Overview

Mailmodo and Beehiiv serve very different purposes. Mailmodo is a YC-backed platform bringing AMP technology for interactive emails across industries. Beehiiv is purpose-built for newsletter creators with growth tools, referral programs, and monetization. See our Mailmodo comparison and Beehiiv comparison for more context.

The choice is clear based on your use case: building a newsletter business vs general email marketing.

Newsletter Platform vs Email Marketing

Beehiiv is built for newsletter businesses. Recommendation networks to grow through other newsletters. Referral programs to incentivize sharing. Boosts for paid subscriber acquisition. Ad network for monetization. SEO-optimized website included.

Mailmodo is general email marketing. AMP technology for interactive emails. Forms, surveys, quizzes inside the email. Good for marketing campaigns, but no newsletter-specific growth features.

Growth Features Gap

This is where Beehiiv dominates.

Recommendation Network: Cross-promote with other newsletters. Grow by being recommended to aligned audiences.

Referral Program: Incentivize existing subscribers to share. Native milestone rewards.

Boosts: Pay to acquire subscribers through Beehiiv's network.

Mailmodo has none of these. For growing a newsletter audience, Beehiiv provides tools Mailmodo can't match.

Monetization Difference

Beehiiv includes an ad network where publishers can earn revenue from advertisements in their newsletters. Plus native paid subscription support for premium newsletters.

Mailmodo has no monetization features. You'd need third-party tools for ads or paid content.

Email Technology vs Growth

Mailmodo offers AMP emails - genuine innovation. Forms and surveys work inside the email itself. Reduces friction, increases engagement.

But AMP only works in Gmail and Yahoo Mail. And for newsletter businesses, growth and monetization tools likely matter more than email technology innovation.

Beehiiv's standard emails work everywhere. The value is in audience building, not email interactivity.

Pricing Analysis

Mailmodo costs $78/month at 10k subscribers. Beehiiv costs $109/month.

But Beehiiv's price includes growth tools and monetization that would cost extra elsewhere. For newsletter businesses, Beehiiv provides better value despite higher price.

Beehiiv also has a generous free tier (2,500 subscribers) vs Mailmodo's 21-day trial.

When Each Platform Shines

Choose Mailmodo when: You're doing general email marketing, not newsletters. You want interactive email engagement. Survey completion rates matter. You don't need growth or monetization tools.

Choose Beehiiv when: You're building a newsletter business. Audience growth is the priority. You want referral programs and recommendations. Monetization matters now or later.

For SaaS Companies

Neither platform is ideal for SaaS. Beehiiv is for newsletters. Mailmodo's AMP emails don't address subscription management.

For Stripe integration and subscription-aware automation, consider Sequenzy at $49/month. It lacks newsletter features but offers what SaaS companies actually need.