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11 tools that solve a similar problem. Compare what each costs and what it covers.
Email marketing with a free plan that lasts
AWeber keeps a free plan that does not expire, worth a look for a small list that wants automation without a deadline pushing it toward a paid tier.
Email that looks designed without a designer
Flodesk leans on visual templates built for a newsletter that looks designed without a design background, from $25 a month with a free tier to preview it.
Email, SMS and automation on one free plan
Brevo adds SMS sending alongside email on the same free plan, useful for anyone who wants both channels without a second subscription.
Works with WhatsApp
Build an email template once, export it anywhere
Stripo is a template editor rather than a sender: design an email once and export it into Mailchimp or any other tool that sends it.
Email and SMS for people selling products
Omnisend from $11 with a free tier pairs email with SMS for people selling products, where Mailchimp sells breadth of integrations.
Emails a reader can fill in without leaving
Mailmodo builds interactive forms directly into the email itself, so a reader can respond without clicking through to a separate landing page.
Email automation with a CRM underneath it
ActiveCampaign bundles a CRM underneath its email automation, built for someone tracking deals and contacts together rather than sending a newsletter alone. It has no free tier, from $15 a month.
Email marketing built around automation
Kit from $29 with a free tier is built around automation for creators, narrower than Mailchimp and sharper at sequences.
Email marketing aimed at small businesses
Constant Contact adds social post scheduling alongside email, aimed at a small business that wants both under one account.
Ecommerce email priced on active people
Drip prices on active contacts rather than the full list size, and is built specifically for ecommerce rather than general newsletters.
Newsletters with paid subscriptions and referrals
beehiiv is built for a newsletter that charges its own readers directly, with paid subscriptions and a referral program built into the platform.
Works with Substack
