beehiiv vs MailerLite

Compared on	beehiiv Free plan · from $49/mo VisitRemove	MailerLite Free plan · from $10.80/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Newsletter platform with a website builder and ad network, free up to 2,500 subscribers with unlimited sends	Email marketing with a free plan for 250 subscribers and paid plans priced by list size and sending
Free plan	Up to 2,500 subscribers; unlimited email sends; 1 publication and 1 team seat; website builder, landing pages, recommendation network, API and integrations; 3 segments; 30-day analytics lookback; no automations, A/B testing, paid subscriptions or in-editor AI; beehiiv branding stays on. No credit card needed.	Up to 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month; 3 active automations with up to 5 steps; 1 website and 1 landing page; 3 active forms; 1 digital product or booking; 2 user seats; MailerLite logo on emails; API and MCP access limited, with no sending through them; community support. Sending locks above 250 active subscribers.
Cheapest paid plan	$49/mo billed annually (Lite)beehiiv pricing	$10.80/mo billed annually (Comfort)MailerLite pricing
What it covers	For 1,000 subscribers (the smallest tier); 2 team seats, 3 publications, 10 live automations. Lite allows up to 100,000 subscribers and the price rises with subscriber count.	For up to 500 subscribers and 5,000 emails a month; $129.60 billed yearly (10% off); 3 user seats, 50 automations, 10 forms. The price rises with subscriber count, and the plan moves to the next tier automatically when the limit is passed.
Free trial	Free trial of Lite and Pro, no credit card needed (length not stated)	14-day trial of premium features on every new account, no credit card required
Platforms	Web, API	Web, iOS, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Connects with Stripe, Zapier, Google Analytics and more	100+ integrations including Shopify, WooCommerce, Stripe, ChatGPT and Claude
Open source	No	No
Good for	Writers starting a newsletter free up to 2,500 subscribers Publishers earning from ads and paid subscriptions Media brands running several newsletters with a website	Small businesses sending regular newsletters on a tight budget Creators selling digital products, bookings or paid newsletters Teams that want the full feature set without moving to a higher tier
Watch out for	The free plan has no automations, A/B testing or in-editor AI Removing beehiiv branding needs Pro beehiiv cannot send SMS natively; its pages point to the API or webhooks for that	The free plan stops at 250 subscribers and sending locks when the limit is passed Comfort caps sending at 5,000 emails a month at 500 subscribers and allows 50 automations and 10 forms Transactional email is a separate product, MailerSend
Made by	beehiiv Inc.	MailerLite Limited

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