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Most tools charge for your list.
Xem charges for your sends.
Work out what your newsletter costs on Xem, then see how that compares with the tools you might be using now.
- Emails a month
- 40,000
- Xem Cloud
- $19/ mo · Starter
- Self-hosted on SES
- $4.00/ mo + server
A weekly newsletter, every tool.
Monthly cost in US dollars on monthly billing, four sends a month to the whole list, on each tool's cheapest plan for newsletters. Checked November 5, 2026; each comparison page lists its sources.
| Tool | 10,000 | 50,000 | 100,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xem | $19 | $59 | $99 |
| Mailchimp | $135 | Quote on Mailchimp’s site | Quote on Mailchimp’s site |
| Substack | $0 + 10% of paid revenue | $0 + 10% of paid revenue | $0 + 10% of paid revenue |
| beehiiv | $139 | $299 | $469 |
| Kit | $139 | Quote on Kit’s site | Quote on Kit’s site |
| MailerLite | $89 | $319 | $439 |
| Brevo | From $9 + email credits | From $9 + email credits | From $9 + email credits |
| Ghost | $105 | $249 | $329 |
| listmonk | ≈ $4 + server | ≈ $20 + server | ≈ $40 + server |