to start free or keep a lower subscription and can absorb its 9% fee on Free and Creator plans.
    Does Beacons or Stan Store have a free plan?
    Beacons does, including unlimited links, five pages, a media kit and 50 email sends a month, with a 9% fee on sales. Stan Store has no free plan.
    Which has lower fees on sales?
    Stan Store documents 0% at every tier. Beacons documents 9% on Free and Creator, and 0% on Creator Plus ($30/month) and above. Payment processor fees apply on both.
    Sources last checked: September 2026

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