Beehiiv

Beehiiv is the newsletter platform built by those who scaled Morning Brew to millions of subscribers: it has the growth and monetization tools that Mailchimp and Substack don't have, with a generous free plan up to 2,500 subscribers.

Beehiiv is a newsletter creation and distribution platform, founded in 2021 by former Morning Brew employees — the 4-million-subscriber business newsletter. This background shows in the features: Beehiiv is built around growth and monetization, not just email sending. Growth features include the built-in referral system (each subscriber gets a personalized link to invite others, with configurable incentives), upgrade pages to convert readers into paying subscribers, and A/B testing features for emails. Monetization goes through Beehiiv's native ad network (advertisers pay for insertions in network newsletters) and reader paid subscriptions. Each newsletter also has an associated website where all issues are automatically published as articles. The editor is drag & drop with a modern interface. Analytics show each email's performance with details on opens, clicks and generated sign-ups. Beehiiv has integrated with Swapstack for sponsorships and many other tools.

For creators, journalists, industry experts and companies who want to build a newsletter as their main business channel, with advanced growth and monetization tools.

Beehiiv has a free plan up to 2,500 subscribers with basic sending features and the website. The Scale plan starts at $39 per month billed annually ($49 monthly) and adds unlimited newsletters and subscribers, the advanced referral program, upgrade pages and detailed analytics. The Max plan at $99 per month annually adds the ad network, custom AI and advanced features. Prices don't depend on subscriber count beyond the free plan.