Guides and comparisons
Head-to-head comparisons, stack guides and how-to articles for people who run newsletters.
Kit vs Mailchimp
Side by side Prices and plans change. We checked these figures on October 10, 2026, so confirm them before you buy. What Kit is Kit was formerly called ConvertKit. It is an email-first operating syst…
1 min readbeehiiv vs Mailchimp
Side by side Prices and plans change. We checked these figures on October 10, 2026, so confirm them before you buy. What beehiiv is beehiiv is an all-in-one platform for newsletters, podcasts, digita…
1 min readKit vs MailerLite
Side by side Prices and plans change. We checked these figures on October 10, 2026, so confirm them before you buy. What Kit is Kit was formerly called ConvertKit. It is an email-first operating syst…
1 min readAWeber vs Mailchimp
Side by side Prices and plans change. We checked these figures on October 10, 2026, so confirm them before you buy. What AWeber is AWeber is an email marketing platform for small businesses, creators…
1 min readbeehiiv vs Ghost
Side by side Prices and plans change. We checked these figures on October 10, 2026, so confirm them before you buy. What beehiiv is beehiiv is an all-in-one platform for newsletters, podcasts, digita…
1 min readKit vs Substack
Side by side Prices and plans change. We checked these figures on October 10, 2026, so confirm them before you buy. What Kit is Kit was formerly called ConvertKit. It is an email-first operating syst…
1 min readMailchimp alternatives: 7 newsletter platforms compared
Mailchimp is an email and SMS marketing platform for small businesses. Its free plan covers up to 250 contacts and 500 sends a month, and paid plans rise by contact tier with overages billed automati…
2 min readSubstack alternatives: 7 newsletter platforms compared
Substack is free to start and keeps 10% of paid subscription revenue, plus card fees. That costs nothing while a newsletter is free, and more as paid revenue grows. The platforms below charge in othe…
2 min readConstant Contact alternatives: 7 newsletter platforms compared
Constant Contact is an email and social media marketing platform for small businesses. It has no free plan, offers a full refund within 30 days, and sets the price by contacts and email sends. If you…
2 min readbeehiiv alternatives: 7 newsletter platforms compared
beehiiv is a platform for publishing, growing and earning from a newsletter. Its free plan covers up to 2,500 subscribers, and its first paid plan, Lite, is $49 a month billed yearly. If that first p…
2 min readKit alternatives: 7 newsletter platforms compared
Kit, formerly ConvertKit, is an email platform for creators. Its free plan covers up to 10,000 subscribers, and its Creator plan is $33 a month billed yearly for 1,000 subscribers, rising with list s…
2 min readNewsletter growth tools: 7 ways to get more subscribers
Subscribers come from four places: other newsletters recommending you, your own readers referring friends, paid ads, and better signup forms on the traffic you already have. The tools below cover all…
2 min readThe local newsletter stack: the tools behind a city or county newsletter
A local newsletter has jobs a national one does not. It needs local events, new businesses and local news every week, a way to learn who its readers are, and a website that local businesses want to b…
1 min readEmailOctopus vs MailerLite
Side by side Prices and plans change. We checked these figures on October 10, 2026, so confirm them before you buy. What EmailOctopus is EmailOctopus is an email marketing platform. It is focused on…
1 min readFree newsletter platforms: 9 free plans and where each one stops
Most sending platforms let you start for free. What differs is where free stops: some count subscribers, some count emails sent, and one takes a share of revenue instead. This table lists the free pl…
2 min readAI tools for writing a newsletter: 8 options and what each one costs
There are three kinds of AI tool a newsletter writer reaches for. A general assistant drafts, edits and researches anything you ask. A marketing writer adds brand voice and templates for a team. An e…
2 min readHow to earn from a newsletter: 8 tools and what they charge
A newsletter earns money in three main ways: advertisers pay to reach your readers, readers pay you directly, or you sell something of your own. The tools here cover the first two. Each row shows the…
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