PaidBio vs Beacons
PaidBio vs Beacons: attribution instead of a storefront
Beacons is the better choice if you want to sell digital products inside your bio page. PaidBio is the better choice if you sell somewhere else and need to know which link is working.
The difference in one paragraph
Beacons measures what happens inside Beacons. If your sales happen on Shopify, your own site, or a course platform, that loop stays open - and that is the loop PaidBio closes.
Where Beacons is the better choice
- A built-in storefront and checkout for digital products.
- Email marketing and a media kit generator in the same subscription.
- An AI-assisted page builder and a broad template range.
- A mobile app.
If one of those is what you need, use Beacons. We would rather you did than churn in a month.
Side by side
| Feature | PaidBio | Beacons |
|---|---|---|
| Bio page with your links | ||
| Click-ID attribution to your own site | ||
| Revenue per link from external sales | ||
| Built-in store and checkout | ||
| Email marketing included | ||
| Transaction fee on sales | None - you sell elsewhere | Varies by plan |
| Custom domain | Business, $29/mo | Paid tier |
| White-label client reports | Agency, $99/mo | |
| Starting paid price | $9/mo | ~$10/mo |
Beacons pricing and features change; figures are indicative and worth checking on their site. Everything in the PaidBio column is enforced in the product today.
What PaidBio costs
Pro
$9/mo
Revenue attribution, 365-day history, CSV export, no badge.
Business
$29/mo
Unlimited history, your own domain, 10 pixel domains.
Agency
$99/mo
10 client pages and white-label reports.
Free plan available, no card required.
Questions
I already sell through Beacons. Should I switch?
Probably not. If the checkout lives in your bio tool and works, the attribution problem is smaller. PaidBio is for people whose sales happen on another site.
Does PaidBio take a cut of my sales?
No. Sales happen on your own site or platform; PaidBio only measures them. You pay a flat subscription and keep everything you earn.
See which link actually made money
Free to start, no card. Or paste your current Beacons page into the audit and see what it is missing first.