How Hyax compares to the competition
One platform with flat pricing, 0% fees, and everything you need to build a content business. See how Hyax stacks up against Ghost, Kit, Beehiiv, Intercom, Kajabi, Podia, Circle, MailerLite, and more.
Compare head-to-head
Hyax vs Ghost
More powerful alternative
Hyax vs Kit
Cheaper alternative
Hyax vs WordPress
Simpler alternative
Hyax vs Beehiiv
More complete alternative
Hyax vs Intercom
Cheaper alternative
Hyax vs Kajabi
More affordable alternative
Hyax vs Podia
More powerful alternative
Hyax vs Circle
All-in-one alternative
Hyax vs MailerLite
Smarter alternative
Hyax vs Stan Store
More complete alternative
Hyax vs Substack
Fee-free alternative
Hyax vs Teachable
More affordable alternative
Hyax vs Thinkific
All-in-one alternative
Hyax vs Gumroad
Fee-free alternative
Hyax vs Patreon
Fee-free alternative
Hyax vs Squarespace
Creator-first alternative
Hyax vs Wix
Creator-first alternative
Hyax vs Linktree
More powerful alternative
Hyax vs Mailchimp
Cheaper alternative
Hyax vs Skool
More complete alternative
Hyax vs Mighty Networks
More affordable alternative
Hyax vs Shopify
Creator-focused alternative
Hyax vs Memberful
All-in-one alternative
Hyax vs Flodesk
More powerful alternative
Hyax vs Systeme.io
Modern alternative
Hyax vs Medium
Creator-owned alternative
Hyax vs Webflow
Simpler alternative
Hyax vs Buttondown
More complete alternative
Hyax vs ClickFunnels
Cheaper alternative
Hyax vs Drift
Affordable alternative
Hyax vs Zendesk
All-in-one alternative
Hyax vs Ahrefs
Built-in alternative
Hyax vs SEMrush
Built-in alternative
Hyax vs Moz
Built-in alternative
Hyax vs Jasper
Smarter alternative
Hyax vs Copy.ai
SEO-powered alternative
Hyax vs SurferSEO
All-in-one alternative
Hyax vs Help Scout
More complete alternative
Hyax vs Freshdesk
Creator-focused alternative
Hyax vs Google Analytics
Revenue-focused alternative
Hyax vs Fathom
More complete alternative
Hyax vs Mixpanel
Built-in alternative
Hyax vs Beacons
More powerful alternative
Hyax vs Discord
Creator-owned alternative
Hyax vs Botpress
No-code alternative
Hyax vs Zapier
Native alternative
Hyax vs Make
Built-in alternative
Hyax vs ActiveCampaign
Cheaper alternative
Save more as you grow
Most platforms charge more as your audience grows. Hyax is flat pricing. The same price whether you have 1,000 or 100,000 subscribers.
Hyax email cost (optional)
Shown Hyax total assumes ~40,000 sends/mo (4 sends to your full list per month). Pick one option. You typically use either your own Resend key or Hyax platform sending, not both. See /pricing for plan caps.
Ghost: Publisher plan, monthly billing (mid-steps estimated between Ghost tiers)
Kit: Newsletter plan: $0/mo up to 10k (limits). 15k+ is Creator, pay monthly (vs annual); mid-steps estimated between Kit’s tiers.
Beehiiv: Scale plan, monthly billing (mid-steps estimated between beehiiv tiers)
Intercom: Monthly billing, illustrative team seat totals scaled to audience (no email marketing)
Kajabi: Growth plan (~$199/mo monthly), flat tier, not priced per email subscriber; slider is illustrative.
Podia: Shaker-style tier (~$119/mo monthly), flat; not list-size-based; slider is illustrative.
Circle: Mid business/community tier (~$179/mo monthly). Email is digests & broadcasts, not a full ESP; flat vs list.
MailerLite: Growing Business / Advanced-style monthly billing. Mid-steps estimated vs subscriber count; check mailerlite.com.
Hyax:Starter plan ($29/mo). Monthly billing, flat pricing, unlimited contacts, 0% platform fees. Does not include raw Resend charges when you use your own API key for unlimited sending. See pricing for email limits and plan caps.
Showing the Starter subscription only ($29/mo). About 40,000 sends/mo is above Starter's included platform sending, so this comparison does not include the email cost of that workload.
