Shovva vs Beacons
Beacons alternative: Shovva vs Beacons.
Shovva is a website builder for independent businesses that works as your link in bio, with bookings, classes, tickets, memberships and a shop on the same site. Beacons is a creator platform with link in bio, a store, email, Instagram DM tools and AI. Here is how they compare.
The short answer
Pick the one that matches what you sell.
Shovva is built for businesses that take bookings, run classes and events and sell memberships and products from one website, paid to their own Stripe account. Beacons is built for creators: unlimited digital products on every plan, courses, email, Instagram auto-replies, a media kit and AI help.
Choose Shovva if
You take bookings or run classes and want a diary, deposits and reminders built in
You sell event tickets and want check-in at the door from your phone
You want every offer on its own address that Google can list, on a website of your own
You want payments to go straight to your own Stripe account, with customers kept as yours
Choose Beacons if
You are a creator or influencer who wants link in bio, store, email and a media kit in one tool
You want Instagram DM automation and AI help included on every plan
You want a 0% seller fee for a lower monthly price: Creator Plus is $30 a month on Beacons’ page
You sell unlimited digital products, or courses with video hosting on the higher plans
Our honest take
If you are a business with appointments, classes or events, or a mix of services and products, Shovva is the closer fit.
If you are a creator and your income is mostly digital products, courses and brand deals, Beacons is.
Many people pick by price per sale. Use the table below with your own numbers before you decide.
Checked 27 October 2026 against Beacons’s own pages, listed at the bottom of this page. Plans and features change, so check before you decide.
When Shovva is the better pick
Shovva is the better pick if…
Where Shovva fits better than Beacons, checked against Beacons’s own pages.
You take bookings
Set hours, take a deposit or the full price up front, set cancellation rules and send reminder emails, all from one diary, with team diaries on Pro and Premium. On Beacons, appointments are sold through its Store with Google Calendar sync.
You sell tickets
Ticket types with their own price and limit, a QR ticket page and check-in at the door from your phone. We did not find ticket sales run by Beacons itself on its pages.
You want memberships on every plan
Monthly or yearly memberships with a members’ area on every Shovva plan, including Free. On Beacons’ pricing page, memberships start on Creator Plus at $30 a month.
You want Google to list each offer
Every service, product, event and membership gets its own page on your website that search engines can list.
You want customers in one place
Each customer’s bookings, orders, notes and messages in one app, with a push alert for every sale and automatic emails to customers on every plan.
You’re moving from other tools
Import your links from Linktree, products from Shopify, Etsy, Square and WooCommerce, services from Fresha, Booksy and Treatwell, and events from Eventbrite.
Side by side
What each one gives you.
Beacons’ column is from its own pricing page and help centre. Where those pages disagreed with each other we say so or leave it out.
| Beacons | Shovva | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Creators. Its pricing page calls it “the perfect plan for every creator”. | Independent businesses and creators who sell more than one kind of thing. |
| Link in bio | On every plan, with unlimited links. Free includes 1 website with 1 page; Creator allows 5 websites of 3 pages. | Your website is the link in bio. One website on Free and Pro, up to 3 on Premium, with sections instead of extra pages. |
| Digital products | Unlimited on every plan. | Downloads on every plan, delivered after payment, with storage that grows from Free to Premium. |
| Bookings | Appointments are sold through its Store, with Google Calendar sync. | Services with set hours, deposits, cancellation rules, reminders and a diary. Team diaries: 3 on Pro, 5 on Premium. |
| Events and tickets | A live tour-date embed through Bandsintown and Seated. We did not find ticket sales run by Beacons itself on its pages as of 27 October 2026. | Ticket types with their own price and limit, a QR ticket page and check-in at the door. |
| Memberships | On Creator Plus and Max. | Monthly or yearly plans with a members’ area, on every plan. |
| Free 50 sends a month, Creator 500, Plus and Max unlimited. | Automatic emails to your customers on every plan. Campaigns: 1,000 a month on Pro, 10,000 on Premium. | |
| Your own domain | Creator and above. Its pricing page says free; one help page says free for the first year. | Pro (up to 3 domains) and Premium (up to 10). Shovva does not include a free first-year domain. |
| Payments | Stripe or PayPal, paid straight to your own account. | Stripe, paid straight to your own account. There is no PayPal. |
| AI and Instagram DMs | An AI assistant with daily credits and Instagram auto-replies on every plan. | No AI credits: the website is built from your choices, and every word can be edited by hand. Instagram auto-replies are not available today. |
| Moving in | A product importer for other digital stores; audience import. | A link importer that reads Linktree pages and copies what it can from other link pages, plus Shopify, Etsy, Square and WooCommerce products, Fresha, Booksy and Treatwell services, and Eventbrite events. |
| App | iOS and Android app. | One app on your phone or computer, with a push alert for every sale. |
Read from Beacons’ pricing page and help centre on 27 October 2026. We list what we found; “not found” does not mean Beacons can’t do it.
What it costs
Plans and fees, side by side.
