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. Mailjet
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for teams and developers that want one platform for both marketing campaigns and transactional email, priced by send volume.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | beehiiv | Mailjet |
|---|---|---|
| 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 $9 / month Starter plan; priced by monthly email volume. A free plan is available. |
| Free trial | Free Launch plan for up to 2,500 subscribers | Free plan with 6,000 emails per month (200 per day) |
| API | Yes, API and webhooks on all plans; a Send API on Max | Yes, a Send API and SMTP relay on all paid plans |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS) | Cloud (SaaS) |
| Campaign types | Yes, newsletters and email campaigns, plus a no-code website builder and podcast hosting | Yes, marketing campaigns and newsletters plus transactional email, with landing pages on Premium |
| Automation and journeys | Yes, email automations on the paid plans, with click-triggered automations on Max | Yes, automations on the Premium plan |
| Segmentation and personalisation | Yes, audience segmentation, dynamic content, and surveys and polls | Yes, segmentation from the Essential plan, with dynamic content on Premium |
| Templates and editor | Yes, a drag-and-drop newsletter editor and templates, plus an AI website builder | Yes, an advanced drag-and-drop editor on every plan |
| Deliverability and testing | Optimized deliverability across all plans | Yes, A/B testing on Premium, with a dedicated IP available on higher-volume plans |
| 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 | Through connectors rather than a built-in store sync: Mailjet ships its own plugins for WordPress with WooCommerce and for PrestaShop, while the other ecommerce and CRM entries in its integrations directory, among them Shopify, HubSpot and Salesforce, are connected through Zapier or another iPaaS partner |
| Integrations and API | Yes, API access and webhooks, a Send API on Max, plus a beehiiv MCP server | Yes, a Send API and SMTP relay on all paid plans |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| MCP-ready | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk | more entries Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Guided onboarding, Live online demos and webinars | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Guided onboarding |
| Company size | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Stripe, Zapier, Google Analytics | more entries WordPress, WooCommerce, PrestaShop, Drupal, Joomla, Squarespace, Webflow, Shopify, BigCommerce, Stripe, PayPal, Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zoho, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Segment, Zapier, Make, n8n, Slack, Zendesk, Intercom, Google Sheets, Airtable, Typeform, Sinch Engage |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price beehiiv Free plan; Scale from $43 / month Mailjet From $9 / month
- Free trial beehiiv Free Launch plan for up to 2,500 subscribers Mailjet Free plan with 6,000 emails per month (200 per day)
- Support beehiiv Email helpdesk Mailjet Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat
- API beehiiv Yes, API and webhooks on all plans; a Send API on Max Mailjet Yes, a Send API and SMTP relay on all paid plans
- Campaign types beehiiv Yes, newsletters and email campaigns, plus a no-code website builder and podcast hosting Mailjet Yes, marketing campaigns and newsletters plus transactional email, with landing pages on Premium
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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
- 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
Mailjet
Strengths
- Priced by email volume, with unlimited contacts on the Essential and Premium plans
- Advanced drag-and-drop editor on every plan, including the free tier
- Send API and SMTP relay for transactional email on all paid plans
- Free plan with 6,000 emails per month
Limitations
- Automations, A/B testing and dynamic content are reserved for the Premium plan
- The Free and Starter plans cap contacts at 1,000 and 2,000
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.
Mailjet
- Free $0 / month 6,000 emails per month (200 per day), up to 1,000 contacts, with the advanced drag-and-drop editor.
- Starter From $9 / month 8,000 emails per month, up to 2,000 contacts, with online support.
- Essential From $17 / month 15,000 emails per month, unlimited contacts, segmentation and no daily send limit.
- Premium From $27 / month Adds automations, A/B testing, dynamic content, landing pages and up to 20 subaccounts, plus priority support, with phone and chat support from 50,000 emails a month.
- Custom Not stated Custom enterprise plans for high-volume senders, with a dedicated technical account manager, unlimited subaccounts, phone and chat support and guided onboarding, training and consulting.
What users say
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beehiiv
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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
Mailjet https://www.mailjet.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-21
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