What is HeyNews used for?

HeyNews picks up a newsletter writer's style from earlier issues, gathers stories from RSS, Reddit and blogs and drafts new issues for beehiiv or Kit. It is a good fit for daily newsletter publishers cutting drafting time and companies running a repeatable newsletter.

How much does HeyNews cost?

Paid plans for HeyNews start at $39 per month, and there is no free plan. A free trial is available.

Is HeyNews open source?

No. HeyNews is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Email Marketing category, open-source options include Listmonk, BillionMail and Notifuse.

What are some alternatives to HeyNews?

HeyNews competes with beehiiv, Substack and Buttondown.

HeyNews: features, pricing and alternatives

About HeyNews

HeyNews is a newsletter platform trained on your voice, for creators, publishers and company teams. It picks up your writing style from earlier issues, monitors sources such as RSS feeds, social media, Reddit and blogs and generates draft issues in minutes. It connects to beehiiv or Kit and learns from opens and clicks.

One route is self-service for people who already publish; the other is managed help for creators or companies that want a newsletter built and operated for them. For companies it turns updates, customer stories and docs into a repeatable newsletter. The site also mentions help with sponsorships and ad content for publishers.

A 14-day free trial can be canceled any time, and the site lists pricing and demo pages. It focuses on cutting research and drafting time for people who publish a newsletter on a regular schedule, and its demo and pricing pages are linked from the header.

Key features

Voice learned from past newsletters
Story curation from RSS, Reddit and blogs
Draft issues generated in minutes
beehiiv and Kit connection
Learning from opens and clicks
Done-for-you newsletter service

Good fit for

Daily newsletter publishers cutting drafting time
Companies running a repeatable newsletter

Tags: newsletter; ai-writing; beehiiv; curation; publishers; email-marketing

HeyNews: questions and answers

What is HeyNews used for?: HeyNews picks up a newsletter writer's style from earlier issues, gathers stories from RSS, Reddit and blogs and drafts new issues for beehiiv or Kit. It is a good fit for daily newsletter publishers cutting drafting time and companies running a repeatable newsletter.
How much does HeyNews cost?: Paid plans for HeyNews start at $39 per month, and there is no free plan. A free trial is available.
Is HeyNews open source?: No. HeyNews is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. In the Email Marketing category, open-source options include Listmonk, BillionMail and Notifuse.
What are some alternatives to HeyNews?: HeyNews competes with beehiiv, Substack and Buttondown.