beehiiv Comparisons

beehiiv is the operating system for the content economy, specifically optimized for newsletter monetization and growth.

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With beehiiv you’ll have the same suite of tools used by the world's largest newsletters.

Feature	beehiiv Get Started	Kit Full Comparison	Substack Full Comparison	Ghost Full Comparison
Monthly Pricing
Monthly email sends	Monthly email sends, beehiiv, Unlimited	Monthly email sends, Kit, Unlimited	Monthly email sends, Substack, Unlimited	Monthly email sends, Ghost, Unlimited
Free plan up to 2,500 subscribers	Free plan up to 2,500 subscribers, beehiiv, Yes	Free plan up to 2,500 subscribers, Kit, Yes	Free plan up to 2,500 subscribers, Substack, Yes	Free plan up to 2,500 subscribers, Ghost, No
Up to 10,000 subscribers	Up to 10,000 subscribers, beehiiv, $109	Up to 10,000 subscribers, Kit, Free, with ads	Up to 10,000 subscribers, Substack, Free	Up to 10,000 subscribers, Ghost, $105
Up to 100,000 subscribers	Up to 100,000 subscribers, beehiiv, $329	Up to 100,000 subscribers, Kit, $679	Up to 100,000 subscribers, Substack, Free	Up to 100,000 subscribers, Ghost, $329
Paid Subscriptions	Paid Subscriptions, beehiiv, 0%	Paid Subscriptions, Kit, 0.6%	Paid Subscriptions, Substack, 10%	Paid Subscriptions, Ghost, 0%
Content Management Features
Team members	Team members, beehiiv, Yes	Team members, Kit, Yes	Team members, Substack, Yes	Team members, Ghost, Yes
Email sends	Email sends, beehiiv, Yes	Email sends, Kit, Yes	Email sends, Substack, Yes	Email sends, Ghost, Yes
Web posts	Web posts, beehiiv, Yes	Web posts, Kit, Yes	Web posts, Substack, Yes	Web posts, Ghost, Yes
Publications	Publications, beehiiv, Yes	Publications, Kit, No	Publications, Substack, Yes	Publications, Ghost, Yes
Subscribers	Subscribers, beehiiv, Yes	Subscribers, Kit, Yes	Subscribers, Substack, Yes	Subscribers, Ghost, Yes
Website Features
Web hosting	Web hosting, beehiiv, Yes	Web hosting, Kit, Yes	Web hosting, Substack, Yes	Web hosting, Ghost, Yes
Subscribe forms	Subscribe forms, beehiiv, Yes	Subscribe forms, Kit, Yes	Subscribe forms, Substack, Yes	Subscribe forms, Ghost, Yes
Advanced email capture	Advanced email capture, beehiiv, Yes	Advanced email capture, Kit, Yes	Advanced email capture, Substack, Yes	Advanced email capture, Ghost, No
Custom domain	Custom domain, beehiiv, Yes	Custom domain, Kit, Yes	Custom domain, Substack, Yes	Custom domain, Ghost, Yes
Survey forms	Survey forms, beehiiv, Yes	Survey forms, Kit, Yes	Survey forms, Substack, Yes	Survey forms, Ghost, No
Advanced web builder	Advanced web builder, beehiiv, Yes	Advanced web builder, Kit, Yes	Advanced web builder, Substack, Yes	Advanced web builder, Ghost, No
Podcast sites	Podcast sites, beehiiv, Yes	Podcast sites, Kit, No	Podcast sites, Substack, Yes	Podcast sites, Ghost, No
Link in bio	Link in bio, beehiiv, Yes	Link in bio, Kit, No	Link in bio, Substack, No	Link in bio, Ghost, No
Ai website builder	Ai website builder, beehiiv, Yes	Ai website builder, Kit, No	Ai website builder, Substack, No	Ai website builder, Ghost, No
Website analytics	Website analytics, beehiiv, Yes	Website analytics, Kit, No	Website analytics, Substack, No	Website analytics, Ghost, Yes
Newsletter Features
Custom builder	Custom builder, beehiiv, Yes	Custom builder, Kit, Yes	Custom builder, Substack, No	Custom builder, Ghost, Yes
Optimized deliverability	Optimized deliverability, beehiiv, Yes	Optimized deliverability, Kit, Yes	Optimized deliverability, Substack, Yes	Optimized deliverability, Ghost, No
Custom fields	Custom fields, beehiiv, Yes	Custom fields, Kit, Yes	Custom fields, Substack, No	Custom fields, Ghost, No
Custom HTML	Custom HTML, beehiiv, Yes	Custom HTML, Kit, Yes	Custom HTML, Substack, No	Custom HTML, Ghost, Yes
