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beehiiv vs Hana Newsletters

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. beehiiv starts at $43, Hana Newsletters at $20. Both have a free tier. Only beehiiv ships a public API.

beehiivNewsletter platform with its own ad network, paid subscriptions and daily-credit AI writing toolsHana NewslettersAI tool for assembling sector newsletters from multiple source documents into one structured send.

Side by side

FactbeehiivHana Newsletters
CategoryEmail Marketing & NewslettersEmail Marketing & Newsletters
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$43 month$20 month
Public APIYesNo
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
Companybeehiiv, Inc.—
Launched2021—
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 1, 2026

What our research says

beehiiv

The monetisation stack is what separates it from a plain email tool: an ad network that sells your inventory for you, paid subscriptions, digital products and a referral engine, all in the same account. The free tier is real at 2,500 subscribers with unlimited sends, but it deliberately withholds the money-making features, so serious publishing starts at $43. AI here is a set of writing helpers on a daily ration, not a content engine.

Pros

  • Free tier up to 2,500 subscribers with unlimited sends
  • Built-in ad network, paid subscriptions, digital products and referral program
  • Public API, send API and an MCP server for integrations
  • Flat subscriber ceiling of 100,000 on both paid tiers rather than per-contact pricing

Cons

  • Automations, ad network and paid subscriptions are all withheld from the free plan
  • AI is capped at 10 to 50 credits a day depending on tier
  • Max at $96 mostly buys team seats and extra publications, not more subscribers

Hana Newsletters

Hana Newsletters looks useful for a team that already gathers material from several documents each week and wants a templated way to turn that into a newsletter, but we could not get past the login wall to confirm current feature depth firsthand. Treat the pricing and feature claims here as secondhand until verified inside the app.

Pros

  • Free starting plan exists before any payment
  • Purpose-built for compiling multi-source content into a newsletter format
  • Template-based layout reduces manual formatting per issue

Cons

  • Marketing domain redirects straight to a login form, blocking pre-signup evaluation
  • No company name or location disclosed on reachable pages
  • Pricing figures come from third-party listings, not the vendor directly

Which one fits

Choose beehiiv if you need

  • Newsletter operators who want ad revenue without selling sponsorships themselves
  • Creators bundling paid subscriptions, digital products and a site in one place
  • Media teams needing segmentation, A/B testing and an API to wire it up

Choose Hana Newsletters if you need

  • Teams publishing a recurring sector or industry newsletter
  • Editors compiling several source documents into one send

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