Beacons vs Taplink Comparison 2026
Beacons combines a link page with a store and a media kit for brand deals, free to start and $10 a month once the branding needs to go, with a 9 percent cut of store sales running through both. Taplink builds a page from blocks and turns it into a selling tool on the paid tiers: price lists, order forms, payment collection and a CRM from $4 a month. The real split is who is selling. Beacons is built for a creator pitching brands. Taplink is built for a coach or a service business taking bookings.
Link in bio that doubles as a store and a media kit
A link in bio page that takes payments
At a glance
- Taplink starts cheaper, at $4.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Beacons | Taplink | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $10 | From $4 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | 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
- Covers digital products & storefronts
- Works with YouTube
Taplink
A link in bio page that takes payments
Taplink builds a small mobile page out of blocks, and the paid tier turns it into something that sells: price lists, order forms, payment collection and a CRM behind them. That is further than most link pages go. The editor and the help text both read as translated, which is a fair warning about who the support team is.
Why people weigh these two
- Taplink instead of Beacons
- A bio page that takes payments, from $4 with a free tier; covers the selling part of Beacons at less than half the price.
- Beacons instead of Taplink
- Beacons adds a full digital storefront and a media kit for brand deals on top of the link page, from $10, more built around selling than Taplink's booking-and-forms focus.
Which one should you pick
Beacons suits a creator who takes brand deals and sells something, wanting one page for the pitch deck and the store together. The free plan carries branding and a 9 percent cut of store sales; paying from $10 a month keeps that cut running until two tiers above remove it. None of that machinery matters to a business selling services rather than pitching sponsors.
Taplink suits a service business or a coach selling from Instagram, where the bio link needs to take a booking or a payment rather than just list URLs. The free plan is permanent: unlimited links, custom design, page statistics and shared access, with no expiry. PRO at $4 a month adds price lists, media blocks, custom HTML and click analytics. BUSINESS at $8 a month adds payment collection, lead forms, a built-in CRM and a custom domain with SSL. Anybody who only needs a tidy list of links is paying for machinery they will never open.
Common questions
- Which is cheaper for taking payments?
- Taplink's BUSINESS plan is a flat $8 a month, or $96 a year, for payment collection and the CRM. Beacons keeps a 9 percent cut of store sales running through its free plan and its $10 tier instead of a flat fee.
- Does Taplink handle brand deals or a media kit?
- Taplink's plans are built around payments, bookings, lead forms and a CRM, aimed at a service business or a coach. Beacons is the one with an actual media kit and invoicing for brand deals, which is what the extra features and the 9 percent cut are paying for.
- What is on Taplink's free plan?
- Unlimited links, custom design, page statistics and shared access, permanently, with no time limit or card required. Beacons' free plan adds a store and a media kit to the links, but carries branding and a 9 percent cut of what sells.
- Which suits a coach selling one-on-one sessions?
- Taplink. The bio link takes a booking or a payment directly rather than sending someone elsewhere to pay. PRO at $4 a month brings price lists first; BUSINESS at $8 a month adds full payment collection, lead forms and a CRM behind it.
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