Is Beacons free in 2026?
Yes, Beacons is free: the $0 plan gives you unlimited links, up to 5 Link in Bio pages and 50 email sends a month, but it takes a 9% fee on store sales (as of November 2026). Heya, the builder behind this guide, is also $0, for 3 sites with up to 5 pages each on a free heya.bio address.
Heya is ours, so read its row with that in mind. Every other number comes from the sources listed under How we checked, as of November 10, 2026.
What you get on Beacons Free
Beacons Free includes unlimited links, but the page allowance is separate: you can have up to 5 Link in Bio pages. If you're checking how much you can publish, keep those limits separate rather than reading "unlimited links" as unlimited pages.
Email has its own cap. You get 50 email sends a month, not unlimited sending, and the free plan also lets you sell through a store, where Beacons takes a 9% fee on sales.
That's the free-plan tradeoff. There's no subscription charge, but selling through the store still comes with fees.
What you pay when you make a sale
The 9% store fee isn't the only charge to check. Stripe's processing fee of 2.9% + $0.30 applies on top of Beacons' own fee.
And paying for Beacons doesn't automatically remove its seller fee. Creator still charges 9%, except on invoices. Creator Plus and Creator Max have 0% Beacons fees, but Stripe's processing charge still applies.
What does "0% fees" mean here? It means Beacons' own fee is 0%, not that payment processing is free. Keep those charges separate when you're comparing the free plan with a paid plan (or checking what you'll pay on a sale).
How the plans compare
Here's the plan-by-plan view, including Heya, the no-code website builder publishing this guide.
| Plan | Price | Store fee | Custom domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beacons Free | $0 | 9% | Not stated |
| Creator | $10 a month or $100 a year | 9% seller fee, except invoices | Free custom domain for the first year |
| Creator Plus | $30 a month or $300 a year | 0% | Not stated |
| Creator Max | $100 a month or $1,000 a year | 0% | Custom domains |
| Heya Free | $0 | Link a button to your checkout or store page | No; free yourname.heya.bio address |
| Heya Pro Standard | $6 a month | Link a button to your checkout or store page | 1 custom domain per account with HTTPS |
Swipe the table sideways to see every column.
Not stated means the company's own pages don't list it.
For Beacons, Creator raises the email allowance to 500 email sends and includes a free custom domain for the first year. The first-year wording matters: that's the period covered by the domain offer.
Creator Plus removes the Beacons logo and includes unlimited marketing emails, alongside its 0% Beacons fee. Creator Max also has 0% fees and includes custom domains, Google Workspace and an NFC card.
Those are different upgrades. If you're looking at Creator specifically to remove the seller fee, it doesn't do that; the fee changes at Creator Plus.
Where Heya fits
Heya at heya.page is another option if you want a website builder and plan to link out for sales. You sign in with Google to publish.
Heya Free costs $0, with no credit card and no time limit. It includes 3 sites, up to 5 pages per site, all 68 templates and a free yourname.heya.bio address with HTTPS. Your site carries a small Made with Heya badge.
The paid plans change the publishing limits and domain options:
- Heya Pro Lite is $3 a month. You get 3 sites with up to 20 pages per site, the badge is removed, and links are no longer marked nofollow.
- Heya Pro Standard is $6 a month, with 5 sites and 1 custom domain per account with HTTPS.
- Heya Pro Plus is $15 a month. It includes 25 sites, up to 10 custom domains and the option to download your site as a ZIP of HTML files.
You bring your own domain. Heya doesn't sell domains, and custom-domain support starts on Pro Standard, with a domain you buy from any registrar.
What Heya can and can't handle
Heya doesn't have a built-in store, checkout or form builder. For sales, you link a button to your checkout or store page; for forms, you link to a Google Form or a Tally form, and for bookings, you can use the Calendly embed.
That's a separate setup from selling through a Beacons store. With Heya, the button takes visitors to the checkout or store page you've linked.
For building the pages themselves, Heya allows 40 sections per page and 60 blocks per section. There are 10 block types, and images can be up to 20 MB.
Want to embed content? The 6 embed types are YouTube, Vimeo, Spotify, SoundCloud, Calendly, Google Maps.
Heya also includes SEO settings for a title of up to 120 characters and a description of up to 300 characters. You can add a favicon and a share image.
How we checked
We checked every number on this page on November 10, 2026. The facts come from beacons.ai/pricing, heya.page/pricing and heya.page/docs.
Plans change often. If a number here is out of date, email hello@heya.page and we'll fix it.
FAQ
Is Beacons Free a trial?
Beacons has a $0 Free plan with unlimited links, up to 5 Link in Bio pages and 50 email sends a month. Store sales carry a 9% Beacons fee, with Stripe processing fees on top.
Does Beacons Creator remove the 9% fee?
No. Creator costs $10 a month or $100 a year and still has a 9% seller fee, except on invoices. Creator Plus and Creator Max have 0% Beacons fees.
Are payment processing fees included in Beacons' store fee?
No, Stripe's processing fee of 2.9% + $0.30 applies on top of Beacons' own fee. That processing fee also applies when the Beacons fee is 0%.
Can I sell products through Heya Free?
You can link a button to your checkout or store page, but Heya has no built-in store or checkout. Heya Free costs $0, with no credit card and no time limit.
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