Best Cms For Newsletters

Key Takeaways

• Ghost is the best dedicated CMS for newsletters — it handles publishing, email delivery, and paid memberships in one platform.
• Substack is the easiest entry point but locks you into its platform and takes a revenue cut on paid subscriptions.
• WordPress + Mailchimp/ConvertKit integration works well if you already have a WordPress site and want to add a newsletter.
• Headless CMS platforms (Sanity, Contentful) can power newsletters by syncing content to an email service provider via API or webhook.
• Consider ownership: Ghost and self-hosted WordPress give you full subscriber list ownership; Substack controls your subscriber relationship.