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Email marketing software · Alternatives
Postal is an email marketing software product from Postal, Global, priced at Free with a free plan. We compared 20 alternatives on published price, free plan, platforms and made-in-India support: 18 have a free plan, 3 are built in India.
Quick answer
The closest alternatives to Postal are listmonk (Free), Substack (Free), Pepipost by Netcore (Free plan), SendGrid (Free plan) and Mailgun (Free plan). listmonk is the top-ranked option with a free plan. Published prices in this list start at ₹1,200/month.
Indian support and GST
Postal is built in Open source. 3 alternatives are made in India, where GST, TDS and UPI are usually handled natively and support runs on IST.
Ranked by how closely each product matches Postal's category, pricing model, platforms and business size, then by rating. Prices exclude GST.
| # | Software | Starting price | Free plan | Platforms | Made in India | Rating | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Postal (current) | Free | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | — |
| 1 |  listmonk | Free | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.7/5 | |
| 2 |  Substack | Free | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 3 |  Pepipost by Netcore | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.8/5 | |
| 4 |  SendGrid | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 5 |  Mailgun | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 6 |  Elastic Email | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 7 |  SparkPost | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 8 |  SMTP2GO | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 9 |  Mailjet | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 10 |  Mailtrap | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 11 |  Beehiiv | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 12 |  EmailOctopus | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 13 |  BEE Pro | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 14 |  Stripo | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 15 |  Mailmodo AMP | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.4/5 | |
| 16 |  Amazon SES | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 17 |  ZeroBounce | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 18 |  Postmark | ₹1,200/mo | No | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 19 |  Buttondown | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 20 |  Hunter | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 |
Zerodha · Bengaluru · Email marketing software · 4.7/5
Open-source newsletter and mailing list manager from Zerodha.
Free
Free plan available
Compared with Postal
Key features
Substack · San Francisco · Email marketing software · 4.5/5
Newsletter publishing with paid subscriptions.
Free
Free plan available
Netcore Cloud · Mumbai · Email marketing software · 4.8/5
Email API and delivery from Netcore, built in Mumbai.
Free plan
Free plan available
Compared with Postal
Free plan
Free plan available
Free plan
Free plan available
Elastic Email · Vancouver · Email marketing software · 4.6/5
Affordable email marketing and API.
Free plan
Free plan available
Free plan
Free plan available
Free plan
Free plan available
Free plan
Free plan available
Railsware · Kraków · Email marketing software · 4.5/5
Email testing and sending platform.
Free plan
Free plan available
The closest matches to Postal on App Advisor are listmonk (Free), Substack (Free), Pepipost by Netcore (Free plan). They are ranked by how closely their category, pricing model, platforms and target business size match Postal, then by rating. The best choice depends on your team size and budget.
Yes. 18 of the 20 alternatives listed have a free plan or are free: listmonk (Free), Substack (Free), Pepipost by Netcore (Free plan). Free plans usually cap users, records or transactions, so check the limits against your monthly volume.
Among alternatives that publish a price, Postmark starts lowest at ₹1,200/mo. listmonk also has a free plan. Prices are read from each vendor's website and exclude GST.
Yes. 3 alternatives are built in India, including listmonk (Free), Pepipost by Netcore (Free plan), Mailmodo AMP (Free plan). Indian products usually handle GST, TDS and UPI natively and bill in rupees.
listmonk is the closest match to Postal in our catalogue. Key differences: Built in India (Bengaluru). Compare them side by side before you book a demo.
Every product listed sits in email marketing software or a category Postal also covers, and Postal's own products are excluded. Prices, free plans and platforms come from each vendor's official website. App Advisor does not sell any of this software.
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