What are the best beehiiv Ad Network alternatives?
The beehiiv Ad Network places paid pay-per-click and pay-per-open offers in newsletters sent on its Lite plan or above, and it doesn't publish its cut. The closest alternatives are Kit's network, Wellput and Paved, which also place ads, and Passionfroot and Hecto, where brands book you. Book a Sponsor pitches brands for you at 10¢ per email sent, on any email platform.
We make Book a Sponsor, number 5 below. Every fact about beehiiv Ad Network comes from its own pages, read 6 October 2026. The alternatives' facts come from their own pages too, read 29 September 2026 or 6 October 2026, and each links to its source.
Book a Sponsor (bookasponsor.com) pitches brands to sponsor newsletters. Not affiliated with SponsorRadar.com, the YouTube sponsorship database.
What is a beehiiv ad worth next to a direct sponsorship?
beehiiv pays per click or per open, and each offer shows an estimated payout before you reserve it, which it says is based on your newsletter's past performance and isn't guaranteed. A direct sponsorship is a flat price: at 5,000 to 19,999 subscribers the main slot of one issue lists at a median $310 (96 newsletters, read 29 September 2026 by Book a Sponsor). Network ads and direct sponsors can run side by side. See what newsletters charge by list size.
beehiiv Ad Network and 5 alternatives, with prices
Read 29 September 2026 or 6 October 2026 from each company's own pages. beehiiv Ad Network's own row comes first, for reference.
| # | Tool | How you get sponsors | Price | Fee on your deals | Who can use it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ref | beehiiv Ad NetworkAd network (beehiiv newsletters only) | beehiiv finds the advertisers; you pick which offers to run | Needs a paid beehiiv plan: Lite at $49 a month with yearly billing at 1,000 subscribers (Pro $95) | beehiiv's cut isn't published; each offer shows its estimated payout before you take it | Newsletters sent through beehiiv; no subscriber minimum stated | Ad Network page |
| 1 | HectoMarketplace | Brands search the marketplace and book your listed packages | Free to list, no monthly fee (prices in pounds) | 5% of each booking, plus Stripe charges | Newsletters; no minimum stated | pricing |
| 2 | PassionfrootStorefront and brand network | Brands book your storefront or find you in its network | Free for creators, no monthly fee | 15% of deals Passionfroot brings you; nothing from you on deals you bring (the brand pays 2% or 5%: its two pricing pages differ) | Newsletters and other channels (YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Instagram, TikTok, podcasts); its brands are B2B, across tech, SaaS, AI and finance | creator pricing |
| 3 | Kit Newsletter SponsorshipsAd network (Kit newsletters only) | Kit finds the campaigns; you approve every ad | Needs a paid Kit plan: Creator from $33 a month billed yearly | 23.5% of ad revenue, per its help center | Newsletters sent through Kit; no subscriber minimum stated | feature page |
| 4 | WellputManaged pay-per-click network | Wellput sells campaigns to brands; you reserve the ones you want | No publisher fee stated | Its margin between what brands pay and what you earn isn't published | US newsletters with 20,000+ subscribers | publishers page |
| 5 | Book a SponsorOutreach service | Book a Sponsor pitches the brands for you by email; you close the deals | $20 in free credits (200 emails), then 10¢ per email sent, initial emails and follow-ups | No commission, no rev-share | Newsletters on any platform, no subscriber minimum; adult newsletters are refused | company |
How we compared: we read beehiiv Ad Network's pricing, help and home pages and each alternative's pricing and help pages, and we didn't sign up for or test these products. The order: other marketplaces, then ad networks, then services that pitch for you, then sponsor databases, then tools for sponsors you already have; alphabetical inside each group.
When is a beehiiv Ad Network alternative worth it?
When you don't send on beehiiv's paid plans, or you want sponsors you chose yourself.
- You send somewhere else: its help page says the Ad Network is for anyone on the Lite plan or above who is actively sending on beehiiv.
- You'd pay for the plan first: Lite is listed at $49 a month at 1,000 subscribers on its pricing page, and the Free plan has no ad network.
- You want to know its cut: the pages state payout types (CPM or CPC) and an estimated payout per offer, and don't state what beehiiv keeps.
- You want the advertiser to be someone you picked: offers come from a feed, and an advertiser you ran won't reappear for at least 7 days.
The alternatives, one by one
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Hecto
Marketplace
A newsletter ad marketplace where you list ad packages with upfront prices, and brands book and pay through a Hecto checkout. You can also send buyers straight to your own Hecto checkout link.
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Passionfroot
Storefront and brand network
A free storefront and media kit with a calendar, booking forms, messaging and payments, a brand network that sends deals to creators, and a Live Campaigns board you can apply to. It charges you nothing on deals you bring yourself and takes 15% of deals it matches, on every later booking with that brand.
- Free option
- Free
- Where it falls short
- Deals from its network cost 15% on every booking with that brand and have to be paid on the platform, and brands only reach you if they find your storefront or its network matches you with them.
- Source
- creator pricing, for creators, pricing help article, getting paid (read 30 September 2026)
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Kit Newsletter Sponsorships
Ad network (Kit newsletters only)
Kit's built-in sponsorship network. Kit matches creators on paid plans with brand campaigns, you approve and style every ad, and you're paid per verified click, with no minimum before a payout.
- Free option
- Not on the free plan
- Where it falls short
- It only works for newsletters sent through Kit on a paid plan, Kit keeps 23.5% of the ad revenue, and payouts come 45 days after the end of the month.
