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The best Flodesk alternatives in 2026: Bluey Email, MailerLite, Kit, Brevo, Beehiiv, Mailchimp and ActiveCampaign. Flodesk retired its flat-rate plan on Dec 2, 2025, so cost-conscious creators are looking elsewhere.
Substack is free to publish but takes 10% of paid subscriptions plus Stripe fees. Bluey is a flat fee by emails sent and takes 0% of revenue. Choose Substack to launch a paid newsletter; choose Bluey to own your list and keep 100% of sales.
AWeber raised prices 50–150% in December 2024. The 7 best alternatives ranked by need: Bluey Email (best value), MailerLite (cheapest), Brevo, GetResponse, ActiveCampaign, Moosend, and Kit.
GetResponse charges by contacts, Bluey by emails sent. A 10,000-contact list emailed monthly costs about $14 on Bluey and $79 on GetResponse Starter — but GetResponse wins on unlimited sends, webinars and courses.
GetResponse gates automation behind its $59/mo Marketer plan and bills you for contacts you never email. Seven alternatives ranked by need — cheapest, best free plan, best automation, best all-round value.
Drip is $39/mo for 2,500 people with unlimited sends and no free plan. Bluey bills by emails sent. Drip is the better ecommerce product; Bluey is a third of the price at a normal cadence.
HubSpot locks real marketing automation behind Professional at $890/mo plus a $3,000 onboarding fee. Bluey delivers automation from $30/mo — roughly a 30x first-year difference for the marketing job.
HubSpot’s CRM is excellent, but its marketing power costs $890/mo plus a $3,000 onboarding fee. Seven alternatives ranked by need — cheapest all-in-one, best free CRM, best automation, best value.
AWeber charges by subscribers, Bluey by emails sent. At 10,000 subscribers emailed monthly that is about $30 on Bluey versus $135 on AWeber Plus — but AWeber wins on 24/7 phone support and a small list emailed daily.
Drip has no free plan and starts at $39/mo. The 7 best alternatives ranked by need: Bluey Email (best value), Omnisend (best free ecommerce), Klaviyo, MailerLite, Brevo, ActiveCampaign, and Mailchimp.