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Substack vs Zoho Campaigns

Substack: Writers making money doing the work they believe in. Zoho Campaigns: SMBs already in the Zoho ecosystem. Same fact set for both, straight from each vendor's docs.

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

Zoho Campaigns

Free tier
Free plan: 2,000 contacts, 6,000 emails/mo
Paid from
$3/mo (Standard, billed annually) · pricing page
Public API
Yes docs
MCP server
No · Zoho MCP lists Campaigns as upcoming; third-party servers only
Best for
SMBs already in the Zoho ecosystem
Website
https://www.zoho.com/campaigns/

Which one?

Substack suits writers making money doing the work they believe in. Zoho Campaigns suits smbs already in the zoho ecosystem. Pricing changes; the fact tables above link both vendors' live pricing pages. For the rest of the field, see Substack alternatives, Zoho Campaigns alternatives, or the full table.