Kit vs Tailwind
| Kit | Tailwind | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | Kit (formerly ConvertKit) is the creator-first email marketing and newsletter platform. Grow your audience, automate campaigns, and sell without burnout. | Grow your Pinterest traffic with Tailwind. Find high-resonance keywords, auto-create Pins from your content, schedule at optimal times, and accelerate reach with Turbo. Free to start. |
| Pricing | Free plan up to 10,000 subscribers (unlimited landing pages, forms and broadcasts; sell digital products and subscriptions); Creator $33/mo billed yearly at 1,000 subscribers (automations, sequences, no Kit branding); Pro $66/mo billed yearly (limited offer: $50/mo for the first year); 14-day free trial; yearly billing saves 17% (official) | Free to start; Pin Scheduling & Creation $17.99/mo billed annually ($29.99 monthly); Pinterest SEO $11.99/mo annually ($14.99 monthly); Pinterest Engagement $11.99/mo annually ($14.99 monthly); all-three bundle $29.98/mo; prices per Pinterest account; extra credits $10 per 100 (official) |
| Website | https://kit.com | https://www.tailwindapp.com/ |
Which to use
Kit wins when you want a free plan up to 10,000 subscribers with selling built in, then creator-focused automations as you grow. Tailwind wins when Pinterest is your main traffic source and you want scheduling, keywords and Pin creation in one place.
- Choose Kit if you run a creator email list and want automations and a way to sell to it.
- Choose Tailwind if you sell on Etsy, run a blog or sell digital products and want Pinterest traffic.
This is an editorial fit note from each vendor's public site and docs, not a sponsored ranking and not a price quote. Descriptions in the table come from those sites. Confirm current prices there. How we review tools.
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