Comparison

Blinx vs Beacons: a Beacons alternative

Checked on 10 November 2026By Blinx TeamHow we compare

Pick Beacons if you create content and sell to followers: a store, email marketing, a media kit and AI, with a $0 plan that takes 9% of sales and Creator from $10 a month, VAT basis not published. Pick Blinx if your customers call you, visit you or ask to book: one page with a call bar, directions and opening hours, filled from your Google listing, for $5 a month or $46.80 a year, plus VAT at 20% for UK businesses, after a 15-day trial with no card.

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At a glance

Blinx and Beacons, side by side

Checked 10 November 2026

Blinx and Beacons at a glance, checked on 10 November 2026. Blinx's prices are before VAT. Each Beacons price carries the tax basis its own page gives, or says it gives none, so the two may not be on the same basis.
Fact	Blinx	Beacons
Price	$5 a month or $46.80 a yearplus VAT at 20% for UK businesses	$0 plan; Creator $10 a month¹VAT basis not published
Trial	15 days, no card	Not published
12-month cost	$46.80 paid yearly, $60 paid monthlyplus VAT at 20% for UK businesses	$120 on Creator, paying monthly¹VAT basis not published
Selling products or taking tips	No, checked: Blinx takes no payments	Yes: a store, with a 9% fee on sales on the $0 plan¹
Online booking	Part: customers ask for a slot in your opening hours, and you say yes or no on Pro. No calendar sync or deposits	Not published: calendar sync for bookings is on Creator Plus¹
A call button and directions	Yes: a call bar and directions on a map, on every plan	Not published
Who it suits	Local businesses whose customers call, visit or ask to book	Creators who sell to their followers

Blinx's prices are before VAT. Each Beacons price carries the tax basis its own page gives, or says it gives none, so the two may not be on the same basis. Sources are numbered at the end of the page.Link to this card

Full comparison

Blinx and Beacons, row by row

Every answer is in words, and the same answer looks the same on both sides. Blinx's plan limits sit in its own cells; Beacons's column describes its Creator plan, and its $0 plan where it differs.

**Checked on 10 November 2026. Blinx's prices are before VAT. Each Beacons price carries the tax basis its own page gives, or says it gives none, so the two may not be on the same basis.** How we chose these rows: 9 are the same on every comparison (price, the $0 plan, trial and card, one page or several, own domain, and what happens if you stop paying). The other 6 are rows for link-in-bio pages: features Beacons's own pages list, and features Blinx has, each answered for both: "No, checked" where a product has nothing like it, "Not published" where Beacons's pages do not mention it.
Feature	BlinxPro, and basic where it differs	BeaconsOn its Creator plan	Notes
Cost
Price a month	$5plus VAT at 20% for UK businesses	Creator $10, Creator Plus $30, Creator Max $100 a month¹VAT basis not published
Price a year	$46.80, which is $3.90 a monthplus VAT at 20% for UK businesses	Not published
12-month total	$46.80 paid yearly, $60 paid monthlyplus VAT at 20% for UK businesses	$120 on Creator, paying monthly¹VAT basis not published
A $0 plan	Yes: basic plan after the trial. 'Powered by Blinx' shows, up to 3 photos; seeing who got in touch needs Pro.	Yes: a $0 plan that keeps a page live, with a 9% fee on sales¹
Trial
Trial length	15 days	Not published
Card needed to start	No	Not published
Pages
One page or several	One page	Not published
Own domain	No, checked	Yes, from Creator¹	A Blinx page lives at blinx.biz/your-business
If you stop paying
What happens to the page if you stop paying	It stays up on the basic plan; nothing is deleted	Its $0 plan keeps a page live, with a 9% fee on sales¹
For link-in-bio pages
Selling products or taking tips	No, checked: Blinx takes no payments	Yes: a store, with a 9% fee on sales on the $0 plan¹
Email marketing	No, checked	Yes¹
A media kit	No, checked	Yes¹
Online booking	Part: customers ask for a slot in your opening hours, and you say yes or no on Pro. No calendar sync or deposits	Not published: calendar sync for bookings is on Creator Plus¹
A call button and directions	Yes: a call bar and directions on a map, on every plan	Not published
Opening hours shown open or closed	Yes: open or closed right now, in your own time zone, on every plan	Not published

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Cost over 12 months

What a year costs

Monthly against monthly and yearly against yearly, each price in the currency its company publishes, with its tax basis beside it, so the two sides may not be on the same tax basis. Checked on the date at the top of the page.

