What is the difference between Beehiiv and Loops?

Beehiiv is best for Newsletter creators focused on growth and monetization, while Loops is best for SaaS companies wanting email for product-led growth. Beehiiv starts at Free and Loops starts at Free.

Is Beehiiv or Loops cheaper?

Beehiiv starts at Free and is free. Loops starts at Free with a free tier.

Is there a free alternative to Loops?

Both Beehiiv and Loops offer free tiers.

Beehiiv vs Loops

Beehiiv is newsletter platform built for growth — with built-in referral programs, monetization, and analytics, while Loops is email platform built for SaaS with event-triggered emails and in-app messaging. Beehiiv is built for newsletter creators focused on growth and monetization, whereas Loops targets saas companies wanting email for product-led growth.

At a glance

	Beehiiv	Loops
Best for	Newsletter creators focused on growth and monetization	SaaS companies wanting email for product-led growth
Starting price	Free	Free
Free tier	✓	✓
Open source	—	—
Free tier available	✓	✓
Open source	—	—
Ad Network	✓	—
Analytics	✓	✓
Custom Domains	✓	—
Event Triggers	—	✓
Loops	—	✓
Monetization	✓	—
Referral Program	✓	—
Segmentation	—	✓

Beehiiv

Strengths

Built-in referral program for growth
Ad network for monetization
Clean writing experience
Generous free tier (up to 2,500 subscribers)

Weaknesses

Focused on newsletters — not general email marketing
Limited automation compared to ConvertKit
Fewer integrations
Still a young platform

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Loops

Strengths

Includes Event Triggers as a core feature, purpose-built for email marketing workflows
Includes Loops as a core feature, purpose-built for email marketing workflows
Free for 1K contacts — generous enough for most small teams to get real work done
Includes segmentation alongside the core feature set — fewer separate tools needed

Weaknesses

Free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade
Fewer built-in features means you may need additional tools to cover gaps
Deliverability depends on your sender reputation, which takes time to build
Limited team/admin features if your organization eventually scales up

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The bottom line

Pricing: Both Beehiiv and Loops are free. You can try both without spending a dollar.

Feature gaps: Beehiiv offers Ad Network, Custom Domains and Monetization that Loops lacks. Loops brings Event Triggers, Loops and Segmentation that Beehiiv does not have. Both share Analytics.

Team fit: Beehiiv is geared toward individual users and small setups, while Loops is aimed at small teams teams. Pick the one that matches where your team is today and where it is headed — migrating tools later is always painful.

Where each tool shines: Beehiiv's biggest strengths are: built-in referral program for growth. ad network for monetization. Loops's biggest strengths are: includes event triggers as a core feature, purpose-built for email marketing workflows. includes loops as a core feature, purpose-built for email marketing workflows.

Watch out for: With Beehiiv, users commonly note that focused on newsletters — not general email marketing. With Loops, the main complaint is that free plan exists but key features are locked behind the paid upgrade.

Choose Beehiiv if...

You need a tool built for newsletter creators focused on growth and monetization
You specifically need Ad Network and Custom Domains
You care about ad network for monetization
Your team size fits the individuals profile Beehiiv is designed for

Choose Loops if...

You need a tool built for saas companies wanting email for product-led growth
You specifically need Event Triggers and Loops
You care about includes loops as a core feature, purpose-built for email marketing workflows
Your team size fits the small teams profile Loops is designed for
The free tier works for you: free for 1k contacts