beehiiv vs Elastic Email: pricing, plans, and features

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Launch — default	Free $0 per month	Flat	Standalone · Free
Scale — default Highlighted	USD 43 monthly · USD 43.08 / month with annual commitment $43 per month $517 billed annually	Flat · $43 per month, $517 billed annually	Standalone · Fixed
Max — default	USD 96 monthly · USD 95.92 / month with annual commitment $96 per month $1,151 billed annually	Flat · $96 per month, $1,151 billed annually	Standalone · Fixed

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Free	Free $0/month for up to 1,000 contacts and 3,000 emails/month	Flat · per month	Standalone · Free
Starter	USD 29 monthly $29/month for up to 2,500 contacts	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed
Pro	USD 49 monthly $49/month for up to 2,500 contacts	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed

beehiiv

Launch — default

Highlights Subscribers Limit: Up to 2,500 subscribers

Included
Highlights Email Sends: Unlimited

Included
Highlights Newsletters, Website, and Podcast: Included
Highlights Campaign Analytics: Included
Highlights Recommendation Network: Included
Highlights Optimized Deliverability: Included
Highlights Custom Domains: Included
Highlights Link-in-Bio: Included
Highlights AI Website Builder: Included
Highlights API Access (excluding Send API): Included
Highlights beehiiv MCP (Read Access): Included
Highlights beehiiv Agent (Read Access): Included

Scale — default

Highlights Subscribers Limit: 100,000 Subscribers

Included
Highlights Email Sends: Unlimited

Included
Highlights Newsletters, Website, and Podcast: Included
Highlights Campaign Analytics: Included
Highlights Recommendation Network: Included
Highlights Optimized Deliverability: Included
Highlights Custom Domains: Included
Highlights Link-in-Bio: Included
Highlights AI Website Builder: Included
Highlights API Access (excluding Send API): Included
Highlights beehiiv MCP (Write Access): Included
Highlights beehiiv Agent (Write Access): Included
Highlights Ad Network: Included
Highlights Recommendations: Included
Highlights 0% Take Rate on Paid Subscriptions: Included
Highlights Digital Products: Included
Highlights Community: Included
Highlights New Email Automations: Included
Highlights Surveys & Polls: Included
Highlights Advanced Website Analytics: Included
Highlights Webhooks: Included
Highlights Teams (3 Seats): Included
Highlights Slack Community Access: Included
Highlights Human Support: Included

Max — default

Highlights Subscribers Limit: 100,000 Subscribers

Included
Highlights Email Sends: Unlimited

Included
Highlights Newsletters, Website, and Podcast: Included
Highlights Campaign Analytics: Included
Highlights Recommendation Network: Included
Highlights Optimized Deliverability: Included
Highlights Custom Domains: Included
Highlights Link-in-Bio: Included
Highlights AI Website Builder: Included
Highlights API Access (excluding Send API): Included
Highlights beehiiv MCP (Write Access): Included
Highlights beehiiv Agent (Write Access): Included
Highlights Ad Network: Included
Highlights Recommendations: Included
Highlights 0% Take Rate on Paid Subscriptions: Included
Highlights Digital Products: Included
Highlights Community: Included
Highlights New Email Automations: Included
Highlights Surveys & Polls: Included
Highlights Advanced Website Analytics: Included
Highlights Webhooks: Included
Highlights Teams (Unlimited Seats): Included
Highlights Slack Community Access: Included
Highlights Human Support: Included
Highlights Remove beehiiv Branding: Included
Highlights Sponsorship Storefront: Included
Highlights Audio Newsletters: Included
Highlights Digital Products (Appointments): Included
Highlights RSS to Send: Included
Highlights Up to 10 Publications: Included
Highlights Priority Human Support: Included
Highlights Getty Image Credits (3): Included
Highlights Dynamic Content: Included
Highlights AI Bot Control: Included
Highlights Send API: Included
Highlights Group Subscriptions: Included
Highlights Click-Triggered Automations: Included

Elastic Email

Free

Plan card Up to 1,000 contacts: Included
Plan card Up to 3,000 emails per month: Included
Plan card 100 emails per day: Included

Starter

Plan card 2,500 contacts: Included
Plan card Up to 37,500 emails per month: Included
Plan card Signup forms: Included
Plan card Segmentation: Included

Pro

Plan card Automation: Included
Plan card Advanced analytics: Included
Plan card User management: Included
Plan card Webhooks: Included

beehiiv vs Elastic Email

beehiiv

Elastic Email

What each plan includes

beehiiv

Launch — default

Scale — default

Max — default

Elastic Email

Free

Starter

Pro

How their prices changed

beehiiv

Elastic Email