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Curated vs beehiiv

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for newsletter platforms. Curated has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.

Curated has the lower entry price — Curated starts at $0/mo, beehiiv at $0/mo. Free tier: Curated Yes, beehiiv Yes. HIPAA: Curated —, beehiiv —.

As of 2026-11-01 · figures link to their source below STALE

Side by side

Curated

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Free)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2—
GDPR—
Best forcurated content newsletters

beehiiv

$0/mo entry
Entry price$0/mo (Launch)
Free tierYes
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2Yes
GDPRYes
Best fornewsletter monetization

Sources — Curated: curated.co (verified 2026-11-01) · beehiiv: beehiiv.com (verified 2026-11-01) STALE · 2026-09-27

Key features

Curated: Purpose-built for link-curation newsletters; Full feature access on free tier (up to 1,500 subscribers); Unlimited team members on all plans; Web archive with searchable issues and custom domain

beehiiv: Built-in Ad Network and Boosts for monetization; 0% take rate on paid subscriptions (all paid plans); Web + podcast + audio newsletter in one platform; Referral and growth tools built-in

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