Feature-by-feature comparison
See exactly what you get with each platform. Hyax gives you everything in one place, no plugins, no add-ons, no surprises.
| Feature | Hyax | Ghost | Kit | Beehiiv | Intercom | Kajabi | Podia | Circle | MailerLite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content & Publishing | |||||||||
| Blog / Website | Included | Included | Landing pages only | Included | Help center only | Partial | Included | Not included | Sites & pages |
| AI Writing Assistant | Included | Not included | Subject lines | Partial | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Partial |
| Brand-trained AI | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Custom Domain | Included | Included | Not included | Included | Not included | Included | Included | Paid plans | Included |
| SEO Optimization | Included | Included | Not included | Partial | Not included | Partial | Partial | Not included | Partial |
| Lighthouse 85+ Score | Included | Partial | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Email Marketing | |||||||||
| Email Newsletters | Included | Included | Included | Included | Partial | Included | Included | Partial | Included |
| Automations | Included | Not included | Paid plans | Paid plans | Paid plans | Included | Included | Partial | Included |
| Behavioral Segmentation | Included | Partial | Included | Partial | Included | Included | Partial | Partial | Included |
| A/B Testing | Included | Not included | Paid plans | Paid plans | Not included | Partial | Not included | Not included | Paid plans |
| Email Sequences | Included | Not included | Paid plans | Paid plans | Partial | Included | Included | Partial | Included |
| Unlimited Sends | Included | Included | Included | Included | Usage-based | Plan limits | Plan limits | Community-focused | Plan limits |
| Monetization | |||||||||
| Paid Subscriptions | Included | Paid plans | 3.5% + $0.30 fee | Paid plans | Not included | Included | Included | Partial | Not included |
| Digital Products | Included | Not included | 3.5% + $0.30 fee | Paid plans | Not included | Included | Included | Not included | Not included |
| 0% Platform Fees | Included | Included | Not included | Paid plans | Not included | Partial | Partial | Not included | N/A |
| Courses | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Included | Not included | Not included |
| Community / Memberships | Included | Partial | Not included | Not included | Not included | Partial | Not included | Included | Not included |
| Platform & Tools | |||||||||
| Analytics Dashboard | Included | Paid plans | Paid plans | Paid plans | Included | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| API Access | Included | Paid plans | Paid plans | Included | Included | Paid plans | Not included | Partial | Included |
| Link in Bio | Included | Not included | Partial | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Partial | Partial |
| Help Desk / Knowledge Base | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Visual Workflow Builder | Included | Not included | Paid plans | Not included | Paid plans | Included | Partial | Partial | Included |
| Live Chat Widget | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included | Not included | Not included | Not included | Not included |
| Pricing Model | |||||||||
| Flat Pricing | Included | Per subscriber | Per subscriber | Per subscriber | Per seat | Flat tiers | Flat tiers | Flat + seats | Per subscriber |
| Unlimited Subscribers | Included | Tiered | 10k free, then tiered | 2.5k free, then tiered | Included | Product caps | Product caps | Members / spaces | Tiered |
| No Transaction Fees | Included | Included | Not included | Paid plans | Not included | Partial | Partial | Not included | N/A |
Content & Publishing
Blog / Website
Hyax
IncludedGhost
IncludedKit
Landing pages onlyBeehiiv
IncludedIntercom
Help center onlyKajabi
PartialPodia
IncludedCircle
Not includedMailerLite
Sites & pagesAI Writing Assistant
Hyax
IncludedGhost
Not includedKit
Subject linesBeehiiv
PartialIntercom
Not includedKajabi
Not includedPodia
Not includedCircle
Not includedMailerLite
PartialBrand-trained AI
Hyax
IncludedGhost
Not includedKit
Not includedBeehiiv
Not includedIntercom
Not includedKajabi
Not includedPodia
Not includedCircle
Not includedMailerLite
Not includedCustom Domain
Hyax
IncludedGhost
IncludedKit
Not includedBeehiiv
