Is Linklay better than Beacons?

For a free measured page, yes — Linklay documents analytics and three ad pixels at $0. For a bundled creator business with a store, courses and email, Beacons is the stronger product.

How much does Beacons charge on sales?

9% on the Free and Creator plans, and 0% on Creator Plus and Creator Max. Stripe or PayPal processing fees apply on top.

Does Linklay have a storefront?

No. Linklay documents no native storefront, courses or bookings, and states it does not process creator payments.

Which is cheaper, Linklay Pro or Beacons Creator?

Linklay Pro is $9.99/month or $99/year; Beacons Creator is $10/month or $100/year. They are effectively the same price, so the decision is features, not cost.

Linklay vs Beacons

Choose Linklay if the job is a free, measured page: analytics and Meta, TikTok and Google pixels are documented at $0, with no platform fee because Linklay does not process payments. Choose Beacons if you want the page, a storefront, courses, memberships, bookings and email marketing under one subscription. The decisive number is Beacons' fee on sales: 9% on Free and Creator, falling to 0% only on Creator Plus at $30/month.

Facts verified 2026-09-18. Records: Linklay · Beacons

Choose Linklay if

Choose Linklay when you want measurement before revenue. Its free plan documents live analytics and three ad pixels; Beacons puts your own Facebook, TikTok and Pinterest pixels on paid plans. Linklay also takes no cut of sales at all, because tips route through your own Stripe account.

Choose Beacons if

Choose Beacons when you are selling. It documents a native store with checkout, digital products, courses with video hosting, memberships, bookings, a media kit and email sending from 50 messages a month on Free up to unlimited on Creator Plus. Its custom domain starts on the $10/month Creator plan and is free for the first year. Linklay documents no storefront, courses or bookings.

Compared field by field

Linklay and Beacons compared on pricing, analytics, page control, audience tools, commerce and technical capabilities, as documented by each platform
Capability	Linklay	Beacons
Pricing and free tier
Free plan limits	Free plan documents unlimited links, live visitor analytics, Meta/TikTok/Google retargeting pixels, email capture, custom themes, QR codes, scheduled links, a Stripe tip jar and AI link ordering. Branding removal, verified badge, video backgrounds and custom domain are Pro-only.	Free 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.
Monthly price	$9.99/month (Pro)	$10/month (Creator); $30/month (Creator Plus); $90/month (Creator Max)
Annual price	$99/year (Pro)	$100/year (Creator); $300/year (Creator Plus); $900/year (Creator Max)
One-time / lifetime price	Unverified	None offered
Platform fee on sales	0% platform fee; Linklay states it does not process creator payments or take a cut of creator sales	9% on Free and Creator; 0% on Creator Plus and Creator Max. Stripe (2.9% + $0.30) or PayPal processing applies on top
Profiles or sites included	Unverified	Five link-in-bio pages on the free plan
Analytics and acquisition
Analytics on the free tier	Included on the free plan	Basic analytics
Analytics on paid tiers	Included on all plans	Advanced website analytics on higher tiers
Live / real-time analytics	Live analytics with device, geography and referrer breakdowns	Unverified
Meta (Facebook) pixel	Included on the free plan	Your own Facebook, TikTok and Pinterest pixels on paid plans; the help centre documents the pixel settings screen without restating the tier
TikTok pixel	Included on the free plan	Your own TikTok pixel on paid plans
Google tag / Analytics	Included on the free plan	GA4 tracking ID supported in pixel settings
Branding and page control
Custom domain	Pro plan only	Creator plan and above; free for the first year on Creator
Platform branding removal	Pro plan	Creator Plus — removes the Beacons logo from the page and product pages
Unlimited links	Yes, on the free plan	Yes, on the free plan
Video backgrounds	Pro plan	Unverified
Link scheduling	Scheduled links on the free plan; advanced scheduling on Pro	Per-link scheduling in the Links block
Password protection	Unverified	Media kit can be password locked
Audience
Email capture	Included on the free plan	Yes, with email marketing on paid tiers
Email marketing / sending	Unverified	50 sends/month on Free; 500/month on Creator; unlimited on Creator Plus
QR codes	Included on the free plan	Downloadable QR code for the page
Mobile app	Native iOS app published on the App Store	iOS and Android apps published
Commerce
Native storefront	No native storefront	Yes — native store with mobile-optimised checkout
Native checkout	No — Linklay states it does not process creator payments	Yes
Digital products	Unverified	Yes — ebooks, PDFs, video, music, images and zip files
Courses	Not offered	Yes — course products with video hosting on Creator Plus
Memberships / subscriptions	Unverified	Yes — listed as a Creator Plus feature
Bookings and appointments	Not offered	Yes — calendar sync, book and sell appointments
Tips and donations	Tip jar routed through the creator's own Stripe account	Yes — tips and donations
Payment processors	Stripe, connected by the creator	Stripe and PayPal
Technical and integrations
Server-rendered profile HTML	Yes — a raw request for a public profile returns profile-specific HTML, including the display name, bio text, link labels, page title, OpenGraph tags and two JSON-LD blocks	Unverified
SEO / meta controls	Structured data and OpenGraph metadata generated per profile	SEO settings with a search-appearance preview
Integrations	Unverified	Documented pixel and analytics integrations for Meta, TikTok, Pinterest and GA4

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

Beacons does not publish an analytics retention window, and the exact tier at which its pixel settings unlock is stated on its pricing page rather than in the help centre. Linklay publishes no UTM handling, no export and no Android app.

Frequently asked questions

Is Linklay better than Beacons?: For a free measured page, yes — Linklay documents analytics and three ad pixels at $0. For a bundled creator business with a store, courses and email, Beacons is the stronger product.
How much does Beacons charge on sales?: 9% on the Free and Creator plans, and 0% on Creator Plus and Creator Max. Stripe or PayPal processing fees apply on top.
Does Linklay have a storefront?: No. Linklay documents no native storefront, courses or bookings, and states it does not process creator payments.
Which is cheaper, Linklay Pro or Beacons Creator?: Linklay Pro is $9.99/month or $99/year; Beacons Creator is $10/month or $100/year. They are effectively the same price, so the decision is features, not cost.

Sources last checked: September 2026

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