Mujaz vs beehiiv: which suits an Arabic newsletter? (2026)
beehiiv is a modern newsletter platform built by former Morning Brew people, known for its growth and ad tools. If you write in Arabic, the questions that matter are how your email will look and what you'll pay as your list grows. The Mujaz team wrote this comparison; beehiiv's numbers are from its pricing page as of 30 September 2026.
The short answer
- Pick beehiiv if your readers read English and you want growth tools out of the box: a referral program, recommendations with other newsletters, and an ad network.
- Pick Mujaz if your newsletter is in Arabic: a right-to-left interface and editor, an Arabic font engine in the inbox, an AI assistant that writes Arabic, and plans from $19.
- If your list is under 2,500 and you want it completely free, beehiiv's free plan is bigger than ours. We'll say that plainly.
Side by side
| Mujaz | beehiiv | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 500 subscribers · 1,000 emails/month | Up to 2,500 subscribers |
| First paid plan | $19/month (1,000 subscribers) | Scale from $43/month billed annually, rising with list size |
| At 5,000 subscribers | $69/month | Scale, by tier |
| Paid reader subscriptions | In development | From Scale, with no beehiiv cut |
| Right-to-left interface and editor | Yes, fully in Arabic | No, English interface |
| Arabic type in the inbox | Arabic font engine that keeps harakat | No dedicated Arabic font handling |
| Automation and welcome emails | Yes, on every plan | Yes |
| Growth tools | Arabic newsletter directory, indexable public page | Referrals, recommendations and an ad network, the strongest there is |
| AI assistant | Writes Arabic: subject lines, rewrites, summaries | Yes, built for English |
Arabic: what happens to your email on the way
beehiiv sends your Arabic text as written, but everything around it is built for left-to-right reading: the editor, templates, buttons and column order. You'll likely be adjusting alignment yourself, and there's no tuned Arabic font for headings. In Mujaz everything starts from the right with no setup, and harakat and joined letters render as you wrote them in Gmail, Outlook and Apple Mail.
What you pay as your list grows
- Up to 500 subscribers: free on both.
- 500 to 2,500 subscribers: free on beehiiv. On Mujaz, $19/month up to 1,000, $39 up to 2,000, then $69. beehiiv is cheaper here.
- Past 2,500 subscribers: beehiiv moves you to Scale (from $43/month billed annually, rising with your list); Mujaz is $69 at 5,000 and $99 at 10,000, 20% less billed annually.
Where beehiiv is better, honestly
- A bigger free plan that lasts to 2,500 subscribers.
- Mature growth tools: a referral program with rewards, recommendations, and an ad network that pays you for ads in your newsletter.
- Paid subscriptions from Scale, with no cut taken by beehiiv.
Where Mujaz is better
- Built for Arabic: right-to-left interface, editor and preview, and a font engine that keeps joined letters and harakat intact.
- A spam check before every send, resend to non-openers, and best-send-time analysis for a regional audience.
- An AI assistant that writes Arabic, rather than translating from it.
- Support in Arabic from a team in the region.
Moving from beehiiv to Mujaz
- Export your subscribers from beehiiv as a CSV.
- In Mujaz, open Subscribers, then Import CSV, and upload the file.
- Recreate your welcome email under Settings, then Automation so new subscribers get it from day one.
- Send a short issue telling readers about the move.
Write one issue in Arabic and compare for yourself: free up to 500 subscribers, no card.
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