Mailpiece vs beehiiv
Less buzz. More letter.
We think a newsletter is a letter, not a growth business. beehiiv is a fine platform for building one, but if all you do is write to people who asked to hear from you, you're signing up for ads, referrals and growth charts you never wanted, and past 2,500 readers, a bill that climbs with every one.
With beehiiv
A newsletter, built to grow
- Design the issue in their drag-and-drop editor
- Grow with referrals, recommendations and ads
- Count opens and clicks per reader
- Past 2,500 subscribers, the plan rises with the list
With Mailpiece
A newsletter, on your own server
- Ask your agent to write it, or write it yourself
- Readers find you because you're worth reading
- No tracking. Readers say if they liked it
- Free, on your own server, sent how you choose
A week with each
have your agent start a draft on a paid plan, then finish and send it in the editor
tell your agent what this week's issue is about, and let it schedule it too
set up referral rewards and recommend other newsletters
add a sign-up form to your own site
fit sponsors and ads into the issue
keep the issue about what you wanted to say
check who opened and who clicked
hear from readers who say they liked it
move up a plan once the list passes 2,500
keep the list on your own server
Side by side
- beehiiv is built to grow your list fast, then bill you past 2,500 readers. In Mailpiece, each issue is about what you wanted to say, not a sponsor.
- On beehiiv, your agent can start a draft on a paid plan, and you finish and send it in the editor. In Mailpiece, it drafts, sends you a test, schedules and publishes, for free.
- On beehiiv, your list lives on beehiiv. In Mailpiece, it lives on your server.
- On beehiiv, your readers are tracked. In Mailpiece, they're left alone.
- On beehiiv, you pay once your list passes 2,500 readers. In Mailpiece, nothing changes.
- On beehiiv, your day goes to ads and referrals. In Mailpiece, you write, test and send.
Moving from beehiiv
Install Mailpiece, export your subscribers from beehiiv and import them, then connect the mail provider you want to send with. Your next issue goes out from Mailpiece. Your old posts, your paid subscribers, your sponsors and your referral program stay with beehiiv: Mailpiece takes no payments and runs no ads, so keep the account for as long as they need it.
Who should stay on beehiiv?
A newsletter run as a business, earning from paid subscriptions and ads, growing through referrals and other newsletters' recommendations, with a team watching the numbers. beehiiv is built for exactly that, and Mailpiece isn't.
How will people find my newsletter without a network?
The way they always have: someone forwards an issue, you link it from your site, a post gets shared. Every post lives on your own domain with a sign-up form, and Mailpiece shows you how many new readers each issue brought in.
Move your newsletter this afternoon
Install Mailpiece on a server, import your list, connect your sender, and send your next issue from it.