Buttondown
Focus: markdown, privacy and writers. Shares newsletter with Beehiiv. Rated 4.6 (Beehiiv: 4.7).
Web AppFree planWeb
4.6Visit
Web App
Beehiiv
Newsletter platform with built-in growth, monetisation and analytics.
Rating
4.7 / 5
Pricing
Freemium
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
Web
Built with love by Shushant Lakhyani. Building bestproductivityresources.com
What is Beehiiv?
Beehiiv is a newsletter platform built by former Morning Brew operators. It combines a clean editor with referral programs, recommendation networks, paid subscriptions, ad network access and deep analytics so a newsletter can actually grow into a business.
Pros: what Beehiiv does well
- Growth and monetisation tools built in
- Generous free tier
Cons: where it falls short
- Design customisation is more limited than a full site builder
Who Beehiiv is for
Anyone starting or scaling a newsletter.
Who can skip it
People who only need transactional email.
Beehiiv alternatives
Not sold on Beehiiv? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.
Kit
Focus: email marketing, creators and landing pages. Shares newsletter with Beehiiv. Adds iOS and Android. Rated 4.5 (Beehiiv: 4.7).
Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.5Visit
Shortwave
Focus: inbox zero, ai assistant and gmail. Shares email with Beehiiv. An AI tool, not a web app. Adds iOS, Android and macOS. Rated 4.5 (Beehiiv: 4.7).
AI ToolFree planWeb, iOS
4.5Visit
SuperX Blog
Focus: twitter, x and social media. Shares growth with Beehiiv. A blog, not a web app. Free (Beehiiv: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (Beehiiv: 4.7).
BlogFreeWeb
4.5Visit
Sendra
Focus: figma, html and design. Shares email and newsletter with Beehiiv. Rated 4.4 (Beehiiv: 4.7).
Web AppFree planWeb
4.4Visit
Reactive Resume
Focus: resume, cv builder and job search. Also in Writing and Personal Productivity, like Beehiiv. Free (Beehiiv: Freemium). Same 4.7 rating.
Web AppFreeWeb, Cross-Platform
4.7Visit
Free alternatives to Beehiiv
Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
ResumeMaker.Online
Focus: resume builder, job search and ats friendly. Also in Personal Productivity and Writing, like Beehiiv. Free (Beehiiv: Freemium). Rated 4.6 (Beehiiv: 4.7).
Web AppFreeWeb
4.6Visit
GeneratePPT
Focus: presentation generator, ai slides and pptx export. Also in Personal Productivity and Writing, like Beehiiv. Free (Beehiiv: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (Beehiiv: 4.7).
Web AppFreeWeb
4.5Visit
Tiny Little Office
Focus: office suite, documents and spreadsheets. Also in Writing and Personal Productivity, like Beehiiv. Free (Beehiiv: Freemium). Rated 4.3 (Beehiiv: 4.7).
Web AppFreeWeb
4.3Visit
Stop Slop
Focus: writing, ai and editing. Also in Writing and Personal Productivity, like Beehiiv. An AI tool, not a web app. Free (Beehiiv: Freemium). Rated 4.8 (Beehiiv: 4.7).
AI ToolFreeCross-Platform
4.8Visit
Handy
Focus: speech to text, dictation and whisper. Also in Writing and Personal Productivity, like Beehiiv. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Beehiiv: Freemium). Adds Windows, macOS and Linux. Same 4.7 rating.
Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.7Visit
MuseScore Studio
Focus: music notation, sheet music and composition. Also in Writing and Personal Productivity, like Beehiiv. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Beehiiv: Freemium). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Same 4.7 rating.
Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit
Are you the maker of Beehiiv?Get a free Featured badge for your site, a share image and ready-to-paste posts. No sign-up.
Free Notion database
1,100+ ways people are making money online
Real online businesses, creators and projects, broken down by how they make money: apps, online stores, AI tools and more. Free on Gumroad.
Get the free databaseFree Notion database
399+ ways to make money online
Hundreds of online income methods in one place, so you can compare options and pick one to try. Free on Gumroad.
Get the free listFor research and ideas only. Results vary and nothing here is a promise of income. See our Disclaimer.
Weekly newsletter
Everything new, every Monday.
One short email every Monday with everything shipped that week: new free tools and websites, new guides, new free browser tools and what's new in my free Gumroad libraries, plus how the site is growing. Free, and you can unsubscribe anytime.
Join the newsletterYou sign up on Gumroad, which stores your email to send the newsletter. See our Privacy Policy.