What it is
beehiiv is a newsletter-first publishing platform with a hosted website, newsletter tools, analytics, audience-growth features, and publisher monetization options.
Pricing overview
Official fact: Launch is listed at $0 per month for up to 2,500 subscribers with unlimited email sends.
Official fact: At the default 1,000-subscriber selection, Scale is $49/month billed monthly or $517/year ($43.08/month equivalent); Max is $109/month billed monthly or $1,151/year ($95.92/month equivalent).
Verified September 15, 2026: At 5,000 subscribers, Scale is $89/month or $940/year ($78.33/month equivalent); Max is $169/month or $1,785/year ($148.75/month equivalent). Referral promotions are excluded.
Coverage: All eight Scale and Max subscriber brackets through 100,000 are recorded. For 5,001–10,000 subscribers, Scale is $109/month or $1,151/year; Max is $219/month or $2,313/year. Above 100,000, contact sales.
Calculated estimates: Annual examples use the published annual total before any rounded monthly equivalent.
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Who it may suit
Editorial guidance: The following is a conditional interpretation of the published features.
- Newsletter-first publishers who want a hosted publishing stack and a free starting tier.
- Publishers evaluating Scale for Recommendations, a referral program, Email Automations, Digital Products, and three team seats.
- Organizations considering Max for unlimited seats, additional publications, dynamic content, and click-triggered automations.
Who should look elsewhere
Editorial guidance: Consider alternatives when these constraints are essential.
- Creators who require email automations or digital products but need to remain on the free plan.
- Buyers above 100,000 subscribers who require an instant quote without contacting sales.
- Teams that require unlimited seats but do not need or cannot justify the Max feature bundle.
Important feature limitations
- Launch does not list Email Automations or Digital Products; those appear on Scale.
- Scale lists three team seats; unlimited seats are listed on Max.
- The public subscriber selector includes an above-100,000 option that leads toward custom or separately verified pricing.
- Ad, subscription, recommendation, and payment-processing economics are outside the calculator’s software-cost estimate.
Related guides
- Newsletter platform costs by list size: Compare confirmed pricing examples at 1,000, 10,000, and 50,000 subscribers.
- Is beehiiv’s Free Launch Plan Enough in 2026?: Review Launch limits, paid feature boundaries, and upgrade signals.
Pricing sources and review date
Pricing was last checked on . Taxes, add-ons, overages, promotions, and regional differences may not be included.