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beehiiv vs Ghost in 2026

Compare beehiiv, Ghost, and Connections Newsletter on publishing, audience tools, pricing, getting started, and questions to check before choosing.

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beehiiv's pages describe newsletters with templates, a custom editor, and analytics built in. [1] Its pages also describe a feature that recommends other newsletters to readers. [1] Its pages describe tools to charge readers with custom tiers, paywalls, and offers. [1] Ghost provides website publishing, email newsletters, paid subscriptions for members, and modern site tools. [2] With Connections Newsletter, you can publish a post to the public archive and email it to subscribers as separate actions. [3]

OptionFree or trialPublished priceSelected facts
beehiivbeehiiv's Lite plan costs $49 per month with yearly billing. [1]$49 per month with yearly billing for Lite. [1]beehiiv's Lite plan offers unlimited email sends. [1]
GhostFree 14-day trial. [2]Not published in the supplied facts.Built-in email newsletters, free and paid memberships, audience segmentation, and website customization are published features. [2] [2] [2] [2]
Connections NewsletterMaking publications is free, and there is no paid tier for creating a publication. [3]Connections Free costs $0. [3] Connections Pro is $39.99 a month. [3] Connections Business is $99.99 a month. [3]Free sends cover about 300 emails a week. [3] Going over a limit stops the feature rather than billing you. [3]

The short answer

beehiiv's pages describe newsletters with templates, a custom editor, and analytics built in. [1] Its pages also describe a recommendation network. [1] Ghost's pages describe tools for building websites, publishing content, sending newsletters, and managing audiences through free and paid membership options. [2] [2] [2] Connections Newsletter lets you publish a post to a public page and send it by email as separate actions. [3] Each publication gets a public page with its archive, an RSS feed, and an embeddable signup form. [3] The choice comes down to which features you need: reader recommendations, paid subscriptions, or a full website alongside your newsletter. If you only need to publish posts and send email, compare how much each tool does beyond that.

What beehiiv and Ghost are built for

beehiiv's pages describe newsletters with templates, a custom editor, and analytics built in. [1] Its pages also describe a feature that recommends other newsletters to readers. [1] Its pages describe tools to charge readers with custom tiers, paywalls, and offers. [1] Ghost describes itself as a publishing platform for professional publishers, with tools to build a website, publish content, send newsletters, and offer subscriptions to members. [2] [2] Ghost also provides native signup forms that turn anonymous visitors into logged-in members. [2] Its editor supports images, video, audio, and other interactive content. [2]

What Connections Newsletter is built for

Connections Newsletter is made by the team that publishes this site, Uncommon Comforts. Connections Newsletter lets you publish a post to the public page and send it by email as separate actions. [3] Every publication gets a public page with its archive, an RSS feed, and a form you can embed on your own site. [3] New subscribers start as pending and become active through double opt-in. [3] You can download the subscriber list as a CSV whenever you need to take it elsewhere. [3] After sending, you can see and refresh the post's live numbers. [3] A welcome email can be turned on with a subject and message for new subscribers. [3] When sending, you can pick everyone or only subscribers with certain tags. [3]

Pricing and fees

beehiiv's Lite plan is a paid plan that costs $49 per month with yearly billing. [1] Ghost offers a free 14-day trial. [2] A Ghost paid price is not published in the supplied facts, so check its current pricing before choosing it. Connections Newsletter is free to make, with no paid tier for creating a publication. [3] Free sends cover about 300 emails a week. [3] Connections Free costs $0. [3] Connections Pro is $39.99 a month. [3] Connections Business is $99.99 a month. [3]

Getting started

beehiiv's supplied facts describe its Lite plan and newsletter features, but they do not give sign-up steps or a first-publishing sequence. [1] Check the first screens for what beehiiv asks for before starting. Ghost offers a free 14-day trial, and its pages describe publishing through a website and email newsletter. [2] [2] Ghost also provides native signup forms that turn anonymous visitors into logged-in members. [2] Connections Newsletter requires a postal address before the first send. [3] You can then publish to the public page and send the post by email as separate actions. [3] New subscribers go through double opt-in before becoming active. [3]

Things to check before you choose

Ask whether the main job is publishing newsletters, running a broader website, or keeping the public publication and email send as separate actions. Connections Newsletter supports separate public publishing and email sending. [3] Ask whether you need a public archive, RSS feed, and an embedded signup form. [3] Ask how much sending volume you need, because Connections Newsletter's free sends cover about 300 emails a week. [3] Ask whether you need several separate newsletters for different reader groups, or a site you can customize, and check which of the two tools describes that. [2]

How to choose

If the need is newsletter publishing with templates, a custom editor, and analytics, beehiiv's pages describe those features. [1] If a feature that recommends other newsletters is important, beehiiv's pages describe one. [1] If the need is a website alongside publishing and email newsletters, Ghost's pages describe those tools. [2] If the need is reaching different reader groups with separate newsletters, Ghost's pages describe that. [2] If the need is a public archive, RSS feed, embedded signup form, and separate email sending, Connections Newsletter provides those functions. [3] [3]

Frequently asked questions

Is beehiiv free to use?

The supplied beehiiv facts give a price for its Lite plan. [1] Lite costs $49 per month with yearly billing. [1] Check beehiiv's current plan details before choosing it, especially if sending volume is an important part of the decision.

Does Ghost have a free trial?

Ghost offers a free 14-day trial. [2] Its pages describe publishing through websites and email newsletters, along with tools for signup forms, audience segmentation, and website customization. [2] [2] [2] [2] The supplied facts do not state a paid Ghost price, so check its current pricing before choosing a plan.

Can Connections Newsletter send a post by email?

Connections Newsletter can publish a post to the public page and send it by email as separate actions. [3] Each publication also gets a public page with an archive, an RSS feed, and an iframe form that can be embedded on another site. [3] A postal address is required before the first send. [3]

Can beehiiv handle paid subscriptions?

beehiiv's pages describe paid subscriptions with custom tiers, paywalls, and offers. [1] Its Lite plan also includes paid subscriptions. [1] The supplied facts list a 0% take rate for the Lite plan, which applies to the paid subscriptions it covers. [1] The supplied facts do not explain every setup step or fee outside that stated take rate, so check the current beehiiv details for the exact arrangement needed.

Can Ghost send newsletters from a website?

Ghost's pages describe publishing through websites and email newsletters. [2] Ghost also provides built-in email newsletters, so a new post can be delivered by email to an audience. [2] Its pages describe free and paid memberships as well. [2] Check the current Ghost plan details for the specific publishing and audience setup needed.

Making publications is free; there is no paid tier for creating a publication. [3] Free sends about 300 emails a week. [3]

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Sources

  1. beehiiv, beehiiv.com, read 2026-10-08
  2. Ghost, ghost.org, read 2026-10-23
  3. Connections Newsletter's own description of itself (the product of this site's publisher)

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