Comparison
Beacons
vs iShortn.
Beacons bundles a link-in-bio with stores, email, and AI tools for creators who sell. That breadth is powerful, but it comes with transaction fees and a busier product if you just want a fast, tracked bio page. See how iShortn compares.
Features
Feature-by-feature
side by side.
Why switch
Why teams leave
Beacons.
- Beacons charges up to a 9% transaction fee to monetize — iShortn is a flat subscription (Free $0, Pro $8/mo, Ultra $15/mo) with no per-sale cut
- Every iShortn bio link is a tracked short link with click, geo, device, and referrer data on all plans — see where your audience comes from, not just store conversions
- If you just want a fast, tracked bio page plus short links and QR codes, iShortn does it in one focused tool instead of a sprawling commerce suite
- iShortn Pro ($8/mo) includes 3 custom domains outright, while Beacons gates domains to paid plans (free only for year one)
- iShortn Pro ships a full REST API for your links and bio — Beacons offers no equivalent public API
Pricing
Pricing,
plain and simple.
Beacons
A creator-commerce platform first, a link-in-bio second
Free (9% sales fee), paid plans from $10/mo
iShortn
Simple, warm, and gets out of the way.
Free — 30 links/month, 1,000 tracked events, 7-day analytics.
Pro $8/mo — 1,000 links/month, 10,000 tracked events, unlimited analytics history, 3 custom domains, branded + dynamic QR codes, REST API.
Ultra $15/mo — everything in Pro plus unlimited links and events, unlimited custom domains, team workspaces, resource transfer.