Best for
Best for newsletter creators and media teams that want audience growth and monetization built into the platform.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Email Marketing Comparison
beehiiv vs. Flodesk
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for creators, designers and small businesses that want beautifully designed emails without a steep learning curve.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | beehiiv | Flodesk |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free plan; Scale from $43 / month Scale covers up to 100,000 subscribers, around $517 billed annually. Max $96 / month, Enterprise custom. Priced by subscriber count. | lower value Free plan; paid from $19 / month Lite billed annually at 1,000 subscribers, or $25 / month billed monthly. Every paid price scales with the active subscriber count, and annual billing includes one month free. Priced in US dollars worldwide. |
| Free trial | Free Launch plan for up to 2,500 subscribers | Free plan available, plus free trials on the paid plans |
| API | Yes, API and webhooks on all plans; a Send API on Max | Yes, a developer API with webhooks and a Model Context Protocol server; API keys are available on paid plans but not on free or trial accounts |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS) | Cloud (SaaS) |
| Campaign types | Yes, newsletters and email campaigns, plus a no-code website builder and podcast hosting | Yes, email campaigns, plus forms, landing pages and, on the top plan, sales pages |
| Automation and journeys | Yes, email automations on the paid plans, with click-triggered automations on Max | Yes, workflow automations on the paid plans, unlimited on Pro and above |
| Segmentation and personalisation | Yes, audience segmentation, dynamic content, and surveys and polls | Yes, audience segmentation |
| Templates and editor | Yes, a drag-and-drop newsletter editor and templates, plus an AI website builder | Yes, designer-made templates and a visual editor |
| Deliverability and testing | Optimized deliverability across all plans | Yes, subject line A/B testing that sends two variants to part of the list and the winner to the rest after 24 hours, with side-by-side results, plus AI subject line recommendations, content and sequence testing through split-path workflows, a send time optimizer, resend to unopens and a dedicated IP as a paid add-on |
| Ecommerce and CRM data | Yes, Stripe-powered paid subscriptions with a 0% take rate on paid plans, digital products and a built-in ad network | Yes, integrated checkouts, sales pages and subscriptions with payment processing on the Everything plan |
| Integrations and API | Yes, API access and webhooks, a Send API on Max, plus a beehiiv MCP server | Yes, a developer API with webhooks plus a Model Context Protocol server, included on every paid plan, alongside native integrations and Zapier and Pabbly Connect |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| MCP-ready | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Not stated | Email helpdesk, Community forum |
| Onboarding | Not stated | Documentation and knowledge base, Live online demos and webinars |
| Company size | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized |
| Integrations | Stripe, Zapier, Google Analytics | more entries Shopify, Canva, Instagram, Squarespace, Wix, ThriveCart, ManyChat, HoneyBook, Interact, BookFunnel, Zapier, Pabbly Connect |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price beehiiv Free plan; Scale from $43 / month Flodesk Free plan; paid from $19 / month
- Free trial beehiiv Free Launch plan for up to 2,500 subscribers Flodesk Free plan available, plus free trials on the paid plans
- Company size beehiiv Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Flodesk Freelancers, Small and mid-sized
- API beehiiv Yes, API and webhooks on all plans; a Send API on Max Flodesk Yes, a developer API with webhooks and a Model Context Protocol server; API keys are available on paid plans but not on free or trial accounts
- Campaign types beehiiv Yes, newsletters and email campaigns, plus a no-code website builder and podcast hosting Flodesk Yes, email campaigns, plus forms, landing pages and, on the top plan, sales pages
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
beehiiv
Strengths
- Growth and monetization built in, with an ad network, paid subscriptions and a recommendation network
- Generous free plan for up to 2,500 subscribers with unlimited sends
- No-code website builder and podcast hosting alongside the newsletter
- Offers a beehiiv MCP server for external AI agents
Limitations
- Automations and the ad network require a paid plan
- Priced by subscriber count, so cost grows with the list
Flodesk
Strengths
- Design-led templates and a simple visual builder
- Free plan with forms, landing pages and segmentation
- Sell directly with checkouts, sales pages and subscriptions on the top plan
Limitations
- Workflow automations require a paid plan
- Advanced analytics and reporting are limited to the higher plans
Plans
Pricing
beehiiv
- Launch $0 / month Up to 2,500 subscribers, with unlimited email sends, a website and podcast hosting. No automations or ad network.
- Scale From $43 / month Up to 100,000 subscribers. Adds automations, the ad network, a 0% take rate on paid subscriptions, digital products and 3 team seats. Around $517 billed annually.
- Max From $96 / month Adds removed branding, the Send API, audio newsletters, up to 10 publications and unlimited team seats. Around $1,151 billed annually.
- Enterprise Not stated Custom pricing for 100K+ subscribers, with dedicated IPs, SSO and a dedicated account manager.
Flodesk
- Free $0 / month No subscriber limit, with forms, landing pages, link in bio, designer templates and audience segmentation.
- Lite $25 / month Up to 25,000 subscribers and 1 seat, with unlimited email sends, workflow automations, forms, landing pages and analytics. $19 / month billed annually. Both figures are for 1,000 subscribers and rise with the list.
- Pro $28 / month Up to 255,000 subscribers and 2 seats, adding unlimited workflows, advanced analytics and reporting and the option to remove Flodesk branding. $25 / month billed annually. Both figures are for 1,000 subscribers and rise with the list.
- Everything $54 / month Up to 255,000 subscribers and 3 seats, adding unlimited integrated checkouts, sales pages and funnels, subscriptions, payment plans and abandoned cart automations. $49 / month billed annually. Both figures are for 1,000 subscribers and rise with the list.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
beehiiv
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
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- Onboarding
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- Support and service
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- Value for money
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- Features
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Flodesk
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
- Not rated yet
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
beehiiv https://www.beehiiv.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-21
Flodesk https://flodesk.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-05
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.