Beamer is an announcement and changelog widget, priced by monthly active users.
Convot ships a changelog and roadmap for every app, inside the same widget as support.
Convot is a Beamer alternative for teams that run more than one app and want a changelog, a roadmap customers vote on and live support in one widget. Convot Starter is $49 a month for 1 app with all of that included. As of 1 October 2026, Beamer Starter is $49 a month billed yearly or $59 monthly for 5,000 monthly active users, and Beamer adds a public roadmap through a free Feedback add-on. Beamer is the better fit for teams that want boosted announcements, push and email notifications, segmentation and NPS around product updates.
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Is Convot a good Beamer alternative?
Choose Convot over Beamer if you run more than one app and want a changelog, a roadmap customers vote on and live support in one widget, with a help center and status page beside them. Convot Starter is $49 a month for 1 app with all of that included. Beamer Starter is $49 a month billed yearly for announcements to 5,000 active users, and its public roadmap comes from a free Feedback add-on. Beamer is the better choice for boosted announcements, push and email notifications, segmentation and NPS.
Beamer prices and plans last checked on Beamer's own pricing page, by Tarang Agarwal, Convot founder.
When should you use each?
Beamer is a good fit when…
- You mainly want product announcements, with pop-ups, top bars, tooltips and push notifications
- You want audience segmentation and engagement analytics on your updates (Pro and Scale)
- You want a public ideas portal and roadmap next to your changelog: Beamer's Feedback add-on has a free tier
- You want NPS surveys in the same tool, from a free tier of up to 500 surveys a month
- You want unlimited teammates on every paid plan: Beamer Starter and above include them, while Convot Starter includes 3 seats and adds $10 per extra seat
Convot wins when…
- You want the changelog and roadmap bundled with live chat, a help center, a status page and scheduling for each app
- You want them inside the same widget as support, with one inbox across all your apps
- You want a bill priced by app count, not by monthly active users: Beamer adds $50 a month per extra 5,000 MAU
- You want a branded roadmap without a second paid plan: portal appearance customization is on Beamer's Feedback Pro, $99 a month billed yearly
Convot vs Beamer: what is different?
A direct comparison across the capabilities small teams running more than one app care about most.
| Capability | Convot | Beamer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free under $1k MRR, then $49 a month (1 app, 3 seats) | Free for 1,000 MAU; Starter $49 billed yearly or $59 monthly for 5,000 MAU |
| What the price grows with | Apps and seats | Monthly active users, $50 per extra 5,000 |
| Public changelog and in-widget what's new | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public roadmap with voting | Every plan, per app | Feedback add-on, free tier |
| Boosted announcements, push and email notifications | No | By plan |
| NPS surveys | No | Add-on, free tier or $99 a month |
| Live chat + shared inbox | ✓ | Dedicated inbox from Pro; live chat not listed on Beamer's pricing page |
| Help center, status page and scheduling | ✓ Built-in | No |
| Shopify merchant plan and MRR beside the conversation (for Shopify apps) | Merchant plan and MRR | Not listed on Beamer's pricing page |
✓ = available, Partial = limited, plan-gated or add-on, No = not offered, or not listed on Beamer's pricing page. Beamer plans, add-ons and prices from getbeamer.com/pricing, checked 1 October 2026.
How much does Beamer cost?
As of 1 October 2026, Beamer is free for 1,000 monthly active users, then $49 to $249 a month billed yearly, or $59 to $299 monthly, by plan and active users. Extra active users cost $50 a month per 5,000. The Feedback add-on, with the ideas portal and roadmap, has a free public tier and a Pro tier at $99 a month billed yearly; NPS is a separate add-on.
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly (a month) | Monthly active users | Teammates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | $0 | 1,000 | 1 |
| Starter | $59 | $49 | 5,000 | Unlimited |
| Pro | $119 | $99 | 10,000 | Unlimited |
| Scale | $299 | $249 | 50,000 | Unlimited |
| Feedback add-on | $0 public, $119 Pro | $0 public, $99 Pro | Roadmap and ideas portal | Not stated |
From getbeamer.com/pricing, checked 1 October 2026. NPS add-on: free for up to 500 surveys a month, or $99 a month.
What changes when you move to Convot
Support in the same widget
Customers read what shipped, vote on what is next and chat with you in one widget, with a help center and status page beside them.
Priced by apps, not active users
Beamer plans step up with monthly active users, $50 per extra 5,000. Convot is set by apps and seats: Starter $49 for 1 app and 3 seats, Growth $79 for 2 apps and 7 seats, then $20 per extra app and $10 per extra seat. Free under $1,000 MRR.
Branded roadmap included
Beamer's free Feedback tier gives a public roadmap; portal appearance customization and moderation are on Feedback Pro, $99 a month billed yearly. Convot's roadmap runs on your own domain on every plan.
One inbox for every app
Each app gets its own widget, changelog and roadmap, and every conversation lands in one inbox, labeled by app.
Convot as a Beamer alternative
How much does Convot cost compared to Beamer?
As of 1 October 2026, Beamer is free for 1,000 monthly active users, then Starter is $49 a month billed yearly ($59 monthly) for 5,000, Pro $99 ($119) for 10,000 and Scale $249 ($299) for 50,000; extra active users cost $50 per 5,000. A public roadmap with voting is in the free Feedback tier, and Feedback Pro, with private boards, moderation and portal branding, is $99 a month billed yearly. Convot is free under $1,000 MRR, then $49 a month for 1 app with a changelog, roadmap, chat, help center and status page.
What does Convot do that Beamer doesn't?
Convot puts a roadmap customers vote on, live chat, a shared inbox, a help center, a status page and scheduling for each app in the same widget as the changelog, priced by apps and seats. Beamer focuses on announcements: boosted notifications, push and email, segmentation, NPS and engagement analytics, priced by monthly active users, with the roadmap in a separate Feedback add-on.
Is Beamer free?
Yes, for up to 1,000 monthly active users with 1 teammate, as checked on 1 October 2026. Beamer's Feedback add-on also has a free tier with a public ideas portal, unlimited votes and a public roadmap. Paid plans start at Starter, $49 a month billed yearly or $59 monthly. Convot is free while your product earns under $1,000 a month, with 1 app and 3 seats, a changelog, roadmap, chat and help center, but no Cove AI.
What is a changelog widget, and does Convot have one?
A changelog widget shows customers what shipped, inside your product or on a public page. Convot includes one for each app, inside the same support widget as your roadmap customers vote on, live chat and help center, on your own domain on every plan. Beamer's changelog widget is its core product, priced by monthly active users.
Does Beamer have a roadmap?
Yes, through its Feedback add-on. The free tier includes a public ideas portal, unlimited votes, a public roadmap and status tracking; Feedback Pro, at $99 a month billed yearly or $119 monthly, adds private boards, moderation, portal branding, segmentation and integrations. Convot includes a roadmap customers vote on for each app on every plan, inside the support widget.
What is a monthly active user in Beamer?
Beamer counts a monthly active user as a unique user who loads a page where Beamer's script runs, or its standalone page, in a given month; inactive users in your database are not charged. Starter covers 5,000 and each extra 5,000 costs $50 a month. Convot does not price by active users; it prices by apps and seats.
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