beehiiv
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Newsletter publishing with monetisation built in: an ad network, paid subscriptions at 0% commission, cross-promotion and a referral engine.
The only newsletter platform here that pays your reader as well as you.
beehiiv pays 50% for 12 months, through a program you apply to directly. The referred creator upgrading to a paid plan and continuing to pay. Free signups earn nothing. Attribution is first-click on a 60-day cookie. The referred customer gets 20% off, 3 months. Verified 22 Aug 2026 from beehiiv's own published material.
Your commission
50% for 12 months
Of all revenue referred, for a year. The partner page advertises up to 60% through performance tiers, quarterly bonuses and bounties.
Customer incentive
20% off, 3 months
Plus a free trial. Applied automatically by your partner link — there is no code to remember and nothing for them to claim.
Paid whenThe referred creator upgrading to a paid plan and continuing to pay. Free signups earn nothing. Attribution is first-click on a 60-day cookie.
Duration12 months per customer
Attribution window60-day cookie, first-click
Reader incentive20% off the first three months, plus a trial
Earnings capNone stated
Payout railsPayPal
Important
The reader-side discount is the reason to carry beehiiv over Kit. Kit pays a comparable rate and has stronger automation, but hands your audience nothing — here you are making them an offer rather than asking a favour.
What you would be selling
Sold as a newsletter tool, bought as a monetisation stack. The sending is the least interesting part — what creators move for is the ad network, the 0% cut on paid subscriptions, and Boosts, which turns your list into inventory other newsletters pay for.
beehiiv is one brand with 6 products, bought by different people. Each row shows what one converted customer is worth to you, on the plan that buyer actually lands on.
$294
per customer over 12 months
email newsletter
Flagship
Publishing
Writes and sends newsletters with unlimited volume on every tier.
Bought by Newsletter operators and media brands
Instead of Substack, Kit, Mailchimp, Ghost
50% × 12 mo · $49/mo
The free tier sends; Scale is where the money-making features unlock.
$294
per customer over 12 months
newsletter sponsorship
Flagship
Ad Network
Matches paying sponsors to newsletters automatically.
Bought by Newsletters with inventory to sell and no sales team
Instead of Paved, Passionfroot, Kit Ads, selling slots by hand
50% × 12 mo · $49/mo
The ad network is a Scale feature and the main reason creators upgrade.
$294
per customer over 12 months
creator recommendations
Flagship
Boosts
A marketplace where newsletters pay each other for referred subscribers.
Bought by Newsletters growing by trading audience with each other
Instead of SparkLoop, Kit Creator Network, manual swaps
50% × 12 mo · $49/mo
Boosts requires a paid tier and a list worth trading.
$294
per customer over 12 months
digital products
Flagship
Paid Subscriptions
Takes recurring payment from readers, with no platform commission.
Bought by Paid newsletters and membership publications
Instead of Substack, Patreon, Ghost, Memberful
50% × 12 mo · $49/mo
Paid subscriptions are a Scale feature.
$294
per customer over 12 months
subscriber referrals
Referral Program
A built-in referral scheme that rewards subscribers for bringing others.
Bought by Newsletters trying to grow without paying for it
Instead of SparkLoop, Viral Loops
50% × 12 mo · $49/mo
The referral engine is a paid-tier feature.
$294
per customer over 12 months
landing pages
Website
A hosted site and custom domain for the publication and its archive.
Bought by Publications without a separate website
Instead of Ghost, Squarespace, WordPress
50% × 12 mo · $49/mo
Custom domain and the site builder sit on paid tiers.
The full terms
Everything beehiiv publishes about how the commission is earned and paid. A term shown as not researched is one beehiiv does not publish, not one that does not apply.
How it pays
Route inActivate the Partner Program from a beehiiv account
Commission basis50% of referred revenue · up to 60% on performance tiers
Duration12 months per customer
Attribution window60-day cookie, first-click
Reader incentive20% off the first three months, plus a trial
Earnings capNone stated
Payout railsPayPal
Restrictions
·Prices climb steeply past 10,000 subscribers — quote the band your reader is actually in, not the entry price.
·0% commission is the platform's cut, not the total. Stripe still takes 2.9% + $0.30, and Boosts revenue is shared.
·No SMS and no transactional email on any plan.
·This is the most heavily promoted program in the creator space. The terms are not the differentiator; your angle has to be.
Customer pricing
What the customer pays. Every figure above is calculated from these prices.
Launch$0/mo · permanently free
Scale$49/mo at 1,000 · $43 on annual billing
MaxHigher band — figure not recorded
Platform cut on paid subscriptions0%
Stripe processing2.9% + $0.30
Additional earning tracks
Performance tiersThe partner page advertises up to 60% rather than a flat 50%, plus quarterly bonus and bounty opportunities. The thresholds that move you between rates are not published.
Verified
Read from beehiiv's own published material on . Figures change without notice — quote this date alongside any figure.
Sources
Getting started with the Partner Program ↗Partner Program page ↗
beehiiv's own support article states 50% over 12 months with an asterisk, a 60-day first-click cookie, and a reader-side 14-day trial plus 20% off three months. Its partner marketing page advertises 60%. Both are beehiiv's own material and they disagree — 50% is recorded here as the base and 60% as the ceiling. Third-party directories variously claim a 30-day trial and a flat 60%; none of those are sourced.
Not yet researched
Cash-out minimum
Payment schedule
Tier thresholds
Citing this page
Ancaster, “beehiiv affiliate terms”. Verified 22 August 2026. https://ancaster.io/offers/beehiiv
Who buys this
Tagged at product level, not brand level. beehiiv's products sell to authors & publishers, podcasters & audio, small business owners, solo creators.
Who else does this
Other advertisers with a product in the same category as Publishing.