How Beacons and Kit 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.
Kit, formerly ConvertKit, is email marketing made for creators. Forms and landing pages, tags and segments, visual automations, sequences, a Creator Network for recommendations, paid newsletters, and Kit Commerce for digital products give a creator everything the list needs, with a free plan to start. It is thoughtful and built by people who know creators.
Where they are different
Beacons
- Beacons is a profile with tools.
- Beacons emails from its platform.
- Beacons sells downloads and links.
Kit
- Kit's landing pages are lead capture.
- Kit sends from its infrastructure.
- Kit Commerce sells digital products.
Choose Beacons when you are monetizing a social audience with sponsors, downloads, and a bio link.
Choose Kit when the list is the business and you want the deepest creator-focused email tooling.
Compare features
What's on Beacons and Kit
A check means that capability is available. Beacons and Kit are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteBeacons: IncludedKit: Included
- Custom domainBeacons: IncludedKit: Included
- Theme and fontsBeacons: IncludedKit: Included
- Brand kitBeacons: IncludedKit: Not included
Public content
- Shop pagesBeacons: IncludedKit: Not included
Audience and email
- AudienceBeacons: IncludedKit: Included
- Marketing emailsBeacons: IncludedKit: Included
- Campaign workflowsBeacons: IncludedKit: Included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsBeacons: IncludedKit: Included
- Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.Beacons: IncludedKit: Not included
Team
- Admin usersBeacons: IncludedKit: Included
- AI AssistantBeacons: IncludedKit: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Beacons or Kit, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Beacons or Kit may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Beacons vs Kit pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Beacons
Current plans and prices
See what Beacons charges on their pricing page.
Kit
Current plans and prices
See what Kit charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Beacons and Kit
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 Kit?
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 Kit when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Beacons and Kit are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Beacons or Kit?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Beacons or Kit for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Beacons and Kit?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Beacons and Kit set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Beacons or Kit 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.