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beehiiv vs Kōlea
Built to grow a newsletter and sell sponsorships. Kōlea is built to sell your own work and show which email sold it.
What beehiiv is built for
beehiiv is a newsletter platform built for growth: a referral program, recommendations, and an ad network that pays you to run sponsors.
- Referral programs
- An ad network for sponsorships
- Growth tools for big lists
What Kōlea is built for
People who write, and sell what they make. One place for the email, the site, the shop, and the numbers that join them up, with help at the blank page and a check before you send.
Kōlea takes nothing from your sales. Money goes through your own Stripe account.
Where Kōlea is different
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Sell your own work
Downloads and memberships through your own Stripe, Launch Studio to plan the sale, and each sale traced to the email behind it.
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A first draft in your voice
The Ghostwriter writes from your take, leaves your stories for you, and checks itself for slop.
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Bring your Ghost theme
Your site runs Ghost themes, on your own domain, with your old links kept.
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A wall of love with receipts
Testimonials asked for at the right moment, each one showing what the writer bought.
Stay on beehiiv if
Sponsorships are your business, or a referral program is your main way to grow.
Moving from beehiiv
Your subscribers and tags from a CSV export.
Anyone who unsubscribed stays unsubscribed. We'll help you move for free.
What we say about beehiiv is what beehiiv says about itself, as of October 2026. If something here is out of date, tell me.
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