# Beacons review for UGC creators: plans, fees and the media kit

> Is Beacons worth it for UGC creators? Plans, the 9% fee, the free media kit, invoicing and data export, from Beacons’ own pricing and help pages.

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Last updated: 2026-10-29

By the UGC Creator Portfolio team. Updated 2026-10-29.

Beacons is an all-in-one creator page: link in bio, store, email, and a brand-deal kit with a media kit, rate cards and invoices. This review covers what a UGC creator gets on each plan, what it costs, and what we couldn’t confirm from Beacons’ own pages. We didn’t score it: there are no stars here, only what Beacons publishes.

## Plans and the fee

| Beacons plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | Seller / transaction fee | Email sends |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 ("free forever") | — | 9% | 50 a month |
| Creator | $10 | $100 ($8.33/mo) | 9% | 500 a month |
| Creator Plus | $30 | $300 ($25/mo) | 0% | Unlimited |
| Creator Max | $100 | $1,000 ($83.30/mo) | 0% | Unlimited |

The free plan really is usable: link in bio, the media kit, unlimited digital products, affiliate links, 50 email sends a month and real-time analytics. The cost is the 9% seller fee, which stays on the $10 Creator plan and drops to 0% only from Creator Plus at $30 a month ($300 billed yearly).

## The media kit

- Beacons calls it "a one-page digital resume" showing your audience, engagement and past partnerships.
- It pulls live stats from connected accounts (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitch are the ones its help center names) and refreshes them automatically.
- The core media kit is free. A custom domain for it is, in its help center’s words, a Pro feature.
- You can gate sections behind an email address, a brand deal request, a password or an approved list, and see who viewed the kit and when.

## Rates and invoices

Its pricing page lists a pricing calculator, rate cards and invoices among the brand-deal features, without saying which plan each needs; we couldn’t confirm that mapping. The invoicing help article calls the tool free: brands pay by PayPal, Stripe or bank account, on Net 30, 60 or 90 terms, and you can download each invoice as a PDF. It also has a W-9 generator for US deals.

## Getting your data out

Beacons documents a spreadsheet export of your subscribers (a download icon in the audience view) and CSV downloads from its Audience Manager. Automatic export to Mailchimp or Zapier is a "pro" feature per the same article. We found no help article on downloading the media kit itself as a PDF, though the pricing page says you can share it by PDF.

## Who Beacons is worth it for

- Creators who want one free page for links, a store and a media kit that updates itself.
- Creators who sell enough digital products to make Creator Plus pay for itself by dropping the 9% fee.

## Who should look elsewhere

- UGC creators who only need a portfolio and a way to price briefs: see [Beacons alternatives](https://ugccreatorportfolio.com/alternatives/beacons).
- Sponsorship sellers working with B2B brands: [Passionfroot](https://ugccreatorportfolio.com/alternatives/passionfroot) is free with no monthly fee.
- Course and membership sellers: compare [Beacons vs Stan Store](https://ugccreatorportfolio.com/vs/beacons-vs-stan-store).

Where we fit next to it: [UGC Creator Portfolio vs Beacons](https://ugccreatorportfolio.com/vs/ugc-creator-portfolio-vs-beacons).

> What we don't have yet: a hosted portfolio or media kit page, live follower stats, invoicing or payments. Those are the next build; the early-access list below gets an email when they open.

## Where these facts come from

1. [Beacons: Pricing](https://beacons.ai/i/pricing)
2. [Beacons Help Center: Media kit](https://help.beacons.ai/en/articles/4704129)
3. [Beacons Help Center: Brand Collabs articles](https://help.beacons.ai/en/categories/1088065-brand-collabs-%F0%9F%92%B8)
4. [Beacons Help Center: Invoicing](https://help.beacons.ai/en/articles/4704577)
5. [Beacons Help Center: Exporting your audience](https://help.beacons.ai/en/articles/4703745)
6. [Beacons Help Center: Audience Manager](https://help.beacons.ai/en/articles/4703809)

Checked 2026-10-29.

## Questions creators ask

### Is Beacons free?

Yes. Beacons has a free forever plan with a link in bio, a daily-updating media kit, a store and 50 email sends a month. Sales on the free plan carry a 9% seller fee.

### Is the Beacons media kit free?

Its help center says the core media kit is free and included with every account. A custom domain for the media kit is a paid feature.

### Can I export my data from Beacons?

Its help center documents exporting subscribers as a spreadsheet and downloading audience lists as CSV files. Automatic export to Mailchimp or Zapier is described as a pro feature.

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- [UGC Creator Portfolio vs Beacons](https://ugccreatorportfolio.com/vs/ugc-creator-portfolio-vs-beacons)
- [Beacons vs Stan Store](https://ugccreatorportfolio.com/vs/beacons-vs-stan-store)
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