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Linktree vs Beacons: Pricing and Features
Linktree is the better link list and the more recognised brand. Beacons is the better store. If you mainly point people at other places, Linktree is simpler and cheaper. If you sell directly from the page, Beacons reaches 0% seller fees at $30/mo while Linktree charges 9% until its $35 Premium plan.
Both are built for a USD audience and neither accepts UPI. Socioverse Planets exists because that is a hard blocker for Indian creators: checkout runs through Razorpay, fees fall from 5% to 0% by plan, and the $18/mo Starter plan includes DM automation and Planet analytics. It has nothing like Linktree's brand recognition, and no brand-deal marketplace.
Where Linktree wins
- Best-known brand, so the URL itself carries recognition
- Cheaper entry plan at $8/mo
- Cleaner, faster link-list experience
Where Beacons wins
- Real storefront rather than links out to one
- 0% seller fees from $30/mo
- Media kit and brand-deal features
Feature-by-feature
- Entry paid plan: Linktree - $8/mo. Beacons - $10/mo.
- Free plan: Linktree - Yes. Beacons - Yes.
- Seller fee on free plan: Linktree - 12%. Beacons - 9%.
- Cheapest 0% seller fee plan: Linktree - $35/mo Premium. Beacons - $30/mo Creator Plus.
- Native checkout: Linktree - Limited. Beacons - Yes.
- Courses: Linktree - No. Beacons - Yes.
- Media kit: Linktree - No. Beacons - Yes.
- UPI / Indian payment rails: Linktree - No. Beacons - No.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Linktree or Beacons better for selling?
- Beacons. It has a native storefront with checkout on the page, course hosting and 0% seller fees from its $30/mo plan. Linktree can sell but charges 9% on its mid plans and only reaches 0% at $35/mo Premium, and it is fundamentally designed to route traffic elsewhere rather than to complete a sale.
- Which has the better free plan?
- Both have real free plans. Linktree's free tier is the better link list and the more polished experience. Beacons' free tier lets you actually sell, at a 9% fee versus Linktree's 12%, so if selling is the point Beacons gives you more on zero budget.
- Do the seller fees stack on top of payment processing?
- Yes, on both. The platform seller fee is charged on top of the underlying card processing fee, which is typically around 2.9% plus a fixed amount per transaction. So a 9% platform fee is closer to 12% all-in, which is worth modelling before you pick a plan.