beehiiv vs Kit: real cost comparison

All-in monthly cost — platform fee, revenue share, and card processing — computed from each platform's own published pricing (last verified 2026-06-10).

Cost at three list sizes

ScenarioGross / mobeehiivKitCheaper
Starting out — 1,000 subscribers, 50 paid at $8/mo$400$69.68/mo$29/moKit
Growing — 5,000 subscribers, 250 paid at $10/mo$2,500$190.58/mono eligible plan—
Established — 25,000 subscribers, 1,000 paid at $10/mo$10,000$633.08/mono eligible plan—

Assumes monthly billing for every paid subscriber; platform fees use annual-billed rates where cheaper. Run your own numbers in the calculator.

beehiiv

  • Revenue share: 0%
  • Processing: Stripe 2.9% + $0.30
  • Paid plans: from $43.08/mo
Full beehiiv fee profile →

Kit

  • Revenue share: 3.5%
  • Processing: Kit Commerce (processing bundled into revenueShare)
  • Paid plans: free (platform monetizes via revenue share)
Full Kit fee profile →

Fine print that changes the math

  • beehiiv: PARTIAL DATA: Scale/Max prices were read at the pricing page's default list-size; beehiiv has historically scaled plan price with subscriber count via a slider. Scraper must capture price-by-subscriber-count brackets before we publish cost claims above ~2,500 subs.
  • beehiiv: Annual prices shown are the page's advertised yearly totals (Scale $517/yr, Max $1,151/yr).
  • Kit: PARTIAL DATA: pricing page only renders prices at 1,000 subscribers; Creator/Pro prices at 5k/10k/25k require the slider's underlying API — scraper TODO before publishing any above-1k cost claims.
  • Kit: Paid Recommendations earnings carry a separate 23.5% Kit fee.
  • Kit: Affiliate commission terms are from prior knowledge, not verified this session.

Frequently asked questions

What fees does beehiiv charge?

beehiiv takes 0% of paid-subscription revenue, with paid plans from $43.08/month (annual billing).

What fees does Kit charge?

Kit takes 3.5% of paid-subscription revenue, with no monthly platform fee.

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