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BookBeam Review: Price, Features and Score

BookBeam at a glance: $348 a year, on web and browser extension. Below are its plans, what its own site says it does for an author, its score and the products to compare it with. We did not test it ourselves; the data was checked on October 7, 2026.

Prices and data checked October 7, 2026 · Author Score computed by a published formula, not paid for

BookBeam on the BookBird Author Score

Author Score · KDP research & sales tracking · #3 of 8 ·

Best for: Publishers researching niches across several Amazon stores on a subscription

BookBird Author Score6.9/10 #3 of 8 KDP research & sales tracking. Worked out from BookBeam’s own pages, its price and US searches for its name, not typed in. Author jobs50 pts42.9/50Each of the 7 author jobs on the KDP research & sales tracking list is worth an equal share of 50 points, and counts only when BookBeam’s own pages confirm it. 6 of 7 confirmed = 42.9 points. A job the vendor does not mention earns nothing.Cost25 pts9.3/25BookBeam costs $348 a year on its cheapest plan. Free earns 25 points; the dearest KDP research & sales tracking product with a US price, K-lytics at $444 a year, keeps 5; prices in between fall in a straight line. $348 = 9.3 points.Adoption25 pts16.8/25Searches, 20 points: 880 a month for “bookbeam”, against Book Bolt, the most searched in this category (9,900), on a log scale = 14.7. Trend, 5 points: down 8% (last three months against the first three of the year) = 2.1; a fall of half or more earns 0, no change 2.5, a rise of half or more 5. 69 of 100 points= 6.9 out of 10 The full method, with every product’s points →

Author jobs, from BookBeam’s own pages

  • Yes: Amazon keyword search estimates
  • Yes: Category finder
  • Yes: Sales estimates for competing books
  • Yes: Amazon Ads keyword lists
  • Not stated: Your own royalties in one dashboard (not stated)
  • Yes: Amazon stores outside the US
  • Yes: Works on the Amazon page

BookBeam pricing

Subscription. The plans as BookBeam’s own site listed them on October 7, 2026, in US dollars:

  • Basic: $47 a month
  • Basic (annual): $348 a year ($29/mo x 12)
  • Publisher: $69 a month
  • Publisher (annual): $576 a year ($48/mo x 12)
  • Publisher Pro: $119 a month (5 seats)
  • Publisher Pro (annual): $984 a year ($82/mo x 12)

7-day money-back guarantee; quarterly billing also offered, price not recorded. Annual includes BookBeam Create AI tools.

What BookBeam offers

From BookBeam’s own pages, checked on October 7, 2026:

  • Chrome extension showing sales, royalties and income for any Amazon book
  • Niche finder over a database of 200M+ books
  • Keyword research with estimated search volume, reverse keyword tool
  • Category explorer and category history
  • Book tracker for BSR, sales and royalty estimates over time, plus keyword rank tracking
  • Keyword and product targets for Amazon Ads
  • US, CA, UK, DE, FR, ES and IT marketplaces, plus Audible data
  • Listing optimizer, description formatter and trademark checker

Runs on: web and browser extension. Needs an internet connection.

Who BookBeam suits, and what its pages do not say

Best for: Publishers researching niches across several Amazon stores on a subscription.

Not confirmed on BookBeam’s pages when we checked: your own royalties in one dashboard. That is what the vendor states, not a test; a feature can exist without being described, and the score only credits what is.

About 880 people a month search Google in the US for “bookbeam”, down 8% over the past year (Google Ads data via DataForSEO).

BookBeam alternatives

SoftwareScorePrice fromBest for
Publisher Rocket7.5$199 one-timeAuthors who prefer a one-time purchase over a research subscription
KDSpy7.4$79 one-timeAuthors wanting research on Amazon pages for a one-time price
Titans Pro6.7Free plan; paid from $180 a yearKDP publishers wanting research plus book-creation tools, free tier to start
Book Bolt6.4$239.88 a yearLow-content and puzzle book publishers wanting research and design together
ScribeCount4.6$5.99 a monthWide or KU authors tracking royalties across many stores, priced by income

Compare: All KDP research & sales tracking · All software for authors

BookBeam questions

How much does BookBeam cost?

$348 a year. BookBeam lists 6 plans; the full list is under Pricing above.

What does BookBeam run on?

web and browser extension, according to its own site.

How the score is computed: the formula, step by step. Prices and features were read from BookBeam’s own site on October 7, 2026; nobody pays to be listed.