Side-by-side comparison · Marketing & Ads
AdNova vs beehiiv vs Arcads
Everything that matters when choosing between them, in one place: our rating, what each can do, what they cost, and the trade-offs.
Comparing 3 tools, the maximum.
At a glance
AdNova
3.6Pick it if: Brands and agencies producing a steady stream of Meta ad creative.
beehiiv
4.2Pick it if: Creators, founders and media brands who want to treat their newsletter as a proper channel.
Arcads
3.7Pick it if: Performance marketers who want cheap, fast video ads to test before investing in real creators.
Overview
| Attribute | AdNova | beehiiv | Arcads |
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| In one line | One place to find ad inspiration, see which creatives win and launch Meta ads in bulk. | Newsletter platform with AI writing help, built-in growth tools and ways to get paid. | Makes talking-head video ads with AI actors, no filming or creators needed. |
| Pricing model | Paid | Freemium | Paid |
| Starting price | $39/mo | From $59/mo | See website |
| Free plan | No | Yes | No |
| Works with Claude Code | No | Yes | No |
Rating breakdown
Our scores out of 5. The higher bar in each row is highlighted.
| Attribute | AdNova | beehiiv | Arcads |
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| Overall rating | 3.6 | 4.2Winner | 3.7 |
| Ease of useHow quickly someone non-technical gets value from it. | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| FeaturesHow much it can do, and how well the pieces fit together. | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 |
| Output qualityHow good the results are before you fix them. | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Value for moneyWhat you get for the price, including the free plan. | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Speed & reliabilityHow fast it is and how often it falls over. | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 |
Feature comparison
A tick means it does this today. A dash means we haven't checked.
| Attribute | AdNova | beehiiv | Arcads |
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| Access & platform | |||
| Free plan | – | Yes | No |
| Mobile app | No | Yes | No |
| Desktop app | No | No | No |
| Browser extension | – | No | No |
| API access | – | Yes | Yes |
| Teams & business | |||
| Team workspace | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan or SSO | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to other apps | Yes | Yes | – |
| Open source or self-hosted | No | No | No |
| AI abilities | |||
| Works with your files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Understands images | Yes | – | Yes |
| Makes images | No | Yes | No |
| Makes video | No | No | Yes |
| Writes code | No | No | No |
| Runs agents or automations | No | Yes | No |
| Learns your brand or style | No | Yes | No |
| Works in many languages | – | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities score | 5/ 17 | 11/ 17 | 7/ 17 |
Pricing
Plans as listed on each vendor's site when we last checked. Confirm before you buy.
| Attribute | AdNova | beehiiv | Arcads |
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| Plans | Creative Hub $39/mo Teams that only need a shared place for assets and feedback. | FreeOur pick Free Anyone starting a newsletter from zero. | StarterOur pick See website Testing a handful of scripts a month. |
Ad Launcher $99/mo, or $79/mo billed yearly Buyers who launch big batches into Meta every week. | Lite From $59/mo, or $49/mo billed yearly Writers ready to earn from sponsors or paid tiers. | Creator See website Brands producing video ads every week. | |
PlusOur pick $150/mo, or $119/mo billed yearly A brand or small agency that wants research and analytics together. | Pro From $109/mo, or $95/mo billed yearly Publications that want their own brand and deeper analytics. | Pro Custom Teams and agencies at volume. | |
Growth $309/mo, or $249/mo billed yearly Agencies tracking many competitors across several clients. | Enterprise Custom Media companies with several large publications. | ||
Pro $499/mo, or $399/mo billed yearly Larger agencies with big spend across many workspaces. | |||
Enterprise Custom Large teams that need custom limits and a dedicated account team. | |||
| Which plan to pick | Plus on the yearly plan is where the value is: research and analytics for one brand at a price close to Foreplay alone. Add the Ad Launcher only if you launch dozens of ads a week by hand today. The Creative Hub on its own is hard to justify when Google Drive and Slack exist. | Stay on Free until you have a few hundred engaged readers; it has everything you need to write and grow. Move to Lite when you want sponsor revenue or paid subscriptions, and to Pro when the beehiiv branding starts to bother you or your brand. | Arcads does not publish prices, so sign up for the trial and check the plan screen before you commit. Starter is enough to test whether the style works for your product; move up only once you have a winning script you want to localise or vary at scale. |
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How we compare
Ratings are our own, from using each tool, across ease of use, features, output quality, value for money, speed & reliability. The "Visit" buttons may use affiliate links, which never affect a score.
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