Marketing & Email
beehiiv
All-in-one newsletter platform to publish, grow, and monetize.
4.5· 40 reviews· via G2Founded 2021 · New York, NY
What is beehiiv?
beehiiv is an all-in-one newsletter platform built by former Morning Brew staff for creators and publishers to write, grow, and monetize email newsletters. It combines publishing, audience-growth tools, paid subscriptions, and an ad network.
Best known for: A newsletter platform built for growth and monetization
Key features
- Newsletter creation and publishing
- Growth tools: boosts and referrals
- Paid subscriptions and monetization
- Built-in ad network
- Segmentation and automations
- Websites and analytics
Who beehiiv is best for
- Newsletter creators and media brands focused on audience growth
- Publishers who want built-in monetization and an ad network
- Writers who want a website, newsletter, and referral program in one
Ideal team: Newsletter operators, creators, and small media teams (1–15) building and monetizing an owned audience at scale.
beehiiv pricing
Launch
$0
- Up to 2,500 subscribers
- Unlimited sends
- Custom domain
Popular
Scale
$43/per subscriber tier
- Ad Network & recommendations
- 0% take on paid subs
- Email automations
Max
$96/per subscriber tier
- Remove beehiiv branding
- Up to 10 publications
- Priority support
Costs to watch before you commit
- Prices scale with subscriber count — $43/$96 are the annual-equivalent rates; monthly billing costs more.
- beehiiv branding is only removed on the top Max tier.
- Paid-subscription payouts still incur Stripe's 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction even at a '0% take rate'.
- Multiple publications and audio newsletters are gated to the top tier.
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