Beacons vs Komi Comparison 2026
Beacons keeps a 9 percent cut of everything the store sells on its free plan and its $10 tier, only removed on the two tiers above that. Komi's free Starter plan already includes a mini-site, unlimited affiliate links and unlimited fan contacts, and its $16.20 a month Pro tier states zero fee on digital product sales outright. The number that decides this pair is not a monthly price. It is what each one takes out of a sale.
Link in bio that doubles as a store and a media kit
A link in bio that keeps the whole sale
At a glance
- Beacons starts cheaper, at $10.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
- Komi takes no share of what you earn. Beacons takes 9%.
Side by side
Beacons | Komi | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $10 | From $16.20 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Not stated |
| Free trial | Not stated | None |
| API | Not stated |
Beacons
Link in bio that doubles as a store and a media kit
Beacons started as a link page and grew into email, a shop and a media kit for brand deals. Having the pitch deck and the store in the same place is genuinely useful. The free tier carries branding.
Our note
Good if the media kit is the reason you are here. If it is not, Beacons is a heavier link page than most people need, and the 9 percent on the cheap plans is easy to miss until a product sells well.
Only on this side
- Covers brand deals & sponsorships
Komi
A link in bio that keeps the whole sale
Komi is a creator's mini-site rather than a list of links: content, affiliate links, an email capture and a shop, with brand deals surfaced from inside the same account. The paid tier states no fee on digital product sales, which is the number that decides this category once anybody is actually selling. The free tier is a real one. It is opinionated about layout, and somebody who wants a blank canvas should build a site instead.
Why people weigh these two
- Komi instead of Beacons
- A link in bio built around selling, where the creator keeps the whole sale; free tier included, paid from $16.20 against Beacons' $10.
- Beacons instead of Komi
- Beacons folds a media kit in alongside the store and link page, cheaper at $10 a month than Komi's $16.20, for a creator who also needs something to send a brand.
Which one should you pick
Beacons suits a creator who wants brand-deal pitching and selling handled by the same page, with invoicing for the deal built in once it is agreed. The free plan carries branding and the 9 percent cut; paying from $10 a month keeps that cut running until two tiers above remove it. That cut is easy to miss until a product actually sells, so weigh it against your own store revenue before signing up.
Komi suits a creator who sells something and is tired of a link page taking a percentage of it. Starter is free and genuinely usable just for collecting links and contacts: a custom mini-site, unlimited affiliate links and unlimited fan contacts, with no card required. Pro at $16.20 a month states zero fee on digital product sales outright, alongside unlimited email campaigns and a custom domain. Below roughly a hundred dollars of monthly product sales, the free tier is the right answer; above it, work out what your current page takes from you and compare that to $16.20.
Common questions
- Does Komi really charge zero fees on sales?
- On the Pro plan, yes, stated outright at $16.20 a month, alongside unlimited email campaigns, a Meta Pixel integration, branding removal and a custom domain. Beacons keeps a 9 percent cut through its free plan and its $10 tier, only removed on the two tiers above that.
- Is Komi's free plan usable before I am selling anything?
- Yes. Starter is free and includes a custom mini-site, unlimited content and affiliate links, unlimited fan contacts and performance analytics, more than most free tiers in the category. Beacons' free plan also works, but it carries branding and the same 9 percent cut as its $10 tier.
- Does Beacons help with brand deals the way Komi does?
- Both surface brand deal opportunities, but differently. Beacons adds invoicing, so a deal can be billed from the same page once it is agreed. Komi surfaces opportunities inside the account, next to the media kit it is built around.
- What is the real price difference between them?
- Beacons is free, or $10 a month with a 9 percent store cut that only two higher tiers remove. Komi is free on Starter, or $16.20 a month on Pro, where the sales fee drops to zero outright rather than stepping down gradually.
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