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SendBeam vs beehiiv, for people who run several sites

beehiiv is built for newsletter publishers who want growth tools, a hosted website and ad revenue. SendBeam is one account for every site you run: a workspace per site, one pooled bill.

Who should stay on beehiiv

Stay on beehiiv if your product is the newsletter itself and you want referrals, Boosts, an ad network and paid tiers. SendBeam is for websites that send email, not newsletters that have a website.

01 · Price

What it costs for one site, and for three.

Monthly billing in US dollars. beehiiv: the cheapest plan that removes its branding. SendBeam: the pooled account plan that fits the total contacts and the number of workspaces.

Contacts per site One site Three sites
beehiiv SendBeam beehiiv SendBeam
500 $0 free plan with beehiiv branding, or $49 on Scale (0 to 1,000) $0 Free: 500 contacts pooled, 2 workspaces, SendBeam footer $0 free plan with beehiiv branding $9 Starter: 2,500 contacts pooled, 5 workspaces
2,500 $0 free plan with beehiiv branding, or $69 on Scale $9 Starter: 2,500 contacts pooled, 5 workspaces $109 7,500 contacts on one account (Scale) $29 Pro: 10,000 contacts pooled, unlimited workspaces
10,000 $109 Scale $29 Pro: 10,000 contacts pooled, unlimited workspaces Check their page beyond the published ladder $79 Business: 50,000 contacts pooled, unlimited workspaces
25,000 $169 Scale $79 Business: 50,000 contacts pooled, unlimited workspaces Check their page beyond the published ladder Talk to us above Business (50,000 contacts pooled)

Source · www.beehiiv.com/pricing · checked 3 September 2026

Three sites on beehiiv: Up to 3 publications on Launch and Scale, 10 on Max, all under one bill. Subscribers are counted across publications.

The live page shows the entry price ($49 a month, $43 annual) and 3 publications on Launch and Scale. The band ladder is from beehiiv's own pricing post updated July 2026 (annual: $43 / $61 / $78 / $96 / $149) and a July 2026 breakdown for monthly billing (sendx.io). Max is $109 / $149 / $169 / $219 / $289. The live page lists "Remove beehiiv branding" under Max. SendBeam prices are from /pricing and are the amount charged; no tax is added at checkout.

02 · Features

What each one does.

FeatureSendBeambeehiiv
Owner-notified contact forms Yes, with Turnstile and rate limits No
Signup forms with double opt-in Yes, per list Yes
Transactional send API Yes, on every plan (metered per hour) No
Automations 1 live on Free, 5 on Starter, unlimited on Pro — per workspace Yes
Several sites on one account Workspaces: 2 on Free, 5 on Starter, unlimited on Pro; one pooled bill One account, contacts added together
Double opt-in evidence kept IP, timestamp and source on every confirmation Partly
Import path from here CSV importer with consent columns (beehiiv export → SendBeam) Export: CSV export from Audience → Subscribers (Quick or Full) or the API
Migration service Move-in, done for you; included on Pro and Business Yes, free
Free plan 500 contacts, 2,000 emails a month, 2 workspaces, SendBeam footer 2,500 contacts (Launch plan: up to 3 publications, unlimited sends, beehiiv branding)
Who counts toward the limit Subscribed contacts only, and a person on two of your sites counts once Subscribers across publications, added together

Source · beehiiv's public plans and help pages · checked 3 September 2026

03 · Where beehiiv is better

Credit where it is due.

  • Referral programme, Boosts and recommendations are the best growth tools of the eight
  • Ad network and paid subscriptions built in, with a hosted website and archive
  • Three publications on the free plan and unlimited sends at every tier

Why people move

What switchers tell us.

  • Built around a newsletter, not a website: no owner-notified contact forms and no transactional sends
  • Three publications is the ceiling until Max at $109 a month
  • Paid subscribers stay on beehiiv billing; they move as free subscribers and must subscribe again

04 · How to move

Two routes from beehiiv, both keep unsubscribes unsubscribed.

Route one

Do it yourself

Export a CSV from beehiiv (Audience → Subscribers…) and load it with the CSV importer, which reads status, tags, subscribed_at and consent columns. Free on every plan.

Step-by-step guide: moving from beehiiv

Route two

Have us do it

Move-in: you give us a read-only key or a temporary seat, we load suppressions first, verify each sending domain, import every workspace, run in parallel and switch your forms over. Unsubscribes stay synced for 30 days. Included on Pro and Business.

See Move-in and request one

05 · Questions

Before you decide.

Do my subscribers need to re-confirm when I move?
No. Changing provider does not need fresh consent. The importer carries the consent evidence beehiiv kept across with each contact, which for beehiiv is a sign-up date and source rather than an IP and confirmation timestamp. Contacts with no evidence at all are left out rather than emailed, and you get the list of who they were so you can decide.
What happens to people who unsubscribed on beehiiv?
They stay unsubscribed. Suppressions are imported first, before any address that can receive mail, and the CSV importer's status column turns beehiiv's unsubscribed, bounced and complained rows into suppression entries with their original dates. Move-in also syncs unsubscribes from the old platform for 30 days after cutover.
Can I move some sites and leave others?
Yes. Each site is its own workspace on SendBeam, so you can move one site, run it in parallel and move the next when you are ready. The three-site prices above assume all three are here; the bill is the pooled plan that fits whatever you have moved so far.
Are these beehiiv prices current?
They were checked on 3 September 2026 against www.beehiiv.com/pricing. The live page shows the entry price ($49 a month, $43 annual) and 3 publications on Launch and Scale. The band ladder is from beehiiv's own pricing post updated July 2026 (annual: $43 / $61 / $78 / $96 / $149) and a July 2026 breakdown for monthly billing (sendx.io). Max is $109 / $149 / $169 / $219 / $289. The live page lists "Remove beehiiv branding" under Max. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct the page.

06 · Start

Start with the site you run today.

Free to start, no card, no trial clock. Each site keeps its own domain, list and rules; you add the next one as a workspace whenever you launch it.

Checking system status

beehiiv is a trademark of its owner. SendBeam is not affiliated with beehiiv. Facts on this page describe beehiiv's public plans as read on 3 September 2026; see the other comparisons.