Launches are sold by email. Your list is the course’s real sales page.
We only list tools here that a course creator would actually reach for. For the full field, including beehiiv, Substack, Ghost, Mailchimp, Moosend, AWeber, Buttondown, see all newsletter platforms.
Kit (formerly ConvertKit) is email marketing for creators: forms, automations, paid newsletters and digital product sales, with a recommendations network for growth.
For course creators: Creators who sell products and want automations.
MailerLite covers newsletters, automations, landing pages and simple paid subscriptions at prices that stay low for small lists.
For course creators: Creators on a budget who want automations.
GetResponse covers email marketing, automations, landing pages and webinars, with options to sell courses.
For course creators: Creators who run webinars as part of their marketing.
ActiveCampaign is email marketing with very detailed automations, segmentation and a sales CRM.
For course creators: Course businesses with complex, behaviour-based emails.
Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) handles email, SMS and WhatsApp campaigns, automations and transactional emails, priced mainly by volume sent.
For course creators: Large lists that send occasionally.
Flodesk focuses on design-led email templates and simple automations, with flat pricing that does not rise with list size.
For course creators: Visual creators who care how emails look.
Kajabi runs courses, coaching, communities, a website, email marketing and checkout in one platform, so you can sell without stitching tools together.
For course creators: Established creators who want one platform for the whole business.
systeme.io is an all-in-one platform for sales funnels, email marketing, online courses, memberships and checkout, with a free plan to start.
For course creators: Creators launching a first funnel and course on a small budget.
