Beacon keeps territories, walk lists (the addresses each canvasser will visit), and door results on one map. The mobile app runs on any phone and keeps working without cell signal, so results recorded in basements or on rural routes are not lost.
Territories
Draw a boundary around the area you want visited, name it, and assign canvassers. Coverage updates on the map as the team works. If your target list changes partway through, you can redraw the territory and the walk lists update to match.
The platform
Field directors work from a computer and canvassers work from their phones, but both add information to the same records. There is no spreadsheet to combine at the end of the day and no data to move from one system to another.
/01, DESK
The web dashboard is where staff draw turfs (the areas assigned to canvassers), write scripts, and assign canvassers. Its coverage map updates as results come in from the field.
/02, DOOR
The mobile app puts the walk list, door screen, map, and upload queue on each canvasser's phone. Anything recorded without cell signal is saved on the phone and uploaded when the connection returns.
/03, MAP
Each door result updates the map as it is recorded. The dashboard shows coverage by turf, results by canvasser, and success rates by neighborhood, so no one needs to run a report.
How a turf gets walked
The steps are the same for 250 doors in one precinct or 12,000 across a state representative race.
/01
Draw a boundary around the neighborhood you want to visit and give it a name. The voters or contacts inside that boundary become a walk list.
/02
Choose the team. Beacon orders the route by street, so each canvasser walks an efficient path instead of the order the list was imported in.
/03
The door screen records the result of the visit, the survey answers, and any follow-up flags. It works offline and holds the records until the signal returns.
/04
Live tracking shows coverage, positive results, and top canvassers. Export the data when it is time to review the program.
14-DAY FREE TRIAL · NO CREDIT CARD
Open an account, import your list, and give your canvassers the app. Most teams send out their first walk list the same week.
Works on any phone
The walk list, the door screen, and AI Script Coach (a paid add-on) all run on the canvasser's phone. Before the door opens, the canvasser sees the lead score, the last contact, and, with the add-on, a suggested opening line. Anything recorded offline uploads when cell signal returns.
Who uses Beacon
The process is the same for a state house GOTV program or a pest control crew working in five states. The audience, the door results, and the terms the app uses change to fit your work, while the underlying records stay the same.
Beacon supports door-to-door GOTV, voter ID (learning where each voter stands), persuasion, and fundraising, and it follows the way a campaign covers a precinct.
In-product: Canvassers · Voters · Territories · Walk Lists
Sales teams work a route every day. Reps record leads, schedule follow-ups, and track results by neighborhood in one app.
In-product: Reps · Leads · Zones · Visit Lists
Many organizations visit a list of households as part of their program. Door results, survey answers, and CRM (contact database) updates are all recorded in the same app.
In-product: Volunteers · Contacts · Regions · Outreach Lists
VOCABULARY THAT MATCHES YOURS
Beacon uses the terms your team already uses, such as voters, leads, or members. Pricing is based on the size of your contact list, not the number of people on your team.
The CNX Suite
Beacon handles the doors, CampaignCNX+ sends text messages, Alma is the chatbot on your website, and CoreCNX is the CRM. They can be bought together on one bill, and you sign in to each one with the same email address. Beacon door results, appointments, and contact status are added to the contact's record in CoreCNX.
Canvassing
Territories, walk lists, door knocks, live tracking on Growth and up, and the mobile canvasser app. Every plan comes with unlimited canvassers and pricing by contact tier.
SMS
CampaignCNX+ sends text messages to many people at once, with two-way replies, contact management, and reporting included. Pricing starts at $0.06 per SMS.
Website chatbot
Alma talks with visitors on your website, asks your screening questions, and passes serious inquiries to a person on your team.
Pricing
Most canvassing platforms charge for each user, so every volunteer you add increases the bill. Beacon charges by the size of your contact list instead, so adding more canvassers to a program does not change what you pay.
Starter $59 (2,500 contacts) · Growth $129 (10K) · Pro $149 (25K) · Business $229 (50K) · Scale $449 (100K) · Enterprise $599 (250K+). Unlimited canvassers, walks, and territories on every plan. Live GPS tracking is available from Growth up; AI Script Coach is a paid add-on from $29/mo on any plan.
Start walking
Open an account, draw a territory, import your list, and give your canvassers the app. Most programs are knocking on doors within three days of signing up.