beehiiv vs. MailerLite

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
beehiiv
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
beehiiv is an email newsletter content creation and distribution platform from the company of the same name in New York. It boasts a sleek minimalist editor with flexibility, and customization, and a no-code template editor used to build a newsletter. Users can create content exclusively for different subscriber tiers and segments while beehiiv handles user authentication, paywalls, subscription management, and billing.
$49
per month
MailerLite
Score 8.6 out of 10
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
MailerLite is an email marketing platform for small businesses, creators, and ecommerce brands, used to automate the customer journey and grow a customer list. Users can send unlimited emails with every plan. Pricing starts at $10/month. MailerLite enables users to: Grow and engage their audience - Build newsletters, forms, pop-ups, landing pages, and even full websites with a Drag and drop builder that offers total creative control over designs. 150 customizable…
$10
per month
Pricing
beehiivMailerLite
Editions & Modules
Grow
$49
per month
Scale
$99
per month
Launch
Free
Free
$0
per month 1 user
Growing
$10
per month 3 users
Advanced
$20
per month Unlimited users
Enterprise
Custom pricing
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
beehiivMailerLite
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsAdditional 30% discount available to Non-profit organizations. Up to a 10% for paying yearly.
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Community Pulse
beehiivMailerLite
Considered Both Products
beehiiv

No answer on this topic

MailerLite
Chose MailerLite
Better CS even during our free plan, they were hands-on with helping us whenever we needed it.
Features
beehiivMailerLite
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
beehiiv
9.4
1 Ratings
17% above category average
MailerLite
8.6
83 Ratings
8% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor7.01 Ratings9.472 Ratings
Dynamic content10.01 Ratings8.966 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content10.01 Ratings6.960 Ratings
Landing pages10.01 Ratings8.365 Ratings
A/B testing10.01 Ratings8.652 Ratings
Mobile optimization9.01 Ratings8.166 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting10.01 Ratings9.173 Ratings
List management9.01 Ratings9.072 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences10.01 Ratings8.748 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
beehiiv
10.0
1 Ratings
27% above category average
MailerLite
6.8
72 Ratings
11% below category average
Dashboards10.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Standard reports10.01 Ratings8.372 Ratings
Custom reports10.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
beehiiv
9.5
1 Ratings
18% above category average
MailerLite
9.1
65 Ratings
14% above category average
URL Validation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Previews10.01 Ratings9.165 Ratings
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User Ratings
beehiivMailerLite
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(87 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(24 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
beehiivMailerLite
Likelihood to Recommend
beehiiv, Inc
Based on the analysis I made of various newsletter providers, beehiiv is the most suited for high-growth ones. If you ever plan or try to grow to 200k users, beehiiv has the best cost/value ratio.
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Mailerlite
I didn't have much luck when testing other similar tools and since we tested with free plan, we couldn't commit to something else if we couldn't get basic stuff fixed. That's when we switched to MailerLite, and their support was great and super helpful all the way (during our free plan, especially). Plus, they're super budget-friendly for startups, so I highly recommend.
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Pros
beehiiv, Inc
  • Signup forms
  • Ease of use
  • Available documentation and video tutorials
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Mailerlite
  • Offers a user-friendly interface, making it simple to create beautiful forms, group subscribers, and automate emails.
  • Includes email automation workflows in their free plan - the only provider I know of that doesn't charge you after one month or hit you with "transaction fees".
  • Excellent video tutorial library so you can learn email marketing as a beginner without feeling overwhelmed.
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Cons
beehiiv, Inc
  • Pricing model - too steep
  • Weekly demo sessions or Q&As
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Mailerlite
  • EVERYONE should be allowed to at least use the AI bot chat feature. This doesn't take a person and is such basic customer service that it should be offered at all levels.
  • It would be nice if MailerLite worked better with AddEvent icons
  • When emailing support it took days to get a response (after an agent escalated the issue). Some concerns are more urgent and email support shouldn't mean bad support.
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Likelihood to Renew
beehiiv, Inc
No answers on this topic
Mailerlite
Mailerlite is awesome and it does everything I need and then some. They're always innovating and adding new features, and their team is flippin' amazing. Can't see myself ever switching. They may not have everything, but looking at how well their team works, they'll get there for sure and I'm willing to wait.
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Usability
beehiiv, Inc
No answers on this topic
Mailerlite
I can't express how happy and satisfied I've been with recent email exchange with Ivan from MailerLite support. He answered promptly, clearly and assisted me with urgent issue I needed to be taken care of asap. HUGE satisfaction! Excellent customer service! Thank you, Ivan!
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Support Rating
beehiiv, Inc
No answers on this topic
Mailerlite
Timely responses, quality answers to my questions, showing that the support are knowledgeable and cares about my results. I've had other experiences with competitors, so I'm delighted that this team cares about my business. It's good to know there are real experts ready to jump in when you need help
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Alternatives Considered
beehiiv, Inc
I found beehiiv the best suited for growth. The pricing model for other providers means your costs go up faster and steeper than with beehiiv.
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Mailerlite
MailerLite has similar features to the tools mentioned above. The main advantage is that it is very complete in its free version. This is ideal for those who are starting out and want to try a complete email marketing platform.
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Return on Investment
beehiiv, Inc
  • Ease of use translates into more time focused on core business
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Mailerlite
  • Gives us the ability to track the popularity of content in our email as well as who has read the content.
  • The customizable layout gives us the opportunity to be creative and have our culture shine through our company communication.
  • The ability to see who has un-subscribed helps our HR department to see who isn't receiving important company information so we can ask them to re-subscribe.
  • Helps our company to be more transparent and communicate more effectively.
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ScreenShots

MailerLite Screenshots

Screenshot of reports, that can include unsubscribe count, spam complaints, bounces, link activity and other metrics that are critical to measuring success.Screenshot of automations for every subscriber journeyScreenshot of the MailerLite landing page builderScreenshot of an example newsletterScreenshot of some of the over 150 templates availableScreenshot of where to find MailerLite's integrations