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. Zoho Campaigns
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for teams already running Zoho who want email, SMS and WhatsApp campaigns synced to the same contact records.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | beehiiv | Zoho Campaigns |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Not stated |
| Free trial | Free Launch plan for up to 2,500 subscribers | Forever Free plan for up to 2,000 contacts, 6,000 emails a month and 5 users |
| API | Yes, API and webhooks on all plans; a Send API on Max | Yes, a developer API with token-based authentication, exchanging data as XML or JSON |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS) | Cloud (SaaS) |
| Campaign types | Yes, newsletters and email campaigns, plus a no-code website builder and podcast hosting | Email campaigns and newsletters, plus bulk SMS and WhatsApp campaigns from the same account with their own delivery dashboards |
| Automation and journeys | Yes, email automations on the paid plans, with click-triggered automations on Max | Yes, behaviour-triggered workflows for onboarding, nurture and abandoned cart; live workflows are editable without disrupting journeys in progress and contacts re-enroll as conditions change. Basic workflows from Standard, abandoned-cart workflows and frequency capping on Professional. |
| Segmentation and personalisation | Yes, audience segmentation, dynamic content, and surveys and polls | Yes, basic segmentation on Standard and advanced segmentation on Professional combining several conditions with engagement criteria, plus dynamic content and send-time optimisation on Professional |
| Templates and editor | Yes, a drag-and-drop newsletter editor and templates, plus an AI website builder | Yes, a drag-and-drop template editor with images, text blocks, buttons and social icons; 120+ templates from the Standard plan |
| Deliverability and testing | Optimized deliverability across all plans | Reports cover bounces and unsubscribes with minute-level delivery statistics and deferred-email statuses explaining why a message is queued. A/B testing from the Standard plan, and a dedicated IP as a yearly 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, Shopify and WooCommerce for purchase activity and abandoned-cart triggers, two-way sync with Zoho CRM, and connectors for Salesforce, HubSpot, SugarCRM, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Bigin |
| Integrations and API | Yes, API access and webhooks, a Send API on Max, plus a beehiiv MCP server | Yes, a developer API, plus integrations across the Zoho suite (CRM, Books, Desk, Commerce, Survey, Forms, Analytics, Flow), ecommerce and CRM systems, cloud storage and Zapier |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| MCP-ready | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Not stated | Email helpdesk |
| Onboarding | Not stated | Documentation and knowledge base |
| Company size | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Stripe, Zapier, Google Analytics | more entries Zoho CRM, Zoho Books, Zoho Desk, Zoho Commerce, Zoho Survey, Zoho Forms, Zoho Analytics, Zoho Flow, Shopify, WooCommerce, Salesforce, HubSpot, SugarCRM, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Bigin, SurveyMonkey, Zapier |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Free trial beehiiv Free Launch plan for up to 2,500 subscribers Zoho Campaigns Forever Free plan for up to 2,000 contacts, 6,000 emails a month and 5 users
- MCP-ready beehiiv Yes Zoho Campaigns No
- API beehiiv Yes, API and webhooks on all plans; a Send API on Max Zoho Campaigns Yes, a developer API with token-based authentication, exchanging data as XML or JSON
- Campaign types beehiiv Yes, newsletters and email campaigns, plus a no-code website builder and podcast hosting Zoho Campaigns Email campaigns and newsletters, plus bulk SMS and WhatsApp campaigns from the same account with their own delivery dashboards
- Automation and journeys beehiiv Yes, email automations on the paid plans, with click-triggered automations on Max Zoho Campaigns Yes, behaviour-triggered workflows for onboarding, nurture and abandoned cart; live workflows are editable without disrupting journeys in progress and contacts re-enroll as conditions change. Basic workflows from Standard, abandoned-cart workflows and frequency capping on Professional.
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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
Zoho Campaigns
Strengths
- Forever Free plan for up to 2,000 contacts and 6,000 emails a month with 5 users
- Priced by contact tier rather than per seat, with unlimited emails on the paid plans
- Two-way sync with Zoho CRM plus connectors for Salesforce, HubSpot, SugarCRM and Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Email, SMS and WhatsApp campaigns run from one account
Limitations
- Advanced segmentation, dynamic content, send-time optimisation and abandoned-cart workflows require the Professional plan
- SMS and WhatsApp are credit-based add-ons on top of the plan
- A dedicated IP is a separate yearly purchase
- The free plan is capped at 2,000 contacts and 6,000 emails a month
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.
Zoho Campaigns
- Forever Free Not stated Up to 2,000 contacts, 6,000 emails a month and 5 users, with templates, list management, 35 app integrations and basic reporting.
- Standard Not stated From 500 contacts up to 100,000, unlimited emails and 10 users. Adds basic segmentation, 120+ templates, A/B testing, attachments, basic workflows, advanced analytics and 40+ app integrations.
- Professional Not stated From 500 contacts up to 500,000, unlimited emails and 20+ users. Adds advanced segmentation, dynamic content, send-time optimisation, abandoned-cart workflows and frequency capping.
What users say
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beehiiv
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- User interface
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Zoho Campaigns
- 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
Zoho Campaigns https://www.zoho.com/campaigns/ · checked against the official source on 2026-09-12
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.