Beacons alternative when you need to make and publish content more than you need to sell it
Beacons is built for the business side of being a creator: a store, email, an auto-updating media kit and brand deal tools, all of which we don't offer. It's also free to start. AutoPoster AI suits a different need: scheduling, AI video and a social inbox, with a simple bio page included. If you earn through Beacons, we don't replace it.
Choose AutoPoster AI if
- You want to schedule posts across your accounts, which we didn't find on Beacons' update log or pricing page.
- You make video and want clips, subtitles and dubbing with your publishing.
- You want a comment inbox, DM inbox or WhatsApp broadcasts for your audience.
Stay with Beacons if
- You sell digital products, courses or memberships from your page. We don't offer selling on bio pages.
- Brand deals matter to you, with media kits, rate cards, invoices and an AI brand-deal inbox.
- You want to send email to your audience from the same tool.
- You want a free start with Instagram auto-DMs, while our comment-to-DM begins on Brand.
Beacons in brief
Beacons started as a link-in-bio tool in 2019 and has become a business hub for creators, with a store, email and auto-updating media kit. Its plans stay low at the start, from free to $10, with a 9% seller fee until Creator Plus. Recent updates centre on Beam, its AI assistant, and on media kits. We couldn't load its store, media kit or Smart Reply product pages, so those details come from its plans page and update log.
If your income runs through brand deals and products, we can't stand in for it. We don't do selling, email marketing or media kits. The bundle makes sense where your bottleneck is making and posting content, and a simple bio page is enough. Some creators may want both, with Beacons as the shop and us handling what gets published.
Beacons pricing
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed annually | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | $0/mo | Link in bio, media kit, store with 9% fee, 50 emails a month, 30 daily AI credits |
| Creator | $10/mo | $8.33/mo | 9% fee, custom domain, 500 emails a month, 300 daily AI credits |
| Creator Plus | $30/mo | $25/mo | 0% fees, unlimited courses, memberships and email sends |
| Creator Max | $100/mo | $83.33/mo | Google Workspace, NFC card, white-glove onboarding, priority support |
AutoPoster AI vs Beacons
| Feature | AutoPoster AI | Beacons |
|---|---|---|
| Link in bio pages | Yes | Yes: core product, on all plans |
| Comment-to-DM rules (Facebook, Instagram) | Brand plan | Partial: Smart Reply, Instagram |
| Analytics and best-time heatmap | Brand plan | Partial: traffic analytics with CSV, media kit stats |
| AI image generation | Professional plan | Yes: 3 a day on Free, 30 on Creator |
| AI chat assistant | Yes | Yes: Beam, launched May 2026 |
| Mobile apps | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-platform scheduling | Yes | Not listed: scheduling in the log means appointments |
| Long video to short clips | Professional plan | Not listed |
| Animated subtitles | Professional plan | Not listed |
| AI dubbing and voiceover | Professional plan | Not listed |
| Unified comment inbox | Brand plan | Not listed: its AI inbox covers brand email |
| WhatsApp inbox, templates and broadcasts | Brand plan | Not listed |
| MCP for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor | Professional plan | Not listed: Beam connects out to MCP servers, we found no server for your agents |
"Not listed" means we did not find the feature on Beacons's site on October 31, 2026. It may still exist or may ship later.
AutoPoster AI in practice
Where AutoPoster AI is stronger
A real post scheduler
Bulk posting from media folders and autoposting flows are on Professional. We found no social post scheduler in Beacons' product updates.
Learn more →AI video tools
Clips, subtitles, dubbing, voiceover and video generation are in AI Studio. Beacons' AI work focuses on Beam, images and business tasks.
Learn more →Replying to your audience
Brand includes a comment inbox and DM inbox, with comment-to-DM on Facebook and Instagram. Smart Reply focuses on Instagram.
Learn more →Team plans
Brand includes 5 team members and approvals, and Business includes 15, useful if a small team runs your accounts.
Learn more →Where Beacons is stronger
Selling and low fees
Digital products, courses and memberships sit on one account, with 0% seller fees from Creator Plus. We don't offer selling on bio pages.
Media kit and brand deals
Media kits update automatically, and October 2026 updates added 30-day stats, rate card currency and invoice improvements. We have nothing like this.
Generous free plan
Free includes Instagram auto-DMs, unlimited digital products at a 9% fee, and 50 email sends a month.
Built-in email
Email sends and automations live next to your page, with a Smart Reply capture that can start a welcome automation.
Fast product development
Its update log shows several releases a month, including a Link in Bio redesign in August 2026 and Beam tools in the autumn.
How to switch from Beacons
- 1
Export your audience as a CSV. Open Audience Manager from the left menu and click the grey download icon under Import Audience Members.
- 2
Download your traffic data too, as Traffic Analytics added CSV export in October 2026. We found no bulk export of links or page design, so copy those by hand.
- 3
Cancel under Settings, Account Settings, Billing, Manage, then Cancel. Beacons warns this may change how your page looks and works, and you must return to Free before you can delete the account.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Beacons free?
Yes, there's a free forever plan. It charges a 9% fee on seller and affiliate sales, and paid plans remove that from Creator Plus at $30 a month.
- Can I sell products on AutoPoster AI bio pages?
No, we don't offer selling on bio pages. If you sell through Beacons, keep it for that or use a dedicated store.
- Does Beacons post to social media for me?
We didn't find a social post scheduler on its pricing page or update log. It connects socials for stats, feeds and Instagram auto-DMs.
- What is Beam?
Beam is Beacons' AI teammate, launched in May 2026. It can edit your page, manage your store with confirmation, and draft brand pitches and inbox replies.
Other alternatives
Sources, checked on October 31, 2026
- https://beacons.ai/i/plans
- https://beacons.ai/i/whats-new
- https://help.beacons.ai/en/articles/4703745
- https://help.beacons.ai/en/articles/4695297
Pricing and features change, so check Beacons's site before buying. Beacons is a trademark of its owner. AutoPoster AI is not affiliated with it.
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