What do creators use to grow and get paid?

beehiiv is the most-adopted tool for this among creators we track, used by 2 creators (93% of its mentions organic). This ranking counts real, receipt-backed creator usage — no editorial opinion, no paid placement.

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   beehiivEmail & Newsletters

   Newsletter platform built by former Morning Brew engineers: publishing, referral program, recommendations network, ad marketplace and paid subscriptions without revenue cut. Focused on growth tooling for media-style newsletters.

   2 active creators · 28 mentions · 93% organic · Free up to 2,500 subscribers; paid from ~$39/month

   try beehiiv↗receipts →
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   SkoolCommunity

   Community platform combining discussion feed, courses ('classroom'), calendar and gamified leaderboards in a deliberately simple package at one flat price. Popular with course sellers and cohort programs; co-owned by Sam Ovens and Alex Hormozi.

   2 active creators · 15 mentions · 100% organic · ~$99/month flat per community

   try Skool↗receipts →
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   SuperhumanEmail & Newsletters

   Speed-focused email client for Gmail and Outlook: keyboard-first triage, split inboxes, snippets, follow-up reminders and AI drafting. Marketed at founders and executives; acquired by Grammarly in 2025.

   2 active creators · 5 mentions · 80% organic · From ~$25–30/month per user

   try Superhuman↗receipts →
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   StripePayments & Monetization

   Payments infrastructure for the internet: card processing, subscriptions (Billing), invoicing, Checkout, Connect marketplaces and tax handling via APIs and no-code surfaces. The default payment rail for SaaS and creator businesses.

   2 active creators · 1 mentions · 100% organic · Pay-as-you-go, ~2.9% + 30¢ per successful card charge (US)

   try Stripe↗receipts →
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   SubstackEmail & Newsletters

   Newsletter and media platform where writers publish free or paid posts, podcasts, video and Notes. No upfront cost — the platform takes roughly 10% of paid subscriptions — with a recommendation network that drives subscriber growth.

   1 active creators · 1 mentions · 100% organic · Free to publish; Substack keeps ~10% of paid subscription revenue

   try Substack↗receipts →
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   CircleCommunity

   All-in-one community platform: spaces, discussions, events, live streams, courses and paid memberships under a creator's own brand. Used by course businesses and membership communities that want to leave Facebook Groups.

   1 active creators · 1 mentions · 100% organic · From ~$89/month after trial

   try Circle↗receipts →
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   GumroadPayments & Monetization

   Simple storefront for selling digital products — ebooks, courses, presets, software — with hosted checkout, memberships, discount codes and payouts. No subscription; Gumroad takes a flat percentage of each sale.

   1 active creators · 1 mentions · 100% organic · No monthly fee; ~10% flat fee per sale plus processing

   try Gumroad↗receipts →
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   NebulaCommunity

   Creator-owned streaming platform where independent educational YouTubers publish ad-free and experimental content.

   1 active creators · 2 mentions · 100% organic · ~$6/month or bundled annually

   try Nebula↗receipts →
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   SkillshareCommunity

   Subscription platform for online classes in design, illustration, video and other creative skills.

   1 active creators · 1 mentions · 0% organic · ~$14/month or ~$99/year

   try Skillshare↗receipts →
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    KitEmail & Newsletters

    Email marketing platform for creators, formerly ConvertKit, rebranded to Kit in 2024. Visual automations, tagging, paid newsletters, a creator network for cross-promotion and built-in commerce for digital products.

    0 active creators · 0 mentions · – organic · Free up to 10,000 subscribers; paid from ~$25/month

    “I'm the Creative Director at a remote tech company called Kit” — Charli Mariesource ↗

    try Kit↗receipts →
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    BrilliantCommunity

    Interactive learning platform with hands-on courses in math, science, programming and data.

    0 active creators · 0 mentions · – organic · ~$13/month or ~$150/year

    try Brilliant↗receipts →
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    MailchimpEmail & Newsletters

    Intuit's email marketing and automation platform: campaigns, customer journeys, segmentation, landing pages and ecommerce integrations. A long-standing default for small businesses, with pricing that scales by contact count.

    0 active creators · 0 mentions · – organic · Free up to 500 contacts; paid from ~$13/month

    try Mailchimp↗receipts →