beehiiv
Newsletter platform with built-in monetization.
beehiiv is a newsletter platform built by ex-Morning Brew operators. It treats publications as media businesses: ad network, paid subscriptions at 0% take rate, sponsorship storefront, referral programs, and a recommendations network for cross-promotion are all native rather than bolt-on. Aimed at newsletter operators who care about growth and revenue, not just sending.
- Category
- Email marketing
- Free plan
- Yes
- Plans
- 4
- Verified
Plans & pricing
Headline prices for each beehiiv tier, captured from https://www.beehiiv.com/pricing on .
Launch
Free up to 2,500 subscribers
- Contacts
- 2,500 subscribers
- Emails / month
- Unlimited
- Team seats
- 1
- Campaigns
- ·
Included
- Custom domain
- Unlimited sends
- Recommendations network
- Website builder
- Podcast hosting
- API access (excludes Send API)
Not on this plan
- Ad network
- Boosts
- Paid subscriptions
- Multiple publications
- Multiple team seats
Single publication, single user.
Scale
Monetize and grow
- Contacts
- 100,000 subscribers
- Emails / month
- Unlimited
- Team seats
- 3
- Campaigns
- 3 publications
Included
- Everything in Launch
- Ad network access
- Boosts (paid recommendations)
- 0% take rate on paid subscriptions
- Digital products
- Automations
- Polls and surveys
- Advanced analytics
- Webhooks
- Full API access
Not on this plan
- Branding removal
- Sponsorship storefront
- Audio newsletters
- RSS-to-send
- Dynamic content
- Send API
Max
Pro features for larger operators
- Contacts
- 100,000 subscribers
- Emails / month
- Unlimited
- Team seats
- Unlimited
- Campaigns
- 10 publications
Included
- Everything in Scale
- Remove beehiiv branding
- Sponsorship storefront
- Audio newsletters
- RSS-to-send
- Dynamic content
- Priority support
- Up to 10 publications
Enterprise
100,000+ subscribers, custom contracting
- Contacts
- Custom
- Emails / month
- ·
- Team seats
- Unlimited
- Campaigns
- ·
Included
- Concierge onboarding
- Dedicated account manager
- Dedicated IPs
- Send API access
- SSO
- VIP support
Where beehiiv earns its price
- Native ad network and 0% take rate on paid subscriptions are real revenue features competitors charge for separately
- Recommendations network drives compounding subscriber growth without paid acquisition
- Website builder is decent enough to skip a separate site host for many operators
- Free plan goes to 2,500 subscribers, generous for a creator-focused tool
- Founded and run by people who actually shipped a large newsletter (Morning Brew)
Where it falls short
- Pricing tiers are a step function: Scale ($43) and Max ($96) cover wide subscriber ranges, so you may overpay if you straddle a breakpoint
- Email-design flexibility is intentionally limited compared to ESPs like ActiveCampaign
- Automation builder is basic versus marketing-automation-first tools
- Send API gated behind Enterprise, so transactional or API-driven sends are not available on standard plans
Best for
- Newsletter operators who plan to monetize via ads, sponsorships, or paid subscriptions
- Solo creators who want one tool for newsletter, website, and podcast
- Publications under 100k subscribers that value growth networks (recommendations, boosts) over deep automation
Not for
- B2B teams that need deep CRM integration or pipeline workflows
- Brands that need granular email design and dev-level template control
- API-first transactional senders (use Postmark or Resend instead)
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Common questions
- Does beehiiv have a free plan?
- Yes. beehiiv offers a free tier. Free up to 2,500 subscribers
- How much does beehiiv cost?
- beehiiv starts at Free. Plan prices captured April 30, 2026.
Source: https://www.beehiiv.com/pricing · last verified · capture method: manual
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