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ConvertKit vs SamCart

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ConvertKit

Software

The creator platform for digital professionals

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Rated
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SamCart

Software

The number one checkout platform

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: ConvertKit the free Newsletter plan allows only one basic visual automation, so sequences beyond a single flow require paying; SamCart plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ConvertKit and SamCart actually diverge.

Attributes where ConvertKit and SamCart differ
AttributeConvertKitSamCart
Founded2013Unknown

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in ConvertKit

  • Email marketing
  • Landing pages
  • Subscriber tagging
  • Automation workflows
  • Digital product sales
  • Broadcast emails
  • Subscriber segments
  • Email templates

Only in SamCart

Nothing recorded that ConvertKit does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

ConvertKit

  • Sending newsletters and email sequences to an audiencenot SamCart
  • Selling paid subscriptions and digital products to a mailing listnot SamCart

SamCart

No use cases recorded yet. See the SamCart review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

ConvertKit

  • The free Newsletter plan allows only one basic visual automation, so sequences beyond a single flow require paying
  • The free plan is a single user, and the Creator plan at $33 a month allows two
  • Subscriber signals, engagement analytics and paid recommendations are Pro only, at $66 a month
  • A/B testing is capped at 2 subject lines below Pro, which allows 5
  • Paid pricing is banded by subscriber count, so the published figures apply only at the smallest band

SamCart

  • Plans start at $79 per month, and features like subscription saver and A/B testing are reserved for the higher $199 per month Scale tier

Pricing, plan by plan

ConvertKit

On request
  • Creator$29/month
    • Up to 10K subscribers
    • Email campaigns
    • Landing pages
  • Creator Pro$79/month
    • Unlimited subscribers
    • Advanced automation
    • Digital products

SamCart

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the SamCart review.

Which should you pick?

Choose ConvertKit if

  • You need email marketing.
  • You also want landing pages.
ConvertKit review

Choose SamCart if

Nothing in the data separates SamCart from ConvertKit on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

SamCart review

Questions people ask

Is ConvertKit or SamCart better?
Neither clearly leads. ConvertKit starts at On request and SamCart at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ConvertKit or SamCart?
ConvertKit starts at On request and SamCart at On request.
Does ConvertKit or SamCart run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is ConvertKit best used for?
ConvertKit is most often used for sending newsletters and email sequences to an audience, selling paid subscriptions and digital products to a mailing list. Of those, sending newsletters and email sequences to an audience and selling paid subscriptions and digital products to a mailing list are not what SamCart is typically brought in for.
What can ConvertKit do that SamCart cannot?
ConvertKit covers Email marketing, Landing pages, Subscriber tagging, Automation workflows.
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