beehiiv vs. Substack
beehiiv is the dynamic and modern alternative to Substack, focused on newsletter growth and monetization.
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*beehiiv takes no share of your revenue, but your payment processor may apply transaction fees.
The tools you need to build a successful newsletter
Custom Website & Branding
Craft a newsletter and website that perfectly match your brand, without writing a single line of code.
Ads & Monetization
Earn more with the industry's largest native ad network. Plus, keep 100% of your subscription revenue.
Data & Insights
Track performance and subscriber engagement with real-time dashboards.
Automated Workflows
Engage and retain your audience at scale with powerful automations.
Open Ecosystem
beehiiv connects with the tools you use today—and the ones you might need tomorrow.
Hear from Writers Who Left Substack
"We’ve been working with beehiiv for a year now and can’t recommend the product and their team more. It’s an intuitive, easy-to-use, and all-inclusive product that’s only made better by the great team behind it."
"After moving to beehiiv, I feel like I went from someone who just writes newsletters to someone who is building a real and sustainable media business"
"I’m thankful for the initial start Substack provided, but as our paid subscribers grew, it became clear that their 10% cut wasn't sustainable for us. Switching to beehiiv gave us more control, flexibility, and profitability—it's exactly what we needed to scale."
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With beehiiv you'll have the same suite of tools used by the world's largest newsletters.
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| Custom builder | ||||
| Optimized deliverability | ||||
| Custom fields | ||||
| Custom HTML | ||||
| Audience polls | ||||
| A/B Testing | ||||
| Content creation AI | ||||
| Custom mobile apps | ||||
| Podcasts | ||||
| Collaborative editing | ||||
| Inline comments | ||||
| Dynamic content | ||||
| Growth | ||||
| Recommendation network | ||||
| Magic links | ||||
| Referral program | ||||
| Boosts | ||||
| Monetization | ||||
| Integrated Ad network | ||||
| Paid Subscriptions | ||||
| Boosts | ||||
| Direct sponsorships | ||||
| Digital products | ||||
| Analytics | ||||
| Campaign analytics | ||||
| Subscriber metrics | ||||
| Advanced segmentation | ||||
| Advanced analytics | ||||
| Integrations | ||||
| Giphy | ||||
| Unsplash | ||||
| API access | ||||
| App marketplace | ||||
| Support | ||||
| Normal support | ||||
| Priority support | ||||
| Account manager | ||||
Got Questions?
Will I lose subscribers during migration?
No. Export your Substack list and import it directly into beehiiv. We've migrated lists of 500,000+ subscribers without losing a single contact.
How do I transfer paid subscribers from Substack to beehiiv?
Your readers won't be notified of the switch. Their payment method, billing cycle, and subscription stay unchanged. The only difference? You keep 100% of revenue instead of losing 10% to Substack.
Can I bring my existing content from Substack to beehiiv?
Yes. Drop your Substack URL into our content import tool, and we'll migrate your archive automatically. Estimated time: 10 minutes.
How long does the Substack to beehiiv migration take?
Often, less than an hour! Upload subscribers (~2 min), import content (~10 min), transfer paid subscriptions (~30 min). Many publishers send their first newsletter from beehiiv the same day.
Do you get Substack's discovery features when switching to beehiiv?
Even better. beehiiv offers two discovery tools: Recommendations, an opt-in cross-promotion feature that lets newsletters recommend each other to grow their lists, and Boosts, a paid recommendation marketplace where you can acquire subscribers. These tools give publishers full control over their growth and promotion strategy.
What migration training and onboarding support will I have available?
All plans include robust documentation, tutorials, and guided onboarding resources. Max and Enterprise plans add priority support and a dedicated customer success manager, respectively.
Will I lose Substack's community features when migrating to beehiiv?
No. beehiiv supports comments and community engagement. You'll also gain features Substack doesn't offer: polls, surveys, and advanced subscriber segmentation for personalized engagement.
Does beehiiv integrate with other tools better than Substack?
Yes. You get API access, native integrations with popular platforms, a growing app marketplace, and support for custom workflows. Substack runs on a closed ecosystem with fewer integrations, making it harder to connect to external tools.
estimated migration time: 42 minutes
Download our free migration guide below
Upload subscribers
Download a csv of your existing email list and upload it directly to beehiiv.
Estimated time: 2 minutes.
Import existing content
Drop your current URL into our content import tool and we'll do the rest.
Estimated time: 10 minutes.
Transfer premium subscriptions
Your readers won't be notified of the switch—their payment method, billing cycle, and other settings will all remain unchanged...and now you'll keep 100% of your revenue.
Estimated time: 30 minutes.
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