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Curated

Newsletter tool for link-based issues, free up to 1,500 subscribers with every feature included.

56/100

#7 of 12 newsletter platforms
Facts checked 9 Oct 2026

In short

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 subscribers².
Paid-subscription newsletters run through Stripe with 0% commission³.
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 cap¹⁵.

Curated suits writers who collect links and add commentary, and a list of 1,000 pays nothing². 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.

Where the points come from

Earning18 of 25

Your list21 of 32

Growth0 of 26

Price17 of 17

Earning 18 of 25 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Paid subscriptions	YesPaid-subscription newsletters are supported, with payments connected through Stripe³.	8 / 8
Fee on paid subscriptions	0Features page says paid newsletters take 0% commission³.	10 / 10
Built-in sponsorship or ad network	NoPublishers find sponsors and take payment outside Curated; no Curated sponsor marketplace is described^4,5.	0 / 4
Sell digital products	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's features page³.	0 / 3

Your list 21 of 32 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Export your subscriber list	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's help centre¹³. Features page says only that a list can be exported at any time³.	0 / 8
Import subscribers	YesSubscribers import from a Mailchimp export CSV or a two-column CSV of email and date^6,14.	5 / 5
Website on your own domain	YesThe publication site can be served from your own domain or subdomain by pointing DNS at Curated⁸.	7 / 7
Send from your own domain	YesAfter SPF and DKIM records are verified, emails send from your own domain⁹.	5 / 5
Open source	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's features page³.	0 / 3
Public API	YesA public API manages email subscribers, issues and links, with a token from the account page^10,11.	4 / 4

Growth 0 of 26 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Recommendation network	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's features page³.	0 / 6
Referral program	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's features page³.	0 / 4
Send to a tag or segment	Not publishedSubscribers can be filtered by status, source, activity and audience; the help page does not say an issue can be sent to a filter⁷.	0 / 5
Automated email sequences	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's help centre¹³.	0 / 4
Subscriber source reports	Not publishedUTM source shows per subscriber; no help page describes a report grouping new subscribers by source¹².	0 / 4
Subject-line A/B tests	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's help centre¹³.	0 / 3

Price 17 of 17 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Free plan	YesFree for up to 1,500 subscribers, with every feature and sending included^1,2.	8 / 8
Cost at 1,000 subscribers	$0Free plan covers up to 1,500 subscribers; the monthly quota of 31 times that cap allows weekly issues^2,15.	9 / 9

The rule behind each line: how we score newsletter platforms.

Plans and prices

As the vendor lists them, before tax. Prices are in US dollars unless the plan shows euros; the points use US dollars, with euros converted at the ECB rate.

Plan	Price as listed	Per month	Notes
FreeWhole team; no per-user charge	Free^2,15	$0	All features, including sending; quota 31 times the subscriber cap
1,501-2,500 subscribersWhole team; no per-user charge	$39/month^2,16	$39	Monthly billing; no extra charge for more users
2,501-5,000 subscribersWhole team; no per-user charge	$69/month^2,16	$69	Priced on total subscribers across publications

The pricing page lists monthly prices only and no yearly price².

Strengths

Free up to 1,500 subscribers with all features, including sending².
Paid newsletters take 0% commission, with payments through Stripe³.
A public API can read and add email subscribers^10,11.
Emails can send from your own domain once SPF and DKIM records are verified⁹.
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 subscribers².
No help page documents exporting the subscriber list¹³.
Curated runs no sponsor marketplace; the publisher finds sponsors and takes payment outside Curated⁴.
Help pages describe no automations, A/B tests, referrals or recommendation features¹³.
Pricing is monthly only; the pricing page lists no yearly price².

What Curated says

Vendor claims. We show them, but they earn no points.

Curated says it can handle the whole sponsorship process on a publisher's behalf³.

Other newsletter platforms

1
beehiivWriters who want an ad network, referrals and growth tools
97/100
$0cost at 1,000 subscribers
2
KitCreators who sell products and want a large free plan
94/100
$0cost at 1,000 subscribers
3
GhostWriters who want open-source software and no cut of paid-subscription revenue
77/100
$0cost at 1,000 subscribers
4
SubstackWriters who want paid subscriptions and reader discovery with no monthly fee
71/100
$0cost at 1,000 subscribers

All 12 newsletter platforms

Sources

Curated: email newsletters for publishers, Curated. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Curated pricing, Curated. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Curated features, Curated. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
The Sponsorship Workflow, Curated Support. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Enabling and Configuring Sponsorship, Curated Support. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
What CSV formats do you support for list imports?, Curated Support. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Filtering Email Subscribers, Curated Support. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Configuring a Custom Domain, Curated Support. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Configuring SPF and DKIM records, Curated Support. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Getting started with the Curated API, Curated Support. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Managing email subscribers with the API, Curated Support. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Attributing Subscribers with UTM Parameters, Curated Support. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Curated Support help centre, Curated Support. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Importing Lists or Opting Existing Subscribers In, Curated Support. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Message Quotas, Curated Support. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
How do multiple users and roles work?, Curated Support. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.

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