beehiiv
Modern newsletter platform with built-in growth tools, a referral program, paid subscriptions, and an ad network.
Overview
beehiiv is a newsletter platform built around publishing and audience growth. It pairs a block-based drag-and-drop editor and a library of prebuilt newsletter and website templates with a built-in web builder for hosted landing pages, so a publication's emails and its site live in one place.
Pricing is by active subscriber count rather than send volume, and email sends are unlimited on every plan. A free Launch plan covers up to 2,500 subscribers; paid plans start at $43/month (Scale tier). Higher tiers add automation workflows, subject-line A/B testing, and a Send API.
Beyond the editor, beehiiv layers in native AI writing and image tools, behavior-, tag-, and field-based segmentation, embeddable signup forms and pop-ups, and a public REST API. Native integrations span WordPress, Webflow, HubSpot, Salesforce, Shopify, and Typeform, plus Zapier and Make.
Best for
- Newsletter creators and publishers who want unlimited sends priced only on subscriber count, with a free plan up to 2,500 subscribers to start.
- Writers who want to draft fast: a drag-and-drop block editor, prebuilt templates, and native AI tools for copy, subject lines, and images.
- Publishers who want their newsletter and a hosted website in one tool, with embeddable signup forms and pop-ups to capture subscribers.
- Teams ready to grow into automation and testing: visual workflows with branching, subject-line A/B testing, and behavior-, tag-, and field-based segmentation.
- Operations that need to connect existing tools, with native integrations for WordPress, HubSpot, Salesforce, Shopify and more, plus a public REST API.
Less ideal for
- Sales teams needing a built-in CRM. beehiiv manages subscriber lists but has no sales-pipeline CRM.
- Marketers who want SMS alongside email. There is no native SMS channel.
- Teams that need transactional email for receipts or password resets. beehiiv offers no transactional API or SMTP relay.
- Online stores wanting store-aware commerce flows like abandoned-cart or product-recommendation emails. A Shopify integration exists, but those flows are not supported.
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