Compared 2026-09-10
Beacons or Milkshake: which one fits your page?
The short answer: Beacons is a browser-based creator business suite with a seller fee on its free plan; Milkshake is a mobile-only, swipeable card format with no seller fee at any tier. They solve different problems more than they compete directly.
Side by side
| Question | Beacons | Milkshake |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | $0, 9% seller fee on sales | $0, build a site inside the app, no seller fee |
| Entry paid tier | $30 a month, Creator Plus, 0% seller fee | $2.99 a month, Lite |
| Higher tiers | Creator Plus is the top published tier | $6.99 a month Pro, $10.00 a month Pro+, discounted yearly |
| Where you build it | Any browser, desktop or phone | The Milkshake phone app only |
| Breadth | Media kit, courses, email automation, brand deal tools, an AI assistant | A visual, swipeable card layout, nothing beyond the page itself |
| Where you build it | Any browser, desktop or phone | The Milkshake phone app only |
| Custom domain | Available depending on plan; check Beacons' current pricing page | Not a core feature |
Prices sourced from each provider's own pricing page, 2026-09-10. Pricing changes; verify the provider's checkout before buying.
When Beacons is the better fit
- You want a full creator business suite, not just a page
- Brand deal tools and a media kit matter to your work
- You are comfortable with a free-tier seller fee or paying $30 a month to remove it
- You want to edit the page from a laptop as well as a phone
When Milkshake is the better fit
- You want a visually distinct, swipeable card format
- You would rather avoid a percentage seller fee entirely
- Building and editing entirely from a phone app suits your workflow
- You want a simpler page with nothing beyond the link list itself
Where Fullink fits, as a third option
Fullink offers neither Beacons' business suite nor Milkshake's card format. Free is $0 for five links with no seller fee, and PRO at $9 a month adds Stripe-hosted payment links and click analytics from any browser. It is the plainer option of the three: fewer built-in tools, but nothing to learn beyond publishing a page. Which of the three fits depends entirely on how much beyond a simple link page you actually need.
Free covers 5 links at $0. PRO is $9 a month and adds Stripe-hosted payment links, supporter tiers and no Fullink branding.
Questions people ask
- Does Milkshake charge a seller fee?
- No. Milkshake's tiers are flat monthly prices; it does not take a percentage of sales the way Beacons' free plan does.
- Can Beacons be used on a phone only, like Milkshake?
- Beacons works in any browser, on desktop or phone, unlike Milkshake, which can only be built and edited inside its own phone app.
- Which is better for a creator just starting out with no existing audience?
- Milkshake's lower entry price and simple format suit a creator testing the idea; Beacons' broader toolset earns its cost once there is enough audience and revenue to use it.
- Does Beacons offer a mobile app similar to Milkshake's?
- Beacons is primarily browser-based rather than a dedicated mobile app experience, though its site works reasonably on a phone browser.
- Can I combine Beacons' business tools with a Milkshake-style visual format?
- No, the two are separate products with different layout systems; you would need to choose one platform's format rather than mixing features from both.
- Is Milkshake a reasonable starting point before eventually moving to Beacons?
- It can be, for a creator who wants a low-cost visual page first and expects to need more commerce tooling once their audience and revenue grow.