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ActiveCampaign vs Beehiiv
Both do 1 of the same SEO & marketing tools task. Below is what each says about its own limits and pricing, and how each ranks on signals we can measure or quote.
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ActiveCampaign
Go beyond marketing automation with ActiveCampaign's autonomous marketing platform. Your team of AI agents handles email, SMS, WhatsApp and more for you, backed by billions of data points.
Signals score: 4.0 / 5 · not a hands-on test
Visit www.activecampaign.comB
Beehiiv
beehiiv is the newsletter platform built for creators, publishers, and businesses. Grow, publish, and monetize your audience in one place.
Signals score: 4.0 / 5 · not a hands-on test
Visit www.beehiiv.comPricing, limits and privacy
- Free tier
- A: 14-day free trial with email sign-up, no credit card required. Trial limits are not stated. No permanent free plan is stated.
- B: Free plan ($0): up to 2,500 subscribers, 1 team seat, 1 publication, 1 sender address and 1 custom page. Email sends are unlimited. FAQ says free forever with no credit card required.
- Paid plan
- A: Plans: Starter, Plus, Pro, Enterprise, billed yearly for 1,000 contacts. Price amounts were not shown on the page. 30-day money-back guarantee is stated.
- B: Prices shown for up to 1,000 subscribers in USD: Lite $59/month or $49/month billed annually ($588/year); Pro $109/month or $95/month billed annually ($1,140/year). Prices rise with subscriber count. Enterprise is custom-priced.
- Signup
- A: Trial requires an email sign-up.
- B: The page links to a 'Sign up for free' page but does not explicitly say an account is required.
- Watermark
- A: Not stated.
- B: Page does not explicitly say. The feature table lists 'Remove beehiiv branding' only on Pro and Enterprise, so it is not available on Free.
- Where files go
- A: Privacy policy says personal information may be transferred to ActiveCampaign locations in the US, Australia, Ireland, Brazil and Costa Rica. Account information kept while the account is active. Contact data imported by customers is not covered by the policy; locations and retention for it are not stated.
- B: Privacy policy names no storage location; beehiiv is headquartered in the United States and processes data worldwide. Data is kept as long as needed for the stated purposes; backups may be kept longer. No fixed retention period.
From each tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them. Sources are listed on each tool's page.
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