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What beehiiv costs at your list size, when you'll outgrow the free plan, and what the next 12 months of bills look like. Every price from beehiiv's own pricing page.
Built from official pricing pages. Not hands-on tested.
Last checked 1 Nov 2026 against beehiiv's own pricing page (sources below). Prices are in USD, before tax. beehiiv changes its prices from time to time, so confirm on its page before you buy.
Disclosure (#ad): We earn a commission if you sign up for a paid beehiiv plan through links marked “paid link” on this page, at no extra cost to you. That doesn't change the numbers: every price below comes straight from beehiiv's pricing page. We haven't tested beehiiv hands-on. How this works.
The short version
beehiiv is free up to 2,500 subscribers, with unlimited sends.[B] After that, or as soon as you want paid subscriptions, automations or your own domain, you need a paid plan.[B]
Paid plans are priced by list size. Lite starts at $59 a month, or $588 a year (≈$49/mo), for up to 1,000 subscribers. Pro starts at $109 a month, or $1,140 a year (≈$95/mo).[B] beehiiv rounds your count up to the next price band, so 1,001 subscribers costs the same as 2,500.[B]
Put your numbers in the calculator below to see what you'd pay now, and what happens to the bill as your list grows.
beehiiv cost calculator
Enter your list size today and roughly how many subscribers you add each month. We look up beehiiv's published price band for each month's list size. It's arithmetic on beehiiv's price table, not a forecast.
| Monthly billing | Annual billing | |
|---|---|---|
| Your price band today | – | |
| Price today | – | – |
| Next 12 months, if you grow as entered | – | – |
How we count: monthly billing uses the band for each month's list size. The annual column is the annual price for today's band only, because we didn't find beehiiv's rule for mid-year upgrades on the pages we checked, so confirm with beehiiv if you expect to outgrow your band during the year. Tax, coupons and currency conversion aren't included. Lite is sold up to 100,000 subscribers and Pro up to 250,000; Enterprise is custom-priced.[B]
Start on Free, upgrade when you start earning
Free costs nothing up to 2,500 subscribers. Lite is the cheapest plan with paid subscriptions (0% beehiiv cut), the Ad Network and automations.[B] beehiiv says every paid plan starts with a 14-day trial.[T]
beehiiv price table (2026)
| Subscribers | Lite, monthly | Lite, annual (≈/mo) | Pro, monthly | Pro, annual (≈/mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 2,500 | Free plan: $0, unlimited sends (no paid subscriptions) | |||
| Up to 1,000 | $59 | $588 (≈$49) | $109 | $1,140 (≈$95) |
| Up to 2,500 | $79 | $828 (≈$69) | $149 | $1,548 (≈$129) |
| Up to 5,000 | $109 | $1,140 (≈$95) | $199 | $2,028 (≈$169) |
| Up to 10,000 | $139 | $1,428 (≈$119) | $239 | $2,388 (≈$199) |
| Up to 25,000 | $199 | $2,028 (≈$169) | $349 | $3,588 (≈$299) |
| Up to 50,000 | $299 | $2,988 (≈$249) | $469 | $4,788 (≈$399) |
| Up to 75,000 | $389 | $3,948 (≈$329) | $589 | $5,988 (≈$499) |
| Up to 100,000 | $469 | $4,788 (≈$399) | $699 | $7,188 (≈$599) |
| Up to 150,000 | — | — | $799 | $8,268 (≈$689) |
| Up to 200,000 | — | — | $899 | $9,348 (≈$779) |
| 250,000+ | — | — | $999 | $10,428 (≈$869) |
USD, from beehiiv's pricing page, checked 1 Nov 2026.[B] “—” means the plan isn't sold at that size.
Lite or Pro: what the extra money buys
| Free | Lite | Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscribers | Up to 2,500 | Up to 100,000 | Up to 250,000 |
| Paid subscriptions | — | Yes, 1 tier | Yes, unlimited tiers |
| Ad Network | — | Yes* | Yes* |
| Live automations | — | 10 | Unlimited |
| Custom domains | — | Yes | Yes |
| Remove beehiiv branding | — | — | Yes |
| Publications / team seats | 1 / 1 | 3 / 2 | 10 / 10 |
| Sponsorship storefront, RSS to Send, audio newsletters | — | — | Yes |
From beehiiv's plan comparison.[B] *Not in all regions, and not during the trial.
Rule of thumb: pick Lite unless you specifically need branding removal, more than 10 automations, more than one paid tier, or the sponsorship storefront. Those are the main Pro-only items in beehiiv's table.[B]
FAQ
How much does beehiiv cost?
$0 on Free up to 2,500 subscribers. Lite runs from $59 a month (≈$49/mo billed annually) at up to 1,000 subscribers to $469 a month at up to 100,000. Pro runs from $109 a month to $999 a month at 250,000+.[B]
Does beehiiv take a cut of paid subscriptions?
No. beehiiv says it takes 0% of paid-subscription revenue on paid plans. Stripe's processing fee of 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction still applies.[B]
Do I pay more if I send more emails?
No. Every plan, Free included, has unlimited email sends.[B]
Is annual billing worth it?
At every band we checked, annual works out cheaper per month than monthly billing, for example $588 a year vs $59 × 12 = $708 for Lite at up to 1,000 subscribers.[B] If your list is growing fast, check how beehiiv handles moving up a band mid-year before you commit.
Is there a free trial?
beehiiv says every plan starts with a 14-day trial.[T] Some features, such as the Ad Network, the 0% take rate and branding removal, aren't available during the trial.[B]
Did The Rundowns test beehiiv?
No. This page is built from beehiiv's published prices and plan table, linked below. See how we research.
Comparing platforms? See our beehiiv review, beehiiv vs Substack (with a fee break-even calculator) and the best newsletter platforms in 2026. Moving over? Read Mailchimp to beehiiv or Substack to beehiiv.
Sources
- [B] beehiiv pricing page and plan comparison (USD): beehiiv.com/pricing (checked 1 Nov 2026)
- [T] beehiiv, Partner Program FAQ (updated 27 Oct 2026; states every plan starts with a 14-day trial): beehiiv.com/support (checked 31 Oct 2026)