MailerLite
Email marketing for small businessesSimple email marketing with a free plan and low entry prices
- Free plan
- 250 subscribers, 2,500 emails a month
- Paid from
- $12/month (Growing/Comfort, 500 subscribers)
- Hosting
- Cloud
beehiiv
Newsletter platform with a free plan to 2,500 subscribers and 0% take on paid subscriptions
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beehiiv is a hosted newsletter platform with a website builder, growth tools, an ad network and paid subscriptions. Its free plan covers up to 2,500 subscribers; paid plans are priced by list size.
Disclosure: NewsletterAlts uses beehiiv for its own newsletter. That doesn't change the facts on this page, which come from beehiiv's public pricing page.
What beehiiv costs at your list size
| Subscribers | Plan | Price shown | ≈ £/month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | Launch (free) | Free | Free |
| 1,000 | Launch (free) | Free | Free |
| 2,500 | Launch (free) | Free | Free |
| 5,000 | Lite | $109 | £81.33 |
| 10,000 | Lite | $139 | £103.72 |
From beehiiv.com, checked 22 Oct 2026. ≈ £ at $1 = £0.74617 (ECB reference rate, 21 Oct 2026). Compare in the calculator →
Affiliate disclosure: we may earn a commission if you sign up for beehiiv through our link, at no extra cost to you. It doesn't change the prices, facts or order on this site.
Key facts
| Runs as | Cloud |
|---|---|
| Free plan | Up to 2,500 subscribers |
| Paid plans from | $59/month (Lite, 1,000 subscribers) Monthly billing; yearly billing is cheaper (Lite from $49/month). |
| Paid newsletters | Yes, 0% take rate |
| Billing currency | USD |
| Hosting | Cloud |
Sources: beehiiv.com/pricing, checked 22 Oct 2026. “Runs as” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.
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