The Best Newsletter Platforms Ranked (2023)

These are the best free & paid newsletter and email marketing platforms in 2023.

You want to start a newsletter, but you 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:

Step-by-step guide

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/10000 mails per month, automation)

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

Why this order?

Substack is the best free option for newsletters. It’s easy, robust, feature-rich, steadily updated, and most importantly, it c…