instxnt vs Beacons
Beacons is a creator hub: bio link, store, email, AI tools, all in one. instxnt is the opposite — one product, one storefront, one job done well.
Side-by-side
| instxnt | Beacons | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Testing one product fast | Link-in-bio pages with optional store, email, and AI assistant features for creators. |
| Setup time | ~60 seconds | 15 minutes |
| Monthly cost | $0 free / $19 Pro | $0 (free tier) / $10–$25/mo for paid features |
| Transaction fee | 3% on Free, 0% on Pro (+ Stripe 2.9% + 30¢) | 9% on free tier, lower on paid plans |
| Free tier | Forever free, unlimited storefronts | Forever free with 9% revenue share on free plan |
The deeper comparison
Beacons is a Swiss-army knife for creators. Bio link page, store, email collection, AI bio writer, scheduling — everything a TikTok creator might want, all under one login.
instxnt is a single-purpose tool. Each storefront is one product with one checkout. No bio page, no scheduling, no AI assistant — just the fastest path from "I want to test this product" to "a stranger paid me for it."
Beacons' free tier takes 9% — meaningful at any volume. instxnt's free tier takes 3% (about a third of that) and the $19/mo Pro plan drops the platform fee to zero entirely.
For creators whose entire revenue model is monetizing their existing audience, Beacons (or Stan.store) is the right shape. For anyone running ads or testing products to cold traffic, instxnt is the right shape.
Choose Beacons if
You want everything (bio link + shop + email + scheduling) on one platform and you accept the 9% revenue share on the free plan.
Choose instxnt if
You want one storefront per product with a smaller platform cut (3% Free or 0% Pro), you want full ad-pixel control, or you do not need a bio-link hub.
Frequently asked
Does instxnt do link-in-bio?
No — instxnt is product-storefront-focused. If you need a multi-destination bio hub, Beacons or Linktree is the right tool.
Is the 9% on Beacons free really 9%?
Yes — Beacons takes 9% off the top of the free plan, on top of payment processing. On a $30 product, you lose ~$2.70 to Beacons + ~$1.17 to Stripe, leaving ~$26.13. On instxnt Free (3% platform fee + Stripe), the same product nets ~$27.93. On instxnt Pro at $19/mo, the platform fee drops to 0% and the product nets ~$28.83 — Pro pays for itself at ~7 sales/mo.
Spin one up in 60 seconds
No credit card to start. Free for unlimited test storefronts.
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