Best Newsletter Platforms in 2026
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A newsletter platform can bring email delivery together with a website and options for audience growth or revenue. Compare Email send model and Newsletter website with Paid subscriptions and Sponsor marketplace to see which features fit your publishing plans. API access and Custom domain may also shape how you manage and present a newsletter. Free plan, Free subscriber limit, and Paid from provide useful cost and starting-point context. Audienceful, Curated, and Email Fast are among the options shown; consider which listed features match the way you want to publish and reach readers.
18 of 22 with known pricing have a free tier;0 apps show full bars: free, open, on most devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | listmonkWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 4 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | ||
| 2 | phpListWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | ||
| 3 | SubstackWeb · Android · iPhone | Three bars | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | ||
| 4 | SympaWeb · Mac · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Three bars | 3 of 6 | Free | 6.5 | ||
| 5 | AudiencefulWeb · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $29/mo | 6.4 | ||
| 6 | CuratedWeb · API · Extension | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $39/mo | 6.4 | ||
| 7 | Dada MailWeb · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | ||
| 8 | Email FastWeb · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $9.90/mo | 6.4 | ||
| 9 | LetterBucketWeb · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $29/mo | 6.4 | ||
| 10 | MailtrainWeb · Linux · Self-hosted · API | Two bars | 2 of 6 | Free | 6.4 | ||
| 11 | NashraWeb · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $1.92/mo | 6.4 | ||
| 12 | beehiivWeb | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $3.58/mo | 6.3 | ||
| 13 | ButtondownWeb | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $9/mo | 6.3 | ||
| 14 | FreeListsWeb | Two bars | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.3 | ||
| 15 | LetterbirdWeb | Two bars | 1 of 6 | Free | 6.3 | ||
| 16 | SendFoxWeb | Two bars | 1 of 6 | $19/mo | 6.3 | ||
| 17 | StibeeWeb · API | Two bars | 1 of 6 | KRW 8,900/mo | 6.3 | ||
| 18 | Kit | Two bars | $32.50/mo | 6.2 | |||
| 19 | LetterheadWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.3 | |||
| 20 | Echobox EmailWeb | No signal | 1 of 6 | 5.1 | |||
| 21 | GhostWeb | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | $18/mo | 5.0 | |
| 22 | KeilaWeb · Self-hosted · API | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | €8/mo | 5.0 | |
| 23 | PublicateWeb · Extension | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | $1.33/mo | 5.0 | |
| 24 | rasa.ioWeb · API | One bar | 1 of 6 | 5.0 | |||
| 25 | SendyWeb · Self-hosted · API | One bar | No | 1 of 6 | $69/mo | 5.0 |
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Free subscriber limit | Newsletter website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | listmonk | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2 | phpList | 6.5 | Free plan | Yes | ||||
| 3 | Substack | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 4 | Sympa | 6.5 | Free plan | Free | Yes | |||
| 5 | Audienceful | 6.4 | Free plan | $29/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | 1,000 subscribers | Yes |
| 6 | Curated | 6.4 | Free plan | $39/mo | Yes | 39 /mo | 1,500 subscribers | Yes |
| 7 | Dada Mail | 6.4 | Free plan | Yes | 100 subscribers | Yes | ||
| 8 | Email Fast | 6.4 | Free plan | $9.90/mo | Yes | 9.9 /mo | Yes | |
| 9 | LetterBucket | 6.4 | Free plan | $29/mo | Yes | 29 /mo | 1,000 subscribers | Yes |
| 10 | Mailtrain | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | No | Yes | ||
| 11 | Nashra | 6.4 | Free plan | $1.92/mo | Yes | 23 /mo | 500 subscribers | Yes |
| 12 | beehiiv | 6.3 | Free plan | $3.58/mo | Yes | 43 /mo | ||
| 13 | Buttondown | 6.3 | Free plan | $9/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | ||
| 14 | FreeLists | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 15 | Letterbird | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | ||
| 16 | SendFox | 6.3 | Free plan | $19/mo | Yes | 19 /mo | ||
| 17 | Stibee | 6.3 | Free plan | KRW 8,900/mo | Yes | 500 subscribers | Yes | |
| 18 | Kit | 6.2 | Free plan | $32.50/mo | Yes | 33 /mo | 10,000 subscribers | Yes |
| 19 | Letterhead | 5.3 | Yes | |||||
| 20 | Echobox Email | 5.1 | ||||||
| 21 | Ghost | 5.0 | No | $18/mo | No | 18 /mo | ||
| 22 | Keila | 5.0 | No | €8/mo | No | |||
| 23 | Publicate | 5.0 | No | $1.33/mo | No | 16 /mo | ||
| 24 | rasa.io | 5.0 | Yes | |||||
| 25 | Sendy | 5.0 | No | $69/mo | No | Yes |
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