dxd.link vs Beacons.
dxd.link vs Beacons: Beacons is built around selling, with a storefront, email marketing, and brand-deal tools. dxd.link is a personal page with no checkout, focused on layout, tabs, scheduling, and live blocks. dxd.link Creator is $4.99/month; Beacons Creator is $10 monthly or $100 a year.
Side by side
| Feature | dxd.link | Beacons |
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| Plans and prices |
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| Free plan | Free forever: 1 page, 18 block types, public URL, basic analytics. Publishes at dxd.link/yourname. | Unlimited links, a media kit, digital product sales with a 9% seller fee, and 50 email sends a month. Beacons branding stays. |
| Custom domain | Creator ($4.99/month) and Founding ($49.99/year) | Creator and up. |
| Multiple pages | Free: 1 page. Tabs under one handle on Creator ($4.99/month) and Founding ($49.99/year). | Unlimited link-in-bio sub-pages on every plan, per the pricing page. |
| Scheduling | Per-block go-live and expiry times on Creator ($4.99/month) and Founding ($49.99/year). | Show or hide links on a schedule on every plan. Date-range redirects on Creator and up. |
| Analytics | Free: basic analytics. Daily trends, unique visitors, click rates, top blocks, referrers, and CSV export on Creator ($4.99/month) and Founding ($49.99/year). | Real-time analytics and per-link clicks on every plan. History length per plan is not stated. |
| Email capture | Email capture block on every plan, including Free. Captures export to CSV. | Email and phone collection on every plan. Email sends: 50 a month on Free, 500 on Creator, unlimited above. |
| Remove branding | Creator ($4.99/month) and Founding ($49.99/year) | Creator Plus and Creator Max. |
| Adult content policy | Links to lawful adult platforms are allowed, with an optional 18+ age gate per page and Sensitive / 18+ link warnings. No explicit media on the page and no adult sales through dxd.link. | Links to legal adult content are allowed with the sensitive content notice on and an all-ages page. Selling explicit content, escort services, and hookup sites are banned. |
- Last checked October 3, 2026. Prices in USD.
- Seller fees on Beacons: 9% on Free and Creator, 0% on Creator Plus and Max, plus payment processor fees.
- Beacons' help center lists older prices in places. We used the live pricing page.
What Beacons does better
- A full storefront: digital products, courses with video hosting, and memberships.
- Email marketing with automations, so you may not need a separate email tool.
- Brand-deal tools: an auto-updating media kit, rate cards, and invoices.
- Link scheduling and sub-pages on the free plan.
Choose Beacons if…
- Selling products, courses, or memberships is the main job of your page.
- You want to send email campaigns from the same tool.
- You pitch brands and want a media kit that updates itself.
Choose dxd.link if…
- Your page is about you and your work, not a checkout.
- You want skins, a grid layout, and a page that doesn't look like a store.
- You want live blocks such as GitHub activity, calendars, RSS, and weather.
- You want a custom domain and no badge for $4.99/month.
Questions
Does dxd.link have a storefront like Beacons?
No. dxd.link has Product blocks that link out to wherever you sell, but no checkout. If selling is the main job, Beacons does more.
Which is cheaper for a custom domain?
Beacons includes a custom domain on Creator, $10 monthly or $100 a year. dxd.link includes one on Creator at $4.99/month, or Founding at $49.99/year.
Which one lets me remove branding?
Beacons removes its logo on Creator Plus ($30 monthly) and Creator Max. dxd.link removes its badge on Creator ($4.99/month) and Founding ($49.99/year).
Can I collect emails on the free plan?
Yes on both. Beacons collects email and phone numbers on Free and lets you send 50 emails a month. dxd.link has an email capture block on Free, with CSV export, and no built-in sending.
Do both allow adult creators?
Both allow links to legal adult platforms with a warning. Neither lets you sell explicit content through its own payments. dxd.link also offers an 18+ age gate per page.
Build your page and compare.
The Free plan publishes at dxd.link/yourname. Keep your Beacons link live until the new page is ready, then swap the URL in your bio.
Sources
Official Beacons pages, read on October 3, 2026. Plans change; check the source before you decide.