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Migrate your Convertkit data

Creator-focused email marketing platform (formerly ConvertKit) built for newsletter authors, bloggers, and digital product sellers. Unlimited email sends across all tiers, subscriber-based pricing that scales with list size.

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In its favor

Why people choose Convertkit

The signal that keeps Convertkit on the shortlist. Sourced from G2, Capterra, and customer scoping calls.

Generous free tier with up to 10,000 subscribers and unlimited emails gives new creators a low-risk starting point to validate their newsletter before committing to a paid plan.

Free migration service on Creator and Creator Pro plans is a stated differentiator, with Kit's own team offering to move forms, sequences, products, and subscriber lists from competitor platforms.

Tag-based segmentation lets creators organize subscribers by entry point, interest, and action without the complexity of list-based email marketing.

Unlimited email sends across all paid tiers means creators never face per-email quotas regardless of how frequently they broadcast.

Subscriber-based pricing with clear tier increments makes cost predictable as the audience grows, without surprise overage charges.

September 2025 price increases raised Creator plan costs significantly, with some creators reporting bills tripled at the same subscriber count.

Kit's branding on landing pages, emails, and product pages remains until manually toggled off on paid tiers, which creators find unprofessional for paid product sales.

Free tier allows no A/B testing and restricts users to one account and basic templates, pushing creators toward upgrades for features that competitors include on lower plans.

Export functionality on lower tiers is limited, with some creators reporting difficulty accessing their data when evaluating departures.

Sequences and automations cannot be exported in a machine-readable format, requiring complete manual rebuild on the destination platform.

Reasons to switch

Why people leave Convertkit

The recurring reasons buyers give for replacing Convertkit. Presented as facts, not knocks.

Platform scorecard

Strengths, weaknesses, and where Convertkit fits

Grades across six dimensions, plus a SWOT-style view of where the platform shines and where it falls short.

SWOT — strengths, weaknesses, and use-case fit

Strengths

Unlimited email sends across all paid tiers regardless of list size.Generous free tier supporting up to 10,000 subscribers with core features.Free migration assistance from competitor platforms on Creator and Creator Pro plans.Tag-based segmentation is intuitive for creators managing audience organization.Clear subscriber-count pricing model without per-email or per-send charges.

Weaknesses

September 2025 price increases significantly raised costs at same subscriber counts.Sequences and automations cannot be exported in a machine-readable format.Kit branding on emails and landing pages requires manual toggle on paid tiers.Custom fields limited to 140 per account, which may constrain complex data collection.Free tier has no A/B testing and is restricted to a single user account.

Where it works

Solo creators and individual newsletter authors who need a simple subscriber-centric platform without the complexity of list-based email marketing tools.Small creator teams of 1–2 users running blogs, podcasts, or paid newsletter memberships that require tag-based segmentation by entry point and interest.Creators launching a newsletter or digital product for the first time who want to validate their audience on a free tier with up to 10,000 subscribers before committing to a paid plan.North American newsletter creators using Ghost or Shopify who benefit from Kit's native integrations for subscriber syncing and product sales.Newsletter authors who broadcast frequently and need predictable costs with unlimited email sends across all paid tiers regardless of list size.

Where it struggles

Mid-market teams with more than 2–3 team members who need simultaneous collaboration on campaigns, as Creator plan limits users to 1–2 accounts.E-commerce brands requiring behavioral automation such as cart abandonment flows, product recommendations, and purchase-based segmentation, where Klaviyo is the established solution.Organizations needing to export their data or migrate to another platform, since Kit's sequences and automations cannot be exported in a machine-readable format and require complete manual rebuild.Creators on a tight budget after September 2025 price increases, where some subscribers reported bills tripled at the same list size, making cost predictability worse.Teams needing more than 140 custom fields for complex data collection, as this limit constrains subscriber attribute tracking for detailed segmentation.

Pricing tiers

Convertkit pricing overview

Kit prices by total subscriber count, not by emails sent or users added (except Creator Pro). All paid tiers include unlimited email sends. Prices increased significantly in September 2025, with Creator plans starting roughly 3× higher than prior rates at equivalent subscriber counts. Free migration from competitor platforms is included on Creator and Creator Pro plans but not on the free Newsletter tier.

