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Mailjet vs Substack

Mailjet: Teams sending marketing and transactional email together. Substack: Writers making money doing the work they believe in. Same fact set for both, straight from each vendor's docs.

Mailjet

Free tier
Free plan: 6,000 emails/mo (200/day)
Paid from
$9/mo (Starter, 8,000 emails/mo) · pricing page
Public API
Yes docs
MCP server
Yes · Official open-source MCP server (read-only), in Mailjet docs
Best for
Teams sending marketing and transactional email together
Website
https://www.mailjet.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?

Mailjet suits teams sending marketing and transactional email together. 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 Mailjet alternatives, Substack alternatives, or the full table.