beehiiv or Kit for a paid newsletter

If the business is the newsletter itself (ads, paid subscriptions, referrals), beehiiv is built for that job. If email is one part of a broader creator business with courses, products and funnels, Kit has the deeper automation and commerce tools.

Free plans differ in what they unlock, so compare the current beehiiv pricing and Kit pricing against the features you need, not just the subscriber cap.

A reasonable path for a newsletter-only launch is to start on beehiiv and revisit if products or complex funnels become central.