--- title: Curated canonical: https://saasranked.com/software/curated/ category: Newsletter Platforms points: 56 rank: 7 of 12 facts_checked: 2026-10-09 --- # Curated Newsletter tool for link-based issues, free up to 1,500 subscribers with every feature included. 56 points out of 100. #7 of 12 newsletter platforms. Vendor: Curated. Website: https://curated.co/ - Free for up to 1,500 subscribers, with every feature and sending included [1][2]. - Paid tiers start at $39 a month for 1,501 to 2,500 subscribers [2]. - Paid-subscription newsletters run through Stripe with 0% commission [3]. - The publication site can run on your own domain, and emails can send from it after SPF and DKIM setup [8][9]. - Monthly sending quota is 31 times the plan's subscriber cap [15]. Verdict: Curated suits writers who collect links and add commentary, and a list of 1,000 pays nothing [2]. It charges no commission on paid subscriptions and offers a public API, own-domain sending and CSV import [3][6][9][10]. The catch: no help page documents subscriber export, and it lists no automations, referral or A/B tools [3][13]. Best for: Writers who send curated link roundups and want a free start. ## Points | Criterion | Line | Value | Points | Note | |---|---|---|---|---| | Earning | Paid subscriptions | Yes | 8/8 | Paid-subscription newsletters are supported, with payments connected through Stripe [3]. | | Earning | Fee on paid subscriptions | 0 | 10/10 | Features page says paid newsletters take 0% commission [3]. | | Earning | Built-in sponsorship or ad network | No | 0/4 | Publishers find sponsors and take payment outside Curated; no Curated sponsor marketplace is described [4][5]. | | Earning | Sell digital products | Not published | 0/3 | Not published on the vendor's features page [3]. | | Your list | Export your subscriber list | Not published | 0/8 | Not published on the vendor's help centre [13]. Features page says only that a list can be exported at any time [3]. | | Your list | Import subscribers | Yes | 5/5 | Subscribers import from a Mailchimp export CSV or a two-column CSV of email and date [6][14]. | | Your list | Website on your own domain | Yes | 7/7 | The publication site can be served from your own domain or subdomain by pointing DNS at Curated [8]. | | Your list | Send from your own domain | Yes | 5/5 | After SPF and DKIM records are verified, emails send from your own domain [9]. | | Your list | Open source | Not published | 0/3 | Not published on the vendor's features page [3]. | | Your list | Public API | Yes | 4/4 | A public API manages email subscribers, issues and links, with a token from the account page [10][11]. | | Growth | Recommendation network | Not published | 0/6 | Not published on the vendor's features page [3]. | | Growth | Referral program | Not published | 0/4 | Not published on the vendor's features page [3]. | | Growth | Send to a tag or segment | Not published | 0/5 | Subscribers can be filtered by status, source, activity and audience; the help page does not say an issue can be sent to a filter [7]. | | Growth | Automated email sequences | Not published | 0/4 | Not published on the vendor's help centre [13]. | | Growth | Subscriber source reports | Not published | 0/4 | UTM source shows per subscriber; no help page describes a report grouping new subscribers by source [12]. | | Growth | Subject-line A/B tests | Not published | 0/3 | Not published on the vendor's help centre [13]. | | Price | Free plan | Yes | 8/8 | Free for up to 1,500 subscribers, with every feature and sending included [1][2]. | | Price | Cost at 1,000 subscribers | $0 | 9/9 | Free plan covers up to 1,500 subscribers; the monthly quota of 31 times that cap allows weekly issues [2][15]. | ## Plans | Plan | Price | Per month (USD) | |---|---|---| | Free | Free [2][15] | $0 | | 1,501-2,500 subscribers | $39/month [2][16] | $39 | | 2,501-5,000 subscribers | $69/month [2][16] | $69 | The pricing page lists monthly prices only and no yearly price [2]. ## Strengths - Free up to 1,500 subscribers with all features, including sending [2]. - Paid newsletters take 0% commission, with payments through Stripe [3]. - A public API can read and add email subscribers [10][11]. - Emails can send from your own domain once SPF and DKIM records are verified [9]. - Publishers set their own sponsorship prices and arrange payment directly with sponsors [4][5]. ## Limits - Prices jump to $39 a month once a list passes 1,500 subscribers [2]. - No help page documents exporting the subscriber list [13]. - Curated runs no sponsor marketplace; the publisher finds sponsors and takes payment outside Curated [4]. - Help pages describe no automations, A/B tests, referrals or recommendation features [13]. - Pricing is monthly only; the pricing page lists no yearly price [2]. ## Vendor claims (not scored) - Curated says it can handle the whole sponsorship process on a publisher's behalf [3]. ## Sources 1. 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[How do multiple users and roles work?](https://support.curated.co/how-do-multiple-users-and-roles-work), Curated Support, accessed 2026-10-09