Beacons
Consider Beacons if you want to sell through its store or run email marketing alongside your media kit and public links page. Check the current plan terms for the tools you need.
Media kit comparison
Beacons media kit vs OwlScran: free options compared
OwlScran and Beacons both offer media kits and a link in bio. Beacons also provides store and email marketing tools. OwlScran gives you a free public links page and a separate media kit snapshot for each brand enquiry.
No credit card required.
The practical differences
Compare the work involved
Written by OwlScran. Competitor features checked against the sources below on . This is a product comparison, not an independent performance test.
| What matters | Beacons | OwlScran |
|---|---|---|
| Media kits | A media kit built from linked social accounts, included on the free plan. | A free media kit generated from connected account data. |
| Editing | An editor for media kit stats, sections and layout. | Edit your profile and select the content, metrics and rates to share. |
| Link in bio | A public links page with customisation and analytics. | One free public page with up to 50 sections, OwlScran branding and a fixed address. View and click analytics, and branding removal, come with Link in bio Pro. |
| Store and email | Store and email marketing tools within Beacons. The free plan takes a 9% seller fee; Creator Plus ($30 a month) takes 0%. | Link visitors to your existing shop or newsletter. The links page does not collect purchases or email subscriptions itself. |
| Sharing | Share a media kit with brands. | Create a link for a brand with the information you choose. |
| Updates | Beacons lists daily updates to audience and engagement data on all plans. | Account stats refresh automatically. An existing shared kit is a seven-day snapshot. |
Which suits your work?
OwlScran
Choose OwlScran if you want a free link in bio, with optional paid analytics, plus a media kit prepared from connected accounts. Select the stats, work and rates for each brand; send a fresh kit link when figures change.
With OwlScran, account stats refresh automatically when the connection and platform data are available. A media kit link contains the information selected when you created it and expires after seven days. Create a new link when you need to send updated figures.
Your questions
Does Beacons have a media kit?
Yes. Its product guidance describes a media kit with automatically updating social statistics and sharing controls. Its release notes also describe editing stats, sections and layout.
Is OwlScran free?
Yes. You can connect your social accounts, review your media kit and create a link to send to a brand for free. No credit card is required.
What should I check before moving?
Try the accounts you use, check which audience data is available and open the finished kit on your phone. If you need a permanent link that updates after sending, check that requirement carefully: OwlScran media kit share links currently expire after seven days.
See it with your own accounts
Get your free media kit.
Connect your socials. We prepare the kit, and you choose what to share.