Newsletter

Tier 1 of 4

Free

What's included

Up to 10,000 subscribers1 user accountUnlimited emailsBasic email templates onlyNo A/B testingKit branding on contentCommunity support only1 automation

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What gets migrated

Convertkit object support

Object-by-object support for Convertkit migrations. Per-pair details surface during scoping.

Subscribers

Fully supported

The core contact object in Kit. Standard fields include email, first name, creation date, and state (active/unsubscribed/cancelled). We migrate subscribers 1:1 with their current state preserved. Tag assignments and custom field values are migrated as separate linked records.

Tags

Fully supported

Kit uses Tags as the primary segmentation mechanism. Tags can be applied manually or automatically based on form submissions, purchases, or automation triggers. We map Tag names and their subscriber associations to the destination platform's equivalent segmentation system.

Custom Fields

Mapping required

Kit allows up to 140 custom fields per account. Each field has a key, label, and name used in personalization tags. We preserve custom field definitions and values but note that the destination platform may require custom fields to be recreated before subscriber data can populate them.

Forms

Mapping required

Forms are Kit's lead capture tool with multiple embed types (inline, modal, slide-in). Form structure and styling do not export; we migrate form configuration as structured data for manual recreation on the destination platform.

Landing Pages

Mapping required

Kit provides 30+ premium landing page templates. Landing page content and structure export as raw data but the visual builder state does not transfer, requiring rebuilding on the destination platform.

Sequences

Mapping required

Sequences are automated email series with timing, conditions, and branching logic. Kit does not export sequence automation logic in a portable format. We export email body content, subject lines, and timing rules as data for manual sequence construction on the destination platform.

Broadcasts

Mapping required

Broadcasts are one-time email campaigns sent to selected segments. We migrate broadcast history including subject lines, send dates, and recipient counts as reporting data. The email content itself can be exported for manual resend on the destination platform.

Creator Profile

Mapping required

The Creator Profile serves as a public landing page, newsletter archive, and product sales base. We preserve profile URL structure and content mapping but the profile builder state requires manual reconstruction on the destination platform.

Products

Fully supported

Kit supports digital products and paid newsletter subscriptions. We migrate product names, prices, descriptions, and subscription tiers. Integration settings for payment providers must be reconfigured on the destination platform.

Integrations

Not in this platform

Kit integrates with Shopify, Zapier, Ghost, and other platforms via OAuth connections or API keys. Integration configurations including webhooks, API credentials, and trigger settings do not export. These must be re-established manually on the destination platform.

Media Library

Mapping required

Kit provides an image library with user uploads, Unsplash access, and Instagram photo imports. We export media references and URLs where accessible. Images stored in Kit's hosted library may require re-upload to the destination platform's media library.

Gotchas

What to watch for in Convertkit migrations

Issues we've hit on past Convertkit migrations, tagged by severity. FlitStack AI handles every one — surfacing them up front because buyer engineering teams want to know.

High

Sequences export as content only, not logic

High

Free tier has no bulk export capability

Medium

Custom fields require recreation before import

Medium

Kit branding persists until toggled off

Medium

Subscriber count billing is real-time

How a Convertkit migration works

Four steps, Convertkit-specific

Connect

API key (public key for reads, secret key for writes) into Convertkit. Scopes limited to read-only on the data we move.

Map

We translate Convertkit-specific structures (custom fields, objects, value lists) to the destination's model.

Sample

Test with a 50–200 record subset to validate Convertkit quirks before production.

Migrate

Full migration with Convertkit rate-limit handling. Rollback available throughout.

FAQ

Convertkit migration FAQ

Answers to the questions buyers ask most during Convertkit migration scoping. Not seeing yours? Book a call.

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Most Convertkit migrations under 1M records finish in 48–72 hours end-to-end. Larger orgs with custom objects or buyer-side security review typically take 5–7 days.

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