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DMFast vs Beacons
Both Beacons and DMFast send a DM when someone comments a trigger word on Instagram, but they are built for different jobs. Beacons centres on a link-in-bio page with a store, a media kit and email marketing; DMFast centres on replying to Instagram and Facebook comments and DMs. The real differences are seller fees, Facebook support and everything around that DM.
DMFast publishes this page and is one of the two products compared. Facts about Beacons come from its own pages, read on 6 October 2026.
Features side by side
| Feature | DMFastOurs | Beacons |
|---|---|---|
| Links and selling | ||
| Link-in-bio page | Yes | YesUnlimited links and 5 link-in-bio pages on the free plan |
| Sells digital products | PartlyIndia only, through Razorpay | YesA store on every plan, with a 9% seller fee below Creator Plus |
| Platforms and plans | ||
| Works with Facebook Pages | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Works from ChatGPT or Claude (MCP) | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Free plan | Yes1 account, 100 people a month | Yes$0, with a 9% fee on sales |
| Comments and DMs | ||
| Sends a DM when someone comments | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Replies to Story replies and mentions | YesInstagram only | Not confirmed |
| Answers keywords in DMs | Yes | Not confirmed |
| Sends the link only to followers | Paid plansPro plan and up, Instagram only | Not confirmed |
| Collects emails in the chat | Yes | Not confirmed |
| AI-written replies | Paid plansGrowth and Business plans | Not confirmed |
| Product cards in the chat | Yes | Not confirmed |
- Yes
- Partly: with limits, see the note
- Paid plans: not on the free plan
- No
- Not confirmed: their website didn’t say when we checked
The Beacons column comes from its own pages (listed under Sources), read on 6 October 2026. The DMFast column shows its current plans.
Our verdict
Beacons suits creators who want one free account for links, a media kit, email newsletters and a store that isn’t limited to India, with Smart Reply covering Instagram comments. DMFast suits accounts where answering comments and DMs is the main job, including on a Facebook Page, and sellers in India who want no fee taken on sales without paying for a $30 plan.
Strengths and limits
DMFastOurs
Best for: Creators and small businesses that want Instagram and Facebook comments and DMs answered automatically, starting on a free plan.
Strengths
- Sends a DM when someone comments a keyword on a post or Reel, and replies to Story replies, mentions and DM keywords.
- Skips link and promo-spam comments, and answers each person once a day per auto-reply.
- Collects emails in the chat with CSV export, and includes a link-in-bio page and tracked links.
- Works from ChatGPT and Claude through its MCP server.
- A free plan with no time limit, and paid plans from $9 a month.
Limits
- Works only with Instagram professional accounts and Facebook Pages: no WhatsApp, TikTok, Threads or personal Instagram accounts.
- The Store, for digital products, lead magnets and bookings, is India only, with payments through Razorpay.
- AI replies need the Growth or Business plan and use 1 credit per reply.
Beacons
Best for: Creators who want one home for their links, media kit, a small store and email marketing, starting on the free plan.
Strengths
- The free plan covers a lot at once: unlimited links, 5 link-in-bio pages, a store, a media kit and 50 email sends.
- Email marketing is built in, with 500 sends and email automations on Creator and unlimited emails from Creator Plus.
- Creator Plus drops the seller fee to 0% and adds memberships, courses, order bumps and buy now pay later.
- Creator adds AI brand outreach and a custom domain that is free for the first year.
Limits
- Sales on Free and Creator carry a 9% seller fee (invoices are 0% on Creator). 0% seller fees start with Creator Plus at $30 a month.
- Email sends are capped at 50 on Free and 500 on Creator.
- Removing the Beacons logo requires Creator Plus.
Prices at the time of writing
DMFastOurs
Free$0
1 account, 100 people a month, 10 emails
Pro$9/month
3 accounts, unlimited people and emails
Growth$14/month
3 accounts, unlimited people and emails, AI replies with 1,000 credits a month
Business$29/month
10 accounts, 5 seats, unlimited people and emails, AI replies with 2,500 credits a month
Extra AI credits$5 for 500
One-off pack on Growth and Business; packs never expire
Current prices in US dollars. Paid plans are monthly and can be cancelled any time.
Beacons
Free$0
9% fee on sales. Unlimited links, a media kit, a store, 50 email sends and 5 link-in-bio pages.
Creator$10/month
Or $100/year. Custom domain (first year free), 500 email sends, email automations, AI brand outreach. 9% seller fee, 0% on invoices.
Creator Plus$30/month
Or $300/year. 0% seller fees, unlimited emails, memberships and courses, buy now pay later, order bumps and logo removal.
Creator Max$90/month
Or $900/year. Everything in Creator Plus, plus Google Workspace, an NFC card and white-glove support.
As listed in Beacons’s own pages (see the sources below) on 6 October 2026, at the time of writing. Prices change, so check their pricing page (opens in a new tab) before you buy.
Built from opposite ends
Beacons puts the bio page in the middle and adds the tools a creator business runs on: a store, a media kit, email marketing and, on paid plans, AI brand outreach. DMFast puts the inbox in the middle. Its core is comment-to-DM, replies to Story replies and mentions, keywords sent by DM, email capture and AI replies, with a link-in-bio page and an India-only store built around them.
