Link in bio · updated October 4, 2026
A Beacons alternative for people who just want the link page
Beacons is a creator platform: link in bio, store, courses, memberships, email marketing, a media kit and AI credits, bundled into plans from $10 to $100 a month. If you use all of that, Beacons is good value. If you opened it for a link page, you're paying for a lot of software you never touch.
GrapeLink does one job. It gives you a designed page with your links, avatar and bio for $8, paid once. Below are Beacons' current prices from its pricing page, the five-year math, and a plain list of what you'd give up.
GrapeLink is a good fit if
- You use Beacons only as a link-in-bio page and ignore the store and email tools
- You upgraded to a paid Beacons plan mainly for the look of your page
- You manage pages for several projects or clients from one login
- You want a fixed cost you'll never have to think about again
Stay on Beacons if
- You sell digital products, courses or memberships through Beacons
- You send newsletters or use Smart Reply auto-DMs on Instagram
- You need a custom domain on your link page (GrapeLink doesn't offer one today)
- You're happy on Beacons' free plan and the 9% seller fee doesn't bother you
What Beacons costs
Prices from Beacons's public pricing page, in USD, checked on October 4, 2026. Taxes excluded. Vendors change prices; follow the source links to see today's.
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly |
|---|---|---|
| Freesource, 2026-10-04 | $0/mo | $0/mo |
| Creatorsource, 2026-10-04 | $10/mo | $8.33/mo |
| Creator Plussource, 2026-10-04 | $30/mo | $25/mo |
| Creator Maxsource, 2026-10-04 | $100/mo | $83.33/mo |
| GrapeLink | $8 once, or in the $49 bundle | |
The math over 1, 3 and 5 years
Creator is Beacons' cheapest paid plan, so it's the fairest comparison: $100 a year on yearly billing. Its headline perk is a custom domain, which GrapeLink does not have, so compare carefully if that's why you pay.
1 year
$100
Beacons Creator
$8
GrapeLink
3 years
$300
Beacons Creator
$8
GrapeLink
5 years
$500
Beacons Creator
$8
GrapeLink
Beacons Creator at $8.33/month (yearly billing, their cheapest rate), assuming today's price never goes up. GrapeLink is a single $8 payment.
What GrapeLink does
Only features that exist in GrapeLink today. If it isn't in this table, assume we don't have it.
| Feature | GrapeLink | Beacons |
|---|---|---|
| Unlimited links per page | Included | Yes |
| 14 preset gradient themes | Included | Customizable link in bio on every plan |
| Custom background, gradient, text and accent colors | Included | Customizable link in bio on every plan |
| Background image with opacity and blur | Included | Not listed on Beacons' pricing page |
| Avatar, title and bio, classic or full-width hero header | Included | Yes |
| Highlight one link as a spotlight button | Included | Not listed on Beacons' pricing page |
| Hide the "Made with GrapeLink" footer | Included | Not listed on Beacons' pricing page |
| Several link pages per account, each with its own URL | Included | Not listed on Beacons' pricing page |
| Click counts per link with device breakdown | Included | Real-time analytics on every plan |
| QR code for your page | Included | Not listed on Beacons' pricing page |
Where Beacons is better
It's a whole creator business in one place
Beacons sells digital products on its free plan, and paid plans add courses with video hosting, memberships and buy now pay later. GrapeLink has no store of any kind. For creators who earn from their link page, Beacons is in a different category.
Email and Instagram tools
Every Beacons plan includes email sends (50 a month on Free, unlimited on Creator Plus) and Smart Reply, an Instagram auto-DM tool. GrapeLink doesn't collect emails or touch your DMs.
Custom domain and media kit
Creator includes a free custom domain for your link page and store, and every plan has a media kit that updates itself for brand deals. GrapeLink pages live on a GrapeLink URL and there is no media kit.
A real free plan
You can run a Beacons page for $0 as long as you accept the 9% fee on sales. GrapeLink has no free tier; it costs $8 before you can publish.
Paying for a platform when you need a page
Beacons is built around one idea: your link in bio should also be your shop, your newsletter and your sponsorship pitch. That's a sensible product for full-time creators. It's an odd one for a podcaster who wants a page with three episode links, or a freelancer who wants their portfolio, calendar and email in one place.
Those people often end up on Creator because they want a page that looks less generic or want fewer limits, and they pay $100 a year for features designed for selling. GrapeLink takes the opposite approach: no store, no email tool, no AI credits, just the page, priced like a tool rather than a platform.
What you get with GrapeLink
Unlimited links that you can reorder by dragging, hide without deleting, and highlight with a spotlight button. A profile header with your avatar, title and bio, in either a classic or a full-width hero layout. Design options that go beyond a theme picker: 14 gradient presets, or your own colors and gradient, a background photo with blur and opacity, and control over button shape, font, spacing and shadow.
You can build several pages under one account, each with its own address, and print a QR code that points to any of them. In the dashboard, a simple analytics view counts clicks on every link and splits them by device. The "Made with GrapeLink" footer can be switched off.
Switching from Beacons
If you have products, a course or email subscribers on Beacons, keep them there. You can still link to your Beacons store from a GrapeLink page, though at that point paying for both rarely makes sense, so be honest with yourself about what you use.
If your Beacons page is only links, the move is quick: copy each link into GrapeLink, pick a design, then swap the URL in your social bios. Downgrade Beacons to Free rather than deleting it, so older posts that point to it still land somewhere.
FAQ
How much does GrapeLink cost compared to Beacons?
GrapeLink is a single $8 payment. Beacons Creator, its cheapest paid plan, is $10 a month or $100 a year when billed yearly, according to the Beacons pricing page we checked on the date shown above.
Can I sell products with GrapeLink like on Beacons?
No. GrapeLink has no store, checkout, courses or memberships. You can link out to wherever you sell, but the selling itself has to happen elsewhere.
Does GrapeLink support a custom domain?
Not today. Your page is published on a GrapeLink URL. If a custom domain is essential, Beacons Creator includes one.
What does the F*ckSubscription bundle include?
The $49 bundle is a one-time purchase that unlocks GrapeLink plus our form builder and booking app, with future updates. You get a license key by email and activate it in each app.
Who is behind GrapeLink?
GrapeLink is part of F*ckSubscription, made by Martin, a solo founder in France. Support questions go to martin@fcksubscription.com and get a human reply.
Pay once. Keep it.
GrapeLink is $8 one time. The bundle is $49 one time and includes GrapeLink and our other live apps, with future updates.
Questions? Write to martin@fcksubscription.com. A human (the founder) answers.
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