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Newsletter Glue alternatives
As of Nov 13, 2026, the highest-graded Newsletter Glue alternative is MailPoet (2.6 GPA). It's also the best free one.
Newsletter Glue compared with 5 alternatives: MailPoet, FluentCRM, Mailster, Mailcoach and Curated.
Newsletter Glue is a paid product, starting at $24 per month for up to 25,000 sends a month, billed yearly ($29 billed monthly). 3 of the 5 alternatives are free or have a free plan. One more offers a free trial.
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At a glance
Price against what you get
Newsletter Glue starts at $24 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. None of the 5 alternatives on this chart both scores higher and starts lower.
MailPoet, FluentCRM, Mailster and Mailcoach start lower without scoring higher.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
How each one differs from Newsletter Glue
MailPoet
Email marketing plugin that runs inside WordPress and WooCommerce
- MailPoet starts at $8 per month for up to 500 subscribers, billed monthly.
- MailPoet has a free plan, which Newsletter Glue lacks.
- MailPoet also covers marketing automation, forms and transactional email.
- MailPoet does not cover templates, which Newsletter Glue does.
Suits: WordPress and WooCommerce site owners who want email managed from the dashboard
FluentCRM
CRM and email marketing plugin that runs inside WordPress
- FluentCRM starts at $129 per year for 1 site.
- FluentCRM has a free plan, which Newsletter Glue lacks.
- FluentCRM also covers marketing automation, forms and reports.
- FluentCRM does not cover templates, which Newsletter Glue does.
Suits: WordPress site owners who want one flat fee regardless of list size
Mailster
Email newsletter plugin that runs inside WordPress
- Mailster starts at $79 per year for 1 site, renewing at full price after a first-year price of $39.
- Mailster also covers marketing automation, forms and rSS reader.
Suits: WordPress site owners who want subscriber data to stay in their own database
Mailcoach
Email campaigns priced by emails sent, hosted or self-hosted
- Mailcoach starts at $9.99 per month with 2,000 emails, plus $0.002 per extra email.
- Mailcoach is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Mailcoach also covers marketing automation.
- Mailcoach does not cover templates, which Newsletter Glue does.
Suits: Senders with a large list who email it only occasionally
Curated
Newsletter platform for link-based, editorial issues
- Curated starts at $39 per month for up to 2,500 subscribers, billed monthly.
- Curated has a free plan, which Newsletter Glue lacks.
- Curated also covers reports and paid newsletters.
- Curated does not cover templates, which Newsletter Glue does.
Suits: Curators who write a newsletter built from links they gather during the week
Limits worth knowing in Newsletter Glue
- It runs only inside WordPress; it is not a standalone product.
- There is no free plan or trial, only a 14-day money-back guarantee.
- The built-in sending plan is priced by monthly sends, rising to $1,499 a month, billed yearly, at 5,000,000 sends.
- Each plan covers 1 site; the classic WordPress editor is not officially supported and the pro blocks need the block editor.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to Newsletter Glue?
The alternatives to Newsletter Glue in this directory are MailPoet, FluentCRM, Mailster, Mailcoach and Curated. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Newsletter Glue.
Is there a free alternative to Newsletter Glue?
Yes. MailPoet, FluentCRM and Curated have a free plan alongside paid ones.
When were these prices checked?
Each listing shows its own date. On this page they run from Oct 17, 2026 to Nov 13, 2026. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.