AnnounceKit vs Beamer — The Best Beamer Alternative for SaaS Teams
Beamer charges by monthly active users (MAUs) — your bill grows with traffic. AnnounceKit offers flat pricing, 10+ widget modes, and AI-powered changelogs. See why growing SaaS teams choose AnnounceKit as their Beamer alternative.
Pricing Model
Beamer charges by MAU. AnnounceKit uses flat per-project pricing — no user counting.
Widget Options
Beamer offers notification center + boosted widgets. AnnounceKit provides 10+ display modes including drawer, embed, and overlay.
API & Automation
Both offer API and webhooks. AnnounceKit adds GraphQL + REST APIs with 11 webhook event types.
Pricing: what's counted and what can change your bill
Beamer defines an MAU as "the number of unique users who access any page where Beamer's script is embedded in a given month."
Extra MAU bundles are available as add-ons. Monthly API request limits apply per plan, with overage charges for additional blocks.
No MAU counting, no tracked-user limits, and no per-seat fees. Plans start at $79/month (billed annually).
Unlimited visitors, posts, subscribers, and page views included on every plan.
Feature-by-feature comparison
| Feature | AnnounceKit | Beamer |
|---|---|---|
| Changelog / release notes | ✓ Public feed + custom domain | ✓ Changelog |
| In-app widget modes | ✓ 10+ modes (badge, popup, sidebar, embed, drawer, float, bar, modal, overlay) | ✓ Notification center, pop-ups, top bars, snippets, tooltips |
| Boosters / proactive push | ✓ Modal, bar, overlay with countdown timer | ✓ Boosted updates |
| Feature requests | ✓ Voting, comments, approval workflow, Jira sync | ✓ Feedback with inbox |
| NPS surveys | ✓ Multi-language NPS add-on | ✓ NPS included |
| AI post generation | ✓ GPT-4o — generate, fix grammar, translate, adjust tone | — Not documented |
| Multi-language | ✓ Posts, NPS, widget UI | ◐ Not documented for all surfaces |
| Segmentation | ✓ Custom fields, user properties | ✓ Segmentation |
| Email notifications | ✓ Custom sender (SMTP/Mailgun), digest, per-post | ✓ Push notifications |
| Custom CSS/JS | ✓ Full CSS & JS injection | ✓ Custom CSS on some plans |
| API | ✓ GraphQL + REST | ✓ API |
| Webhooks | ✓ 11 event types + Zapier/Make/n8n | ✓ Webhooks + Zapier |
| SOC 2 | ✓ SOC 2 certified | ✓ SOC 2 Type II |
| SAML SSO | ✓ SAML SSO | — Not documented |
| Pricing model | ✓ Flat per-project — no MAU/seat limits | MAU-based with add-on bundles |
Integrations and developer flexibility
- GraphQL API with full programmatic access
- REST API for common operations
- 11 webhook event types (post, feedback, subscribe, feature request)
- Native integrations: Slack, Jira, Intercom, Segment, Google Analytics
- Automation via Zapier, Make, n8n, or any custom endpoint
- SDKs for React, Vue, Angular, iOS, Flutter, React Native
- API and webhooks
- "3,000+ available apps" via automation partners
- Segment and Zapier integrations documented
- API request limits per plan with overage charges
Security and compliance
| Capability | AnnounceKit | Beamer |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | SOC 2 certified | SOC 2 Type II stated |
| Encryption | HTTPS everywhere, encryption at rest | Encryption in transit and at rest stated |
| SAML SSO | ✓ | — Not documented |
| IP access control | ✓ | — Not documented |
| Two-factor auth | ✓ | — Not documented |
| GDPR compliance | ✓ DPA available | Not documented |
Why teams switch from Beamer to AnnounceKit
Predictable pricing
Beamer's MAU-based pricing creates budget uncertainty — especially when traffic spikes or cookies inflate counts. As a Beamer alternative, AnnounceKit's flat pricing means your changelog costs are the same at 1,000 users or 100,000.
More widget flexibility
Beamer offers notification centers and pop-ups. AnnounceKit provides 10+ widget display modes including drawer, sidebar, embed, floating button, and overlay — plus boosters with countdown timers for critical announcements.
AI-powered content
AnnounceKit includes GPT-4o powered post generation on all plans. Describe what you shipped, get two polished alternatives. Fix grammar, adjust tone, or translate — inline in the editor. Beamer doesn't offer AI post generation.