Curated vs Kit Comparison 2026
Both cover newsletter & email. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
A link newsletter that stays free to 1,500 readers
Email marketing built around automation
At a glance
- Kit starts cheaper, at $29.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
- Curated takes no share of what you earn. Kit takes 3.5%.
Side by side
Curated | Kit | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $39 | From $29 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | 14 days |
| API | Not stated | Yes |
Curated
A link newsletter that stays free to 1,500 readers
Curated is built for the link-roundup newsletter specifically, so collecting items through the week, writing a line under each and having the issue assemble itself is the main path rather than a workaround. Every feature including sending is on the free tier, which runs to 1,500 subscribers. Pricing then moves in published subscriber bands rather than on a quote. Anybody writing long-form essays rather than curating links will find the whole editor shaped around a job they are not doing.
Our note
Take this over a general newsletter tool only if your format really is curation, because the collection workflow is the product and everything else here is ordinary. The band table is worth reading before you grow: the jump from free to $39 arrives at 1,501 subscribers, which is sooner than most people plan for.
Only on this side
- Covers email marketing & automation
Kit
Email marketing built around automation
Kit is the one to pick when the sequences matter more than the newsletter. Visual automations, tagging and conditional content are genuinely good, and the creator network sends real signups. The editor is plainer than its competitors.
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