Is Substack cheaper than beehiiv?

At 5,000 contacts in this example snapshot, Substack is $0/mo (Substack $0/mo, beehiiv $49/mo). At 10,000 contacts: Substack $0/mo vs beehiiv $49/mo.

Which is better for ecommerce, Substack or beehiiv?

Neither or both are ecommerce-native in this file (Substack: no; beehiiv: no). Use store-sync needs, not this flag alone.

Does Substack have SMS compared with beehiiv?

SMS is absent on both in this snapshot. Carrier fees are not modeled.

Which has deeper automation?

Substack is 1/10; beehiiv is 3/10. The score is an editorial 1–10 in the JSON, not a vendor claim.

Head-to-head · 2–2–3 (A–B–tie)

Substack vs beehiiv

Substack and beehiiv overlap as email platforms but diverge on price, automation, and store data. At 5,000 contacts this example snapshot has Substack at $0/mo. beehiiv scores higher on automation depth (3/10). On the scored dimensions below, Substack leads 2, beehiiv leads 2, with 3 ties. This is a dataset tally, not an award.

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Dimension winners

Price at 5k contactsSubstack: $0/mobeehiiv: $49/moSubstack
Price at 10k contactsSubstack: $0/mobeehiiv: $49/moSubstack
Automation depth (1–10)Substack: 1beehiiv: 3beehiiv
SMSSubstack: Nobeehiiv: NoTie
CRMSubstack: Nobeehiiv: NoTie
Ecommerce-nativeSubstack: Nobeehiiv: NoTie
G2 scoreSubstack: 4.4beehiiv: 4.7beehiiv

Split decision on the scored rows. Prefer Substack if writers is the priority; prefer beehiiv if creators matters more.

Full field dump for Substack and beehiiv from the JSON dataset.
Tool	Free plan	Price @ 1k	Price @ 5k	Price @ 10k	Model	Automation	SMS	CRM	Ecommerce	Landing pages	Forms	G2	Trial
Substack	Free plan (contacts uncapped in dataset)	$0/mo	$0/mo	$0/mo	revenue_share	No	No	No	No	No	No	4.4 (n/a)	No listed trial
beehiiv	Free up to 2,500 contacts	$0/mo	$49/mo	$49/mo	contacts	3/10	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4.7 (n/a)	30-day trial

Choose Substack if

Choose Substack over beehiiv when writers is the job to be done.
Choose Substack over beehiiv when newsletters is the job to be done.
Choose Substack over beehiiv when paid subscriptions is the job to be done.
Choose Substack over beehiiv when discovery is the job to be done.
Choose Substack over beehiiv when creators is the job to be done.
Free plan (contacts uncapped in dataset). No listed trial.

Skip Substack if

Do not pick Substack vs beehiiv if you specifically need native Shopify catalog sync.
Do not pick Substack vs beehiiv if you specifically need landing page funnels.
Do not pick Substack vs beehiiv if you specifically need native SMS.
Do not pick Substack vs beehiiv if you specifically need advanced automation.
Do not pick Substack vs beehiiv if you specifically need 0% take rate paid subs.

Choose beehiiv if

Choose beehiiv over Substack when creators is the job to be done.
Choose beehiiv over Substack when newsletters is the job to be done.
Choose beehiiv over Substack when writers is the job to be done.
Choose beehiiv over Substack when paid subscriptions is the job to be done.
Choose beehiiv over Substack when beginners is the job to be done.
Free up to 2,500 contacts. 30-day trial.

Skip beehiiv if

Do not pick beehiiv vs Substack if you specifically need native Shopify catalog sync.
Do not pick beehiiv vs Substack if you specifically need native SMS.
Do not pick beehiiv vs Substack if you specifically need HIPAA / BAA email.
Do not pick beehiiv vs Substack if you specifically need deep ecommerce CRM needs.
Do not pick beehiiv vs Substack if you specifically need advanced B2B automation.

Dated pricing snapshot

Figures below are monthly USD list-size prices from data/esp-tools.json, last marked verified September 14, 2026. They are example placeholders until you swap in live quotes. Always confirm on the vendor pricing page.

Substack1k $0/mo · 5k $0/mo · 10k $0/moModel: revenue_share · row date September 14, 2026
beehiiv1k $0/mo · 5k $49/mo · 10k $49/moModel: contacts · row date September 14, 2026

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