Beacons vs Lnk.Bio

Beacons9.0Visit Lnk.Bio8.0Visit

Higher score Beacons #2 in Link-in-Bio Tools 9.0/10 Free plan · paid from $8.33/mo Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Beacons

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Lnk.Bio #7 in Link-in-Bio Tools 8.0/10 Free plan · paid from $0.99/mo Free plan✓ 1 of 5 features Visit Lnk.Bio

• Beacons fits best

  Creators selling digital products from day one

• Lnk.Bio fits best

  Budget-minded creators who hate subscriptions

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Side by side

Feature	Beacons 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Lnk.Bio 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.0
Ranking	#2 in Link-in-Bio Tools	#7 in Link-in-Bio Tools
Best for	Creators selling digital products from day one	Budget-minded creators who hate subscriptions
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$8.33/mo	$0.99/mo (best)
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features Beacons 4/5 · Lnk.Bio 1/5
Custom domain	✓	✓
Sell products	✓ (best)	—
Tips / donations	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Email capture	✓ (best)	—
No branding on free	—	—
Specs
Analytics	Advanced	Basic
Our review
Pros	Free plan includes a store, email capture and a media kit Block editor gives real layout control, not just a stack of buttons Invoicing and brand-deal tools live in the same dashboard	Unlimited links on the free plan, no daily or feature caps One-time 'Unique' payment replaces a subscription for good Custom URL and basic click counts without paying
Cons	9% sales fee on Free and Creator plans adds up once you sell regularly So many modules that a plain link page takes longer to build Mobile app trails the web editor for editing blocks	Design options are plain — colours and a few layouts Editor feels dated next to Hopp or Beacons No built-in commerce; payments mean linking to another service
Our verdict	Beacons is a link-in-bio platform aimed at creators who need more than a simple list of links. Its block-based editor supports product blocks, email signup forms and media kits, with videos, store rows and text sections arranged in… Read the review →	Lnk.Bio wins on one argument: most people do not want another subscription for a page with eight buttons. The free plan gave us unlimited links, a clean short URL and per-link click totals, and the paid tiers start at under a dollar a… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Beacons — where it wins

  • Free plan includes a store, email capture and a media kit
  • Block editor gives real layout control, not just a stack of buttons
  • Invoicing and brand-deal tools live in the same dashboard

  Where it doesn't

  • 9% sales fee on Free and Creator plans adds up once you sell regularly
  • So many modules that a plain link page takes longer to build
  • Mobile app trails the web editor for editing blocks

• Lnk.Bio — where it wins

  • Unlimited links on the free plan, no daily or feature caps
  • One-time 'Unique' payment replaces a subscription for good
  • Custom URL and basic click counts without paying

  Where it doesn't

  • Design options are plain — colours and a few layouts
  • Editor feels dated next to Hopp or Beacons
  • No built-in commerce; payments mean linking to another service

• Beacons9.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $8.33/mo

  The most complete free creator page — store, email list and media kit without a paid plan.

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• Lnk.Bio8.0/10 · Free plan · paid from $0.99/mo

  Unlimited links free, and a lifetime tier for the price of a month elsewhere.

  Visit Lnk.BioFull verdict →