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Campaigner vs Substack

Campaigner: Advanced email marketing without full-suite cost. Substack: Writers making money doing the work they believe in. Same fact set for both, straight from each vendor's docs.

Campaigner

Free tier
No free plan; 30-day trial
Paid from
$14/mo (Essentials, 1,000 contacts) · pricing page
Public API
Yes docs
MCP server
No · No official or community Campaigner MCP server found.
Best for
Advanced email marketing without full-suite cost
Website
https://www.campaigner.com

Substack

Free tier
Free to publish, no subscriber cap
Paid from
No monthly fee; 10% of paid subscription revenue plus Stripe fees · pricing page
Public API
Yes docs
MCP server
Community · Community servers on GitHub only
Best for
Writers making money doing the work they believe in
Website
https://substack.com

Which one?

Campaigner suits advanced email marketing without full-suite cost. Substack suits writers making money doing the work they believe in. Pricing changes; the fact tables above link both vendors' live pricing pages. For the rest of the field, see Campaigner alternatives, Substack alternatives, or the full table.