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Best Newsletter Platforms Tools(2026)
Publish newsletters and grow a paying subscriber audience. We compared 6tools so you don't have to.
beehiiv
From $39/mo
Newsletter platform built for growth
Referral programAd networkPaid subscriptions
Substack
From $0
Publish your newsletter and get paid
Free newsletter hostingPaid subscriptionsPodcast hosting
Kit (ConvertKit)
From $25/mo
Email marketing for creators and online businesses
Visual automation builderSubscriber taggingLanding pages
Mailchimp
From $13/mo
All-in-one email marketing platform
Email campaignsMarketing automationsLanding pages
Ghost
From $9/mo
Open-source publishing platform for newsletters
Open source (MIT)Newsletter + blog comboPaid memberships
Buttondown
From $9/mo
Minimal, developer-friendly newsletter tool
Markdown editorREST APIPaid subscriptions
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Newsletter Platforms Comparisons
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