Both cover the step where a comment becomes a DM, and Beacons calls its version Smart Reply. That moves the choice away from “which auto-DM tool” and towards “which home for everything else”. If your income leans on brand deals and newsletters, Beacons has more of that built in. If your posts bring a steady flow of comments, questions and Story replies that need answering, DMFast is made for that work.
We make DMFast, so read this as one side’s account. Every Beacons fact here comes from Beacons’ own help centre and update notes, read on 6 October 2026.
Smart Reply next to DMFast’s comment-to-DM
Beacons’ update notes from August and September 2026 describe Smart Reply as the tool that automatically DMs fans a link when they comment your trigger word on an Instagram post. This is how it lines up with DMFast on the details that shape daily use.
| Detail | Beacons Smart Reply | DMFast |
|---|---|---|
| What starts it | Post, global and DM triggers | A keyword in a comment on a post or Reel, a keyword sent by DM, a Story reply or a mention |
| What the DM can carry | Your Beacons page, any other URL, or a text-only reply | A link card, buttons or a product carousel, once the person has replied |
| The first message | A short opening DM before your real message, which you can switch off | Plain text that asks the person to reply |
| If they don’t follow through | A follow-up only to people who never clicked, after a delay you set, such as 30 minutes, two hours or a day | One reminder if they stop halfway, on Pro and up |
| Emails | Can ask for an email inside the DM, in wording you edit | Asks for an email in the chat, turns away throwaway addresses and exports a CSV |
| Results | Clicks and click-through rate for each automation | Tracked links |
| Not mentioned in its Smart Reply notes | Comments on Facebook Page posts, and Messenger |
Tip: Beacons’ Smart Reply FAQ says a Smart Reply can’t be triggered by the Instagram account that created it. Test yours from a second account, or ask a friend to comment.
Prices and seller fees, checked 6 October 2026
At the time of writing, Beacons has four plans. Free costs $0 and keeps a 9% fee on sales. Creator is $10 a month or $100 a year, with the same 9% (0% on invoices). Creator Plus is $30 a month or $300 a year and drops the seller fee to 0%. Creator Max is $90 a month or $900 a year. DMFast’s plans are Free, Pro at $9 a month, Growth at $14 and Business at $29, and its store takes no cut of sales on any of them.
The 9% starts to matter once you sell every month. On $500 of sales, Beacons Free or Creator keeps $45 in seller fees. Counting only that fee, moving from Creator at $10 to Creator Plus at $30 pays for itself above about $222 of sales a month, and moving straight from Free to Creator Plus, above about $333.
DMFast’s store has its own catch: only sellers in India can use it. Buyers pay in rupees through Razorpay, Razorpay’s payment fee comes off each sale, and payouts go to an Indian bank account linked to your PAN. Outside India, DMFast can still send a Beacons product link by DM, but it can’t take the payment itself.
Tip: Both free plans carry branding. Beacons shows its logo until Creator Plus, and on Free and Creator, Smart Reply adds a “Sent with Beacons” line that goes away if you switch off its opening DM. DMFast’s free bio page shows a DMFast badge, which the Pro plan removes.
Accounts, platforms and the limits that bite
- DMFast connects Instagram Business and Creator accounts and Facebook Pages. It does not work with personal Instagram accounts, TikTok, Threads or WhatsApp.
- Beacons’ Smart Reply connects to an Instagram account, and its update notes don’t mention Facebook.
- Either bio page is an ordinary web address, so it can sit in a TikTok or YouTube profile too. Only the DM automation is tied to Instagram, plus Facebook in DMFast’s case.
- Instagram accepts one private reply per comment, within 7 days of it, and at most 750 private replies an hour per account. DMFast stays under 700 an hour, which matters when a Reel takes off.
- DMFast’s free plan answers up to 100 people a month and collects up to 10 emails; Pro lifts both caps. Beacons’ free plan includes 50 email marketing sends.
Questions people ask
Does Beacons have auto-DMs like DMFast?
Yes. Beacons calls it Smart Reply. When someone comments your trigger word on an Instagram post, they get a DM with your Beacons page, another link or a text-only reply. Its update notes also list DM triggers, a follow-up for people who didn’t click, and an email request inside the DM.
Can Smart Reply and DMFast run on the same post?
Not usefully. Each comment can receive only one private reply, so two tools watching one post race for the same reply. Give each post to one tool, or keep Beacons as your bio page and let DMFast handle the comments.
Which is better for selling ebooks or presets?
It depends on where you sell. Beacons’ store comes with every plan, Free included, but keeps 9% of sales until you pay $30 a month for Creator Plus, which also adds memberships and courses. DMFast’s store takes no fee but works only in India, and it sells a file, a link, a lead magnet or a 1-on-1 booking, with Razorpay’s payment fee still applying.
Does either one answer Facebook Page comments?
DMFast does: it replies to comments on Page posts and to messages in Messenger. Facebook has no Story replies or follow gate, so those stay Instagram features. Beacons’ Smart Reply notes describe Instagram only.
Do I need an Instagram professional account?
Yes for DMFast. Instagram opens its messaging API only to Business and Creator accounts, so tools that send DMs through it need one. Switching a personal account to a Creator account is free and done in Instagram’s settings.
Sources
Beacons, checked 6 October 2026
Prices and features change. If something here is out of date, the vendor’s own page is the one to trust.
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