What’s available during a free trial

Here's what you can expect once you've selected your free Scale or Max plan trial: 

Access to select paid features

During your free trial period, you'll have access to our support team via the Help page in your account and many of our paid features as outlined below.

Should you decide not to upgrade to a paid plan after the trial ends, you'll be automatically subscribed to our free Launch Plan. For example, as a Launch Plan user, you'll be subject to its respective limits including only being able to send emails to up to 2,500 subscribers, even if your import limit exceeds this number.

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Features not included in the free trial

Feature	Description
Audio Newsletter	The audio newsletter feature is not available during your free trial.
Boosts	While you can browse the Boosts marketplace during your trial, you won't be able to apply to offers or create your own.
NewsletterXP Course	Access to the NewsletterXP Course is available during the trial period, but it is not free. You'll need to pay the standard course fee.
Multiple Publications	The option to create more than 3 publications is not available during the trial period.
Paid Subscriptions	Setting up paid subscriptions is not available during the trial period.
Priority Support	During the trial, you can submit support tickets, but they will be handled with standard priority.
Private Branding	The option to remove the beehiiv branding from your publication is not available during the trial period.
RSS to Send	The RSS Ingestion feature (also known as RSS to Send) is not available during the trial period; however, RSS Feed access is included.

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Features unlocked during the trial that are premium-gated afterwards

These features will remain accessible during your trial but will require a paid subscription once the trial period ends. Click here to view our Pricing page to see what’s included with all beehiiv plans. 

Feature	Description
3D Analytics	Account analytics organized into the Subscribers Report, Posts Report, and Clicks Report.
A/B Testing	Optimize your open rate by testing multiple subject lines.
Ad Network	Monetize your newsletter with the Ad Network. Accept, distribute, and earn from relevant ads featured in beehiiv publications.
AI Writer/image tools in the editor	Get access to your own AI writing assistant with translation, text and image tools.
Automations	Create email journeys that are tailored for your subscribers with our robust automation features.
Custom Website Builder	Easily transform the website that features your beehiiv content with our customizable Signup, Home, Upgrade, or Custom Pages. Note: Any customizations made to Signup, Home, Upgrade, or Custom Pages as well as to the navigation will not be editable after the trial period ends. In order to make updates to these, you will need to upgrade to a paid plan.
Custom Pages	Continue to build your beehiiv site by adding custom pages that reflect your brand and preferred style.
Polls	Keep your subscribers more engaged and entertained by adding polls to your publications.
Referral Program	Incentivize and reward subscribers with your own Referral Program.
Support Tickets	Get direct access to our team of experts by submitting a support ticket directly from your account.
Surveys	Gather data from subscribers right from your newsletter and then use the data to tailor your content.