Beehiiv

Beehiiv is a newsletter platform built by former Morning Brew team members, designed for creators and publishers growing a newsletter as a business — with AI features for writing assistance, subject line generation, and content ideas, alongside strong analytics and monetization tools.

Its standout features beyond AI include a built-in referral/growth program (readers can be incentivized to share the newsletter for rewards), an ad network for monetizing newsletters with sponsorships, and detailed analytics on subscriber growth and engagement — features aimed at treating a newsletter as a media business, not just an email list.

Beehiiv has a free tier for smaller lists, with paid plans scaling by subscriber count and unlocking the referral program and ad network. For creators specifically focused on growing and monetizing a newsletter as a primary product, Beehiiv's growth and monetization tools differentiate it from general email platforms like Mailchimp, which are built more for marketing emails than standalone publications.