7% of the sale, not 9%,
and no ladder to climb.
Beacons takes 9% of store sales on its free plan at last check, and the route to 0% runs through a $30-a-month plan. Its $10 tier doesn’t lower the cut at all. MKKT is 7% flat at every volume, $0 a month, and it drafts the product, the copy, and the store with you.
Free to start · 7% per sale · no card required
The math, side by side
What Beacons’ fees cost you on a $49 sale.
| Platform | You keep on a $49 sale | Per-sale fee | Monthly fee | Builds the product with you |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKKT | $43.85 | 7% flat | $0 | Yes, AI product studio |
| Beacons | $42.87 | 9% (free and $10 plans) | $0 to $90 | No |
| Gumroad | $41.88 | 10% + $0.50 | $0 | No |
| Lemon Squeezy | $46.05 | 5% + 50¢ | $0 | No |
| Payhip | $44.83 | 5% (free plan) | $0 to $99 | No |
| Stan Store | $47.28 | Processing only | $29 to $99 | No |
| Sellfy | $47.28 | No platform cut | $29+ | No |
Beacons' published plans and transaction fees checked August 2026; the other platforms were last checked July 2026. "You keep" assumes a single $49 digital sale. The Beacons figure is its free plan, which its help centre lists at a 9% transaction fee. The same 9% applies on its $10 Creator plan, while Creator Plus at $30 and Creator Max at $90 take 0%. MKKT, Beacons, Payhip, Stan and Sellfy show card processing (est. 2.9% + $0.30) separately; Lemon Squeezy is shown all-in; Gumroad's published 10% + $0.50 excludes card processing, so its figure nets processing out the same way. The Stan and Sellfy figures exclude their monthly plans, and Payhip's paid plans lower its per-sale rate for a monthly fee. Platforms change pricing, so check their sites for the latest.
On the same $49 sale, with the same card processing removed from both, MKKT keeps about $1.96 more than Beacons’ free plan, and the gap grows with your price, because 9% scales nearly twice as fast as 7%. The bigger difference is structural: on Beacons the way to a lower rate is a monthly plan, and on MKKT there is no lower rate to buy.
The honest breakeven
A plan that removes the per-sale fee entirely pays for itself at about 14 times its monthly price, because 7% of $429is about $30. So Beacons’ $30 Creator Plus plan breaks even against MKKT near $429 in monthly sales, and its $90 Creator Max plan near $1,286. Its $10 tier never breaks even, because it still charges 9%. Check what Beacons charges today and what each plan does to the rate, then run the same multiplication. Under that line MKKT costs less; over it a subscription can win on the margin, but you pay it in every slow month, and MKKT only ever charges you when you are making money.
Where they diverge
Beacons runs your links. MKKT makes the product.
The fee
One rate, with no ladder
Beacons’ free plan takes 9% of each store sale, its $10 plan takes the same 9%, and 0% starts at $30 a month. MKKT is 7% for everyone, at every volume, with nothing to upgrade to and nothing to rent.
Your cost moves with your revenue, never ahead of it.
The build
It makes the product, not just the page
Beacons hands you a store and a link to fill. MKKT’s product studio drafts the product itself (the ebook, course, guide, or template pack) plus the sales copy and the product page, from what you describe or the files you upload.
You bring the expertise; MKKT turns it into something sellable in one session.
The trade-off
Beacons does more than sell
Beacons is a whole creator toolkit: link in bio, media kit, brand-deal outreach, scheduling, email. MKKT does one job: turn what you know into a product and sell it. If you want the rest of that toolkit behind one login, Beacons genuinely covers more ground.
MKKT is also newer, it is not a merchant of record for your sales, and product files cap at 100 MB. Choose on the job you need done, not only on the rate.
The storefront
One branded link, delivered instantly
MKKT gives you a branded storefront on your own slug at mkkt.link that holds the whole catalog (files, courses, and knowledge packs) drafted alongside the product rather than left blank for you to fill in.
Share one link anywhere. The moment payment clears, your buyer gets a secure download link by email, with no account to create.
Pay when you sell
7% in, and nothing to rent.
MKKT takes 7% of each sale and nothing else. The same rate on your first sale and your five-hundredth. Card processing is separate, and MKKT sets up your payment account from your email alone, with no bank details on day one.
- The same rate at every volume, no tiers
- No monthly fee, and a slow month costs $0
- Payment account set up from your email alone
- Files delivered the moment payment clears
On a $49 sale
Card processing is estimated here at a typical US card rate (2.9% + $0.30) and is charged by the payment processor, not by MKKT. MKKT’s 7% is the only platform fee, and it is charged only when a sale happens.
FAQ
Questions, answered straight.
- Is Beacons good for selling digital products?
- Yes, within limits. Beacons is a link-in-bio and creator suite first, with a store attached, so selling a file works but it is not the whole product. Its free plan takes a percentage of every store sale (9% at last check) and reaching 0% means one of its higher monthly plans. Check their current pricing before you commit.
- What are Beacons' fees for creators?
- Beacons' own help centre lists a 9% transaction fee on its free plan and on its $10 a month Creator plan, then 0% on Creator Plus at $30 a month and Creator Max at $90. Card processing through Stripe or PayPal is charged on top on every tier. The detail worth noticing is that the $10 plan does not lower the 9%, so check their current pricing page before you budget around any of this.
- Is MKKT cheaper than Beacons?
- On Beacons' free plan, yes. MKKT charges 7% per sale against Beacons' 9%, so a $49 sale keeps about $43.85 on MKKT after estimated card processing, against roughly $42.87 on Beacons' free plan. On a Beacons plan that removes the fee the answer flips above a certain volume, because a subscription at 0% pays for itself at roughly 14 times its monthly price.
- Does MKKT have a monthly fee or paid tiers?
- No. MKKT charges 7% per sale and nothing else. No subscription, no setup fee, and no higher tier that buys you a lower rate. Everyone pays the same percentage on their first sale and their five-hundredth, and a month where you sell nothing costs you $0.
- Can I use MKKT as a link in bio?
- Yes, though it is a storefront rather than a full link-in-bio suite. MKKT gives you one branded page at mkkt.link with your whole catalog on it, which you can drop into any bio. If you also want a media kit, brand-deal tools, and scheduling in the same place, Beacons covers more ground there.
- How do I get paid on MKKT?
- MKKT sets up your payment account from your email, so there are no bank details on day one. Payments are processed by Whop, MKKT's 7% comes out of each sale, and your balance sits with Whop until you verify your identity once. That identity check gates your first withdrawal, not your ability to sell.
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7% per sale, $0 a month, and MKKT drafts the product, the copy, and the store with you.
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