newsletter platform · Paragraph

Paragraph

Hosted site, newsletter and AI drafting agent with a free plan that emails up to 2,000 subscribers.

54/100

#8 of 12 newsletter platforms
Facts checked 9 Oct 2026

Paragraph now describes itself as a media engine for companies, with an AI agent that drafts and distributes content².

In short

The Free plan lets you email up to 2,000 subscribers; Starter is $16 a month for 10,000¹.
Custom domains and subscriber CSV export start on Starter^3,7.
Segments, a delayed follow-up email after sign-up, and a REST API are documented^3,4,8.
Agent work runs on credits: 500 a month on Free, 1,500 on Starter¹.
The pricing and writers pages do not mention paid subscriptions, a platform fee, referrals or recommendations^1,10.

Paragraph suits writers who want a free newsletter and site with an AI agent that drafts for them, and who do not need reader payments^1,2. Segments, import, an API and attribution reports are documented^3,5,8. The catch: paid subscriptions are not described, export and a custom domain need a paid plan, and the product is now aimed at company content^1,2,3,7.

Best for: Writers and small teams who want a free newsletter plus AI drafting help.

Where the points come from

Earning0 of 25

Your list24 of 32

Growth13 of 26

Price17 of 17

Earning 0 of 25 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Paid subscriptions	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's pricing page¹ or writers page¹⁰.	0 / 8
Fee on paid subscriptions	Not publishedNot published; no paid subscriptions are described on the pricing or writers pages^1,10.	0 / 10
Built-in sponsorship or ad network	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's pricing or writers pages^1,10.	0 / 4
Sell digital products	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's pricing or writers pages^1,10.	0 / 3

Your list 24 of 32 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Export your subscriber list	YesExport CSV in Subscribers, on Starter and above; it covers every subscriber matching your filters³.	8 / 8
Import subscribers	YesImport a CSV with an email column, up to 10 MB, by asking the agent in chat; Substack lists are covered^3,6.	5 / 5
Website on your own domain	YesCustom domains are included on Starter and above, with CNAME and TXT records^7,1.	7 / 7
Send from your own domain	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's newsletters page⁶; it says Paragraph manages deliverability and describes no From-domain setup.	0 / 5
Open source	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's GitHub page⁹; its public repositories are SDK, CLI and tooling.	0 / 3
Public API	YesREST API, SDK and CLI create posts and manage subscribers; the pricing page includes them on Free^8,1.	4 / 4

Growth 13 of 26 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Recommendation network	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's pricing page or subscribers docs^1,3.	0 / 6
Referral program	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's pricing page or subscribers docs^1,3.	0 / 4
Send to a tag or segment	YesCreate segments, add subscribers to them, and send an article to a segment^3,6.	5 / 5
Automated email sequences	YesLifecycle emails include a new-subscriber email and a delayed follow-up after sign-up; the plan is not stated⁴.	4 / 4
Subscriber source reports	YesSubscribers list a source (organic, imported or manual); the Campaigns tab shows traffic by channel and signups attributed to sends^3,5.	4 / 4
Subject-line A/B tests	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's pricing page or newsletters docs^1,6.	0 / 3

Price 17 of 17 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Free plan	YesFree plan lets you email up to 2,000 subscribers; the FAQ says basic email sending is free¹.	8 / 8
Cost at 1,000 subscribers	$0The Free plan costs $0, emails up to 2,000 subscribers and states no monthly email cap¹.	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
Free1 team member, 2,000 subscribers	Free¹	$0	500 credits a month; no custom domain
Starter2 team members, 10,000 subscribers	$16/month, $192/year^1,3,7	$16	1,500 credits; custom domain; subscriber export
Growth10 team members, 100,000 subscribers	$80/month, $960/year¹	$80	8,500 credits a month

The pricing page shows a per-month price with a yearly total; it does not list a separate monthly-billing price¹. Enterprise is priced on request¹.

Strengths

Free plan emails up to 2,000 subscribers, with no monthly send cap stated¹.
Segments can be created and an article sent to just one^3,6.
A REST API, SDK and CLI manage posts and subscribers, and they are on the Free plan^1,8.
The Campaigns report shows signups attributed to sends and channels⁵.
Writing and publishing yourself uses no credits¹¹.

Limits

Subscriber CSV export needs Starter or above³.
A custom domain is not included in the Free plan^1,7.
Paid subscriptions are not described on the pricing or writers pages^1,10.
Docs do not describe sending from your own domain, only that Paragraph manages deliverability⁶.
The home page now describes Paragraph as a media engine for companies, with the agent aimed at company content².

What Paragraph says

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

Paragraph says it handles deliverability, including sender reputation, infrastructure and monitoring⁶.
Paragraph says nothing is published without your approval².

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

Paragraph pricing, Paragraph. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Paragraph, Paragraph. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Subscribers, Paragraph. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Subscriber lifecycle emails, Paragraph. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Analytics, Paragraph. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Newsletters, Paragraph. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Custom domains, Paragraph. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Build with Paragraph, Paragraph. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
paragraph-xyz, GitHub. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Paragraph for writers, Paragraph. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Plans and credits, Paragraph. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.

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