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BeehiivvsShopify

Beehiiv is a growth engine for newsletters: referrals, ads, paid tiers, and automations. Shopify is the commerce platform: storefront, checkout, inventory, POS, email, and inbox.

How Beehiiv and Shopify compare

Beehiiv treats a newsletter like a media business. Referral programs, Boosts and recommendations, an ad network, paid subscriptions, automations, segmentation, a website with SEO, and deep analytics are all pointed at one thing: growing and monetising a list. Operators who think in subscriber counts and CPMs love it.

Shopify is what you use when the store is the business. World-class checkout, inventory and shipping, taxes, POS, thousands of apps, Shopify Email, Shopify Inbox, and a theme store make it the standard for merchants of every size. It scales from one product to a warehouse without changing platforms.

Where they are different

Beehiiv

  • Beehiiv's site exists to convert subscribers.
  • Beehiiv monetises the list.
  • Beehiiv sends.

Shopify

  • Shopify's blog and pages serve the store.
  • Shopify Inbox handles chat.
  • Shopify doesn't manage scheduling natively.

Choose Beehiiv when your newsletter is the business and growth loops and ad revenue are the plan.

Choose Shopify when you sell products at volume and need inventory, shipping, tax, and apps.

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What's on Beehiiv and Shopify

A check means that capability is available. Beehiiv and Shopify are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.

Site and brand

  • Workspace site
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Included
  • Custom domain
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Included
  • Editor Mode
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Included
  • Theme and fonts
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Included
  • Brand kit
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Not included

Public content

  • Blog
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Included
  • Reader engagement
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Included
  • Shop pages
    Beehiiv: Not included
    Shopify: Included

Reach and quality

  • SEO
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Included

Audience and email

  • Audience
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Included
  • Email templates and From addresses
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Included
  • AI Email Template Builder
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Included
  • Marketing emails
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Included
  • Campaign workflows
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Included

Messaging

  • Messaging Center
    Beehiiv: Not included
    Shopify: Included
  • AI Suggest
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Included

Commerce

  • Shop payments
    Beehiiv: Not included
    Shopify: Included

Team

  • Admin users
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Included
  • Per-admin permissions
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Included
  • AI Assistant
    Beehiiv: Included
    Shopify: Included

* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Beehiiv or Shopify, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Beehiiv or Shopify may add or remove features that are not shown here.

Beehiiv vs Shopify pricing

Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.

  • Beehiiv

    Current plans and prices

    See what Beehiiv charges on their pricing page.

  • Shopify

    Current plans and prices

    See what Shopify charges on their pricing page.

Cardel: An alternative to
Beehiiv and Shopify

You don't pay until you publish.

Cardel provides a home for your craft. Share and sell your work, grow your audience, and bring your community together on a site of your own.

Common questions

  • Is Cardel an alternative to Beehiiv or Shopify?

    Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Beehiiv or Shopify when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Beehiiv and Shopify are marked.

  • Can I use Cardel with Beehiiv or Shopify?

    Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Beehiiv or Shopify for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.

  • How much does Cardel cost compared with Beehiiv and Shopify?

    You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Beehiiv and Shopify set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.

  • How do I switch from Beehiiv or Shopify to Cardel?

    Start with Build Your Site, set up your home, and bring your work over at your own pace. You do not have to move everything on day one.