SendBeam

Alternatives · Kit

SendBeam vs Kit, for people who run several sites

Kit is built for professional creators selling digital products, paid newsletters and recommendations. SendBeam is one account for every site you run: a workspace per site, one pooled bill.

Who should stay on Kit

Stay on Kit if you are one creator selling products or paid newsletters and the Creator Network brings you subscribers. That growth engine has no equivalent here.

01 · Price

What it costs for one site, and for three.

Monthly billing in US dollars. Kit: the cheapest plan that removes its branding. SendBeam: the pooled account plan that fits the total contacts and the number of workspaces.

Contacts per site One site Three sites
Kit SendBeam Kit SendBeam
500 $0 free plan with Kit branding, or $39 on Creator (0 to 1,000) $0 Free: 500 contacts pooled, 2 workspaces, SendBeam footer $0 free plan with Kit branding $9 Starter: 2,500 contacts pooled, 5 workspaces
2,500 $0 free plan with Kit branding, or $59 on Creator (3,000 band) $9 Starter: 2,500 contacts pooled, 5 workspaces $0 free plan with Kit branding $29 Pro: 10,000 contacts pooled, unlimited workspaces
10,000 $0 free plan with Kit branding, or $139 on Creator $29 Pro: 10,000 contacts pooled, unlimited workspaces $0 free plan with Kit branding $79 Business: 50,000 contacts pooled, unlimited workspaces
25,000 $199 Creator $79 Business: 50,000 contacts pooled, unlimited workspaces $597 3 separate accounts at $199 (Creator) Talk to us above Business (50,000 contacts pooled)

Source · kit.com/pricing · checked 3 September 2026

Three sites on Kit: One account is one creator. A second site means a second Kit account with its own login, billing and subscriber count.

The live page shows the annual rate ($33 at 1,000) by default. Monthly-billing figures are from breakdowns dated April to July 2026 (mailsoftly.com/blog/kit-pricing, sendx.io/blog/convertkit-pricing). The lowest tier covers 0 to 1,000 subscribers, so 500 costs the same as 1,000, and 2,500 falls in the 3,000 band. Creator Pro is $79 / $99 / $189 / $279. SendBeam prices are from /pricing and are the amount charged; no tax is added at checkout.

02 · Features

What each one does.

FeatureSendBeamKit
Owner-notified contact forms Yes, with Turnstile and rate limits No
Signup forms with double opt-in Yes, per list Yes
Transactional send API Yes, on every plan (metered per hour) No
Automations 1 live on Free, 5 on Starter, unlimited on Pro — per workspace Yes
Several sites on one account Workspaces: 2 on Free, 5 on Starter, unlimited on Pro; one pooled bill Separate account per site
Double opt-in evidence kept IP, timestamp and source on every confirmation Partly
Import path from here In-app importer with a Kit API key, or the CSV importer Export: v4 API key or CSV export from the Subscribers page
Migration service Move-in, done for you; included on Pro and Business Yes, free
Free plan 500 contacts, 2,000 emails a month, 2 workspaces, SendBeam footer 10,000 contacts (Newsletter plan: unlimited broadcasts and forms, 1 automation, 1 sequence, Kit branding)
Who counts toward the limit Subscribed contacts only, and a person on two of your sites counts once Every subscriber on the one list, including cold ones until you purge them

Source · Kit's public plans and help pages · checked 3 September 2026

03 · Where Kit is better

Credit where it is due.

  • Creator Network paid recommendations grow a list faster than any form
  • Commerce, tips and paid newsletters built in, at 3.5% + 30c a transaction
  • The most generous free plan of the eight: 10,000 subscribers with unlimited broadcasts
  • Visual automations and tag-based segmentation designed for creators

Why people move

What switchers tell us.

  • Everything is one list under one creator; separate sites need separate accounts and separate bills
  • Creator jumped from $15 to $39 a month at 1,000 subscribers in September 2025 and climbs steeply after that
  • Exports carry sign-up dates and sources but no opt-in IP or confirmation timestamp

04 · How to move

Two routes from Kit, both keep unsubscribes unsubscribed.

Route one

Do it yourself

Paste a Kit API key into the in-app importer and pick what to bring: contacts, tags, custom fields, opt-in dates and the people who unsubscribed. Or export a CSV and use the CSV importer. Free on every plan.

Step-by-step guide: moving from Kit

Route two

Have us do it

Move-in: you give us a read-only key or a temporary seat, we load suppressions first, verify each sending domain, import every workspace, run in parallel and switch your forms over. Unsubscribes stay synced for 30 days. Included on Pro and Business.

See Move-in and request one

05 · Questions

Before you decide.

Do my subscribers need to re-confirm when I move?
No. Changing provider does not need fresh consent. The importer carries the consent evidence Kit kept across with each contact, which for Kit is a sign-up date and source rather than an IP and confirmation timestamp. Contacts with no evidence at all are left out rather than emailed, and you get the list of who they were so you can decide.
What happens to people who unsubscribed on Kit?
They stay unsubscribed. Suppressions are imported first, before any address that can receive mail, and the CSV importer's status column turns Kit's unsubscribed, bounced and complained rows into suppression entries with their original dates. Move-in also syncs unsubscribes from the old platform for 30 days after cutover.
Can I move some sites and leave others?
Yes. Each site is its own workspace on SendBeam, so you can move one site, run it in parallel and move the next when you are ready. The three-site prices above assume all three are here; the bill is the pooled plan that fits whatever you have moved so far.
Are these Kit prices current?
They were checked on 3 September 2026 against kit.com/pricing. The live page shows the annual rate ($33 at 1,000) by default. Monthly-billing figures are from breakdowns dated April to July 2026 (mailsoftly.com/blog/kit-pricing, sendx.io/blog/convertkit-pricing). The lowest tier covers 0 to 1,000 subscribers, so 500 costs the same as 1,000, and 2,500 falls in the 3,000 band. Creator Pro is $79 / $99 / $189 / $279. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct the page.

06 · Start

Start with the site you run today.

Free to start, no card, no trial clock. Each site keeps its own domain, list and rules; you add the next one as a workspace whenever you launch it.

Checking system status

Kit is a trademark of its owner. SendBeam is not affiliated with Kit. Facts on this page describe Kit's public plans as read on 3 September 2026; see the other comparisons.