Price changes
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Newsletter platforms added; WP Engine re-recorded in pounds
- WP Engine — Re-recorded in the currency WP Engine shows UK visitors by default. Essential £30/mo, or £24/mo billed annually (£288, a promotional first-year rate); Core from £312/mo. Not a price change: the USD figures recorded on 23 September ($336 a year for Essential) are still current.
- beehiiv — Added. Launch free to 2,500 subscribers; Scale $49/mo and Max $109/mo for 1,000 subscribers; 0% of paid-subscription revenue.
- Kit — Now also compared as a newsletter platform. Paid newsletters on every plan including free, at 3.5% + 30¢ per payment. Prices unchanged.
- MailerLite — Added. Free to 250 subscribers; Comfort $19/mo and Power $39/mo for 1,000 subscribers; no sales fee on paid newsletters.
- Ghost — Added. Ghost(Pro) Starter $18/mo, Publisher $35/mo (1,000 members), Business $239/mo (10,000); 0% of subscription revenue from Publisher.
- Substack — Added. Free to publish; keeps 10% of paid-subscription revenue, plus Stripe fees.
Baseline: all fifteen tools checked against vendor pricing pages
A baseline records the prices on the day tracking began. It is not a claim that anything changed on this date.
- Thinkific — Basic £46/mo, Start £92/mo, Grow £186/mo (£34/£69/£139 billed annually).
- Teachable — Starter $39/mo with a 7.5% transaction fee, Builder $89/mo, Growth $189/mo.
- Kajabi — Basic $179/mo, Growth $249/mo, Pro $499/mo; no revenue share.
- Podia — Mover $49/mo with a 5% transaction fee, Shaker $99/mo, Earthquaker $179/mo.
- Semrush — SEO £113/mo, Starter £161/mo, Pro+ £242/mo, Advanced £444/mo.
- Ahrefs — Starter £23/mo, Lite £99/mo, Standard £199/mo, Advanced £359/mo; free for your own sites.
- SE Ranking — Core £95/mo, Growth £209/mo; 14-day trial.
- Mangools — Basic $61/mo, Premium $81/mo, Agency $141/mo (about 38% less billed annually).
- Systeme.io — Startup $17/mo, Webinar $47/mo, Unlimited $97/mo; free plan 2,000 contacts.
- Kit — Creator $33/mo and Pro $66/mo for 1,000 subscribers; free up to 10,000 subscribers.
- GetResponse — Starter £13/mo, Marketer £44/mo, Creator £51/mo for 1,000 contacts; 14-day trial, no free plan listed.
- Kinsta — Launch $35/mo through Scale $169/mo; first month free on business plans.
- WP Engine — Essential from $28/mo (first-year rate, billed annually); Core from $400/mo.
- Cloudways — DigitalOcean servers from $14/mo (1GB) to $99/mo (8GB), billed hourly.
- Hostinger — Premium $2.99/mo, Unlimited $3.99/mo, Cloud Startup $7.99/mo on 48-month terms; renewals $10.99–$25.99/mo.