How much does beehiiv cost?

beehiiv starts at $49 a month on its Scale plan, billed monthly. That figure was read from beehiiv.com's own pricing page on 21 September 2026.

Does beehiiv have a free plan?

Yes. beehiiv publishes an ongoing free tier — not a countdown trial. Limits vary by plan, so check what the free tier covers before you commit.

Is beehiiv cheaper if you pay annually?

Yes — 12% cheaper. Paying for twelve months up front takes the entry plan from $49 a month to $43 a month. Both figures were read from the same pricing page in one visit, so the saving is arithmetic rather than a claim.

What is beehiiv used for?

Publishing, growth tooling, a recommendation network and a built-in ad marketplace — designed for newsletters that make money. People mainly use it to start a newsletter, monetise a newsletter, grow an audience.

What are the best alternatives to beehiiv?

The closest alternatives in the same category are Substack, Ghost, Newslet, Flodesk. Ghost starts lower at $18 a month; Flodesk starts lower at $25 a month. Substack publishes a free plan.

beehiiv

Newsletter platform built to monetise

Free plan availableNewsletters & PublishingSince 2021

from $49/moVisit beehiiv.com

What beehiiv is

Publishing, growth tooling, a recommendation network and a built-in ad marketplace — designed for newsletters that make money.

What beehiiv has cost

We have read this pricing page 14 times since Oct 2021, including archived copies of it. Each figure below was pulled from the page itself, not from a summary of it.

$29/moOct 2021 – May 2022 · Creator · 2 readings · archived page
The entry plan changed name here, from Creator to Grow. That is a different plan, so the two prices are not a rise or a cut.
$49/moJul 2022 – Jul 2023 · Grow · 3 readings · archived page
$42/mo*Jan 2024 · Grow · 1 reading · archived page
The entry plan changed name here, from Grow to Scale. That is a different plan, so the two prices are not a rise or a cut.
$39/moJul 2024 · Scale · 1 reading · archived page
$34/moJan 2025 · Scale · 1 reading · archived page
$43/moAug 2025 · Scale · 1 reading · archived page
$43/mo*Jan 2026 · Scale · 1 reading · archived page
$49/moJul 2026 · Scale · 1 reading · archived page
$43/mo*Aug 2026 – Aug 2026 · Scale · 2 readings · source
$49/moSept 2026 · Scale · 1 reading · source

* That reading is the effective monthly cost when paying for a year up front, which is what the page published at the time.

Gaps are ours, not the vendor's: where a capture was unreadable, or the price could not be tied to a plan at all, no reading was recorded rather than a guess. See every price change we can stand behind.

People use it to

Current offers

Free plan

Free plan, no card required

Ongoing free tier published by the vendor. Limits vary by plan.

Discount

12% off — $43/mo instead of $49/mo

Both prices read from www.beehiiv.com on 2026-09-21. Scale plan. Billed for 12 months up front.

beehiiv alternatives

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Substack

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Publish and charge, with no monthly fee

FreeFree plan

Ghost

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Open-source publishing with memberships

from $18/moFree trial

Newslet

newslet.ai

Writes and sends your weekly newsletter from your website

from $69/moFree trial

Where beehiiv sits on price

Entry prices across Newsletters & Publishing, cheapest first.

What Newsletters & Publishing costsEntry price a month, cheapest first

7 of these 8 prices were read from the vendor's own pricing page; the rest are marked * and are indicative. The median is taken across the 6 verified prices in Newsletters & Publishing. 2 more tools in this category do not publish an entry price and are not plotted.

beehiiv pricing questions

How much does beehiiv cost?: beehiiv starts at $49 a month on its Scale plan, billed monthly. That figure was read from beehiiv.com's own pricing page on 21 September 2026.
Does beehiiv have a free plan?: Yes. beehiiv publishes an ongoing free tier — not a countdown trial. Limits vary by plan, so check what the free tier covers before you commit.
Is beehiiv cheaper if you pay annually?: Yes — 12% cheaper. Paying for twelve months up front takes the entry plan from $49 a month to $43 a month. Both figures were read from the same pricing page in one visit, so the saving is arithmetic rather than a claim.
What is beehiiv used for?: Publishing, growth tooling, a recommendation network and a built-in ad marketplace — designed for newsletters that make money. People mainly use it to start a newsletter, monetise a newsletter, grow an audience.
What are the best alternatives to beehiiv?: The closest alternatives in the same category are Substack, Ghost, Newslet, Flodesk. Ghost starts lower at $18 a month; Flodesk starts lower at $25 a month. Substack publishes a free plan.