Comparison

shopspace vs Beacons

See how shopspace compares in features, pricing, and value

shopspace

Creator storefront platform, 0% platform fee

Starting Price

$19/mo

Billed yearly, or $29 monthly. 14-day free trial.

Transaction Fees

0% platform fee

Standard Stripe processing applies

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Beacons

Link-in-bio with AI tools and commerce

Starting Price

Free / $10-90/mo

Transaction Fees

9% seller fee on Free and $10 plans

Feature showdown

FeatureshopspaceBeacons
Monthly fee$19/mo billed yearly ($29 monthly)Free / $10 Creator / $30 Creator Plus / $90 Creator Max
Seller fee on every sale0% on every plan9% on Free and $10 Creator, 0% on $30 and $90
Payment processingStripe ~3%Stripe ~3%
Digital productsUnlimitedUnlimited
Physical productsWith shipping + inventory
CoursesUnlimited courses and lessons1 course with no video hosting until the $90 plan
MembershipsUnlimitedAvailable on all plans, unlimited from $30
Email sendsUnlimited50/mo on Free and $10, 500/mo on $30, unlimited on $90
Email automationsUnlimited5/mo on Free and $10, 20/mo on $30, unlimited on $90
Instagram DM automation
Instagram comment intent matching
Bookings / Calendar
CommunityChannels, roles, moderation
WebinarsLive + evergreen
Custom domainEvery plan$30+/mo plans only
Hide platform brandingEvery plan$30+/mo plans only
Tracking pixelsMeta, TikTok, Pinterest, GA4 + CAPIMeta, TikTok, Pinterest on $30+
Discount codes
Upsells & order bumps
Payment plans
Bundles
Multiple store pages
Custom CSS
Store themes5+ themesAI-generated

Why switch?

shopspace Wins

  • Zero seller fees. Beacons takes 9% on its free and $10 plans, so at $1,000/mo in sales that fee alone is $90, roughly three times what shopspace costs
  • The bill stops growing when your sales do. A percentage fee scales with you, a flat $19/mo does not
  • Unlimited courses and lessons. Beacons gives you one course, with no video hosting, until the $90/mo plan
  • Unlimited email sends and automations. Beacons meters both, starting at 50 sends and 5 automations a month on Free and on the $10 plan
  • Custom domain and no platform branding on every plan. Beacons holds both back until $30/mo
  • Community and webinars built in, neither of which Beacons offers
  • Instagram automation reads what a comment means, so "I would love to know more" triggers the same flow as a keyword
  • Upsells, payment plans and bundles included. Beacons does not offer these at all

Beacons Falls Short

  • 9% seller fee on the free and $10/mo plans, so 0% fees need $30/mo
  • One course, with no video hosting, until the $90/mo Creator Max plan
  • 50 email sends and 5 automations per month on both the free and $10/mo plans
  • Custom domain and branding removal need the $30/mo plan
  • Tracking pixels need the $30/mo plan
  • No community or webinar features
  • No physical products, upsells, payment plans, or bundles

If you are the one people ask

Get paid every month for the recommendation you already make

Send a creator to shopspace and you earn 30% of everything they pay us, every month, for as long as they keep their store. It rises to 40% as you refer more, and when it rises it lifts everyone you already sent. Beacons pays 25% recurring, at a flat rate that never rises however many creators you send.

Three creators a month is $706 a month by month twelve. That figure arrives again in month thirteen.

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