Audience polls	Audience polls, beehiiv, Yes	Audience polls, Kit, Yes	Audience polls, Substack, Yes	Audience polls, Ghost, No
A/B Testing	A/B Testing, beehiiv, Yes	A/B Testing, Kit, Yes	A/B Testing, Substack, No	A/B Testing, Ghost, No
Content creation AI	Content creation AI, beehiiv, Yes	Content creation AI, Kit, No	Content creation AI, Substack, No	Content creation AI, Ghost, No
Custom mobile apps	Custom mobile apps, beehiiv, Yes	Custom mobile apps, Kit, No	Custom mobile apps, Substack, No	Custom mobile apps, Ghost, No
Podcasts	Podcasts, beehiiv, Yes	Podcasts, Kit, No	Podcasts, Substack, Yes	Podcasts, Ghost, No
Collaborative editing	Collaborative editing, beehiiv, Yes	Collaborative editing, Kit, Yes	Collaborative editing, Substack, No	Collaborative editing, Ghost, No
Inline comments	Inline comments, beehiiv, Yes	Inline comments, Kit, No	Inline comments, Substack, No	Inline comments, Ghost, No
Dynamic content	Dynamic content, beehiiv, Yes	Dynamic content, Kit, Yes	Dynamic content, Substack, No	Dynamic content, Ghost, No
Growth
Recommendation network	Recommendation network, beehiiv, Yes	Recommendation network, Kit, Yes	Recommendation network, Substack, Yes	Recommendation network, Ghost, Yes
Magic links	Magic links, beehiiv, Yes	Magic links, Kit, No	Magic links, Substack, No	Magic links, Ghost, Yes
Referral program	Referral program, beehiiv, Yes	Referral program, Kit, No	Referral program, Substack, No	Referral program, Ghost, No
Monetization
Integrated Ad network	Integrated Ad network, beehiiv, Yes	Integrated Ad network, Kit, Yes	Integrated Ad network, Substack, No	Integrated Ad network, Ghost, No
Paid Subscriptions	Paid Subscriptions, beehiiv, Yes	Paid Subscriptions, Kit, Yes	Paid Subscriptions, Substack, Yes	Paid Subscriptions, Ghost, Yes
Paid recommendations	Paid recommendations, beehiiv, Yes	Paid recommendations, Kit, Yes	Paid recommendations, Substack, No	Paid recommendations, Ghost, No
Direct sponsorships	Direct sponsorships, beehiiv, Yes	Direct sponsorships, Kit, Yes	Direct sponsorships, Substack, No	Direct sponsorships, Ghost, No
Digital products	Digital products, beehiiv, Yes	Digital products, Kit, Yes	Digital products, Substack, No	Digital products, Ghost, No
Analytics
Campaign analytics	Campaign analytics, beehiiv, Yes	Campaign analytics, Kit, Yes	Campaign analytics, Substack, No	Campaign analytics, Ghost, Yes
Subscriber metrics	Subscriber metrics, beehiiv, Yes	Subscriber metrics, Kit, Yes	Subscriber metrics, Substack, Yes	Subscriber metrics, Ghost, Yes
Advanced segmentation	Advanced segmentation, beehiiv, Yes	Advanced segmentation, Kit, Yes	Advanced segmentation, Substack, No	Advanced segmentation, Ghost, No
Advanced analytics	Advanced analytics, beehiiv, Yes	Advanced analytics, Kit, Yes	Advanced analytics, Substack, No	Advanced analytics, Ghost, No
Integrations
Giphy	Giphy, beehiiv, Yes	Giphy, Kit, Yes	Giphy, Substack, No	Giphy, Ghost, Yes
Unsplash	Unsplash, beehiiv, Yes	Unsplash, Kit, Yes	Unsplash, Substack, Yes	Unsplash, Ghost, Yes
API access	API access, beehiiv, Yes	API access, Kit, Yes	API access, Substack, No	API access, Ghost, Yes
App marketplace	App marketplace, beehiiv, Yes	App marketplace, Kit, Yes	App marketplace, Substack, No	App marketplace, Ghost, No
Security
2FA	2FA, beehiiv, Yes	2FA, Kit, Yes	2FA, Substack, Yes	2FA, Ghost, Yes
SSO	SSO, beehiiv, Yes	SSO, Kit, Yes	SSO, Substack, Yes	SSO, Ghost, No
Support
Normal support	Normal support, beehiiv, Yes	Normal support, Kit, Yes	Normal support, Substack, Yes	Normal support, Ghost, Yes
Priority support	Priority support, beehiiv, Yes	Priority support, Kit, Yes	Priority support, Substack, No	Priority support, Ghost, Yes
Account manager	Account manager, beehiiv, Yes	Account manager, Kit, No	Account manager, Substack, No	Account manager, Ghost, No