beehiivvsMedium

beehiiv

• Customer support is slow and sometimes non-existent(8/10)

Medium

• Customer support is notoriously poor(8/10)

beehiiv

• Core features break frequently(9/10)
• Email deliverability issues on shared domain(8/10)

Medium

• Accounts get locked or restricted without explanation(9/10)
• Billing and cancellation issues plague users(6/10)

beehiiv

• Stripe integration is buggy and causes customer friction(9/10)
• Zapier integration has issues(5/10)

Medium

No signals

beehiiv

• Pricing becomes steep for growing newsletters(7/10)

Medium

• Partner Program earnings collapsed 90%+ for many writers(10/10)
• Paywall limits audience reach dramatically(8/10)
• Meta content restrictions limit what earns money(6/10)

beehiiv

• Automation capabilities are limited compared to competitors(7/10)
• Website builder is buggy and unintuitive(6/10)
• Lack of tags and lists was confusing (now partially addressed)(5/10)
• Help documentation is inadequate(5/10)
• Segment processing is slow for larger lists(5/10)

Medium

• Algorithm changes destroy established writers overnight(9/10)
• AI content flood destroyed platform quality(8/10)
• Publications lost most of their power and reach(7/10)
• No control over your own audience(7/10)
• SEO and Google traffic have declined significantly(6/10)
• Limited customization and branding options(5/10)
• New writers struggle to get any visibility(6/10)

beehiiv

• Opt-in forms and email templates look bad(5/10)

Medium

No signals

beehiiv

• Spam and abuse reports go unaddressed(8/10)

Medium

No signals