Smore alternative
Everything Smore charges for. Free.
Sendout is a free newsletter tool for K–8 teachers. Beautiful templates, no ads, RSVPs and polls, real open counts — and parents read it on any phone with no app and no login.
Free during beta · No credit card
FeatureSendoutSmore
Price for teachers
Free
Free with ads; premium from ~$6/mo
No ads on your newsletter
Yes
Ads on the free plan
Opens on any phone — no app, no login for parents
Yes
Yes
Ready-to-send classroom templates
Yes
Yes
RSVPs & quick polls built in
Yes
Via add-ons
Photo editing in the editor
Yes — crop, filters, layouts
Basic
See what landed — opens, clicks, RSVPs
Yes
Premium
Share a draft for your grade team to copy
Yes — one link
Limited
Student-privacy first (hidden from search by default)
Yes
Not by default
Comparison reflects Smore's publicly listed free and premium plans as of 2026. Not affiliated with Smore.
What's the catch? There isn't one.
Sendout is free for teachers and will stay that way. Down the road we'll offer paid plans for schools and districts — but the tool a teacher uses to send a weekly note home stays free.
Switch in a few taps.
Start from a ready-made template, make it yours, and text the link home. Your class won't know the difference — except it's free.