Beacons vs Milkshake

Beacons9.0Visit Milkshake7.9Visit

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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Milkshake #8 in Link-in-Bio Tools 7.9/10 Free plan · paid from $2.99/mo Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Get Milkshake

• Beacons fits best

  Creators selling digital products from day one

• Milkshake fits best

  Instagram creators who build from their phone

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Side by side

Feature	Beacons 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Milkshake 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	7.9
Ranking	#2 in Link-in-Bio Tools	#8 in Link-in-Bio Tools
Best for	Creators selling digital products from day one	Instagram creators who build from their phone
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$8.33/mo	$2.99/mo (best)
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Features Beacons 4/5 · Milkshake 3/5
Custom domain	✓	✓
Sell products	✓	✓
Tips / donations	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Email capture	✓	✓
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	Whole page built and published from the app in a few minutes Card layout carries images and text, so it reads like a mini site Free plan is fully usable for a personal page
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	Built around the phone app, so desk-based teams will find it limiting Card templates limit how much you can change per screen Longer analytics history, mailing list and branding removal are paid
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 →	Milkshake is a link-in-bio website builder centered on a phone app. Its pages use swipeable cards, including cover, about, links and YouTube cards, so the result feels more like content than a conventional column of buttons. The app-led… 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

• Milkshake — where it wins

  • Whole page built and published from the app in a few minutes
  • Card layout carries images and text, so it reads like a mini site
  • Free plan is fully usable for a personal page

  Where it doesn't

  • Built around the phone app, so desk-based teams will find it limiting
  • Card templates limit how much you can change per screen
  • Longer analytics history, mailing list and branding removal are paid

• 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.

  Visit BeaconsFull verdict →
• Milkshake7.9/10 · Free plan · paid from $2.99/mo

  Built around a phone app — swipeable cards that feel like Stories, not a button list.

  Get MilkshakeFull verdict →