ActiveCampaignAutonomous marketing platform for email, SMS and WhatsApp

beehiivThe newsletter platform built for creators, publishers, and businesses.

Comparison · Email Marketing · weekly run Nov 2

ActiveCampaign vs beehiiv

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

ActiveCampaign is the stronger AI pick in Email Marketing: it has a visibility score of 29.4 versus 3.3 for beehiiv, and ranks ahead in 100% of the answers that name both.

Choose ActiveCampaign if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (29.4 vs 3.3)
You need GDPR or SOC 2 or HIPAA coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (501–1,000 employees)
advanced marketing automation

Choose beehiiv if…

You want a free plan to start
AI answers describe it more positively (56% vs 53% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 coverage
purpose-built platform for modern newsletters and creators

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	ActiveCampaign	beehiiv
Visibility score	29.4%	3.3%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Email Marketing	#5	#21
Share of voice	7.9%	1.9%
Mentions this run	39	9
Positive in AI answers	53%	56%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

ActiveCampaign 0pp · beehiiv 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

ActiveCampaign leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

32.8%

1.9%

AI Mode

37.8%

5.2%

Perplexity

17.8%

2.8%

ActiveCampaignbeehiiv

Head to head in AI answers

9 engine answers name both brands

9ActiveCampaign ranked higher

0beehiiv ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	ActiveCampaign	beehiiv
What are the best Email Marketing tools in 2026?	ChatGPT	#2	#9
What are the best Email Marketing tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#1	#6
What are the best Email Marketing tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#6	#11
Compare the leading Email Marketing platforms	Perplexity	#4	#12
Alternatives to the most popular email marketing platform	ChatGPT	#4	#11
Which Email Marketing tools offer annual discounts?	AI Mode	#3	#5
Which Email Marketing tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#8	#9
Official website of the top email marketing platform vendors	AI Mode	#2	#8
Where can I sign up for an email marketing platform?	AI Mode	#3	#6

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	ActiveCampaign	beehiiv
Pricing model	Flat tiers	Flat tiers
Entry price	Contact sales	Free; paid from $49 / mo
Free plan	No	Yes
Onboarding fee	Included	—
Deployment	—	Cloud
Integrations	1000+	—
Compliance	GDPR, SOC 2, HIPAA	SOC 2 Type 2
Support	Help center, FAQs, Support request form, Dedicated account team on Enterprise plan	Human support on Lite plan, 24/7 priority support on Pro plan, Concierge onboarding and customer success manager on Enterprise plan
Founded	2003	2021
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois, United States	New York City, NY
Employees	501–1,000	51–200
Funding	Series C · $360M raised	Angel
Best for	Small teams and growing businesses that want AI to run everyday email, SMS and WhatsApp marketing	Creators, publishers and small businesses that want newsletters, websites, podcasts and monetization on one platform.