beehiiv vs SendFox (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, SendFox grades higher than beehiiv: 3.0 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
SendFox grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
beehiiv
Newsletter platform with paid subscriptions, ads, website and podcast
SendFox
Email newsletters and list building for creators on a budget
Which one is for you
Pick beehiiv if
- Fits if you want to charge for your newsletter, with beehiiv taking 0% and Stripe its fee
- Works for writers who want the newsletter, a website, a podcast and an ad network in one place
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you only need a paid plan for automations, at $49 a month to start
- Tight if you want your own branding, as removing beehiiv's needs the $95 Pro plan
- Skip it if your list will pass 2,500 before you're ready to pay, as the free plan stops there
- Watch out: Lite caps you at 10 automations and 100,000 subscribers, and webinars and the Send API need Pro
- Watch out: the free plan keeps only 30 days of analytics and has 1 seat
Pick SendFox if
- Fits if you are a small creator who wants one payment instead of a subscription
- Works for lists under 5,000 contacts, where the Lifetime plan applies
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 3,000 sends a month, 1 automation, 1 form and a SendFox badge
- Watch out: Lifetime comes through AppSumo with 300,000 sends in total, and a footer stays
- Pricey if your list grows: Pro is $79 a month at 50,000 contacts and $399 at 250,000
- Skip it if you want branding gone without paying: only Pro removes it
- Not for you if you want a phone or desktop app, as it is web only
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAbeehiivFair | 3.0GPASendFoxVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DLite is $49 a month for 1,000 subscribers on yearly billing, or $59 monthly. That's in the dearest tenth of email tools, nearly four times the middle. Taking the beehiiv branding off needs Pro at $95. | AThe $29 one-time Lifetime deal for 5,000 contacts and 300,000 sends is under a year of this category's $15 middle price. Pro is $19 a month at 5,000 contacts, rising to $79 at 50,000. |
| Free plan and trial | BUp to 2,500 subscribers with unlimited sends, a website, a podcast and a welcome email, free for good. One writer could live on that for a while. The wall is money: no paid subscriptions, no ad network and no custom automations. | BA free plan for 1,000 contacts and 3,000 sends a month, with 1 automation, 1 form and 1 smart page, no card needed. SendFox branding stays on emails. |
| Features | BA block editor, paid tiers and paywalls, an ad network, recommendations, a website, a podcast and digital products, plus automations from Lite. It covers the newsletter job end to end. Lite caps you at 10 live automations, though; Pro lifts the cap. | BDrag-and-drop editor, smart pages and forms, automations, paid newsletters through Stripe, an AI writer and a transactional email API. The limits are on the free plan, not the core job. |
| Ease of use | CNo App Store rating on record. It's a web app where you build the newsletter, the site and the automations yourself, so there's some setting up before your first send. | CA web app with no rating on record. You build lists, forms and automations yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Stripe, Zapier, Make, Shopify and Luma connections and an API. No desktop or phone app is listed. | BWeb only, with Stripe and Resend, and an API with MCP access. |
| Best for | newsletters you plan to make money from | small creators on a budget, even one-time |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: beehiiv and SendFox. How we grade
Price against what you get
beehiiv starts at $49 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SendFox starts at $19 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and SendFox starts $30 a month lower. Of the other email marketing and newsletter tools on the chart, 3 score higher than beehiiv for less, and 3 score higher than SendFox for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- beehiiv also covers forms.
- SendFox also covers transactional email.
At a glance
| beehiiv | SendFox | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $49 per month for up to 1,000 subscribers, billed yearly ($59 monthly) | $19 per month for up to 5,000 contacts, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Up to 2,500 subscribers with unlimited sends, 1 seat, 1 publication, a website, a podcast and 30 days of analytics. No paid subscriptions or automations. | 1,000 contacts and 3,000 sends a month, with 1 smart page, 1 form and 1 automation. SendFox branding stays on emails. |
| Free trial | Free trial of Lite and Pro, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | beehiiv | Sumo Group, Inc. |
| Price read from | beehiiv.com | sendfox.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
beehiiv
- The Free plan stops at 2,500 subscribers and has no paid subscriptions, ad network or custom automations.
- Removing beehiiv branding, dynamic content, webinars and the Send API all need Pro.
- Lite tops out at 100,000 subscribers and Pro at 250,000; larger lists go to Enterprise through sales.
- beehiiv takes no cut of paid subscriptions, but Stripe charges 2.9% plus $0.30 per transaction.
