Beacon Pricing (2026)
Beacon is free to start. Beacon is an MIT-licensed tool from Asymptote Labs that captures session history from Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode and 20+ other agent harnesses, normalizes it into one trace format, and turns useful workflows and corrections into reusable knowledge for future agents.
Plans listed by the maker
As published on the Beacon listing. Amounts are shown as written; check the maker's site for taxes, regional pricing and current promotions.
| Starter plan | Open source / Beacon Cloud Free - $0 - MIT agent; cloud: 20+ agents, 50 findings, MCP session search, share sessions |
| Second plan | Beacon Cloud Pro - $20/month (billed annually) - unlimited findings, full MCP, agent memories, skills from sessions, real-time alerts |
| Third plan | Team - $30/seat/month + $10/month base (billed annually, up to 20 seats); Enterprise - custom |
How it compares
Across the 50 Developer Tools tools on TechLogHub, 78% offer a free tier and the median published entry price is $9. Beacon is below the category median and has a free tier. Directory-wide, 56% of tools have a free tier and the median entry plan is $10.
Medians come from the TechLogHub pricing report, recomputed daily.
What similar tools charge
Ranked by similarity to Beacon (shared use cases, audience and stack), showing each tool's listed entry point.
| Tool | Free tier | Entry price | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trigger.dev | $0 | Free - $0/month - $5 usage included, 20 concurrent runs, 10 schedules, 1-day log retention · Hobby - $10/month - $10 usage included, 50 concurrent runs, 100 schedules, 7-day log retention · Pro - $50/month - $50 usage included, 200+ concurrent runs, 1,000+ schedules, 30-day log retention, Slack support | |
| BAND | $0 | Free - $0 - 1 personal non-commercial user, up to 20 remote agents, 250 active rooms, 2-week retention · Pro - $17.99/month - up to 40 connected + 40 native agents, 500 rooms, email support, chat export · Enterprise - custom quote - multiple teams, unlimited agents, custom retention, full platform API | |
| telemetry.dev | $0 | Free - $0 - 30,000 ingestion units/month, 14-day retention, 1 project, 2 seats · Pro - $25/month per workspace - 500,000 units/month, 30-day retention, 5 projects, 5 seats · Team - $50/month per workspace - 2M units/month, 90-day retention, unlimited projects and seats, priority support | |
| shim-cli | $0 | shim-cli - Free, open source (Apache-2.0), no account · AI Gateway Developer - $0 - 1M tokens and 1,000 requests per month · Enterprise - contact sales - audit, budgets, roles, custom deployment | |
| AgentValley | — | Free - open source (MIT), all features | |
| SKI | $0 | Free - $0 - full harness, 2 concurrent sessions, 300 credits/month, all supported agents · Pro - $20/month - 12 concurrent sessions, 2,000 credits/month, top-ups available · Enterprise - custom - SKI on every team Mac at better rates |
Beacon pricing FAQ
Quick answers about Beacon's plans, free tier and billing
Does Beacon have a free plan?
Yes. Beacon lists a free tier. Plans listed by the maker: Open source / Beacon Cloud Free - $0 - MIT agent; cloud: 20+ agents, 50 findings, MCP session search, share sessions, Beacon Cloud Pro - $20/month (billed annually) - unlimited findings, full MCP, agent memories, skills from sessions, real-time alerts, Team - $30/seat/month + $10/month base (billed annually, up to 20 seats); Enterprise - custom.
How much does Beacon cost?
Beacon starts at $0 per month. The maker lists these plans: Open source / Beacon Cloud Free - $0 - MIT agent; cloud: 20+ agents, 50 findings, MCP session search, share sessions, Beacon Cloud Pro - $20/month (billed annually) - unlimited findings, full MCP, agent memories, skills from sessions, real-time alerts, Team - $30/seat/month + $10/month base (billed annually, up to 20 seats); Enterprise - custom. An enterprise plan is also mentioned.
How does Beacon pricing compare with other Developer Tools tools?
Across the 50 Developer Tools tools on TechLogHub, 78% offer a free tier and the median published entry price is $9 per month. Beacon is free to start, below the category median and has a free tier.
How is Beacon billed?
Based on the listed plans, Beacon offers monthly subscription, annual billing, per-user or per-seat pricing.
What are cheaper alternatives to Beacon?
Trigger.dev (free tier), BAND (free tier), telemetry.dev (free tier), shim-cli (free tier) are similar Developer Tools tools listed on TechLogHub with a lower or free entry point.
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