newsletter platform · SendFox

SendFox

Creator email tool with a free plan for 1,000 contacts and Stripe paid newsletters on Pro.

62/100

#6 of 12 newsletter platforms
Facts checked 9 Oct 2026

In short

The free plan covers 1,000 contacts and 3,000 emails a month^1,2.
Pro starts at $19 a month, or $190 a year ($15.83 a month), for 5,000 contacts and 100,000 emails³.
SendFox takes no cut of paid-newsletter revenue; only Stripe's processing fees apply, and it needs Pro⁴.
Contacts export to CSV on every plan, including Free⁵.
API access needs the Lifetime plan ($29 one-time) or Pro, formerly Empire^1,8,10.

SendFox suits creators who want to start free and pay no SendFox fee on paid newsletters, with tags, plus own-domain sending and CSV export on every plan^4,5,6,7. A weekly send to 1,000 subscribers is about 4,400 emails, above the free cap of 3,000, so Pro at $15.83 a month applies^1,3. The catch: it describes no ad network or subject-line tests, and A/B testing covers automation emails only^10,11.

Best for: Creators who want a free start and no fee on paid newsletters.

Where the points come from

Earning18 of 25

Your list22 of 32

Growth9 of 26

Price13 of 17

Earning 18 of 25 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Paid subscriptions	YesPro lets readers pay a monthly subscription through your own Stripe account^4,12.	8 / 8
Fee on paid subscriptions	0Help article: SendFox takes no cut; Stripe's own processing fees apply⁴.	10 / 10
Built-in sponsorship or ad network	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's pricing page, FAQ or changelog^1,6,11.	0 / 4
Sell digital products	Not publishedNot published; the paid-newsletters article covers monthly subscriptions only and sends one-off sales to support⁴.	0 / 3

Your list 22 of 32 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Export your subscriber list	YesExport all contacts or a single list to CSV, on every plan including Free⁵.	8 / 8
Import subscribers	YesUpload a CSV, paste contacts, or import from Mailchimp, Kit or Google⁶.	5 / 5
Website on your own domain	Not publishedNot published for a newsletter site; the Pro features article lists custom domains for Smart Pages (landing pages) only¹⁰.	0 / 7
Send from your own domain	YesThree CNAME records validate your domain, include DKIM, and then emails send from your own address, on every plan⁷.	5 / 5
Open source	Not publishedNot published on the vendor's FAQ or pricing page^6,1.	0 / 3
Public API	YesREST API with contacts, lists, campaigns and automations; its docs say it needs a Lifetime or Empire (now Pro) plan^8,10.	4 / 4

Growth 9 of 26 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Recommendation network	Not publishedA public newsletter directory exists, but no feature for publications to recommend each other is described^2,6.	0 / 6
Referral program	Not publishedFree plan lists 'referrals' without explaining them; no reader-referral tool is documented².	0 / 4
Send to a tag or segment	YesTags group contacts, and you can send to or skip a tag when you build an email⁶.	5 / 5
Automated email sequences	YesAn automation can hold several emails with waits between them, started when a contact joins a list⁹.	4 / 4
Subscriber source reports	Not publishedNot published; the home page shows opens, clicks and contact growth only².	0 / 4
Subject-line A/B tests	Not publishedPro lists A/B testing for automation emails only; no campaign subject-line test is described^10,11.	0 / 3

Price 13 of 17 points

Rule	What is published	Points
Free plan	YesFree plan: 1,000 contacts and 3,000 emails a month, no card¹.	8 / 8
Cost at 1,000 subscribers	$15.83/moPro 1, $190 billed yearly. Free allows 3,000 emails a month, under a weekly send of about 4,400^1,3.	5 / 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 person	Free¹	$0	1,000 contacts; 3,000 emails a month
Pro 1 (annual)1 person	$190/year³	$15.83	5,000 contacts; 100,000 emails a month; monthly price is $19
Lifetime1 person	$29 one-time¹	–	5,000 contacts; 300,000 emails in total, not monthly

Annual billing is ten months for twelve³. Pro was previously called the Empire Add-On¹⁰.

Strengths

No SendFox fee on paid newsletters; Stripe's processing fees apply⁴.
Contacts export to CSV on every plan, including Free⁵.
Sending from your own domain is available on every plan, with DKIM included in the DNS records⁷.
Tags let you send to or skip a group of contacts⁶.
Multi-email automations with waits are available, with one on the free plan⁹.

Limits

The free plan allows 3,000 emails a month, below a weekly send to 1,000 subscribers¹.
Paid newsletters need Pro and are monthly only, with no annual option⁴.
API access needs the Lifetime plan or Pro (formerly Empire), not Free^1,8,10.
A/B testing is described only for automation emails¹⁰.
The free plan allows one automation, one form and one Smart Page^1,9.

What SendFox says

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

SendFox says its Pro plan sends from IP addresses kept apart from Free and Lifetime traffic¹⁰.

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

SendFox pricing, SendFox. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
SendFox: free email marketing for creators, SendFox. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Which SendFox Pro tier should I choose?, SendFox Help. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
How do paid newsletters work in SendFox?, SendFox Help. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
How can I export the contacts in a specific list?, SendFox Help. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
SendFox FAQ: answers to common questions, SendFox Help. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
How do I validate my sending domain in SendFox?, SendFox Help. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
SendFox API, SendFox. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
How do I create an automation in SendFox?, SendFox Help. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
What features do I get with SendFox Pro?, SendFox Help. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
SendFox changelog, SendFox. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.
Email marketing pricing compared, SendFox. Accessed 9 Oct 2026.

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