Overview
beehiiv is a newsletter publishing platform founded in 2021 by Tyler Denk, Benjamin Hargett and Jacob Hurd, who had been early employees at the email-first media company Morning Brew.[2] The company says it is fully remote, with staff spread across 12 countries.[2] It combines an email editor, a hosted website for each publication and podcast tools in one account, and it is positioned for writers who want to treat a newsletter as a media business rather than a marketing channel.[1]
As of the second quarter of 2026 beehiiv reported more than 170,000 publications on the platform, more than 75 billion emails sent in total, more than 450 million unique readers and more than US$60 million earned by its users.[2] Monetisation is the main differentiator: paid plans include an advertising network, a referral programme, recommendations between newsletters, paid subscriptions with a 0% beehiiv take rate, and digital products.[1] The free plan allows up to 2,500 subscribers with unlimited sends, but the ad network and recommendations are not available in every region and are excluded during trials.[1] Analytics on the free tier are limited to a 30-day lookback, and branding removal requires the Pro plan.[1]
beehiiv features
- Built-in advertising network on paid plans
- Referral programme and newsletter recommendations
- Hosted website and podcast tools
- Paid subscriptions with 0% platform take rate
- Email automations and dynamic content
- Send API on the Pro plan
- Free plan up to 2,500 subscribers
- Unlimited email sends on free plan
beehiiv pricing
Free: US$0 up to 2,500 subscribers, one publication. Lite: US$59 per month, or US$49 per month billed annually, at the 1,000-subscriber bucket. Pro: US$109 per month, or US$95 per month billed annually. Enterprise: custom pricing with SSO and dedicated IPs.
beehiiv strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Largest monetisation toolkit in this list: ads, referrals, recommendations, paid tiers
- No platform cut on paid subscriptions
- Generous free tier with unlimited sends
- Website, newsletter and podcast in one account
- Generous free plan
- No revenue share on paid plans
Limitations
- Ad network and recommendations not available in all regions
- Branding removal limited to Pro
- Free-tier analytics only look back 30 days
- Fewer e-commerce automations than general email marketing suites
- Prices rise steeply with subscriber count
- Website features secondary to email
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beehiiv alternatives and competitors
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Substack
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Flodesk
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