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BeaconsvsLearnWorlds

Beacons is a creator toolkit: link in bio, store, email marketing, and invoicing in one. LearnWorlds is a full academy with interactive video, assessments, and memberships.

How Beacons and LearnWorlds 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.

LearnWorlds is for people building an academy, not just a course. Interactive videos, assessments, certificates, SCORM, memberships, a capable site builder with a blog, and a branded app option give training businesses room to grow, and the AI assistant speeds up course production. It is thorough in the way serious educators need.

Where they are different

Beacons

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

LearnWorlds

  • LearnWorlds builds pages to enrol learners.
  • LearnWorlds emails learners from the academy, with extra send volume as an add-on.
  • LearnWorlds has no bookings or shared inbox.

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

Choose LearnWorlds when you run an academy and need interactive learning, assessments, and compliance features.

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What's on Beacons and LearnWorlds

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

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    Beacons: Included
    LearnWorlds: Included
  • Custom domain
    Beacons: Included
    LearnWorlds: Included
  • Theme and fonts
    Beacons: Included
    LearnWorlds: Included
  • Brand kit
    Beacons: Included
    LearnWorlds: Not included

Public content

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

Audience and email

  • Audience
    Beacons: Included
    LearnWorlds: Included
  • Marketing emails
    Beacons: Included
    LearnWorlds: Included
  • Campaign workflows
    Beacons: Included
    LearnWorlds: Not included

Commerce

  • Shop payments
    Beacons: Included
    LearnWorlds: Included
  • Orders and fulfillment
    Beacons: Included
    LearnWorlds: Included
  • Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.
    Beacons: Included
    LearnWorlds: Not included

Team

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

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

Beacons vs LearnWorlds pricing

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

Cardel: An alternative to
Beacons and LearnWorlds

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 LearnWorlds?

    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 LearnWorlds when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Beacons and LearnWorlds are marked.

  • Can I use Cardel with Beacons or LearnWorlds?

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

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

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

  • How do I switch from Beacons or LearnWorlds 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.