What is the difference between Whop and Beacons?
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The short answer
Whop and Beacons help creators in different ways. Whop is built for selling digital files, software, courses, and paid communities. Beacons is mainly a bio link tool to share social pages. Pick Whop if you want to sell digital goods and run a community. Pick Beacons if you just need a link for your bio.
What each platform does
Whop gives you a place to run your business. You can set up a space called a whop for your brand. Inside it, you can sell files, courses, software, and access to paid chat groups. Creators can also run clipping campaigns to pay people for sharing their videos.
Beacons works as a central home for your web links. It gives you one page that you put in your social media bio. Visitors click that link to find your social pages, store, or newsletter. It focuses on sending your followers to other places across the web.
Pricing and fees
Whop charges sellers payment processing fees on most sales. Some apps and special categories have different rates. Buyers can pay using credit cards, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, or crypto. When you make sales, Whop sends payouts directly to your bank account once you meet the minimum balance.
Beacons offers free and paid plans. Its fees depend on which plan you use and what tools you turn on. Because fees and plans change over time, check Beacons directly for current pricing numbers before you sign up.
Selling digital files
If you sell files like PDFs, presets, or templates, Whop gives you tools to deliver them safely. You can keep your files behind a paid member area or sell them directly. The Whop App Store lets you add extra tools to your space to handle file delivery and customer management.
One helpful option in the Whop App Store is MKKT. With MKKT, sellers upload a file, set a price or make it free, and get a store link. Buyers can then buy and download your file through that link without needing a Whop account.
Which one should you choose?
Pick Whop if your main goal is selling digital goods, courses, or community access. It is built to process payments, manage customers, and host content all in one place. It works well if you want a complete home for paid digital products.
Pick Beacons if you just need a landing page to organize all your links. Many creators use both tools together. You can build your main link hub on Beacons, then add links that point directly to your Whop products.