Userlist vs Substack

Userlist is an email marketing platform built specifically for SaaS. Track customer data as complex as you need. Onboard, engage, and nurture customers and marketing leads — under one roof.

Substack helps anyone set up a blog and email newsletter and publish directly to their audience and get paid through subscriptions. No tech knowledge is required. It’s free to get started on Substack. If you turn on paid subscriptions, Substack will keep a 10% cut of revenues.

Feature Comparison

Userlist and Substack both have great feature sets so the right tool for you really depends on your needs.

Features	Userlist	Substack
💸 Paid Subscriptions	❌	✅
➗ Segmentation	✅	❌
🤖 Automation	✅	❌
📩 Embeddable Forms	✅	✅
📄 Landing Pages	❌	✅
🔌 3rd Party Integrations	✅	❌
🖊️ Visual Editor	✅	✅
📝 Markdown Editor	✅	❌
👩‍💻 HTML	❌	❌
⚒️ API	✅	❌
📈 Analytics	✅	✅
🌍 Custom Domain	✅	✅
🗣️ Referrals	❌	✅
💽 Self Hosting	❌	❌
📢 Recommendations	❌	✅