Beehiiv

Key facts: Beehiiv is a newsletter platform built for growth: write and send emails, publish a website version, grow with referral programmes and recommendations, and monetise through its ad network and paid subscriptions. AI assistance helps draft and polish issues, and analytics show who is actually reading.

Plans: Beehiiv has a free plan for getting started, with paid plans adding custom domains, more subscribers, automation and monetisation features. Check the official pricing page for current limits.

Best for: writers building a newsletter audience from scratch. Watch out: growth tools help, but the hard part is still publishing consistently — pick a cadence you can actually keep.

Pros

• Write and send emails plus publish a website version of each issue.
• Growth tools include referral programmes and recommendations.
• Monetisation through an ad network and paid subscriptions.
• AI assistance helps draft and polish issues, and analytics show who is actually reading.

Watch out for

• Growth tools help, but publishing consistently is still the hard part, so pick a cadence you can actually keep.
• Custom domains, higher subscriber limits, automation and monetisation features sit on paid plans.
• Moving an established list in needs planning around imports and subscriber expectations.

Best for

Writers building a newsletter audience from scratch. Who should skip it: anyone who only sends occasional one-off emails and needs no growth or monetisation tools.

Pricing

Beehiiv has a free plan for getting started, with paid plans adding custom domains, more subscribers, automation and monetisation features. Check the official pricing page for current limits.

FAQs

What is Beehiiv? A newsletter platform built for growth, with writing, publishing, referrals and monetisation.

How do I grow on Beehiiv? Through referral programmes, recommendations and a website version of each issue.

Can I earn from my newsletter? Yes, through its ad network and paid subscriptions on eligible plans.

Does AI help with writing? Yes, AI assistance drafts and polishes issues.