tinysend vs Beehiiv
Beehiiv is a creator-focused newsletter platform with growth tools — referral programs, an ad network, and monetization built in. It has a REST API and its own MCP server. tinysend is leaner and aimed at people who want to write from their inbox, plus a hosted inbox for replies and agent self-signup.
If your newsletter is a media business, Beehiiv has more growth machinery. If you want simplicity, email-to-publish, and agents that sign up on their own, read on.
| capability | beehiiv | tinysend |
|---|---|---|
| send newsletters | yes | yes |
| write from your email client | no | yes |
| hosted inbox for replies | no | yes |
| subscriber management | yes | yes |
| custom domains | yes | yes |
| open tracking | yes | yes |
| public archive + RSS | yes | yes |
| REST API | yes | yes |
| agent self-signup (auth.md) | no | yes |
Pick Beehiiv if you are building a media business and want referral programs, an ad network, and monetization tools out of the box.
Pick tinysend if you want to write from your email client, want a hosted inbox for replies, or want an agent that can sign up and send without a human in the loop.
Export your Beehiiv subscribers as CSV and import them into a tinysend list, then set up your custom domain. See managing subscribers and custom domains.