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Newsletter pricing calculator
Type your list size. Each plan below shows the tier you would land on and what it costs, with Substack's revenue share and payment fees counted if you charge readers.
| Plan | Plan / mo | Fees / mo | Total / mo |
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Highlighted: the lowest monthly total among rows where we can count every cost. * 12 x the per-month price; the company shows no yearly total for that plan.
Prices last checked November 13, 2026. Each row links to the page it came from. Changes since tracking began: price change log. Only the plans under a budget: newsletter plan finder.
How this is calculated
- Tier: the smallest listed tier whose subscriber limit is at least your subscriber count. For MailerLite Free and Comfort, the tier's monthly email limit must also cover the sends you enter (Comfort allows 10 times the top of the tier). Kit says it moves you to the next tier when you go over; MailerLite charges more for a bigger list or more sending.
- Plan / mo: the monthly price, or with Yearly selected, the per-month price the company lists for annual billing.
- Plan / yr: the yearly total the company shows (Kit Creator, MailerLite). Where none is shown (beehiiv, Kit Pro), it is the per-month price x 12, marked with *. Monthly billing: monthly price x 12.
- Fees / mo assume every paid subscriber pays the monthly price once a month:
revenue = paid x price. Substack:10% + 2.9% + $0.30 per payment + 0.7%(Substack fee, Stripe card processing for US cards, Stripe Billing). beehiiv:0% + 2.9% + $0.30 per payment; paid subscriptions are a Lite and Pro feature, so beehiiv Free is shown as unavailable when you enter paid subscribers. Kit:3.5% + $0.30 per payment(Kit Commerce in USD, which Kit says covers card processing). MailerLite: we did not find a fee figure on the pages we used, so its fees are not counted and its rows are left out of the lowest-total comparison. - Not included: taxes, add-ons, extra seats, first-month or first-year discounts, and annual-plan payment fees. Kit's Pro plan shows a time-limited first-year discount; we use the list price.
What the plans are, in one line each
| Company | Free plan | Paid plans | Sending limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| KitWe earn a commission if you sign up through this link. | Up to 10,000 subscribers | Creator and Pro, priced by subscribers up to 400,000 on the page; above that, custom | None on any plan, per Kit |
| beehiivWe earn a commission if you sign up through this link. | Up to 2,500 subscribers | Lite (to 100,000) and Pro (to 250,000); Enterprise custom | Unlimited sends on every plan, per beehiiv |
| MailerLite | 250 subscribers, 2,500 emails a month | Comfort and Power, priced by subscribers to 200,000; Enterprise above | Comfort: 10x the tier top. Power: unlimited, fair use policy |
| Substack | Publishing is free at any list size | No plan fee; 10% of paid subscription revenue plus Stripe fees | Not stated in the fee article |
Comparing two or three of these in more depth: beehiiv vs Kit vs Substack for a paid newsletter, Kit vs beehiiv pricing, MailerLite vs Kit pricing. Moving lists: Mailchimp to Kit, Substack to beehiiv.