Blinx, Pro

$46.80a yearWhich is $3.90 a monthplus VAT at 20% for UK businesses

Paying monthly$5 a month: $60 for 12 monthsplus VAT at 20% for UK businesses

Trial15 days, no card

Beacons, Creator

$120 for 12 months, paying monthlyVAT basis not published

Creator, paying monthly$10 a month: $120 for 12 months¹VAT basis not published

A $0 plan keeps a page live and takes a 9% fee on sales¹
Creator Plus is $30 and Creator Max $100 a month, VAT basis not published¹

Which to choose

Choose Beacons if, choose Blinx if

Both lists are meant to be fair. Each reason given for Blinx is a checked difference, numbered to its source.

Choose Beacons if

You create content and sell to followers: a store, email marketing and a media kit in one place¹
You want your own domain, which comes with its Creator plan¹
You want calendar sync for your bookings, on Creator Plus¹

Choose Blinx if

Your customers ring you or come to you: Blinx puts a call bar, directions and open-or-closed hours on every plan, and Beacons' pricing page lists none of them¹

In detail

What each does well

Who it is for

BlinxBlinx is a page for a local business: call bar, directions, opening hours shown open or closed, booking requests and your Google reviews.

BeaconsBeacons is a creator all-in-one: a store, email marketing, a media kit and AI.¹

Selling

BlinxBlinx takes no payments and no share of anything you sell. The page is $5 a month or $46.80 a year, plus VAT at 20% for UK businesses.

BeaconsIts $0 plan takes a 9% fee on sales; paid plans run from Creator at $10 to Creator Max at $100 a month, VAT basis not published.¹

Bookings

BlinxCustomers ask for a slot in your opening hours on every plan; on Pro you say yes or no to each request. No calendar sync.

BeaconsCalendar sync for bookings on Creator Plus, $30 a month, VAT basis not published. Which plans take a booking is not published.¹

Switching to Blinx

Moving from Beacons to Blinx

Nothing moves across from Beacons by itself. Your Blinx page fills from your Google listing, and you add anything else yourself.

Keep Beacons for your followersNothing on Blinx changes it, and your store stays where it is.
Create your page from your Google listingStart your 15-day trial, with no card. Your hours, number, address, photos and reviews fill the empty parts.
Add your Blinx page to your Beacons linksFollowers who want to call you, book you or find you land on it.
Give out your Blinx addressPut it in your Google profile's website box, and print its QR code.

Read the full guide: How do I move my business page to Blinx?

Ready when you areYour page fills from your Google listing in a few minutes.

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Beacons and Blinx: the usual questions

Is Beacons good for a local business?

It suits creators who sell to their followers, with a store, email marketing and a media kit. A local business whose customers call, visit or ask to book may want a page built around those buttons, with opening hours shown open or closed, which is what a Blinx page is.

Does Beacons take a fee on sales?

Its $0 plan takes 9% of sales, its pricing page showed on 10 November 2026. Blinx takes no payments at all, so it takes no share of anything you sell.

Can I have a Beacons page and a Blinx page?

Yes. Keep Beacons for your followers and your store, and add your Blinx page as one of its links, for the people who want to ring you, book you or find you.

Does Blinx have a store or email marketing?

No. Blinx is one page for a local business: a call bar, directions, opening hours, booking requests, an enquiry form and your Google reviews. If you sell products online or email your followers, Beacons suits you better.

Blinx in brief

$5 a month or $46.80 a year in US dollars, plus VAT at 20% for UK businesses, after a 15-day trial with no card. A page you do not pay for after the trial stays live on the basic plan, with fewer features. Stop paying at any time and nothing is deleted.

Pricing: Pro and basic side by side

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Sources

Beacons, pricing, seen on 10 November 2026

Beacons is a trademark of its owner. Blinx is not affiliated with it.

Prices and features change, so we check every comparison each month and take it down if its facts cannot be checked again. Spotted something out of date? Tell us through the support form and we will correct it within 5 working days. How we choose rows and sources: how we compare.

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