beehiiv
Newsletters
Newsletters with paid subscriptions and referrals
Best Substack Tools and Alternatives 2026
Paid newsletters and posts.
6 tools for Substack.
Most searches that land here are one of two questions: what to use alongside Substack, or what to use instead of it. Both are the same comparison, and it turns on the cut and on what happens to your list when you go. Every listing below states its own terms.
Passionfroot
Brand deals
A booking page for brand deals and pricing
FreeVisit
Favikon
UGC work
Creator search with the vetting attached
From $199Visit
Substack
Newsletters
Paid subscriptions with a reader network attached
FreeVisit
Ghost
Websites
Publishing and paid subscriptions, open source
From $15Visit
SparkLoop
Ad networks
Get paid for recommending other newsletters
Other platforms
Some links on this page earn CloutStack a commission. It never affects the ranking. See our disclosure.