Which newsletter platform should you use?
beehiiv, Substack and Kit each win at a different job, growth and monetisation, a simple start, or automation. Answer one quick question and get the one that fits your goal, with an honest reason why. About 20 seconds.
Prefer the full picture?
The match points you to the best fit, but if you want the trade-offs yourself, the full roundup lays all three out side by side, and the category hub sorts them by use-case.
Frequently asked questions
How do I choose a newsletter platform?
Start with your goal. If you want to grow fast and make money from it, beehiiv is built for growth and monetisation and lets you keep ownership of your list. If you want the simplest start with readers built in, Substack is hard to beat, though it takes a cut. If automation, sequences and funnels matter most, Kit (ConvertKit) is the creator-automation choice. This match asks one question and points you to the fit.
Is beehiiv better than Substack?
For growth and monetisation, beehiiv gives you more control, native ad and referral tools, and list ownership. Substack wins on simplicity and its built-in discovery network, at the cost of a revenue share and less control. Neither is universally better, it depends on whether you're optimising for reach-from-day-one or for owning and monetising your audience.
Is the recommendation independent?
Yes. The result is based only on your answer, and we never sell rankings. We're affiliated with beehiiv, so its page carries a disclosed affiliate link and we may earn a commission if you sign up through it, at no extra cost to you. We're not affiliated with Substack or Kit, and we still recommend them when they fit better, that's the point.
This page recommends a platform based on your answer and contains a disclosed affiliate link where we're affiliated (beehiiv). We may earn a commission if you sign up through it, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes a conclusion. We never sell rankings. Our standards are at how we research.