Beacon Pricing

freemiumopen source · MITlast verified October 21, 2026official site ↗

Plan	Price	Notes
Open Sourceofficial source ↗	$0checked 2026-10-21	Self-hosted; 20+ agents; prompts, commands, diffs and token usage; export to Elastic, S3 or OTel; local dashboard; no account needed
Beacon Cloudofficial source ↗	$0checked 2026-10-21	Managed; every agent and machine in one timeline; 50 findings; one-click skills; session search over MCP; share sessions by link
Cloud Proofficial source ↗	USD 20/monthchecked 2026-10-21	Billed monthly; unlimited findings; full MCP access; agent memories over MCP; skills from sessions; real-time alerts
Cloud Pro (annual billing)official source ↗	USD 15/monthchecked 2026-10-21	Per month, billed annually (save 25%); same features as Cloud Pro
Enterpriseofficial source ↗	Customchecked 2026-10-21	Org-wide findings; block or require approval for risky actions; Jamf/Intune/Fleet rollout; SSO, RBAC, audit logs; own bucket and region

structured from cited official pricing sources: “The open-source Beacon stack is free (MIT) and runs locally without an account. Beacon Cloud has a free tier with one timeline for every agent and machine, a token-spend view and 50 findings. Cloud Pro costs $20/month, or $15/month billed annually (the pricing page says this saves 25%), and adds unlimited findings, full MCP access, agent memories and skills pulled from sessions. Enterprise is custom-priced and adds fleet rollout, SSO/RBAC, audit logs and your own bucket.”

Self-hosting cost

Beacon is open source under the MIT license. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage. Any hosted, managed, or API plans remain separately priced.

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FAQ

How much does Beacon cost?

The open-source Beacon stack is free (MIT) and runs locally without an account. Beacon Cloud has a free tier with one timeline for every agent and machine, a token-spend view and 50 findings. Cloud Pro costs $20/month, or $15/month billed annually (the pricing page says this saves 25%), and adds unlimited findings, full MCP access, agent memories and skills pulled from sessions. Enterprise is custom-priced and adds fleet rollout, SSO/RBAC, audit logs and your own bucket. Paid pricing starts at $15/month.

Does Beacon have a free plan?

Yes — Beacon has a free plan alongside its paid tiers.

Can you self-host Beacon for free?

What are free or cheaper Beacon alternatives?

Grok Bot, OpenLIT, MCP Inspector are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

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