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Best Newsletter Platforms in 2026

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.

30 apps
Research read 23 Sept 2026
How the order is worked out

1

listmonk

Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+3

listmonk offers extensive list management, campaign analytics, template options, and APIs without a software fee.

8.8 Free plan Visit site
2

Sympa

Free plan Open source APILinuxMac+2

Sympa offers mailing-list management, flexible membership sources, archives and multiple interfaces. Its self-hosted setup depends on administrator-managed server components and Unix-like systems.

8.5 Open source Visit site
3

Curated

Free plan APIExtensionWeb

Curated brings link curation, newsletter publishing, sponsorship handling, and subscriber analytics into one editorial-focused service.

7.5 Free plan · paid from $39/mo Visit site
4

Audienceful
by Audienceful
Free plan APIWeb

Audienceful brings campaign sending, audience tools, and branching automation together, with API access and a directory of 50 integrations.

7.4 Free plan · paid from $29/mo (annual) Visit site
5

Dada Mail

Free plan APISelf-hostedWeb

Dada Mail offers self-hosted mailing-list management with campaign scheduling, subscriber tools, and reporting.

7.4 Free plan · paid from $150/yr Visit site
6

Buttondown
by Buttondown
Free plan APIWeb

Choose Buttondown if you need email automation, audience segmentation, landing pages, and a subscriber allowance of up to 100 on its free plan or 1,000 on its paid tier.

7.3 Free plan · paid from $9/mo Visit site
7

beehiiv
by beehiiv
Free plan Web

Choose beehiiv if you need a web publication platform with email automation, audience segmentation, landing pages, and A/B testing.

7.2 Free plan · paid from $43/mo (annual) Visit site
8

Email Fast

Free plan APIWeb

Email Fast brings transactional sending, newsletters, and campaign automation together, with API tools and multiple SDKs.

7.2 Free plan · paid from $9.90/mo Visit site
9

Kit
by Kit
Free plan APIiPhoneWeb

Pick Kit if you want newsletter publishing with paid subscriptions, sponsor marketplace access, or API access.

7.2 Free plan · paid from $33/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
10

Mailtrain

Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

Mailtrain provides list management, campaign automation, reporting, and multi-user controls in a self-hosted package.

7.1 Free plan Visit site
11

phpList
by phpList
Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

Choose phpList if you need newsletter and campaign tools with segmentation, consent controls, and the choice of self-hosting or a web account.

7.1 Free plan Visit site
12

FreeLists

Free plan Web

Choose FreeLists if you need a free mailing list for opt-in newsletters or group discussions, with moderation and searchable archives.

7.0 Free plan Visit site
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LetterBucket

Free plan APIWeb

LetterBucket combines publishing, audience management, migration, analytics, and paid newsletter features. The Free plan has a 1,000-subscriber cap, and the paid plans have listed monthly prices.

7.0 Free plan · paid from $29/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
14

Letterbird

Free plan Web

Choose Letterbird if you want a web newsletter platform with free publishing, audience analytics, and an option to earn through paid subscriptions.

6.9 Free plan Visit site
15

Substack

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+1

Choose Substack if you want one publishing flow for several content formats, with audience discovery tools and paid subscription options.

6.9 Free plan Visit site
16

Nashra

Free plan APIWeb

Nashra brings newsletter distribution, resource pages, audience tagging, and publishing analytics together.

6.8 Free plan · paid from $23/mo (annual) Visit site
17

Stibee

Free plan APIWeb

Choose Stibee for newsletters and marketing emails when you want an editor, campaign statistics, A/B testing, and subscriber-based paid plans.

6.7 Free plan Visit site
18

SendFox

Free plan Web

SendFox offers a no-card free plan alongside monthly Pro plans and a one-time-billed Lifetime plan. Compare the contact and send allowances with your expected volume before selecting a tier.

6.6 Free plan · paid from $19/mo Visit site
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FeedBlitz
by FeedBlitz
Free trial APIWeb

FeedBlitz’s listed plans share a 0–100 subscriber range, while Core explicitly includes unlimited lists, campaigns, forms and funnels as well as emails.

6.1 From $7/mo · 30-day trial Visit site
20

Hyvor Post

Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb

Hyvor Post combines newsletter composition, list management, archives, and delivery without engagement tracking.

6.1 From €10/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
21

Mailcoach

Free trial APISelf-hostedWeb

Mailcoach covers campaign, automation, and transactional email in hosted or self-hosted forms. Its 14-day trial and 9.99 EUR monthly starting price provide a way to evaluate the paid service.

6.0 From €9.99/mo · 14-day trial Visit site
22

Ghost
by Ghost
Free trial Web

Ghost brings publishing, newsletters, memberships, and editorial tools into one platform. It offers a trial but no permanent free plan, and publication revenue may still incur processor fees.

5.9 From $18/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site
23

Mailman

Free plan LinuxMacWeb

5.9 Free plan Visit site
24

Echobox Email
by Echobox Email
Paid APIWeb

Echobox Email combines newsletter production automation with publisher-focused personalization and integration options.

5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
25

Publicate

Free trial ExtensionWeb

Publicate brings newsletter design, sharing, analytics, and team collaboration into one web-based editor. Its paid plans include a 14-day trial, with the pricing note starting at $16/mo (annual).

5.7 From $16/mo (annual) · 14-day trial Visit site

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