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Beehiiv alternatives compared by price

Clean Switch moves newsletters off Beehiiv to five platforms: Ghost, Kit, MailerLite, Buttondown and EmailOctopus. At 10k subscribers the cheapest is EmailOctopus at $44.50/mo, and the cheapest with paid subscriptions is Buttondown at $79/mo, on monthly billing.

Whichever you pick, we move every subscriber, post, custom domain and old link for a fixed fee. Starter Move is $299 for up to 10k subscribers, with a 72-hour turnaround; Full Move is $699 for up to 100k, done in up to 7 days.

See pricing →Compare platforms at your list size

01 / Price comparison

What each platform costs

Monthly price at common list sizes. You pay the platform directly; our migration fee is one-time.

Platform	Paid subs	1k	5k	10k	25k	100k
Ghost	Yes	$35	$75	$105	$169	$329
Kit	Yes	$39	$89	$139	$199	$679
MailerLite	Yes	$19	$49	$89	$179	$439
Buttondown	Yes	$9	$29	$79	$239	Custom
EmailOctopus	No	$13.50	$31.50	$44.50	$94.50	$345

Plans compared: Ghost(Pro) Publisher plan, Kit Creator plan, MailerLite Comfort plan, Buttondown base tier, EmailOctopus Pro plan, the cheapest plans with paid subscriptions (where offered) and a custom domain.Each price is the smallest published tier that fits a list of that size, billed monthly; Custom means no published price.Prices from each platform's public pricing page, checked November 2, 2026. Verify before switching.

02 / How to choose

Picking the right one

Start with whether you charge readers. EmailOctopus doesn't support paid subscriptions, so it only fits a free newsletter. If you want paid subscriptions or a website, we recommend Ghost.

Then compare at your own list size, because the order changes as a list grows. At 1k subscribers the cheapest is Buttondown ($9/mo), at 10k it's EmailOctopus ($44.50/mo), and at 100k it's Ghost ($329/mo). The calculator shows the cheapest fit for your exact size and what you'd save against Beehiiv.

03 / Guides

Move to any of the five

04 / Fixed-fee pricing

One move.
One fixed fee.

No ongoing subscription to us. You own the new account and pay the platform directly.

01 / The essentials

Starter Move

Up to 10k subscribers, free newsletter, 1 automation.

$299

One-time migration fee

✓Subscribers & post archive
✓Custom domain & 301 redirects
✓SPF, DKIM & DMARC setup
✓QA report · 72-hour turnaround
✓7 days of support

Buy Starter Move →

02 / For more complex movesFits your list

Full Move

Up to 100k subscribers, segments or custom fields, up to 5 automations.

$699

One-time migration fee

✓Everything in Starter
✓Up to 5 automations rebuilt
✓Segment & custom-field mapping
✓30 days of support

Buy Full Move →

03 / Paid newsletters

Paid-Subs Move

Newsletters with paid subscribers.

From $1,500

50% deposit · coming soon

✓Everything in Full
✓Stripe subscription migration
✓Dry run on a test account first

Launch offer: $100 off for the first 5 clients, in exchange for a testimonial. Use code FIRST5 at checkout. It's applied automatically when you click Buy.

Over 100k subscribers or more than 5 automations?

See the numbers for your list.

The savings calculator compares your Beehiiv bill with all five platforms at your exact list size.

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