Presence vs Beckon

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Presence compared with Beckon
Detail	Presence	Beckon
What it does	Live availability and meeting status display for families, teams, and offices	A Mac app that brings your Dock to your cursor in a ring around the pointer
Stage	MVP	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Free trial	Freemium
Pricing	Free during beta. Planned individual pricing: $5.99 per month. Verified nonprofits: free core plan. Team pricing starts at $49 per month ($6 per person for 15 people), calculated as $1,080 billed annually.	Free: the ring for open apps, flick and click, your own shortcut, find any app by typing, Glass and Outline looks, zip, AirDrop and image conversions. Beckon Pro: $24, once, on up to 3 Macs, includes your Dock apps running or not, folders and Trash, websites, Shortcuts, files and collections, window
Key features	Automatic availability status from calendar and meetings Support for Google Calendar, Outlook, Microsoft 365, and iCloud Browser meeting and call detection Private shared status links Tablet and office display support Status light integration with BusyTag Organization and reception views for teams Manual status controls and quick updates BUSY Bar Focus handoff integration in beta	App ring around cursor with directional flicking Window switching with live thumbnails Pinned apps, folders and Trash access Website, Shortcut, file and collection management Dock hiding and hiding the Dock for good File drop actions: convert, compress, trim, redact, zip, send Customizable appearance with five look options and accent colors Pointer auto-follow after window selection Cross-display window placement with Shift+release Minimal memory footprint with instant activation
What makes it different	Updates automatically based on real-time calendar and meeting activity	Brings the Dock to your cursor instead of requiring travel to the bottom of the screen Works for mouse and trackpad users without requiring keyboard shortcuts One-time purchase with no subscription or account required Completely private with no analytics or data collection Fully restores original Dock settings if you change your mind
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	28 +9 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	19	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	25	18
Referring domains (Majestic)	19	11

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