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Beacons

Runs a short storefront that sells and takes bookings within minutes.

Last verified 2026-08-18

Ratings

Ease for a beginner4/5
Design and templates2/5
Room to grow2/5
Help when you are stuck3/5
Value for money2/5

At a glance

Cheapest plan

$0 a month

Free

Type of tool

Store platform

Best for

Online store, Single landing page

Starting price

$15 to $30 a month

About Beacons

Beacons builds a short, mobile-shaped site that sells. Products, appointments and links all live on the same page, setup takes minutes, and the result is aimed at someone whose audience arrives from social media rather than from search. For a creator who needs to be transacting this week, very little else here is faster.

A custom domain is available from the first paid tier, and removing the vendor mark from the page comes one tier above that.

The catch is two things that need reading carefully. The homepage's offer of a free custom domain is not what it appears: domains start on a paid plan, and branding removal starts higher still, so the plan that publishes an unbranded site on your own address costs considerably more than the entry figure. And a domain bought through the vendor is documented as remaining the vendor's property, with no access to its records and no route to move it elsewhere. A domain bought independently and pointed at the site stays the seller's own.

Features

  • Free plan, not a trialSupported
  • Use your own domainPaid
  • No builder branding on your sitePaid
  • Sell productsSupported
  • Bookings and appointmentsSupported
  • Blog built inNot recorded
  • Email marketingNot recorded
  • Edit titles, descriptions and redirectsPaid
  • Site in more than one languageNot recorded
  • Export your contentNot recorded
  • AI builds a first draftSupported
  • Talk to a humanSupported

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