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Replaces beehiiv. 3 ways out. Best: beehiiv (free tier) (cheaper plan), about $576 saved in year one.

Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. Paths marked Tested by Stackcut were run end to end by us on our own products. They're our tests, not customer results. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

What you use

  • Newsletter sending
  • Hosted website

Not covered

  • Ad network monetization
  • Referral program
  • Paid subscriptions
  • Automations
  • Analytics

Check before switching

  • You only rely on: Newsletter sending, Hosted website
  • Export your data from beehiiv before canceling

Agents: get_recipe("replace-beehiiv") on the Stackcut MCP server.

3 ways out, best first

Cheaper planbeehiiv (free tier)Saves $576 in year one
$49/mo today → $0/mo · setup 0.25 h · then $588/yr · payback 0.2 mo
1 seat. If your use fits the free tier (Launch: up to 2,500 subscribers, unlimited sends, 1 team member, 3 publications; no email automations).
Covers 100% of the core features
Launch plan is free up to 2,500 subscribers.
Sources: beehiiv.com
Switch vendorKit (ConvertKit) (free tier)Saves $538 in year one
$49/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $588/yr · payback 1 mo
1 seat. If your use fits the free tier (Newsletter (free): up to 10,000 subscribers, unlimited broadcasts, landing pages and forms, 1 user; no visual automations or automated sequences).
Covers 50% of the core features (not: Hosted website)
Kit Free covers up to 10,000 subscribers.
Sources: beehiiv.comkit.com
Open sourceGhostCosts $872 more in year one
$49/mo today → $5/mo + 2 h upkeep · setup 4 h
1 seat. Open-source publishing with memberships; self-host free.
Covers 100% of the core features
Open-source publishing with memberships; self-host free.
License: open_source
Sources: beehiiv.comghost.org

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