Email & paid newsletter tier calculators

Mailchimp Cost & Contact Tier Calculator

Slide your total contact count to see Mailchimp Standard bills and instant annual savings on leaner alternatives.

Brevo Email Volume Cost Calculator

Brevo stores unlimited contacts and bills only for emails sent. Check your exact monthly cost versus contact-taxed platforms.

beehiiv Cost & Paid Newsletter Savings Calculator

Free up to 2,500 subscribers with 0% commission on paid memberships. Compare total cost against Substack, Kit, and Ghost.

Kit (ConvertKit) Subscriber Tier Calculator

Model when you can stay on Kit Free (up to 10k subscribers) versus upgrading to Creator for full visual automations.

ActiveCampaign Contact Tier Cost Calculator

Compare ActiveCampaign automation tiers against HubSpot Marketing Hub and lighter newsletter platforms.

HubSpot Marketing Hub Pricing Cliff Calculator

HubSpot Starter begins at $20/mo, but scaling contacts or unlocking workflows triggers steep enterprise jumps.

Substack 10% + Stripe Fee Break-Even Calculator

Substack actually costs ~13.6% + $0.30 per paid renewal once Stripe and Stripe Billing fees are included. Find when beehiiv or Ghost saves thousands.

Klaviyo Profile Tier & Suppression Savings Calculator

Klaviyo bills for every un-suppressed profile in your store database. Check your tier cost from 500 to 100,000 profiles.

MailerLite Subscriber Cost Calculator

Check exact MailerLite costs across every subscriber bracket and compare against Mailchimp, Brevo, and beehiiv.

Ghost(Pro) Publisher Cost Calculator

Model combined blog hosting + email newsletter + 0%-cut paid memberships on Ghost(Pro) from 500 to 100,000 members.

Email Marketing Cost for 1,000 Subscribers

Pre-set to 1,000 contacts: see which tools are still 100% free and which ones start charging $30–$49/month.

Email Marketing Cost for 2,500 Subscribers

2,500 contacts is the exact ceiling of beehiiv Free—compare all major ESP bills at this milestone.

Email Marketing Cost for 5,000 Subscribers

At 5,000 contacts every free tier except basic creator plans ends—compare exact monthly burn rates.

Email Marketing Cost for 10,000 Subscribers

10,000 subscribers is where legacy email platforms cross $1,500+/year. Compare every major alternative side by side.

Email Marketing Cost for 25,000 Subscribers

See which platforms keep flat mid-tier pricing at 25,000 contacts and which ones penalize list growth.

Email Marketing Cost for 50,000 Subscribers

At 50k subscribers, choosing the wrong ESP wastes $3,000 to $6,000 per year. Compare exact monthly bills.

Email Marketing Cost for 100,000 Subscribers

Six-figure audience benchmark: compare annual ESP contracts before signing an enterprise renewal.

Paid Newsletter Fees at 100 Paying Members

Pre-set for 100 paid members ($10/mo = $1,000 MRR): see exact Substack + Stripe deductions vs flat-fee platforms.

Paid Newsletter Fees at 500 Paying Members

At $5,000 MRR ($60k/yr), a 10% revenue-share tax becomes your single biggest business expense.

Paid Newsletter Fees at 1,000 Paying Members

Six-figure creator benchmark: calculate exact net annual take-home across every major newsletter platform.

Mailchimp Cost for 10,000 Contacts

Detailed 10k-contact breakdown including Mailchimp overage blocks and side-by-side savings on Brevo & MailerLite.

Mailchimp Cost for 25,000 Contacts

Calculate your 12-month Mailchimp spend at 25,000 contacts versus modern flat-tier email tools.

Klaviyo Monthly Cost at 10,000 Active Profiles

E-commerce ESP benchmark for 10,000 customer profiles across Klaviyo, Brevo, Mailchimp, and ActiveCampaign.

ActiveCampaign Cost at 10,000 Contacts

B2B automation cost check at 10,000 leads across ActiveCampaign, HubSpot Marketing Hub, Kit, and Brevo.