IncludedIntercom
Not includedKajabi
IncludedPodia
IncludedCircle
Paid plansMailerLite
IncludedSEO Optimization
Hyax
IncludedGhost
IncludedKit
Not includedBeehiiv
PartialIntercom
Not includedKajabi
PartialPodia
PartialCircle
Not includedMailerLite
PartialLighthouse 85+ Score
Hyax
IncludedGhost
PartialKit
Not includedBeehiiv
Not includedIntercom
Not includedKajabi
Not includedPodia
Not includedCircle
Not includedMailerLite
Not includedEmail Marketing
Email Newsletters
Hyax
IncludedGhost
IncludedKit
IncludedBeehiiv
IncludedIntercom
PartialKajabi
IncludedPodia
IncludedCircle
PartialMailerLite
IncludedAutomations
Hyax
IncludedGhost
Not includedKit
Paid plansBeehiiv
Paid plansIntercom
Paid plansKajabi
IncludedPodia
IncludedCircle
PartialMailerLite
IncludedBehavioral Segmentation
Hyax
IncludedGhost
PartialKit
IncludedBeehiiv
PartialIntercom
IncludedKajabi
IncludedPodia
PartialCircle
PartialMailerLite
IncludedA/B Testing
Hyax
IncludedGhost
Not includedKit
Paid plansBeehiiv
Paid plansIntercom
Not includedKajabi
PartialPodia
Not includedCircle
Not includedMailerLite
Paid plansEmail Sequences
Hyax
IncludedGhost
Not includedKit
Paid plansBeehiiv
Paid plansIntercom
PartialKajabi
IncludedPodia
IncludedCircle
PartialMailerLite
IncludedUnlimited Sends
Hyax
IncludedGhost
IncludedKit
IncludedBeehiiv
IncludedIntercom
Usage-basedKajabi
Plan limitsPodia
Plan limitsCircle
Community-focusedMailerLite
Plan limitsMonetization
Paid Subscriptions
Hyax
IncludedGhost
Paid plansKit
3.5% + $0.30 feeBeehiiv
Paid plansIntercom
Not includedKajabi
IncludedPodia
IncludedCircle
PartialMailerLite
Not includedDigital Products
Hyax
IncludedGhost
Not includedKit
3.5% + $0.30 feeBeehiiv
Paid plansIntercom
Not includedKajabi
IncludedPodia
IncludedCircle
Not includedMailerLite
Not included0% Platform Fees
Hyax
IncludedGhost
IncludedKit
Not includedBeehiiv
Paid plansIntercom
Not includedKajabi
PartialPodia
PartialCircle
Not includedMailerLite
N/ACourses
Hyax
IncludedGhost
Not includedKit
Not includedBeehiiv
Not includedIntercom
Not includedKajabi
IncludedPodia
IncludedCircle
Not includedMailerLite
Not includedCommunity / Memberships
Hyax
IncludedGhost
PartialKit
Not includedBeehiiv
Not includedIntercom
Not includedKajabi
PartialPodia
Not includedCircle
IncludedMailerLite
Not includedPlatform & Tools
Analytics Dashboard
Hyax
IncludedGhost
Paid plansKit
Paid plansBeehiiv
Paid plansIntercom
IncludedKajabi
IncludedPodia
IncludedCircle
IncludedMailerLite
IncludedAPI Access
Hyax
IncludedGhost
Paid plansKit
Paid plansBeehiiv
IncludedIntercom
IncludedKajabi
Paid plansPodia
Not includedCircle
PartialMailerLite
IncludedLink in Bio
Hyax
IncludedGhost
Not includedKit
PartialBeehiiv
IncludedIntercom
Not includedKajabi
Not includedPodia
Not includedCircle
PartialMailerLite
PartialHelp Desk / Knowledge Base
Hyax
IncludedGhost
Not includedKit
Not includedBeehiiv
Not includedIntercom
IncludedKajabi
Not includedPodia
Not includedCircle
Not includedMailerLite
Not includedVisual Workflow Builder
Hyax
IncludedGhost
Not includedKit
Paid plansBeehiiv
Not includedIntercom
Paid plansKajabi
IncludedPodia
PartialCircle
PartialMailerLite
IncludedLive Chat Widget
Hyax
IncludedGhost
Not includedKit
Not includedBeehiiv
Not includedIntercom
IncludedKajabi
Not includedPodia
Not includedCircle
Not includedMailerLite
Not includedPricing Model
Flat Pricing
Hyax
IncludedGhost
Per subscriberKit
Per subscriberBeehiiv
Per subscriberIntercom
Per seatKajabi
Flat tiersPodia
Flat tiersCircle
Flat + seatsMailerLite
Per subscriberUnlimited Subscribers
Hyax
IncludedGhost
TieredKit
10k free, then tieredBeehiiv
2.5k free, then tieredIntercom
IncludedKajabi
Product capsPodia
Product capsCircle
Members / spacesMailerLite
TieredNo Transaction Fees
Hyax
IncludedGhost
IncludedKit
Not includedBeehiiv
Paid plansIntercom
Not includedKajabi
PartialPodia
PartialCircle
Not includedMailerLite
N/AWhy creators switch to Hyax
Flat monthly pricing
No per-subscriber pricing. No surprise bills as you grow. The same price at 1,000 or 100,000 subscribers.
Platform fees
Keep 100% of your revenue. No cuts on subscriptions, products, or tips. Only standard Stripe processing fees.
Platform for everything
Website, email, products, community, help desk, analytics, and AI, all built in. No plugins, no integrations needed.
Ready to switch?
Import your existing content and subscribers. Start building on Hyax today.