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usecode.sh vs Beacons for promo codes

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Beacons is a creator business suite with a genuinely broad free tier, so it wins when the bio has many jobs; usecode.sh wins when the bio's job is handing out brand codes, because Beacons has no code display and charges 9% on free-tier affiliate earnings.

Choose usecode.sh if

  • Followers come to your bio for brand codes, and you want the page shaped like that with one-tap copy.
  • You need copy counting, the number that shows buyers who never click.
  • You want zero fees touching affiliate earnings; on Beacons' free tier, marketplace earnings carry the 9% fee.

Choose Beacons if

  • You sell your own products or want a store, email list, and media kit in one place; the free tier bundles more adjacent tools than anyone.
  • You want a custom domain cheaply.
  • Its affiliate marketplace matches brands you actually promote, and the fee structure works for your volume.

Side by side

Primary purpose
usecode.shA promo-code pageBeaconsA creator business suite: link page, store, email, media kit
Tap-to-copy codes
usecode.shYes, every card is a codeBeaconsNo dedicated display for a brand's code; codes go in link text
Outbound links
usecode.shYes, one per card, tracking preservedBeaconsYes, plus store, courses and an affiliate marketplace
Code-copy analytics
usecode.shCopies counted per card per dayBeaconsNot an advertised metric
Free plan
usecode.shThe whole product, no feesBeaconsYes, broad; 9% on free-tier store sales and affiliate-marketplace commissions
Best for
usecode.shCreators whose income runs through discount codesBeaconsCreators selling their own products who want one tool for everything

How we checked

Beacons' plan names, prices and fee tiers were read from its own pricing page on 2026-08-13, linked in Sources. Where Beacons publishes a feature only as an icon in a comparison table without naming a tier, this page treats it as unconfirmed rather than assuming it is free, which is why the free-plan row names only what Beacons states in words. usecode.sh's column describes behaviour we operate.

The fundamental difference

Beacons monetizes creators selling their own things: its store, courses, memberships, and affiliate marketplace run through Beacons checkout, with a 9% transaction fee on the free tier that drops to zero on Creator Plus. usecode.sh presents deals a creator already has, takes no fee on them by design, and sells nothing.

Honest limits

  • usecode.sh has no store, email, media kit, or domain; if you need those, Beacons genuinely earns its subscription.
  • Which Beacons tiers include its store discount-coupon feature is not fully published; treat that detail as unverified.
  • Beacons is a trademark of its owner; this is an independent comparison, verified on the date shown. Prices change; the source below is the authority.

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Every card on the live example is a code, and nothing on the page takes a cut of what you bring.

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