Comparison

Nicole's Newsletter | Substack vs beehiiv

Nicole's Newsletter | Substack lands on Depends, and beehiiv lands on Worth it.

Nicole's Newsletter | Substack

nicolepajer.substack.com

Depends

Confidence: Low

Free, five-year-old personal newsletter from freelance journalist Nicole Pajer . worth following if you pitch journalists or track her beats, pointless if you're shopping for software.

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beehiiv

beehiiv.com

Worth it

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a creator, writer, or small publisher launching and monetizing a newsletter . it's purpose-built, easy to use, and free to start.

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Nicole's Newsletter | Substack versus beehiiv
Compare	Nicole's Newsletter \| Substack	beehiiv
Verdict	Depends	Worth it
Best for	PR pros tracking what journalists need	Solo creators and writers
Who it's not for	Teams evaluating email or newsletter software . wrong page	Enterprise teams needing deep marketing automation
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.^⁵	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	No evidence	No support evidence found
Public sentiment	No independent user reviews found; only the publication's own pages and a third-party directory listing.^¹	Reviews overwhelmingly praise beehiiv's ease of use and growth tools, with one critic dismissing its results as hype.^⁹
Biggest gotcha	Substack writers can add paid tiers anytime; nothing shown today.^¹	Paid-tier prices weren't visible in reviewed sources . verify current rates before budgeting^⁷

Pick Nicole's Newsletter | Substack when

PR pros tracking what journalists need
Editors scouting freelance writers
Fans of Nicole Pajer's reporting

When Nicole's Newsletter | Substack is not a fit

Teams evaluating email or newsletter software . wrong page
Anyone expecting a product with support, SLAs, or contracts
Buyers wanting reviews, ratings, or vendor accountability
Readers outside PR, journalism, or her beats

Pick beehiiv when

Solo creators and writers
Indie publishers monetizing newsletters
Non-technical teams wanting newsletter plus website
Growth-focused newsletters using referral programs

When beehiiv is not a fit

Enterprise teams needing deep marketing automation
Senders of transactional or triggered email
Anyone wanting just a simple one-off mailing list
Buyers needing vendor security documentation up front

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Nicole's Newsletter | Substack (homepage)nicolepajer.substack.com
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About . Nicole's Newsletternicolepajer.substack.com
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How Email Interviews Can Make or Break a Journalist/PR Relationshipnicolepajer.substack.com
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Security pagenicolepajer.substack.com
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Sidestack directory listingsidestack.io
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beehiiv homepagebeehiiv.com
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Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.com
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EmailVendorSelection review 2026emailvendorselection.com
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Blog Marketing Academy reviewblogmarketingacademy.com
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EmailAudience 90-day reviewemailaudience.com
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Digiday: creators embrace beehiiv's push beyond newslettersdigiday.com
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LinkedIn, Evan Weberlinkedin.com
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Threads affiliate-disclosure recommendationthreads.com
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