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beehiiv vs Substack

Price, free plan and alternatives, side by side

The comparison in short

Cheapest per year

Not enough public prices to compare the cost.

Who has a free plan
  • beehiivhas a free plan
  • Substackhas a free plan
Easiest to rebuild

beehiiv

With trade-offs

multi-day

If you would rather build it, beehiiv is the simplest to rebuild.

Side-by-side comparison

APPLICATIONbeehiivNewslettersSubstackNewsletters
Monthly billing$59/moLiteNot listed
Per year$588/yrannual plan · −17%—
Billing modelFlat subscriptionUsage-based
Free tier$0; 2,500 subscribers, unlimited sends, 3 publications, 1 team member, 10 AI credits/day, 1 podcast episode/month, 1 show.$0; unlimited free subscribers, posts and email publishing; fees only when charging readers.
Additional costsStripe processing applies to paid subscriptions; beehiiv take rate is 0% on paid subscription revenue; Enterprise needed above 100K/custom limits.Paid newsletters pay 10% Substack fee plus Stripe card fees of 2.9% + $0.30 and a 0.7% recurring-billing fee; Stripe/payment-method fees vary by country/method.
Can you rebuild it?With trade-offsmulti-dayWorth subscribingclosest consolation build: one sitting
Free alternatives
Checked on10/20/202610/20/2026
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