Beehiiv alternatives people built with AI
Beehiiv is a newsletter platform, and in this feed it's the most-cited casualty. Marc Lou left it after a third price rise in two years, vibe-coded his own sender on AWS SES and says it costs a fraction of the old bill. Other newsletter operators say they're weighing the same move. Below, every story where Beehiiv got hit, with the savings exactly as the authors stated them.
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Hunter Bohm cancelled 5 subscriptions in two weeks with Claude Code, about $134 a month
Five subscriptions down in two weeks, about $134 a month gone. Hunter Bohm swapped Granola for a meeting recorder that transcribes on their own Mac, Willow Voice for Lip Service, their own…
Saving, as stated: about $134 a month
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Dan Vega on the Beehiiv debate: you only use a slice of the tools you pay for
Dan Vega weighed in on the Beehiiv debate with a fair point for both sides. You can't vibe-code Beehiiv over a weekend, he says, and Tyler Denk is right about that. But…
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Newsletter operators are fed up with Beehiiv's price hikes, says Travis Biziorek
Travis Biziorek is in groups with lots of newsletter operators, and he says many are fed up with Beehiiv and its price hikes. They're switching providers, building their own, or jumping to…
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Marc Lou sends his first newsletter from his vibe-coded Beehiiv alternative
Day one after the breakup, and the replacement is already shipping mail. Marc Lou sent the first issue of his newsletter from the Beehiiv alternative he vibe-coded himself, and he puts the…
Saving, as stated: 10% of the cost
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Bye bye Beehiiv: Marc Lou vibe-codes his own newsletter platform
Beehiiv raised prices for the third time in two years, so Marc Lou fired back with a few prompts in Opus 5.5. His homemade newsletter platform has campaign management with an editor,…
Saving, as stated: a future $4,000/year bill vs under $300/year