SendFox
- SendFox branding appears on Free emails and a smaller footer stays on Lifetime; only Pro removes it.
- Free allows 1 automation, 1 smart page and 1 form; unlimited automations need Lifetime or Pro.
- Lifetime covers 5,000 contacts and 300,000 sends in total, and is bought through AppSumo.
- Pro steps billed monthly: $39 at 15,000 contacts, $79 at 50,000, $149 at 100,000, $399 at 250,000; above that is sold through sales.
Key features
beehiiv
- Newsletter editor
- A custom block editor with templates and unlimited sends on every plan. Lite adds A/B tests, polls, custom HTML and publishing to segments.
- Paid subscriptions and ads
- From Lite: paid tiers, metered paywalls, coupons and the beehiiv ad network. beehiiv takes 0% of subscription revenue; Stripe's fees still apply.
- Website, podcast and community
- Every plan hosts a website, a podcast feed and a member community. Custom pages, shows and private podcast feeds grow with the plan.
- Digital products
- Sell downloads and other one-time products from every plan; Lite raises the product limit to 3 and Pro removes it and adds webinars and coaching.
- Growth tools
- A recommendation network on all plans, plus a referral program, surveys and paid recommendations from Lite.
- Automations
- Welcome emails on Free. Lite allows 10 live automations triggered by sign-ups, tags, segments or purchases; Pro has no limit and adds click triggers.
SendFox
- Drag-and-drop email editor
- Emails are built in a visual editor with merge tags and test sends, and Pro adds a full HTML editor.
- Smart pages and forms
- SendFox hosts landing pages and embeddable signup forms, so a list can be started without a separate website.
- Automations and smart campaigns
- Welcome sequences run when someone joins, and smart campaigns turn new posts from a connected blog feed into scheduled newsletters.
- Paid newsletters
- Pro can charge subscribers for a newsletter through Stripe.
- AI email writer and MCP access
- Pro and Lifetime include an AI email writer and MCP access. The Free plan gets 2 AI drafts and limited API and MCP access.
- Transactional email API
- An email API sends receipts, login codes and notifications on every plan, and those emails count toward the plan's monthly sends.
Plans
beehiiv
Free$0
Up to 2,500 subscribers, unlimited sends, 1 seat, 1 publication, website and podcast, beehiiv branding.
Lite$49
per month for up to 1,000 subscribers, billed yearly ($59 monthly)
Paid subscriptions, ad network, 10 automations, 2 seats, 3 publications, up to 100,000 subscribers. $119 a month at 10,000 subscribers, billed yearly.
Pro$95
per month for up to 1,000 subscribers, billed yearly ($109 monthly)
No beehiiv branding, unlimited automations, webinars, dynamic content, Send API, 10 seats, up to 250,000 subscribers. $199 a month at 10,000, billed yearly.
EnterpriseCustom
Custom subscriber volume, SSO and SAML, dedicated IPs, concierge onboarding and a customer success manager, through sales.
SendFox
Free$0
1,000 contacts, 3,000 sends a month, 1 smart page, 1 form, 1 automation and 2 AI email drafts. SendFox branding on your emails.
Pro$19
per month for up to 5,000 contacts, billed monthly
100,000 sends a month, white label, full HTML editor, AI writer, Stripe paid newsletters. $190 a year billed annually. $79 a month at 50,000 contacts.
Lifetime$29
one-time, for up to 5,000 contacts
A one-time purchase through AppSumo with 300,000 lifetime sends, unlimited automations, smart pages and forms. A small SendFox footer stays on emails.
Ways to pay less
beehiiv
- Annual discount
Save up to 20% with yearly billing
beehiiv's pricing page says yearly billing saves up to 20%: at 1,000 subscribers Lite is $49 a month billed yearly against $59 monthly.
SendFox
- Annual discount
Annual billing
Pro billed annually costs $190 a year at 5,000 contacts, which the page sets against $19 a month billed monthly.
- Other savings
Black Friday: 40% off the first year of Pro
Up to 40% off the first year of annual Pro, shown as $114 for year one and then $190 a year, through Dec 3.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, beehiiv or SendFox?
As of Nov 12, 2026, SendFox is cheaper to start with: $19 a month, against $49 a month for beehiiv. beehiiv starts at $49 per month for up to 1,000 subscribers, billed yearly ($59 monthly), and SendFox starts at $19 per month for up to 5,000 contacts, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, beehiiv or SendFox?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both beehiiv and SendFox have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.