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Newsletter platforms

Tools for publishing newsletters and growing audiences. Ranked for developer-bloggers, indie writers, and product teams that ship a newsletter alongside the product.

Tools for publishing newsletters and growing audiences.

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Best newsletter platforms (developer-focused)

For developer-bloggers, indie publishers, and teams that ship a newsletter alongside a product.

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01

Buttondown
Newsletter

Markdown editor, full API, indie ethos.
02

Ghost
Newsletter Self-hosted

Self-host for full ownership; Pro option available.
03

Loops
Marketing Transactional

Broadcast plus audience features inside a unified SaaS-friendly product.
04

Kit
Newsletter Marketing

Strong for creators. Limited SDK story.
05

Listmonk
Newsletter Self-hosted

Self-hosted, performant, but operationally yours.

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Loops

Marketing Transactional

Modern lifecycle and broadcast email for SaaS.

free tier

1,000 contacts and unlimited emails on the Free plan

starts at

$49/mo for 5,000 contacts

Kit

Newsletter Marketing

Creator-focused newsletter platform (formerly ConvertKit).

free tier

10,000 subscribers, broadcasts only

starts at

$15/mo for 1,000 subscribers (Creator)

Buttondown

Newsletter

Minimalist, indie-built newsletter platform.

free tier

100 subscribers free

starts at

$9/mo for 1,000 subscribers

Ghost

Newsletter Self-hosted

Open-source publishing with built-in memberships and email.

free tier

Self-hosted is free (your infra cost)

starts at

Ghost Pro from $9/mo

Substack

Newsletter

Hosted newsletter platform with social network features.

free tier

Free, 10% of paid subscriptions

starts at

10% revenue cut

Listmonk

Newsletter Self-hosted

Self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager.