beehiiv
Newsletter publishing, a website, an ad network and paid subscriptions on one platform
1/6beehiiv is a newsletter platform that combines an email editor and unlimited sending, a hosted website on a custom domain, subscriber analytics and segmentation, and monetisation through its own ad network, paid subscriptions and digital products. It is built for creators, newsletter businesses, media companies and marketing teams, and the company says it takes 0% of paid subscription revenue, leaving only Stripe's processing fee. It also hosts podcasts and community spaces, connects to Notion, Slack, HubSpot, Shopify, Stripe and Webflow as well as Zapier and Make, and exposes an API, webhooks, a Send API and an MCP server.
- Newsletter editor with templates, custom design and campaign analytics
- Website builder with custom domains and no-code on-brand pages
- beehiiv Ad Network, matching sponsors to your newsletter
- Paid subscriptions with a 0% take rate on subscription revenue
- Referral programme, recommendations network and subscribe pop-ups
- Email automations, segmentation, A/B testing, surveys and polls
- Podcast hosting, digital products and community spaces
- API, webhooks, a Send API and an MCP server for integrations
Based on what people have said
Every answer links back to the mentions it came fromWhat are the common criticisms regarding the platform's features?
Users have expressed frustration with the website builder, describing it as disappointing and difficult to use for simple changes. Others have noted a lack of multilingual support, and some find the poll user experience to be poor for those not logged in. Additionally, some users have stopped using the ad network due to mandatory branding requirements, while others have raised concerns about the platform's filtering of clicks.
5 mentions · r/beehiiv · @T_Zahil · r/beehiiv · @FinanceGhost · Aug 2026
How do users feel about the learning curve and usability?
Opinions are mixed; some users describe the platform as having a learning curve that can take up to a month to master, though they find it powerful and easy to use once familiar. Conversely, others find the mobile browser experience clunky for basic tasks like checking stats or responding to messages, and some have struggled to find relevant educational resources.
4 mentions · r/Newsletters · r/beehiiv · r/beehiiv · Aug 2026
What are the concerns regarding pricing and account management?
Some users feel the pricing model is aggressive, arguing that it feels like a tax on growth because the cost increases without delivering additional value. There are also reports of users experiencing account closures after payment and difficulties in obtaining refunds, as well as issues with geographic blocking that have left some users unable to access support.
3 mentions · @residentbabyboy · @DadaBen_ · @MatthewBerman · Aug 2026
How do users perceive the platform's performance and analytics?
The analytics are frequently praised as powerful, with recent updates allowing for custom date ranges across data sets. However, some users have pointed out that because the platform handles the sending infrastructure, delivery performance is largely outside of the user's control.
3 mentions · @denk_tweets · r/beehiiv · r/beehiiv · Aug 2026
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What people are saying about beehiiv
38% neutral“I've found Beehiiv is super intuitive and fun to use. It also has a wide variety of brand sponsors and integrating them is easy.”
“but in most cases, beehiiv will be better than substack. beehiiv has more customisability (more room to customise your site), more monetisation options (digital products, paid subscription feature without taking a fee, built in ad network), and automations allowing you to run a newsletter + email marketing.”
“Not only did it make DX better for maintaining our docs. It made adopting beehiiv with AI much easier.”
“We've run several newsletters on beehiiv since late 2023, and it has held up. The one thing that bites as a list grows is that beehiiv bills by subscriber count, so each tier jump hurts. Our fix was to prune inactive subscribers before crossing a tier, not to switch platforms.”
“Beehiiv/Substack lean network + growth. Kit is stronger if you want sequences and creator tooling.”
“Is beehiiv actually better than Substack, or just better at marketing?”
“Is beehiiv Actually Better Than Substack, or Just Better at Marketing?”
“Yes, https://nomads.com is an owned audience, but if I had the audience @levelsio had here on @X, I'd be funneling as much traffic as I could to a @beehiiv newsletter.”
“I run a local newsletter (https://www.middleofsomewhere.life/) and beehiiv recently launched a "community" function. Has anyone tried it? What has encouraged people to come back to it?”
“Beehiiv allows for much more.”
“do any @beehiiv users want access to this?”
“Your creators should be focused on implementing their visions and creating content, not trying to navigate a byzantine UI.”
“I’ve been building out several Beehiiv websites and newsletter ecosystems the past year and agree that the website builder is quirky but nowhere near as difficult as a lot of operators make it out to be.”
“Beehiiv’s website builder is so far behind other website building tools and what people are doing with AI that pinpointing one thing doesn’t make sense imo. Seems like the CEO / team have heard the communities frustration with that aspect of the product after their recent launch.”
“Looking for Paid Beta Testers - if you use Kit, Beehiiv or MailChimp.”
“One thing I’ve noticed is that the platform itself is great, but getting everything to look the way you actually want can take a surprising amount of work. I’ve seen some really good newsletters where the content is excellent, but the website or email design doesn’t quite reflect the quality of the publication.”
“It is clearly some sort of bug with Beehiiv's website builder and it's incredibly frustrating. It also created a second pricing block on my homepage that I cannot delete. Has anyone experienced this and found a solution?”
“💥 Medium, Substack, or Beehiiv: Which One Is Best for You? | @BadRedheadMedia https://geni.us/MediumSubstackBeehiiv”
“According to Beehiiv, the emails have been delivered and opened, but it's clearly not the case. And now I'm worried this might be happening to other subscribers.”
“💡Surprises: Wasn't expecting a newsletter platform (@beehiiv) to be top 5, but I'm not surprised”
“Keep your current custom domain on Beehiiv and create your editorial project on a new domain, X. Your newsletter, Y, then becomes “Y, the newsletter of X.””
“I tried understanding some basics and stuff again thanks to Claude and YouTube but I haven’t found anything relevant for a newsletter, esp on Beehiiv.”
“Can we stop with the “in partnership with…” at the top? That’s the reason I stopped using the beehiiv ad network.”
“Substack, Beehiiv, Ghost: no multilingual support”
“I just physically can't believe the website builder is this bad. All I wanted to do was make some simple changes on my site, and it fails me. Any time I use it, it just straight up disappoints.”