Beehiiv Features in 2026 (Complete Feature Walkthrough)



1. Subscription Management

• Free + paid newsletter tiers.
• Set per-tier monthly price ($3-$50+).
• 0% Beehiiv fee + ~3% Stripe.
• Multiple tiers supported.

2. Beehiiv Ad Network

Built-in advertising marketplace:

• Brands bid for placements in newsletters.
• Beehiiv inserts ads automatically.
• Earn $5-$50 CPM (per 1K emails sent).
• Major source of passive revenue for many creators.

3. Referral Program

Built-in referral system:

• Reward subscribers for sharing (e.g., "Refer 3 friends, get bonus PDF").
• Trackable referral codes.
• Configurable rewards.
• Drives 10-30% of new subs for active newsletters.

4. Boosts

Pay-to-be-recommended in other Beehiiv newsletters:

• Set bid per new subscriber gained.
• Other Beehiiv creators recommend you in exchange for the bid.
• Cost: $1-$10 per sub typically.
• Faster than organic growth.

5. Advanced Analytics

Metric	What it tracks
Open rate	% who opened email
Click rate	% who clicked links
Subscriber growth	Daily / weekly / monthly
Attribution	Where new subs come from
Revenue dashboard	Subscriptions + ads
Engagement segments	Active vs cold subscribers
Geographic breakdown	Where subs are located

6. Custom Domain

• Free custom domain on all plans.
• Connect via DNS records.
• Looks professional (vs username.beehiiv.com).
• Comparable Substack feature costs $50/year.

7. A/B Testing

Test variations of:

• Subject lines.
• Email content.
• Send times.
• Call-to-action buttons.

Auto-pick winning variant after sample sent.

8. Multiple Newsletters

Run multiple newsletters from one account:

• Different topics, different brands.
• Subscriber overlap tracked.
• Separate analytics per newsletter.

9. Email Automations

• Welcome series (new subscriber).
• Drip campaigns.
• Re-engagement (cold subscribers).
• Upgrade prompts (free → paid).

10. Subscriber Segmentation

Send to specific subscriber groups:

• Engaged vs cold.
• Geographic.
• Source of signup.
• Custom tags.

11. Email Editor

• Modern WYSIWYG editor.
• Drag-and-drop blocks.
• Embeds (Twitter, YouTube, polls).
• Mobile preview.
• HTML/CSS access for power users.

12. RSS-to-Email

• Auto-send blog posts as emails.
• Daily / weekly digest options.
• Pulls from any RSS feed.

13. Magic Link Authentication

Subscribers receive magic links for paid content:

• No passwords to remember.
• Email-based verification.
• Secure + low-friction.

14. Beehiiv API

For developers:

• Subscribe / unsubscribe via API.
• Pull analytics.
• Trigger emails.
• Integrate with CRM / SaaS.

Beehiiv vs Other Newsletter Platforms

Feature	Beehiiv	Substack	ConvertKit	Ghost
Platform fee	0%	10%	0%	0%
Ad network	Yes	No	No	No
Boosts	Yes	No	No	No
Custom domain	Free	$50/yr	Premium feature	Free
Pricing (mid-tier)	$42/mo	$0	$15/mo	$9-$199/mo
Best for	Growth + monetization	Beginner network	Email automation	Self-hosted

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