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Email Marketing Comparison

beehiiv vs. GetResponse

At a glance

At a glance

beehiiv

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

GetResponse

Best for

Best for businesses that want email marketing, automation, landing pages and ecommerce tools, along with webinars and a website builder, in one platform.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion beehiiv GetResponse
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 From $19 / month Starter plan billed monthly; annual billing lowers it to $15.58 / month, and the price scales with list size.
Free trial Free Launch plan for up to 2,500 subscribers 14-day free trial
API Yes, API and webhooks on all plans; a Send API on Max Yes, an API and more than 170 integrations
Hosting Cloud (SaaS) Cloud (SaaS)
Campaign types Yes, newsletters and email campaigns, plus a no-code website builder and podcast hosting Yes, email newsletters and autoresponders, with landing pages, signup forms and popups; webinars on the Creator plan and SMS on Enterprise
Automation and journeys Yes, email automations on the paid plans, with click-triggered automations on Max Yes, a visual drag-and-drop automation builder; 1 workflow on Starter and unlimited workflows from the Marketer plan
Segmentation and personalisation Yes, audience segmentation, dynamic content, and surveys and polls Yes, data-based audience segmentation, with advanced segmentation from the Marketer plan
Templates and editor Yes, a drag-and-drop newsletter editor and templates, plus an AI website builder Yes, a drag-and-drop email editor with templates, plus a landing page builder and a website builder on the Creator plan
Deliverability and testing Optimized deliverability across all plans Yes, A/B testing and send-time optimisation (Perfect Timing)
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, abandoned cart recovery, sales funnels, promo codes and revenue reports for connected stores
Integrations and API Yes, API access and webhooks, a Send API on Max, plus a beehiiv MCP server Yes, an API and more than 170 integrations
AI features Yes Yes
MCP-ready stated Yes No
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Company size Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations Stripe, Zapier, Google Analytics Not stated

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price beehiiv Free plan; Scale from $43 / month GetResponse From $19 / month
  • Free trial beehiiv Free Launch plan for up to 2,500 subscribers GetResponse 14-day free trial
  • MCP-ready beehiiv Yes GetResponse No
  • API beehiiv Yes, API and webhooks on all plans; a Send API on Max GetResponse Yes, an API and more than 170 integrations
  • Campaign types beehiiv Yes, newsletters and email campaigns, plus a no-code website builder and podcast hosting GetResponse Yes, email newsletters and autoresponders, with landing pages, signup forms and popups; webinars on the Creator plan and SMS on Enterprise

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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

GetResponse

Strengths

  • Combines email, automation, landing pages and ecommerce tools in one platform
  • AI email and content generators on paid plans
  • Creator plan adds a website builder, course creator and webinars
  • API with more than 170 integrations

Limitations

  • Pricing scales with list size
  • SMS marketing and mobile push are reserved for the Enterprise plan
  • No permanent free plan, only a 14-day trial

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.
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GetResponse

  • Starter From $19 / month Unlimited email sends, 1 automation workflow, landing pages, forms and AI content generators. Billed monthly; $15.58 / month billed annually. Scales with list size.
  • Marketer From $59 / month Adds unlimited automation workflows, advanced segmentation, abandoned cart recovery, sales funnels and revenue reports. $48.38 / month billed annually.
  • Creator From $69 / month Adds a website builder, a course creator for up to 500 students, premium newsletter subscriptions and webinars for up to 100 attendees. $56.58 / month billed annually.
  • Enterprise Not stated Custom pricing. Adds SMS marketing, mobile push notifications, a dedicated IP address, single sign-on, unlimited users and a dedicated customer experience manager.
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What users say

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beehiiv

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GetResponse

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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

GetResponse https://www.getresponse.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-20

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.