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    Beacons vs Campsite

    Choose Beacons if the page has to sell: it documents a store with checkout, digital products, courses, memberships, bookings and email sending. Choose Campsite if the page only has to be measured and cheap: $7/month Pro documents both ad pixels, Google Analytics, UTM parameters, a custom domain and 60 days of analytics, rising to lifetime with CSV export on Pro+. Campsite documents no storefront at all.

    Facts verified 2026-09-18. Records: Beacons · Campsite

    Choose Beacons if

    Choose Beacons when you are running a creator business from one subscription. $10/month Creator includes a custom domain free for the first year; Creator Plus at $30/month removes the 9% fee on sales and adds hosted-video courses, memberships, bookings and unlimited email sends. iOS and Android apps are published.

    Choose Campsite if

    Choose Campsite when you want the cheapest well-documented measured page. Pro at $7/month or $70/year documents Meta and TikTok pixels, Google Analytics, Tag Manager and Ads, UTM parameters, link scheduling, a four-digit code lock, branding removal and a custom domain, and Pro+ documents lifetime analytics with CSV export.

    Compared field by field

    Beacons and Campsite compared on pricing, analytics, page control, audience tools, commerce and technical capabilities, as documented by each platform
    CapabilityBeaconsCampsite
    Pricing and free tier
    Free plan limitsFree plan documents unlimited links, up to five link-in-bio pages, a media kit, 50 email sends per month and a 9% transaction fee on sales.Free plan documents one profile, unlimited links, basic themes, 14 days of analytics, a profile QR code and sensitive-content link locks.
    Monthly price$10/month (Creator); $30/month (Creator Plus); $90/month (Creator Max)$7/month (Pro); $24/month (Pro+)
    Annual price$100/year (Creator); $300/year (Creator Plus); $900/year (Creator Max)$70/year (Pro); $240/year (Pro+)
    One-time / lifetime priceNone offeredNone offered
    Platform fee on sales9% on Free and Creator; 0% on Creator Plus and Creator Max. Stripe (2.9% + $0.30) or PayPal processing applies on topNo Campsite platform fee is documented; PayPal and Venmo charge their own fees
    Profiles or sites includedFive link-in-bio pages on the free planOne profile on Free; additional profiles at $1.50/month or $15/year each
    Analytics and acquisition
    Analytics on the free tierBasic analytics14 days of analytics — views, clicks and CTR with custom date ranges
    Analytics on paid tiersAdvanced website analytics on higher tiers60 days on Pro with top links, referrers and events; lifetime analytics, in-depth reporting and CSV export on Pro+
    Analytics history retainedUnverified14 days on Free; 60 days on Pro; lifetime on Pro+
    Meta (Facebook) pixelYour own Facebook, TikTok and Pinterest pixels on paid plans; the help centre documents the pixel settings screen without restating the tierPro plan
    TikTok pixelYour own TikTok pixel on paid plansPro plan
    Google tag / AnalyticsGA4 tracking ID supported in pixel settingsPro plan — Google Analytics, Tag Manager and Google Ads
    UTM parameter supportUnverifiedPro plan
    Analytics export (CSV)UnverifiedCSV export on Pro+
    Branding and page control
    Custom domainCreator plan and above; free for the first year on CreatorPro plan
    Platform branding removalCreator Plus — removes the Beacons logo from the page and product pagesPro plan
    Unlimited linksYes, on the free planYes, on the free plan
    Link schedulingPer-link scheduling in the Links blockPro plan
    Password protectionMedia kit can be password lockedSensitive-content and date-of-birth locks on Free; a four-digit code lock on Pro
    Audience
    Email captureYes, with email marketing on paid tiersUnverified
    Email marketing / sending50 sends/month on Free; 500/month on Creator; unlimited on Creator PlusUnverified
    QR codesDownloadable QR code for the pageProfile QR code on the free plan
    Mobile appiOS and Android apps publishedUnverified
    Commerce
    Native storefrontYes — native store with mobile-optimised checkoutUnverified
    Native checkoutYesUnverified
    Digital productsYes — ebooks, PDFs, video, music, images and zip filesUnverified
    CoursesYes — course products with video hosting on Creator PlusUnverified
    Memberships / subscriptionsYes — listed as a Creator Plus featureUnverified
    Bookings and appointmentsYes — calendar sync, book and sell appointmentsUnverified
    Tips and donationsYes — tips and donationsYes — tip jar and support links, plus paid request links
    Payment processorsStripe and PayPalPayPal and Venmo
    Technical and integrations
    Server-rendered profile HTMLUnverifiedUnverified
    SEO / meta controlsSEO settings with a search-appearance previewMeta tag customisation on Pro
    IntegrationsDocumented pixel and analytics integrations for Meta, TikTok, Pinterest and GA4Meta, TikTok, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Google Ads on Pro

    Facts last checked: September 2026. Every claim is traced to the platform's own published documentation; fields the platform does not publish are marked unverified, which is not the same as a documented "no".

    Limitations of this comparison

    Campsite documents no storefront, digital products, courses, memberships or bookings, and no mobile app; monetisation is tips and paid request links through PayPal and Venmo. Beacons does not publish an analytics retention window, and states its pixel tier on its pricing page rather than in the help centre.

    Frequently asked questions

    Which is cheaper, Beacons or Campsite?
    Campsite Pro at $7/month or $70/year undercuts Beacons Creator at $10/month or $100/year, but Campsite has no storefront, so the plans are not equivalent.
    Does Campsite charge a fee on sales?
    Campsite documents no platform fee; PayPal and Venmo charge their own. Beacons documents 9% on Free and Creator and 0% on Creator Plus and above.
    Which keeps analytics longer?
    Campsite publishes the retention explicitly: 14 days on Free, 60 days on Pro and lifetime on Pro+. Beacons publishes no retention window.
    Sources last checked: September 2026

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