A ConvertKit alternative that charges what it costs.

ConvertKit charges $29-79/mo. The infrastructure to run email marketing — servers, APIs, storage, delivery — costs roughly $0.0001/email. FairMail charges $0.001-0.003/email. No subscription. No seat limits. No annual contract.

Why people leave ConvertKit

Expensive per subscriber

Visual automations are basic

Template selection is limited

FairMail vs ConvertKit

	FairMail	ConvertKit
Pricing model	Pay per use	Per-subscriber monthly
Price	$0.001-0.003/email	$29-79/mo
Free tier	Free actions included	1,000 subscribers (limited features)
Contract	None	Monthly available
Zero-usage month	$0	Still charged
Feature gating	All features included	Some features gated
Infrastructure cost	$0.0001/email	Not disclosed

What it actually costs to run

The infrastructure cost for email marketing — servers, APIs, storage, delivery — is roughly $0.0001/email. ConvertKit charges $29-79/mo.

Fair charges $0.001-0.003/email — cost plus a small margin.

When to choose which

Choose ConvertKit if

Creators and bloggers who want simplicity

Choose FairMail if

You want email marketing without a subscription. FairMail charges $0.001-0.003/email. Use a lot? Pay a little more. Use nothing? Pay nothing. All features included from the first use.

Where ConvertKit gets expensive

Per-subscriber model same issue as Mailchimp
Less feature-rich than competitors

Switch from ConvertKit. Keep the features. Lose the subscription.

FairMail — $0.001-0.003/email. No subscription. No seat pricing. No annual contract. Your first actions are free.

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Fair is the anti-subscription. 13 tools, one account, pay for what you use.