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beehiiv

Newsletter platform with a free plan up to 2,500 subscribers and built-in growth tools.

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Proceed with cautionBuilt for media-style newsletters with pricey paid plans, a weak fit for charities.

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Price

Free plan · paid from US$49/month (Lite, billed annually)

Nonprofit offer

None found

Available in

🌍Anywhere

Suits

Volunteer-run · Small

Great for

Organisations growing a public newsletter audience
Charities wanting a newsletter with a built-in website
Free plan with 2,500 subscribers
Strong growth tools
No commission on paid subscriptions

Watch out for

Teams needing donor-linked segmentation or CRM
Organisations that need a published nonprofit discount
Built for media-style newsletters, not charities
Paid plans are pricey for small teams
No nonprofit discount

Problems it solves

“I want to grow our supporter newsletter list quickly”“We need a free way to publish a newsletter and website”“I want a newsletter that supporters can refer friends to”“We want a paid membership newsletter for our nonprofit”

About beehiiv+

beehiiv is a newsletter platform with a built-in website, referral programme, recommendations network and optional paid subscriptions. It focuses on growing a publishing audience. It does not publish a nonprofit discount, but its free plan could suit a small charity newsletter.

Pricing: Free plan includes up to 2,500 subscribers, 1 seat and 1 publication. Lite is US$49/month and Pro US$95/month on monthly billing; yearly billing saves up to 20%. Takes 0% commission on paid subscriptions.

Key features+

Newsletter editorBuilt-in websiteReferral programme and recommendationsPaid subscriptionsSegmentation and automationsAnalytics

Works with (3)+

Stripe

ZapierShopify

AI features+

AI writing assistance and AI tools are available on the platform.

Data & privacy+

US-based. GDPR and data hosting details were not confirmed during this research.

How sure are we?+

Partly confirmed on the vendor's pages; some details from reputable secondary sources. Prices and nonprofit programs change often, so check with beehiiv before you commit. Rankings on Nonprofit Tools are never for sale.

Sources · last checked 2026-10-05