Comparison
Beacons and Kilat (kilat.bio) are both all-in-one creator tools. Beacons has Instagram auto-DM on every plan, including Free, and charges 9% on sales until Creator Plus ($30/mo). Kilat takes 4% on Free and 0% on PRO (US$15/mo), adds a WhatsApp AI agent for Indonesia and Singapore numbers, and sells in Indonesia through Mayar.
Kilat
Beacons
Link in bio page
Yes, the Superlink is free
Yes (Free: 1 website, 1 page)
Instagram DM automation
Yes, on PRO (14-day trial, no card)
Yes, on every plan including Free
AI agent that answers WhatsApp chats
Yes, on PRO (Indonesia and Singapore numbers only)
Not listed
Sales fee on the Free plan
4% Kilat fee
9%
Beacons is a real all-in-one: a link page, a store, courses, email sends and Instagram DM automation, with auto-DM available on its Free plan. Kilat covers much of the same ground. The differences are the fee on each tier, where you can sell, and which channels the AI works in. Here is a side by side from each platform’s public pages, checked on 1 November 2026.
What they do
BeaconsBeacons bundles a link page, a store, courses, email sends and Instagram DM automation, and gives auto-DM to Free users.
Where the lead leaks
The leakOn the Free and Creator plans Beacons takes 9% of sales, and its advanced DM automations carry Beacons branding. The 0% fee starts at Creator Plus, $30/mo ($25 billed annually). Payouts go to your Stripe or PayPal account.
What Kilat does
KILATKilat sells from the Free plan at a 4% Kilat fee, and PRO at US$15/mo takes that to 0%. PRO also adds a WhatsApp AI agent (Indonesia and Singapore numbers only), paid Telegram memberships, a custom domain and removes Kilat branding. In Indonesia, buyers pay through Mayar with QRIS, e-wallets or virtual accounts.
The conversation engine
Four steps that run automatically on Instagram and WhatsApp (Indonesia and Singapore numbers), without you sitting in the inbox. This is part of PRO.
01
ReplyThe AI agent answers a new message automatically, at any hour.
02
QualifyIt asks about need and budget using a script you set, then picks out the serious leads.
03
Follow upLeads who go quiet get the follow-ups you schedule.
04
CloseA payment link is sent inside the chat, and the conversation is handed to you when a person is needed.
Every competitor figure comes from their own published pages. Sources are listed at the bottom of this page.
| Point | Kilat | Beacons |
|---|---|---|
| Link in bio page | Yes, the Superlink is free | Yes (Free: 1 website, 1 page) |
| Instagram DM automation | Yes, on PRO (14-day trial, no card) | Yes, on every plan including Free |
| AI agent that answers WhatsApp chats | Yes, on PRO (Indonesia and Singapore numbers only) | Not listed |
| Sales fee on the Free plan | 4% Kilat fee | 9% |
| Cheapest plan with a 0% fee | PRO, US$15/mo (Rp229.000/mo) | Creator Plus, $30/mo ($25 billed annually) |
| Courses | Unlimited on Free (quizzes, assignments, certificates) | Free and Creator: 1 course, no video hosting. Unlimited with hosting from Creator Plus |
| Bookings | Yes, on Free (Google Calendar sync) | Appointments listed on its pricing page |
| Paid memberships | Paid Telegram groups, on PRO | Unlimited memberships on Creator Plus |
| Where you can sell | Indonesia through Mayar; elsewhere through your own Stripe account | Payouts to your Stripe or PayPal account |
| Fees | 0% Kilat fee on PRO, 4% on Free, plus payment processor fees. Indonesian payouts add a Rp5.000 bank transfer fee. | 9% on Free and Creator, 0% on Creator Plus and Max, plus Stripe or PayPal processing fees |
Per beacons.ai/i/pricing on 1 November 2026: Free $0, Creator $10/mo ($100 a year), Creator Plus $30/mo ($300 a year), Creator Max $100/mo ($1,000 a year). Free and Creator charge 9% on sales; Creator Plus and Max charge 0%. Payment processing is separate. Kilat takes 0% of sales on PRO (US$15/mo or Rp229.000/mo) and 4% on Free, plus payment processor fees. Indonesian payouts add a Rp5.000 bank transfer fee.
Straight answer
Choose Beacons if you want Instagram auto-DM on a free plan and the rest of its all-in-one toolkit, and a 9% sales fee is fine while you start.
Choose Kilat if you want a 4% fee on Free and 0% from US$15/mo, you sell in Indonesia with QRIS or e-wallets, or you want a WhatsApp AI agent (Indonesia and Singapore numbers) answering buyers.
Yes. Kilat (kilat.bio) also bundles a link in bio, digital products, courses and bookings, and takes 4% on Free instead of 9%. PRO adds Instagram automation and a WhatsApp AI agent (Indonesia and Singapore numbers). Beacons has Instagram auto-DM on its Free plan; on Kilat it starts with PRO.
Beacons’ 0% fee starts at Creator Plus, $30/mo ($25 billed annually). Kilat PRO is US$15/mo with a 0% Kilat fee. On the Free plans, Beacons charges 9% and Kilat 4%. Payment processor fees apply on both.
Yes. Beacons lists Instagram DM automations as unlimited on all four plans, including Free. Its advanced automations carry Beacons branding on Free and Creator. On Kilat, Instagram automation is part of PRO, with a 14-day trial and no card.
In Indonesia, buyers pay through Mayar (QRIS, e-wallets, virtual accounts) and you withdraw to a bank. In every country Stripe supports, you connect your own Stripe account and the money goes straight to it.
Sources
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Connect Instagram and WhatsApp, switch the AI agent on during the 14-day PRO trial (no card), and let the first lead get an answer automatically.