The short answer
- Moving from beehiiv Lite to Kit (ConvertKit) (free tier) saves $538 in the first year, after setup and upkeep time (Stackcut's model: modeled, not measured).
- Kit (ConvertKit)'s official migration guide moves 1 kind of data in full and 5 partly; 5 things stay behind. What moves
- 2 public accounts of making this switch: 2 evaluated. Read them
- Switching help: Kit's team will move your email setup (subscribers, tags, groups, segments, forms, templates, automations) to Kit for free when you sign up for a paid plan; Kit also provides a dedicated API-key beehiiv importer and a step-by-step beehiiv-to-Kit migration guide. help.kit.com
What beehiiv and Kit (ConvertKit) cost
List prices from each vendor's pricing page, as stored in the Stackcut catalog. Each price links its source.
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly (per month) | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| beehiiv Lite | $49/mo | $49/mo | 1,000-subscriber tier: $49/mo billed yearly; plan up to 100,000 subscribers; 2 team seats; paid subscriptions with a 0% take rate |
| beehiiv Pro | $95/mo | $95/mo | 1,000-subscriber tier: $95/mo billed yearly; plan up to 250,000 subscribers; 10 team seats; removes beehiiv branding; ad monetization |
| Kit (ConvertKit) Creator | $39/mo | $32.50/mo | 1,000-subscriber tier ($390 billed yearly); unlimited visual automations and sequences; 2 users |
| Kit (ConvertKit) Pro | $79/mo | $65.83/mo | 1,000-subscriber tier ($790 billed yearly); unlimited users |
- beehiiv free plan: Free: up to 2,500 subscribers, 1 team seat, unlimited email sends beehiiv.com
- Kit (ConvertKit) free plan: Newsletter (free): up to 10,000 subscribers, unlimited broadcasts, landing pages and forms, 1 user; no visual automations or automated sequences kit.com
Moving from beehiiv to Kit (ConvertKit)
What Kit (ConvertKit)'s importer carries over, what it leaves behind, and any help it offers switchers.
To Kit (ConvertKit)
Official guide help.kit.com · Tools: Kit beehiiv importer (Add Subscribers > Other provider > Beehiiv), beehiiv API key, Kit free migration service (paid plans)
Moves: Subscribers with custom fields and tags (full); Dynamic segments (partial); Forms, landing pages, newsletter templates (partial); Recommendations and Boosts (partial); Referral program (partial); Ads (partial). help.kit.com
Doesn't move: Automation workflows; Paid subscriptions (periods and payment details); Paid subscription billing periods and payment details (no convenient migration path); Automation workflow logic (must be rebuilt); beehiiv recommendation-network relationships. help.kit.com
Watch out for:
- Paid subscription periods and payment details do not migrate; subscribers face cancellation unless Kit's workaround is used help.kit.com
- Kit and beehiiv recommendation networks are separate — re-curate recommendations and expect rediscovery time help.kit.com
- Referral program requires the Creator Pro plan (SparkLoop) help.kit.com
Switching help: Kit's team will move your email setup (subscribers, tags, groups, segments, forms, templates, automations) to Kit for free when you sign up for a paid plan; Kit also provides a dedicated API-key beehiiv importer and a step-by-step beehiiv-to-Kit migration guide. help.kit.com
Switching help: Migration is included free with every paid Kit plan: a self-serve 'Essentials' move (subscribers, tags, lists, segments) in about 2-5 business days under 10K subscribers, or a free 'Concierge' team that also rebuilds forms, templates, automations and integrations for 10K+. kit.com
From each destination's own migration docs and switching pages, plus community write-ups where no official guide exists, each checked against its page. Confirm terms on the linked page before you rely on an offer.
People who moved from beehiiv to Kit (ConvertKit)
2 public accounts of leaving beehiiv: 2 evaluated. Summaries are ours; each links the original, and each was checked against its page before it appeared here.
First-person operator comparison: runs beehiiv for a growth-first publication and Kit for a funnel-driven list; would pick beehiiv when growth is the bottleneck and Kit for automation-heavy businesses. The AI Hustle Guy
Short r/beehiiv thread starter: a former Kit user who recently moved to beehiiv and likes it way better, asking if others are in the same boat. Reverse direction of this pair, kept as pair-relevant evidence of the trade-off. Reddit
FAQ
Is Kit (ConvertKit) cheaper than beehiiv?
Modeled, not measured: moving from beehiiv Lite to Kit (ConvertKit) (free tier) saves $538 in the first year, after setup and upkeep time at $50/hour. It depends on your plan, seats and usage. the math
Can I move my beehiiv data to Kit (ConvertKit)?
Kit (ConvertKit)'s official guide moves: Subscribers with custom fields and tags; Dynamic segments; Forms, landing pages, newsletter templates; Recommendations and Boosts; Referral program. It doesn't move: Automation workflows; Paid subscriptions (periods and payment details); Paid subscription billing periods and payment details (no convenient migration path); Automation workflow logic (must be rebuilt). help.kit.com
Does Kit (ConvertKit) help people switch from beehiiv?
Kit's team will move your email setup (subscribers, tags, groups, segments, forms, templates, automations) to Kit for free when you sign up for a paid plan; Kit also provides a dedicated API-key beehiiv importer and a step-by-step beehiiv-to-Kit migration guide. help.kit.com
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