Beacons shows its prices with a “$” and no currency code, so we show Shovva in dollars beside it, then in pounds and euros. Shovva’s other-currency prices are rounded up to a whole unit.
| Plan | Monthly price | Billed yearly | Seller fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacons Free | $0 | $0 | 9% | Plus Stripe 2.9% + $0.30 or PayPal 3.49% + a fixed fee. |
| Beacons Creator | $10 | $100 ($8.33 a month) | 9% | Custom domain, 5 websites of 3 pages. |
| Beacons Creator Plus | $30 | $300 ($25 a month) | 0% | Memberships, unlimited email sends, branding removed. |
| Beacons Creator Max | $100 | $1,000 ($83.30 a month) | 0% | 15 websites of 10 pages. |
| Shovva Free | $0 · £0 · €0 | $0 | 10% | Plus Stripe’s card fee. No monthly fee. |
| Shovva Pro | $21 · £15 · €18 | $210 · £150 · €180 | 2% | Own domain, 1,000 emails a month, team of 3. |
| Shovva Premium | $39 · £29 · €34 | $390 · £290 · €340 | 0% | Up to 3 websites, 10,000 emails a month, team of 5. |
Beacons prices and fees from beacons.ai/i/pricing and its help centre, read 27 October 2026. Shovva prices as of 27 October 2026: see pricing for CAD, AUD and NZD. Both tools charge payment-processor fees on top, and the rates depend on your country. Beacons’ pricing page does not say whether tax is included.
When Beacons is the better pick
Honestly, Beacons is a good fit if…
We would rather you pick the right tool than the wrong one. These are the cases where Beacons is the closer match.
You are a creator first
Beacons adds a daily-updating media kit, rate cards, invoices and brand-deal tools to its link in bio. Shovva doesn’t have a media kit.
You want 0% fees for less per month
Beacons’ page lists a 0% seller fee from $30 a month ($25 billed yearly). Shovva’s 0% plan, Premium, is £29 (about $39).
You want Instagram DM automation or AI help
Beacons lists auto-replies for Instagram DMs and an AI assistant on every plan. Shovva offers neither today.
See one example, built like a bio link.
Neon Palms is a made-up band. Its website sells gig tickets, merch and downloads on one link, and takes tips. Look around, then build one like it.
Moving across
Moving from Beacons takes three steps.
Keep Beacons running until your Shovva website is ready, then point your bio at the new link.
1
Copy your links
Paste your Beacons address into Shovva’s link importer. It copies the name, bio, photo and links it can read. Check them and add anything it misses.
2
Add what you sell
Add your downloads, services, tickets or memberships, or import products from Shopify, Etsy, Square or WooCommerce from their export files.
3
Switch your bio
Put shovva.me/yourname (or your own domain on Pro and Premium) in your Instagram and TikTok bios, then pause or cancel Beacons.
More comparisons
Weighing up other options?
Each page is checked the same way: against the other tool’s own pages, with the date and sources shown.
Sources for Beacons, read 27 October 2026
- Beacons pricing (beacons.ai/i/pricing)
- Beacons help: pricing plans
- Beacons help: transaction fees
- Beacons help: payouts to your own account
- Beacons help: Stripe and PayPal by country
- Beacons help: appointments
- Beacons Terms of Use (tax on fees)
Quotes are paraphrased. Beacons may have changed since. Spotted something out of date? Email [email protected] and we’ll check it.
Questions
Questions people ask.
Moving from Beacons, or choosing between the two? Here’s what to expect.
Is Shovva a Beacons alternative?
Yes, for creators and small businesses who sell bookings, classes, tickets, memberships, products or downloads. Shovva builds a website that works as your link in bio, with checkout on the website itself and every offer on its own address. Beacons is a creator platform with link in bio, a store, email, Instagram DM tools, a media kit and AI features, and it suits creators who want those under one roof.
Which costs less, Shovva or Beacons?
It depends on what you sell. On Beacons’ pricing page the seller fee is 9% on Free and Creator ($10 a month) and 0% on Creator Plus ($30 a month), plus the payment processor’s own fee. On Shovva the fee is 10% on Free, 2% on Pro (£15, about $21 a month) and 0% on Premium (£29, about $39 a month), plus Stripe’s card fee. So Beacons reaches 0% for less per month; Shovva’s Pro sits between. Work it out with your own monthly sales.
Can I move my Beacons links to Shovva?
Paste your Beacons address into Shovva’s link importer and it copies the name, bio, photo and links it can read. Shovva’s link importer is tuned for Linktree pages and copies what it can read from others, including Beacons, so check the result and add anything it missed. Products and email contacts are added from your own export files.
Does Shovva have AI tools like Beacons?
No. Shovva builds your website from the choices you tap, and every word and photo can be changed by hand. There are no AI credits to run out. If AI help with captions, images and replies matters to you, Beacons offers it on all plans, with daily credits that grow on paid plans.
Which countries can I sell from?
Shovva sends payments through your own Stripe account and is built for English-speaking countries where Stripe works, such as the UK, Ireland, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Beacons works with Stripe and PayPal and says availability depends on them, naming a few countries with extra requirements. Check Stripe’s list for your country before you choose.
Do I need to pay to try Shovva?
No. The Free plan has no monthly fee, and Shovva takes 10% of each sale. If you haven’t had a paid plan before, Pro starts with a 14-day free trial. You add a card to begin, and you can cancel before the trial ends.