Beacons
Link-in-bio that grew into a creator business suite.
why this verdict
Downgrade — pay for the workflow, not the AI
Linktree and Carrd cover the headline feature free, so the $10/mo is now paying for the workflow around it.
- A named launch, not a vibe named, unlinked
- AI page generation and creator tooling. OpenAI, October 1, 2024 — no announcement link recorded yet.
- How much of the job it covers headline only editorial call
- The headline feature, but not the workflow, data or integrations around it.
- Is there a free way to do it? yes
- 2 of 3 listed replacements have a usable free tier: Linktree and Carrd.
- What the call is worth $120/yr
- $10/mo at the entry paid tier — $120 a year per seat.
- Threatened by
- OpenAI
- Since
- October 1, 2024
- List price
- $10/mo
- Per year
- $120
The backstory
Beacons started as a link-in-bio page for creators and grew into a suite with a store, media kit, and email tools. Generating a simple landing page is now trivial for AI, so the page itself is no longer worth paying for. Beacons is wounded because the commodity part evaporated, but it survives on the creator business tools stacked around the link. The value moved from the page to the store, payments, and audience tooling.
Escape hatches
switching could free up $120/yrThe dominant link-in-bio with a free tier
linktr.ee open_in_newLink-in-bio built for creator commerce
stan.store open_in_newCheap one-page sites you fully control
carrd.co open_in_new2 of 3 replacements have a usable free tier.