Self-hosted, one-time license

A Kit (ConvertKit) alternative you host yourself

ConvertKit (now Kit) is a polished creator email platform, but it’s hosted SaaS with per-subscriber pricing that grows with your list. Broadcast runs on your own server for a one-time license: own your audience, drop per-subscriber billing, and keep the sequences and segmentation you rely on.

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At a Glance

Hosting
Kit: SaaS only
Broadcast: Self-hosted
Pricing
Kit: Monthly, per subscriber
Broadcast: $250 one-time
Audience
Kit: On their servers
Broadcast: Your server
Best at
Kit: Creator commerce
Broadcast: Owned email

Straight answer: Kit can’t be self-hosted, and if you sell through its built-in creator commerce (paid newsletters, products, tips) or rely on its hosted landing pages, those are Kit-specific and don’t move with you. If what you mainly use is email (sequences, broadcasts, segmentation) and you’d rather own your audience and pay once, Broadcast is the self-hosted alternative.

Feature Comparison

Where Broadcast and Kit each pull ahead

Feature Broadcast ConvertKit (Kit)
Self-hostedYes, your serverNo (SaaS only)
Pricing$250 one-timeMonthly, per subscriber
SubscribersUnlimitedPriced by count
Sequences / automationsBuilt-in (conditions)Visual automations
FormsYes (embed on your site)Yes
Hosted landing pagesUse your own siteYes
Creator commerce (paid, tips)NoYes
SegmentationTags, lists, custom fieldsTags & segments
ESP choiceSES, Postmark, any SMTPBuilt-in only
Data ownershipYour serverOn Kit’s servers
Setup & maintenanceYou self-hostFully managed
Updates Every 2.x release included. You choose when to install. Automatic, on their schedule
Public changelog Yes, 139 releases since Nov 2025 No versioned changelog
Support Email and Discord, included Varies by plan

Kit wins on hosted landing pages and creator commerce. Broadcast wins on ownership, unlimited subscribers, ESP flexibility, and buy-once pricing. Pick by which of those you actually use. For plan-by-plan prices, see Kit pricing.

Broadcast ships every week

Releases since November 2025

139

releases, 72 with new features. The last one was yesterday.

Shipped in the last 90 days

  • v2.51.0 Sequences now list the subscribers that stopped with an error. You can retry the failed step for one subscriber, or retry or dismiss all of them at once.
  • v2.51.0 Sequence webhooks report retried and dismissed subscribers (sequence.subscriber_resumed with reason “retry”, sequence.subscriber_removed with reason “dismissed”).
  • v2.50.0 Sequences have a Reply-To address in their settings, so replies to sequence emails go to the inbox you choose instead of the sender address.
  • v2.50.0 Each Send Email step in a sequence can set its own Reply-To address, which overrides the sequence’s.
  • v2.50.0 Each Send Email step on the sequence canvas shows how many emails it sent, opened and clicked, with open and click rates and bounces.

See the full release chart → | Read the changelog

Who Should Choose What

Choose Broadcast if you…

  • • Want to self-host and own your audience
  • • Are tired of per-subscriber pricing as your list grows
  • • Mainly use email (sequences, broadcasts, segments)
  • • Want ESP flexibility and a one-time license
  • • Run your landing pages on your own site already

Kit may be better if you…

  • • Sell through built-in creator commerce (paid newsletters, products, tips)
  • • Rely on Kit’s hosted landing pages
  • • Want a fully managed tool with no server to run
  • • Use the creator network / recommendations

Frequently Asked Questions

No. Kit is hosted SaaS only. Broadcast is a self-hosted alternative you run on your own server, so you own your subscriber data and sending reputation.
Export your subscribers (with tags and custom fields) to CSV and import them into Broadcast, then rebuild your sequences. See the step-by-step migrate from ConvertKit guide.
Those are Kit-specific and don’t carry over. Broadcast focuses on email; you’d host landing pages on your own site and use a dedicated commerce tool. If selling through Kit is central to your business, weigh that before switching.
For most lists, yes: Kit charges monthly per subscriber, so the bigger your list the more you pay, while Broadcast is a one-time $250 license plus your own hosting and sending costs. Run the calculator for your numbers.

Own your audience

Self-hosted, buy-once, no per-subscriber billing.

Every 2.x update is included. Version 2.0 shipped on March 16, 2026. A license bought that day has received all 97 releases of version 2 at no extra cost.

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Related

Migrate from ConvertKit
Step-by-step switch guide
Pay Once, Not Monthly
The one-time-license case
Email for Newsletters
Run your newsletter, owned

Still deciding?

Comparisons cover the tradeoffs. How To covers whether Broadcast does the specific thing you need, organized by what you are trying to accomplish rather than by feature name. If the answer is no, it says no.

Browse How To Segment subscribers Branch a sequence Bring an existing list