Store.Fan vs Beacons
Store.Fan is a focused creator-commerce platform. Beacons offers a broader creator suite including media-kit, brand-deal and AutoDM tools.
Last reviewed: 27 July 2026 · Both platforms ship changes often — check Beacons’s pricing page for their current plans.
0%
Store.Fan platform fee
on Starter and Pro — you keep the sale
$24
per month, everything in
products, courses, calls, memberships, community
14 days
free trial
cancel any time, your data stays
Side by side
| What matters | ⚡ Store.Fan | Beacons |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes, free forever: link-in-bio page, unlimited link cards, 28 themes, your store.fan/name link. | Beacons publishes its own free tier. Check their site for what it includes today. |
| Paid plans | Starter $24/mo, Pro $49/mo. Yearly billing saves about two months. | Set by Beacons and subject to change — see their pricing page. |
| Platform fee on your sales | 0% on Starter and Pro — you keep every dollar except your payment processor's fee. | Set per plan by Beacons. Check the rate on the plan you'd actually buy — on a $1,000 month, each 1% is $10 gone. |
| Free trial | 14 days on Starter and Pro. Card required, cancel any time. | Set by Beacons and subject to change — see their pricing page. |
| Payments & payouts | Your own Stripe account — money lands in your bank, not in a platform wallet. Cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay via Stripe Checkout. | Beacons handles payments through its own checkout. Check which processors and payout methods they support. |
| Digital products | Unlimited products and file sizes into the GBs, instant delivery, download limits, sales tax settings. | Beacons sells digital products too — compare limits and delivery options on their site. |
| Online courses | Lesson-by-lesson courses with a real player, materials, progress tracking, notes and student reviews. Link YouTube/Vimeo on Starter; upload and we host, encode and stream on Pro. | Beacons offers course selling — compare the player, hosting and student experience. |
| Memberships & subscriptions | Recurring monthly or yearly memberships, included from Starter. | Beacons supports subscriptions — compare the plan each one requires. |
| Paid community | Built in from Starter: posts, media, members, categories, VIP channels locked to a product, member-only offers. | Beacons approaches community differently — compare what's included in the plan you'd buy. |
| Coaching calls & bookings | Paid 1:1 bookings with your availability, Google Calendar two-way sync, automatic Google Meet links, busy-time blocking. | Beacons supports paid calls — compare calendar sync and meeting links. |
| Email tools | Inbox with replies from your own [email protected] address, customer CRM, lead capture. AI email marketing with 5,000 emails/mo on Pro. | Beacons includes email tooling — compare sending limits per plan. |
| AI tools | Fanzy, an AI assistant inside the dashboard and iPhone app, on every plan. AI e-book studio: outline to finished PDF (1/mo on Starter, 10/mo on Pro). AI drafts your marketing emails. | Beacons ships its own AI features — compare what each one actually produces. |
| Mobile app | Native iPhone app on the App Store — same account as the web, with instant “new sale” notifications and your whole store in your pocket. | Check Beacons's current mobile app coverage. |
| Your link | store.fan/yourname — short, memorable and yours the moment you sign up. No DNS setup, no renewals, nothing to configure. | Link and domain options vary by plan — check their pricing page. |
Why creators choose Store.Fan
0% platform fee, on every paid plan
Every sale is yours minus the payment processor. Nothing is skimmed off the top as your store grows.
Built for selling, not for everything
Store.Fan does one job properly: turning your audience into paying customers. The dashboard has nothing in it that doesn't help you sell.
Direct Stripe payouts
Your own Stripe account, your own bank, your own schedule — the money never sits in someone else's balance.
Paid communities, included
VIP channels tied to what people bought, member-only offers, recurring monthly income — from the $24 plan.
Real courses, real player
Lessons, materials, progress, notes and reviews — with hosted video streaming on Pro.
Fanzy, your AI assistant
On every plan, in the dashboard and the iPhone app: what to sell, how to price it, and the launch copy written for you.
What Store.Fan costs
Free Plus
Free
Sell everything for free — we take 30% only when you sell.
Link-in-bio, free forever
Starter
$24/mo
Everything in Free Plus — keep 100% of every sale.
0% platform fee on paid plans · 14-day free trial
Pro
$49/mo
For pros running a real business.
0% platform fee on paid plans · 14-day free trial
Move your link in 60 seconds
Claim store.fan/yourname, add your first product, and keep 100% of what you sell on paid plans. Free to start — no card until you’re ready.
Stan Store and Beacons are trademarks of their respective owners. Store.Fan is not affiliated with or endorsed by either company. Competitor plans, prices and features are set by those companies and change over time — always check their own pricing page for current details. Store.Fan pricing and features shown here were reviewed on the date above.