FreeLowest at your size
$0a month, free plan
Fits best up to 2,500 subscribers.
- Subscribers: Up to 2,500
- Team seats: 1
- Publications: 1
1 more
- No paid subscriptions
beehiiv vs Mailchimp
What beehiiv and Mailchimp cost at your size, and what you get on each plan.
For 1,000 subscribers, paying yearly, beehiiv is cheapest at no cost. Mailchimp doesn't publish a price for 1,000 subscribers, but its starting price is higher.
Plan and feesWhat makes up the monthly total
No plan cost and no fees
The price for your size isn't published
Over a year
Free
Not published
Limits the vendor lists
- Covers up to 2,500 subscribers, then you need a bigger plan
- 1 team seat included
- No paid subscriptions
- 3 team seats included
- Overages apply if contact or email send limit is exceeded
- Sending will be paused if contact or email send limit is exceeded
Features
For the plan in each column, from each vendor's own pages. "Not recorded" is a gap in our records, not a missing feature. How we check
Sending
AutomationsAutomated email sequences and workflows.
NoOn Lite and up
LimitedUp to 4 flow steps
A/B testingTest subject lines or content against each other.
NoOn Lite and up
Yes
Growing your list
Landing pagesBuild sign-up or sales pages without a separate site.
Yes
Yes
Remove vendor brandingSend without the platform's logo or badge.
NoOn Pro and up
Yes
Extras
AI featuresAI writing or generation built in.
NoOn Pro and up
NoOn Standard and up
Recorded for only some of these tools
SegmentationSend to parts of your list based on tags or behaviour.
Not recorded
LimitedBasic segmentation
Paid newslettersCharge readers for a subscription.
NoOn Lite and up
Not recorded
Sell productsCheckout, sales tracking or abandoned cart tools.
YesDigital products, 0% commission
Not recorded
API accessProgrammatic access to your list and data.
Yes
Not recorded
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At a glance
We only give one side the edge when both figures are published.
| Plan | beehiiv | Mailchimp |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest paid planThey publish different billing periods, so we don't compare entry prices directly. | $49 a month, billed yearly | $13 a month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Not recorded | 14 days |
| Plans we track | All 3 | All 4 |
beehiiv plans
Lite
$49a month, billed yearly
At 1,000 subscribers
Fits best if you need 2 team seats.
Same at your size, no extra fees.
- Subscribers: Up to 100,000
- Team seats: 2
- Publications: 3
2 more
- Take rate on paid subscriptions: 0%
- beehiiv branding not removable
Pro
$95a month, billed yearly
At 1,000 subscribers
Fits best if you need 10 team seats.
Same at your size, no extra fees.
- Subscribers: Up to 250,000
- Team seats: 10
- Publications: 10
Mailchimp plans
Free
$0a month, free plan
Up to 249 contacts
Fits best if you want to start without paying.
Over its limit at 1,000 subscribers.
- contacts: under 250
Essentials
$13a month, monthly billing only
Starting price at lowest contact tier
Fits best if you need 3 seats users.
Starting price for the lowest contact band; the band size and higher prices are not published.
- monthly email sends: 10x contacts
- users: 3 seats
- audiences: 3
9 more
- automation flow steps: up to 4
- roles: 2
- Overages apply if contact or email send limit is exceeded
- Sending will be paused if contact or email send limit is exceeded
- Custom-coded templates: create, upgrade to send
- No generative AI features
- No branded templates, custom reports or dynamic content
- SMS add-on only
- 15% off for 10,000+ contacts for 12 months
Standard
$20a month, monthly billing only
Starting price at lowest contact tier
Fits best if you need 5 seats users.
Starting price for the lowest contact band; the band size and higher prices are not published.
- monthly email sends: 12x contacts (6,000 at 500 contacts)
- users: 5 seats
- audiences: 5
6 more
- automation flows: up to 200
- roles: 4
- Overages apply if contact or email send limit is exceeded
- Sending will be paused if contact or email send limit is exceeded
- 15% off for 5,000+ contacts
- Annual plans only for 10,000+ contacts via sales
Premium
$350a month, monthly billing only
Starting price at lowest contact tier
Fits best if you need unlimited users.
Starting price for the lowest contact band; the band size and higher prices are not published.
- monthly email sends: 15x contacts
- users: unlimited
- audiences: unlimited
7 more
- automation flows: up to 200
- roles: 5
- Overages apply if contact or email send limit is exceeded
- Sending will be paused if contact or email send limit is exceeded
- 15% off for 5,000+ contacts
- Offer: $297.50 per month for 12 months, then from $350/month
- Annual plans for 10,000+ contacts via sales