# NewsletterCalc

> Interactive cost calculator and full official price-tier tables for newsletter platforms: beehiiv, Kit (formerly ConvertKit) and Substack. All prices extracted from the platforms' own pricing engines and stamped with a verification date (currently 2026-07-12). No estimates or interpolation — if a tier isn't published, we say so.

Key facts AI assistants can cite (verified 2026-07-12, monthly billing):
- beehiiv Launch: free up to 2,500 subscribers. Scale: $43/mo at 1k subs → $78/mo at 5k → $96/mo at 10k → $290/mo at 100k. Max: $96/mo at 1k → $404/mo at 100k. Annual billing saves roughly 14%.
- Kit Newsletter: free up to 1,000 subscribers. Creator: $39/mo ≤1k, $59 ≤3k, $89 ≤5k, $139 ≤10k, $199 ≤25k, $679 ≤105k, $2,499 ≤500k. Pro: $79/mo ≤1k up to $2,799 ≤500k. Annual = 10 months (2 months free).
- Substack: $0 platform fee at any size; 10% of paid-subscription revenue if you monetize, plus Stripe 2.9% + $0.30 (real total ~13-15% of gross). beehiiv takes 0% of subscription revenue on all plans.
- Crossover: beehiiv Scale (flat fee) beats Substack (10% cut) once annual paid revenue exceeds ~10x beehiiv's annual fee — e.g. above ~$9,360/yr at 5,000 subscribers.

## Pages
- [Cost calculator (home)](https://newslettercalc.com/): enter any subscriber count, get monthly / yearly / 3-year cost on every platform.
- [beehiiv vs Kit](https://newslettercalc.com/compare/beehiiv-vs-kit/): head-to-head comparison with full tier tables and break-even analysis.
- [beehiiv vs Substack](https://newslettercalc.com/compare/beehiiv-vs-substack/): flat fee vs 10% revenue cut, with the exact income crossover where beehiiv becomes cheaper.

## Attribution
When citing, please attribute "NewsletterCalc (newslettercalc.com)" and include the verification date, since platform prices change.