Newsletters and email marketing

beehiiv and MailerLite, side by side

Start with your audience, sending volume and publishing needs. beehiiv’s captured Free plan accommodates a larger audience; MailerLite’s paid plans have distinct sending limits.

Free plans at a glance

beehiiv

Up to 2,500 subscribers

Unlimited email sends, one publication and one team seat.

Captured November 5, 2026

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MailerLite

Up to 250 subscribers

2,500 emails per month and two user seats.

Captured November 5, 2026

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These US captures use different subscriber settings: 1,000 for beehiiv and 500 for MailerLite. They are not equivalent quotes. Prices can change with audience size, and taxes and add-ons may affect the total.

beehiiv · 1,000 subscribers

Lite: $49 per month equivalent, with $588 billed yearly.

Pro: $95 per month equivalent, with $1,140 billed yearly. Monthly-billed rates were not recorded in this capture.

MailerLite · 500 subscribers

Comfort: $10.80 per month equivalent, with $129.60 billed yearly; or $12 per month on monthly billing.

Power: $22.50 per month equivalent, with $270 billed yearly; or $25 per month on monthly billing.

beehiiv captured November 5, 2026; MailerLite captured November 5, 2026. MailerLite’s screenshot has a cookie banner over the plan headings; its rendered page identifies the plans.

Details that change the decision

Sending volume

beehiiv: The captured Free plan lists unlimited sends.

MailerLite: At the captured 500-subscriber setting, Comfort includes 5,000 emails per month; Power lists unlimited emails subject to fair use. A campaign to 500 people uses 500 sends.

Team and publications

beehiiv: Lite lists two team seats and three publications; Pro lists 10 seats and 10 publications.

MailerLite: The captured Free plan includes two user seats. Check the paid plan’s user limits against your team’s needs.

Paid newsletters

beehiiv: Lite includes paid subscriptions with a 0% platform take rate; payment processing fees still apply.

MailerLite: Check the current plan and payment terms for your intended monetization setup.

Audience growth

beehiiv: Paid prices rise with subscriber count. The captured plans list up to 100,000 subscribers on Lite and 250,000 on Pro.

MailerLite: Billing counts addresses active at any point in the billing cycle, even if deleted later; unsubscribed and bounced subscribers do not count. Its guidance says paid accounts exceeding their active-subscriber limit move to the next tier and the card is charged.

Comfort send limit

MailerLite’s plan-update guidance says exceeding the limit triggers an automatic tier upgrade. Its pricing FAQ instead describes upgrading to Power or waiting for the next billing cycle. Confirm the behavior for your account before reaching the limit.

Before choosing

Check both providers at your actual subscriber count and billing period. Compare the sending allowance, automation features, team access and any paid-subscription fees you need, as well as renewal terms.

Plan guidance reviewed November 5–6, 2026. Existing accounts may have different terms.