Our take
Pick beehiiv if writers who will stay on Free at $0 (up to 2,500 subscribers, unlimited sends) while they open a first Compose canvas, then Lite at $49/month yearly ($59 monthly at 1,000) when they need automations and 0% take-rate — not Pro $95 yearly unless they need remove-branding / 10 publications. Pick Brevo if ops / ecommerce teams who will stay on Free at $0 (300 emails/day, 100,000 contacts) while they open
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beehiiv A newsletter canvas you start at a public $
Brevo A campaign table you start at a public $
Free plan
beehiiv $0 · up to 2,500 subscribers. Unlimited email sends. 1 seat. 1 publication. Newsletters, Website, and Podcast. API (excluding Send API). beehiiv MCP / Agent read access. No card (FAQ)
Brevo $0 · /month. Help: 300 emails/day (unused days do not roll over), up to 100,000 contacts, 1 marketing seat, drag-and-drop editor, basic reporting, automation up to 2,000 contacts. No card to sign up (pricing FAQ)
Lowest paid
beehiiv Lite $59/mo
Brevo Starter $9/mo
Next step up
beehiiv Higher list tiers from $79
Brevo Standard $18/mo
Coding agent
beehiiv Agent + Tab inside the editor
Brevo
Runs where
beehiiv Hosted
Brevo Hosted
Watch out
beehiiv Automations and 0% take-rate print on Lite
Brevo Free is 300 emails/day
Last checked
beehiiv 2026-10-23 · beehiiv.com/pricing.md
Brevo 2026-10-23 · help.brevo.com/hc/en-us/articles
writers who will stay on Free at $0 (up to 2,500 subscribers, unlimited sends) while they open a first Compose canvas, then Lite at $49/month yearly ($59 monthly at 1,000) when they need automations and 0% take-rate — not Pro $95 yearly unless they need remove-branding / 10 publications.
Read the beehiiv pageops / ecommerce teams who will stay on Free at $0 (300 emails/day, 100,000 contacts) while they open a first Email campaigns list, then Starter at $9/month ($97/yr) when they need 5,000 emails/month — not Standard $18 unless they need unlimited-contact automation, and not Professional $499 unless they need WhatsApp / 10 seats.
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