- Source
- feature page, pricing, fee and payouts (read 29 September 2026)
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Wellput
Managed pay-per-click network
A managed pay-per-click network for newsletters. Wellput sells the campaigns to brands and sets them up, and publishers pick the ones they want from a reservations portal, earning a cost per click that rises when their readers engage and convert.
- Free option
- Free to join as far as its pages say; a waitlist under 20,000 subscribers
- Where it falls short
- It only takes US newsletters with 20,000+ subscribers, and it doesn't publish its margin.
- Source
- publishers page, homepage (read 6 October 2026)
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Book a Sponsor
Outreach service · our product
Paste your newsletter and it lists the brands that sponsored similar newsletters, finds the person who buys the ads and drafts the pitch. After checkout it emails those brands every day from its own mailboxes and domains, 50 new brands a day by default (you set 25 to 100), and introduces you when one replies. First sponsor reply inside 30 days or the month is refunded.
- Free option
- $20 in credits (200 emails); card at checkout, no trial
- Where it falls short
- The pitches are cold email, so most brands won't answer, and each reply still needs you to close the deal. At the default 50 new brands a day it costs $5 a day, up to $10 with follow-ups, weekends included, so the $20 credit lasts 2 to 4 days. It takes no bookings or payments and works for newsletters only.
- Source
- company facts
Book a Sponsor vs beehiiv Ad Network
Pick the beehiiv Ad Network if you already send on a paid beehiiv plan and want ads placed with no pitching. Pick Book a Sponsor (bookasponsor.com) if you want specific brands pitched for you, on any platform: 10¢ per email after $20 in free credits. At the default 50 new brands a day, 30 days of first emails cost $150, and follow-ups can double that.
| beehiiv Ad Network | Book a Sponsor | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Ad network (beehiiv newsletters only) | An outreach service that pitches brands for newsletters |
| How you get sponsors | beehiiv shows advertiser offers in your dashboard; you reserve and run the ones you want | Book a Sponsor emails the brands that sponsored newsletters like yours and introduces you when one replies |
| Price | A paid beehiiv plan: Lite is listed at $49 a month at 1,000 subscribers, Pro at $95 | $20 in free credits (200 emails), then 10¢ per email sent, initial emails and follow-ups |
| How you are paid | Per verified click or per unique open, paid to your beehiiv wallet on the 20th through a Stripe Express account | The brand pays you directly under whatever deal you agree; Book a Sponsor takes no bookings or payments |
| Fee on your deals | Not stated on its pages | No commission, no rev-share |
| Who can use it | Newsletters sent on beehiiv, on the Lite plan or above | Newsletters on any platform, no subscriber minimum; adult newsletters are refused |
| Control over sponsors | You choose which offers to run and see an estimated payout first, which it says is not guaranteed | You read the pitch, then block any brand or pause from your dash |
| Deal types | Pay-per-click and pay-per-open offers | Sponsorship pitches by email; you agree the terms and price with the brand |
| Extras | Reports on impressions, clicks and earnings, and a performance recap about 96 hours after each send | A free run page with lookalike sponsors, buyers and drafted pitches; deal cards for the replies |
beehiiv Ad Network facts from Ad Network page, pricing, Ad Network FAQ, read 6 October 2026
Where the beehiiv Ad Network still wins
- It needs no selling: offers arrive in your dashboard once you're eligible, and you reserve the ones you want. Book a Sponsor's pitches are cold email, and most brands won't answer.
- It's native to the platform you already use, with ads dropped into the editor and tracking built in. Book a Sponsor works outside your editor.
- It pays on performance with no negotiating, and its help page says your earnings reach your beehiiv wallet on the 20th of the month.
- It sits alongside your own sponsors. Nothing on its pages stops you running Book a Sponsor leads in the same issues.
Questions
How much does the beehiiv Ad Network cost?
Nothing on its own: it's included on beehiiv's paid plans, with no separate fee stated. Its pricing page lists Lite at $49 a month at 1,000 subscribers and Pro at $95, and says Lite and Pro include a free trial (ad network page and pricing, read 6 October 2026).
Do I need beehiiv to use the beehiiv Ad Network?
Yes. Its help page says the Ad Network is for anyone on the Lite plan or above who is actively sending on beehiiv. Newsletters on other platforms can use Passionfroot, Hecto, Sponsorships.ai or Book a Sponsor, which state no platform limit.
Is the beehiiv Ad Network worth it for a small newsletter?
Its pages state no subscriber minimum. Payouts follow your opens and clicks, so a small list earns little per send. Newsletters under 5,000 subscribers list a main slot at a median $150 (68 newsletters, read 29 September 2026).
What is the difference between the beehiiv Ad Network and Book a Sponsor?
beehiiv places offers for you inside beehiiv newsletters. Book a Sponsor (bookasponsor.com) finds the brands that sponsored newsletters like yours and emails them for you every day from its own mailboxes, at 10¢ per email sent after $20 in free credits; at the default 50 new brands a day, 30 days of first emails cost $150, and follow-ups can double that. You close the deals that reply.
Is Book a Sponsor the same as SponsorRadar.com?
No. Book a Sponsor (bookasponsor.com) pitches brands to sponsor newsletters. It was called Sponsor Radar until October 2026, which is why it gets mixed up with SponsorRadar.com, a separate company with a YouTube sponsorship database.
Have the brands that already buy pitched for you
Paste your newsletter. Book a Sponsor lists the brands that sponsored newsletters like yours, finds the person who buys the ads, and emails them every day from its own mailboxes. You get the replies and close the deal.
$20 in free credits (200 emails), then 10¢ per email sent · first sponsor reply inside 30 days or the month is refunded
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