Among 8 makers' products we track that are built with React, here's what they chose for newsletter — each counted from a live-product source.
Growth platform or writer's tool. beehiiv and Kit bring growth and monetization features — referrals, ads, automations. Buttondown and Substack keep things simple for writing and sending; Substack adds a built-in reader network but takes a cut of paid subscriptions.
Substack1Counts are live products with a source, not market share; a product using two options counts in both.
Best forNewsletters with signup forms, automations and landing pages, on a free plan that grows by subscriber count.
Trade-offBuilt for marketing email rather than writers, so there's no reader network or paid-subscription publishing.
5 of the 8 React products here · free tier
Best forCreators who need automations and tagged sequences, like a course launch funnel.
Trade-offPriced by subscriber count; automations add setup work.
2 of the 8 React products here
SubstackWriter's toolBest forWriters who want discovery from Substack's own reader network and free sending.
Trade-offTakes a share of paid subscription revenue, and your publication lives inside Substack's brand.
1 of the 8 React products here
Also real options for newsletter, not seen among these React products yet: beehiiv, Buttondown.