Go from Beacons to LinkStack
The job: Link-in-bio page (Link-in-bio page with unlimited links, Custom domain, Traffic analytics). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
Every way to do this job · pick one
Switch app
Open source
The money
$10/mo today , then $5/mo
Beacons Creator
Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math
Does it do the job? 3 of 3 covered
- Covered: Link-in-bio page with unlimited links
- Covered: Custom domain
- Covered: Traffic analytics
The work
- Setup
- About 1 h
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- Check first: You only rely on: Link-in-bio page with unlimited links, Custom domain, Traffic analytics
Make the move in four steps
Export from Beacons
Your Audience (email subscribers). Format: Spreadsheet file
Export stepsSet up LinkStack
Suits someone who wants a custom-domain link page without self-hosting: a LinkStack instance hosted by the project is $5/mo with up to 10 users.
DetailsSwitch links and integrations
Point links, embeds and integrations at LinkStack, then send a test through every one.
Cancel Beacons
Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: Premium features end as soon as you cancel; the account goes back to the Free Subscription.
How to cancel Beacons
The whole recipe: 3 ways out, best first
What you use
- Link-in-bio page with unlimited links
- Custom domain
- Traffic analytics
Not covered
- Email collection and sends
- Sell digital products
- Media kit
- No Beacons branding
Check before switching
- You only rely on: Link-in-bio page with unlimited links, Custom domain, Traffic analytics
- Export your data from Beacons before canceling
Agents: get_recipe("replace-beacons") on the Stackcut MCP server.
3 ways out, best first
How we got this
| You pay now: Beacons Creator | flat price | $10/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: LinkStack | Hosted Custom domain plan | $5/mo |
| Difference each month | $10 − $5 | +$5/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$5 × 12 | +$60 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$60 − $50 | +$10 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $60 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Beacons Creator | flat price | $10/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: LinkStack | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $10 − $5 − $100 | −$95/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$95 × 12 | −$1,140 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$1,140 − $200 | −$1,340 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $60 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Beacons Creator | flat price | $10/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: LittleLink | a small server (modeled) | $5/mo |
| Your upkeep time | 2 h/mo × $50/h | $100/mo |
| Difference each month | $10 − $5 − $100 | −$95/mo |
| Over 12 months | −$95 × 12 | −$1,140 |
| Setup, once | 4 h × $50/h | −$200 |
| Year one | −$1,140 − $200 | −$1,340 |
- Not counting your time (28 h in year one): saves $60 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
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