Beacons vs TinyURL Comparison 2026
Both cover link in bio. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
Link in bio that doubles as a store and a media kit
The short link everyone recognises, with analytics
At a glance
- TinyURL starts cheaper, at $9.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Beacons | TinyURL | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $10 | From $9 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Data export | Not stated | Not stated |
| Their cut | 9% of what you earn | Not stated |
| Runs on | Not stated | Web |
| Covers | Link in Bio, Brand Deals & Sponsorships, Digital Products & Storefronts |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
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
- Works with Instagram
- Works with TikTok
TinyURL
The short link everyone recognises, with analytics
TinyURL has shortened links for free since before link-in-bio pages existed, and the paid tiers add branded domains, editable destinations and click analytics on top of that. Links are metered per month with a stated overage rate rather than being cut off. Three branded domains come on the entry plan. Anybody who wants a landing page with buttons on it is looking at the wrong product, because this shortens links and stops there.
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