How Beacons and Webflow 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.
Webflow is where designers build real websites without writing code. Pixel-level layout, a proper CMS with collections, interactions and animations, ecommerce, localization, and clean hosting make it the choice of marketing teams and agencies who need control and speed. What you can express in Webflow is remarkable.
Where they are different
Beacons
- Beacons is a profile with tools.
- Beacons emails from its platform.
- Beacons sells downloads and links.
Webflow
- Webflow stops at the site.
- Webflow readers cannot comment or like natively.
- Webflow ecommerce is a full store plan.
Choose Beacons when you are monetizing a social audience with sponsors, downloads, and a bio link.
Choose Webflow when you need design control, a CMS, and a site that a team will build and maintain.
Compare features
What's on Beacons and Webflow
A check means that capability is available. Beacons and Webflow are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteBeacons: IncludedWebflow: Included
- Custom domainBeacons: IncludedWebflow: Included
- Editor ModeBeacons: IncludedWebflow: Included
- Theme and fontsBeacons: IncludedWebflow: Included
- Brand kitBeacons: IncludedWebflow: Not included
Public content
- BlogBeacons: Not includedWebflow: Included
- Shop pagesBeacons: IncludedWebflow: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceBeacons: IncludedWebflow: Not included
- Marketing emailsBeacons: IncludedWebflow: Not included
- Campaign workflowsBeacons: IncludedWebflow: Not included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsBeacons: IncludedWebflow: Included
- Orders and fulfillmentBeacons: IncludedWebflow: Included
- Scheduling and bookingsLink to external scheduling available on Starter.Beacons: IncludedWebflow: Not included
Team
- Admin usersBeacons: IncludedWebflow: Included
- Per-admin permissionsBeacons: Not includedWebflow: Included
- AI AssistantBeacons: IncludedWebflow: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Beacons or Webflow, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Beacons or Webflow may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Beacons vs Webflow pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Beacons
Current plans and prices
See what Beacons charges on their pricing page.
Webflow
Current plans and prices
See what Webflow charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Beacons and Webflow
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 Webflow?
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 Webflow when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Beacons and Webflow are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Beacons or Webflow?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Beacons or Webflow for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Beacons and Webflow?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Beacons and Webflow set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Beacons or Webflow 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.