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BeaconsvsClickFunnels

Beacons is a creator toolkit: link in bio, store, email marketing, and invoicing in one. ClickFunnels is the funnel builder: pages, upsells, email, and courses built for launches.

How Beacons and ClickFunnels compare

Beacons is more than a link page. A link-in-bio, digital product store, email marketing, media kit, brand-deal invoicing, and AI tools give a creator a mini back office without leaving the app. For someone monetizing social attention with sponsors and downloads, it is a clever, generous bundle.

ClickFunnels wrote the playbook on the sales funnel, and the 2.0 platform still does that job better than most: unlimited funnels on every plan, one-click upsells and order bumps, Smart Checkout, A/B tests, countdown timers, and templates built by people who sell for a living. Around the funnel it has grown a site and blog, courses, a store, email, automations, a CRM with pipelines, and MessageHub for conversations.

Where they are different

Beacons

  • Beacons is a profile with tools.
  • Beacons emails from its platform.
  • Beacons sells downloads and links.

ClickFunnels

  • ClickFunnels starts from the offer and works backward to the page.
  • Both give you an inbox.
  • ClickFunnels appointments begin on the Scale plan.

Choose Beacons when you are monetizing a social audience with sponsors, downloads, and a bio link.

Choose ClickFunnels when the offer is the business: you launch funnels, split-test them, stack upsells, sell courses and memberships, and want affiliates and SMS in the same account.

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What's on Beacons and ClickFunnels

A check means that capability is available. Beacons and ClickFunnels are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    Beacons: Included
    ClickFunnels: Included
  • Custom domain
    Beacons: Included
    ClickFunnels: Included
  • Editor Mode
    Beacons: Included
    ClickFunnels: Included
  • Theme and fonts
    Beacons: Included
    ClickFunnels: Included
  • Brand kit
    Beacons: Included
    ClickFunnels: Not included

Public content

  • Blog
    Beacons: Not included
    ClickFunnels: Included
  • Shop pages
    Beacons: Included
    ClickFunnels: Included

Audience and email

  • Audience
    Beacons: Included
    ClickFunnels: Included
  • Marketing emails
    Beacons: Included
    ClickFunnels: Included
  • Campaign workflows
    Beacons: Included
    ClickFunnels: Included

Messaging

  • Messaging Center
    Beacons: Not included
    ClickFunnels: Included

Commerce

  • Shop payments
    Beacons: Included
    ClickFunnels: Included
  • Orders and fulfillment
    Beacons: Included
    ClickFunnels: Included
  • Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.
    Beacons: Included
    ClickFunnels: Included

Team

  • Admin users
    Beacons: Included
    ClickFunnels: Included
  • Per-admin permissions
    Beacons: Not included
    ClickFunnels: Included
  • AI Assistant
    Beacons: Included
    ClickFunnels: Included

* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Beacons or ClickFunnels, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Beacons or ClickFunnels may add or remove features that are not shown here.

Beacons vs ClickFunnels pricing

Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.

Cardel: An alternative to
Beacons and ClickFunnels

You don't pay until you publish.

Cardel provides a home for your craft. Share and sell your work, grow your audience, and bring your community together on a site of your own.

Common questions

  • Is Cardel an alternative to Beacons or ClickFunnels?

    Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Beacons or ClickFunnels when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Beacons and ClickFunnels are marked.

  • Can I use Cardel with Beacons or ClickFunnels?

    Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Beacons or ClickFunnels for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.

  • How much does Cardel cost compared with Beacons and ClickFunnels?

    You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Beacons and ClickFunnels set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.

  • How do I switch from Beacons or ClickFunnels to Cardel?

    Start with Build Your Site, set up your home, and bring your work over at your own pace. You do not have to move everything on day one.