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Beacons vs Stan Store for creators
By the UGC Creator Portfolio team · Updated
Plans and prices
| Beacons | Stan Store | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes, "free forever", with a 9% seller fee | No ("Not at the moment!") |
| Entry plan | Creator: $10/mo or $100/yr (9% fee) | Creator: $29/mo or $300/yr |
| Next plan | Creator Plus: $30/mo or $300/yr (0% fee) | Creator Pro: $99/mo or $948/yr |
| Top plan | Creator Max: $100/mo or $1,000/yr | — |
| Platform fee | 9% on Free and Creator; 0% on Creator Plus and Max | None stated in the help articles we read |
| Email marketing | All plans (50, 500, then unlimited sends) | Creator Pro (email flows and broadcasts) |
| Courses and memberships | Unlimited from Creator Plus | Creator plan |
| Booking / calendar | Not in the pricing details we read | Creator plan |
| Media kit | Free, updates daily from connected accounts | Not in the help articles we read |
| Invoices for brand deals | Free invoicing tool | Not in the help articles we read |
| Branding | — | A "Try 14 Days Free" referral banner; removing it is a Creator Pro feature |
Who should pick Beacons
- You want to start free.
- You do brand deals and want the media kit and invoices in the same place as your link in bio.
- You sell enough to justify Creator Plus, where the fee drops to 0%.
Who should pick Stan Store
- Your income is courses, coaching calls or memberships, not brand deals.
- You’re fine paying $29 a month after the trial (stores show a "Try 14 Days Free" banner) for a store that takes no fee in the articles we read.
If brand deals are your business
Neither is built mainly for UGC. Price your briefs with the UGC rate calculator, keep the terms in a UGC contract, and compare the brand-deal tools in Beacons alternatives and the Beacons review.
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
- 2.Beacons Help Center: Media kit
- 3.Beacons Help Center: Invoicing
- 4.Stan Help Center: Creator vs Creator Pro (updated June 23, 2026)
- 5.Stan Help Center: Creator Pro features (updated June 25, 2026)
- 6.Stan Help Center: Removing the "Try 14 Days Free" banner
Checked 2026-10-29. Spot something out of date? Tell us on the contact page and we'll update it.
Questions creators ask
+Is Beacons cheaper than Stan Store?
To start, yes: Beacons has a free plan and paid plans from $10 a month; Stan starts at $29 a month with no free plan. Beacons’ Free and Creator plans carry a 9% seller fee, which Stan’s help articles we read don’t mention.
+Does Stan Store have a media kit?
Not in the Stan help articles we read, which cover the store, courses, memberships, bookings and email. Beacons includes a free media kit that updates daily.
Keep going
- Beacons alternativesFive options for a UGC media kit, portfolio or brand-deal payments, and who should stay on Beacons.
- Beacons reviewPlans, the 9% fee, the free media kit, invoicing and data export.
- UGC Creator Portfolio vs BeaconsWhat each does today, Beacons’ prices and fees, and which to use for what.
- Compare creator toolsBeacons, Passionfroot, Canva, Notion, Stan and Collabstr: prices, fees and features from their own pages.
- UGC rate calculatorPrice a UGC video with usage rights, whitelisting, hooks and rush fees, line by line.
- Media kit templateA one-page media kit layout brands read in 30 seconds.
Coming next
Your portfolio, media kit and deals in one place
A portfolio page brands can browse, a media kit with live stats, a rate card that turns into a quote, and a tracker that takes each deal from pitch to paid invoice. Free to start.