Loud vs Beacons for Musicians: Which One Fits?
Pick the right home for your bio link: Loud vs Beacons for musicians, with prices, free plans, store, fan emails and auto-updates on each release compared.
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Beacons is an all-in-one platform for creators: link in bio, a store for digital products, a media kit for brand deals, email and AI tools. Loud is only for musicians: it builds your website and link in bio from your music and updates both every time you release, with a fan list by city. Beacons fits if your bio needs to sell things; Loud fits if it mostly needs to point to your newest music.
We make Loud. Everything about Beacons here comes from its pricing page, checked October 16, 2026, and we say plainly where it does more.
How do Loud and Beacons compare?
| Loud | Beacons | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Musicians only | Creators of any kind |
| Free plan | No; 14 day free trial | Link in bio, 1 website page, store with 9% seller fees, media kit, 50 email sends a month |
| Paid plans | Pro US$4/mo billed yearly or US$5 monthly. Tour US$12/mo billed yearly or US$15 monthly | Creator US$8.33/mo billed yearly or US$10 monthly. Creator Plus US$25/mo billed yearly or US$30 monthly. Creator Max above that |
| Builds itself from your music | Yes | No, you add your links and music blocks |
| Updates when you release | Yes, it checks every day | Not on its pricing page |
| A page for each release | Yes, made for you | Not on its pricing page |
| Music and shows | Your releases, videos and the shows you add | Spotify, SoundCloud or Apple Music embeds; Bandsintown and Seated embeds |
| Fan sign-up | Email and city, once your page is confirmed | Email and phone collection |
| Emails to fans | 5,000/mo on Tour | 50/mo Free, 500 Creator, unlimited Creator Plus |
| Selling | No | Digital products, courses, memberships, affiliate links |
| Brand deals | No | Media kit, rate cards, invoices |
| Ad pixels | No | Your own Facebook, TikTok and Pinterest pixels on Creator Plus |
| Your own domain | Pro and Tour (you buy the domain) | Free custom domain from Creator |
| Remove branding | Pro and Tour | Creator Plus |
| AI tools | No | Yes, with daily credits on every plan |
What does Beacons do better?
From its pricing page:
- Selling. Digital products on every plan (9% seller fees on Free and Creator, 0% on Creator Plus), plus courses, memberships and affiliate links. Loud doesn't sell anything.
- Brand deals. A media kit that updates daily from your linked accounts, rate cards, invoices and an AI outreach email writer.
- Email sends. Unlimited on Creator Plus. Loud's top plan, Tour, has 5,000 a month.
- Ads and automation. Your own pixels on Creator Plus, and Instagram auto-replies by DM on Free.
- Design freedom. Custom backgrounds, website templates and sub-pages. Loud gives you a set of designs.
What does Loud do better?
- It builds itself. Search one of your songs, and Loud makes your website (yourname.stayloud.co) and link in bio (stayloud.co/yourname) with your releases, covers, videos and shows.
- It stays up to date. Every day Loud checks for new music and YouTube videos. A new release shows up on your site and link in bio, with its own song page, without you editing anything.
- A full artist website. Music, videos, shows, fan sign-up and contact, as one site, plus the short link for your bio.
- Fans by city. Fans leave their email and city, and you can write to one city before a show.
- Pre-saves on your pages. Loud doesn't create pre-saves, but it shows your distributor's pre-save link as the main button until release day.
How much does each cost?
Loud: building your page is free, and publishing starts 14 free days. Pro is US$4 a month billed yearly (US$48) or US$5 monthly. Tour is US$12 a month billed yearly (US$144) or US$15 monthly, and adds up to 3 team members.
Beacons: Free costs nothing. Creator is US$8.33 a month billed yearly (US$100) or US$10 monthly. Creator Plus is US$25 a month billed yearly (US$300) or US$30 monthly. Creator Max costs more and adds things like Google Workspace and priority support (pricing).
Which one should you choose?
Choose Beacons if
- You sell sample packs, presets, lessons or other digital products from your bio.
- You work with brands and want a media kit and invoices in the same place.
- You want unlimited email sends or your own ad pixels.
Choose Loud if
- You want a website and a link in bio without building them.
- You don't want to edit your page every time you release.
- You want a page for each song, made for you.
- You want to write to your fans by city.
Before you choose Loud
You need at least one song out on streaming. The fan sign-up, contact info and fan emails turn on once you confirm the page is yours. Loud doesn't sell merch, tickets or digital products, and doesn't add ad pixels. It launched in October 2026, so expect it to change.
Can I use both?
Yes. You can keep Beacons for your store and add a link to it from your Loud link in bio, or the other way around. One link in your bio is simpler, so pick the one that does the main job.
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FAQ
Is Beacons good for musicians?
It fits musicians who sell digital products or work with brands: its free plan has a store and a media kit. For a site that updates itself on every release, Loud is built for that.
How much does Beacons cost?
Free, Creator at US$8.33 a month billed yearly or US$10 monthly, and Creator Plus at US$25 a month billed yearly or US$30 monthly, per its pricing page in October 2026.
Is Loud cheaper than Beacons?
It depends on the plan. Beacons has a free plan and Loud a 14 day trial. Loud Pro is US$4 a month billed yearly; Beacons Creator is US$8.33 and Creator Plus US$25.
Can I sell beats or merch with Loud?
No. Loud doesn't sell anything. Beacons sells digital products; for merch, link to your own store.
Does Beacons update when I release music?
Its pricing page doesn't say so. You can embed Spotify, SoundCloud or Apple Music there. Loud checks for new music every day and adds each release on its own.
