Substack Alternative

Love writing your newsletter? Keep it. Own it.

Substack is a wonderful publishing platform — but it isn't an email marketing platform. EcoSend gives your organisation the full toolkit, your own domain, and flat pricing that never takes a cut.

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Why Choose EcoSend?

Substack made starting your newsletter effortless. EcoSend is for the moment your newsletter becomes part of a real marketing programme — without changing a word of what you write.

A Marketing Platform, Not Just a Publishing Tool

Segmentation, automation, drip sequences, A/B testing, embedded forms, and an API — the things Substack leaves out by design, because it was built for writers, not marketing teams.

Your Audience, Your Domain, Your Data

Emails sent from your domain, subscribers on your list, consent records you can show your DPO. No network nudging your readers towards someone else's publication.

Predictable Cost as You Grow

A flat monthly price based on contacts — not 10% of your subscription revenue, forever. The better you do, the better the maths gets. And every plan plants trees.

Feature Comparison

See how EcoSend stacks up against Substack in terms of features and capabilities.

Feature	Substack	EcoSend

Email Capture Forms GDPR-compliant, accessible, responsive email capture forms to build your audience.
Email Templates Beautiful, responsive email templates crafted by professional designers to get you started.
Human Support Dedicated hands-on support from our UK-based expert team.
Simple Email Beautifully minimal, optimised-for-mobile default email templates.
Drag-and-Drop Email Builder Create beautiful, responsive emails with our drag-and-drop editor. No coding required, just drag, drop, and send.
Automatic Image Optimisation Every image is automatically resized, reformatted, and compressed — so emails load faster, with zero extra work.
Inline Image Editing Crop, rotate, flip, and style images right in the email builder — no separate tools or re-uploads.
Review Mode Automatic checks for spelling, grammar, accessibility, and compliance issues — with one-click fixes before you send. No AI, all done privately on your device.
Saved Blocks Save and reuse your favourite content for faster, more consistent email creation.
Template Gallery Access our growing library of beautiful, accessible, and low-carbon free email templates.
Real-time Variables Use real-time variables to personalise your emails and create dynamic content.
Markdown Support Write your emails in Markdown to reliably and efficiently format your content.
Custom HTML Email Create email templates with custom HTML and CSS.
Inline Forms Grow your audience with inline forms that convert visitors into subscribers.
Pop-Up Forms Grow your audience with pop-up forms that display at the perfect moment.
Hosted Forms Share your forms with a simple link. Build your audience on any platform without writing code.
Manually Add Subscribers Add subscribers manually to any list via the dashboard.
Automated Workflows Create complex email automation sequences.
Drip Campaigns Create drip campaigns to nurture your audience over time.
Scheduled Campaigns Create scheduled campaigns to send at specific times.
A/B Testing Test different versions of your emails.
Advanced Analytics Detailed performance metrics so you can see how your campaigns are performing.
Climate Conscious Email Send emails with minimal environmental impact.
Climate Impact Tracking Monitor and report on the climate impact of using EcoSend with tree count and CO2e numbers.
Automated Tree Planting Trees are automatically planted based on your plan to contribute to reforestation projects and help restore the planet.
GDPR Compliant Built-in tools to help you maintain GDPR compliance.
Double Opt-in Ensure you build an audience of real people, not bots by requiring new subscribers to confirm their email address.
One-click Unsubscribe Make it easy for your contacts to unsubscribe from your emails with a one-click link.
Cyber Essentials Certified Certified by the UK government's Cyber Essentials scheme for robust cybersecurity practices.
List Management Advanced subscriber list management.
Scheduled Sending Schedule emails to send at specific times.
Campaign Tracking Track email campaign performance.
Custom Domains Use your own domain for sending emails.
API Access Full API access for custom integrations.
Teams Collaborate with your team with additional users, for free.
Multi-factor Authentication Protect your account with multi-factor authentication.
Zapier Integration Connect EcoSend with 5,000+ apps and automate your workflows with Zapier.
Gravity Forms Integration Seamlessly integrate with Wordpress via Gravity Forms to capture leads and automatically add them to your email lists.
Mailchimp Import Easily migrate your subscribers, lists, and campaign data from Mailchimp to EcoSend.

Testimonials

Don't just take our word for it

As an organisation founded on better business principles, it's important we're using a supplier who keeps people and planet in mind.

Malin Lorge

B-Lab Europe

EcoSend not only aligns to our purpose driven values, but they also provide the best email marketing platform on the market. It's the perfect example of the mission and quality aligning.

Chris Lewis

Wholegrain Digital

I love working with a company which reflects my brand values and voice. The team have been super-helpful, which made the migration from Mailchimp a total breeze.

Molly Gould

Effable

What sold me on joining EcoSend is the great team of people behind it and their values. I know for a fact that whenever I have an issue, I’ll get support and answers in a timely manner.

Yuval Ackerman

Ethical Emails

Migrating was incredibly straightforward. In my first week I uploaded my contacts, added my lead capture forms, set-up my email campaigns, and even sent out my first newsletter!

Claudia Guerreiro

Conscious Marketing Movement

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