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Social Media & Email Marketing Tools: 40 Tools With Pricing Notes
Social media, email and newsletter platforms, link tools, transactional email and SMS. This page lists 40 products in 7 groups, with the starting price each vendor shows and whether it advertises a free plan. 40 of them do.
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Social Media Management (6)
Buffer
Buffer is listed under Social Media Management in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Hootsuite is listed under Social Media Management in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Sprout Social is listed under Social Media Management in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Later is listed under Social Media Management in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Metricool is listed under Social Media Management in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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SocialBee is listed under Social Media Management in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Taplio
Taplio is listed under LinkedIn & X Growth in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Hypefury is listed under LinkedIn & X Growth in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Typefully is listed under LinkedIn & X Growth in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Tweet Hunter is listed under LinkedIn & X Growth in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Shield Analytics is listed under LinkedIn & X Growth in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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AuthoredUp is listed under LinkedIn & X Growth in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Linktree
Linktree is listed under Link in Bio & Short Links in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Beacons is listed under Link in Bio & Short Links in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Bitly is listed under Link in Bio & Short Links in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Rebrandly is listed under Link in Bio & Short Links in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Short.io is listed under Link in Bio & Short Links in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Dub.co is listed under Link in Bio & Short Links in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Mailchimp
Mailchimp is listed under Email Marketing in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Brevo is listed under Email Marketing in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Kit (ConvertKit) is listed under Email Marketing in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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MailerLite is listed under Email Marketing in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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ActiveCampaign is listed under Email Marketing in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Klaviyo is listed under Email Marketing in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Beehiiv
Modern newsletter platform with native ad network and referral growth loops.
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Substack is listed under Newsletter Platforms in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Ghost is listed under Newsletter Platforms in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Buttondown is listed under Newsletter Platforms in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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SendGrid
SendGrid is listed under Transactional Email & SMS in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Mailgun is listed under Transactional Email & SMS in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Amazon SES is listed under Transactional Email & SMS in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Postmark is listed under Transactional Email & SMS in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Resend is listed under Transactional Email & SMS in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Twilio is listed under Transactional Email & SMS in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Attentive
Attentive is listed under SMS & Text Marketing in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Postscript is listed under SMS & Text Marketing in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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EZ Texting is listed under SMS & Text Marketing in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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SimpleTexting is listed under SMS & Text Marketing in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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TextMagic is listed under SMS & Text Marketing in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Podium is listed under SMS & Text Marketing in our Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory. Check the vendor site for current plans and limits.
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Frequently asked questions
How many tools are in the Social Media & Email Marketing Tools directory?
We list 40 products in 7 groups: Social Media Management, LinkedIn & X Growth, Link in Bio & Short Links, Email Marketing, Newsletter Platforms, Transactional Email & SMS, SMS & Text Marketing. Each listing links to the vendor's own site, and we only call a product a pick in the guides where we show our reasoning and the date we checked prices.
Which Social Media & Email Marketing Tools listings have a free plan?
40 of the 40 listings advertise a free plan or a freemium tier, including Buffer, Hootsuite, Sprout Social, Later, Metricool. Free plans usually cap users, usage or exports, so read the limits on the vendor's pricing page before you rely on one.
Are the prices on this page current?
Treat them as a starting point. Vendors change plans, introductory discounts and renewal prices often, and a listing that says paid plans, see vendor has no verified starting price recorded. Confirm the price, billing period and renewal rate on the vendor's pricing page before you pay.