✓ The Best Newsletter Platforms Ranked (2023)

#76 The SoloCreator Hub | by Burk

You want to start a newsletter but don’t know which platform to choose. Let’s settle this once and for all. I have tried dozens of newsletter and email marketing platforms and now, I have compiled two rankings, free and paid. You can find all tools I’ve tried in my Creators’ Toolbox.

To figure out what type of newsletter yours will fall under, read my step-by-step newsletter guide here:

Let’s dive in!

Free

For newsletters:

1. Substack (free, unlimited subscribers, no automation)

2. Beehiiv (free, 2500 contacts, no automation)

3. EmailOctopus (free, 2500 contacts/1000 mails per month, automation)

4. MailerLite (free, 1000 contacts, automation)

5. ConvertKit (free, 1000 contacts, no automation)

For email automation:

1. EmailOctopus (free, 2500 contacts/10,000 mails per month, automation)

2. MailerLite (free, 1000 contacts/12,000 emails per month, automation)

Paid

For newsletters & email automation:

1. ConvertKit (referral program, creators network, SparkLoop integration)

2. Beehiiv (ad network, referral network, recommendations)

3. …