beehiiv vs Kit
The two creator favorites go head to head, the growth machine against the automation ecosystem.
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beehiiv
Built by newsletter people, with growth tools nobody else has.
Kit (ConvertKit)
Built for creators, free up to 10,000 subscribers.
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| Feature | beehiiv | Kit (ConvertKit) |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 4.6 / 5 | 4.5 / 5 |
| Price | From $43.08/mo | From $33/mo |
| Free plan | ||
| Best for | Newsletter-first creators | Writers and creators |
| Category | For creators | For creators |
| Provider | beehiiv Inc. | Kit Inc. |
| Visit beehiiv | Visit Kit (ConvertKit) |
Our verdict
Kit brings the deeper automation, sequences, and integrations with every creator tool you already use, plus an unmatched free tier of ten thousand subscribers. beehiiv wins on the growth and monetization engine, with the referral program, ad network, boosts, and zero platform fee on paid subscriptions.
If your newsletter is part of a bigger creator business, Kit fits beautifully. If the newsletter itself is the business, beehiiv is built for exactly that and takes this duel.
“The platform that treats your newsletter as a business from day one. Free up to 2,500 subscribers, a referral program and ad network built in, and no cut taken from paid subscriptions. The strongest growth story in this lineup.”Editorial team, on beehiiv
“Built around the creator. The writing experience is wonderfully clean, the free plan runs up to 10,000 subscribers, and paid newsletters give you direct monetization. The standard for creators.”Editorial team, on Kit (ConvertKit)
Frequently asked questions
beehiiv or Kit: which fits my newsletter?
If the newsletter itself is the business, beehiiv. Its referral program, ad network, boosts and growth analytics are built for exactly that. If the newsletter is one piece of a bigger creator business, Kit fits better, with deeper automation, sequences and integrations with the creator tools you already use. Both are strong. The question is what the newsletter is for.
Which has the better free plan, beehiiv or Kit?
Kit, on headroom. It is free up to 10,000 subscribers, including paid newsletters and the recommendation network. beehiiv's Launch plan is free up to 2,500 subscribers with unlimited sends. Paid, beehiiv Scale is $39 a month or $468 a year, Kit's Creator plan $33 a month or $396 a year billed annually (US dollars, checked August 2026).
Do beehiiv and Kit take a cut of my paid subscriptions?
Neither does. beehiiv takes zero platform fee on paid subscriptions on its paid plans, and Kit supports paid newsletters without the 10% cut you would pay on Substack. That makes the comparison a straight subscription cost question rather than a revenue share one, which is the main reason both keep pulling writers away from Substack.
Which one has stronger automation?
Kit. Sequences, automation and integrations with the rest of a creator's stack are its core, and they arrive on the Creator plan at $33 a month billed annually. beehiiv puts its engineering into growth and monetisation instead, with referrals, boosts, the ad network and analytics tuned to growing a newsletter business quickly.