Rumicat is about as close to a TinyLetter alternative as anything gets, mostly because TinyLetter isn't there any more.
Mailchimp shut it down on 29 February 2024. It was free, plain, small and loved, and none of those are commercial virtues, so it went the way those things go.
We can't bring it back. What we built is the nearest honest version: small on purpose, and paid for by the people using it rather than by a parent company's patience.
What TinyLetter was for
TinyLetter was for writing to a few hundred people without any of it turning into a project. No design decisions, no growth features, no branding. A text box and a send button.
It worked because it refused to grow up. It closed for the same reason.
What Rumicat is for
Rumicat is for the same instinct, built by people who intend to still be here.
You get a page in your own color, a plain editor and a list. It's free up to 300 readers and $6.99 a month after that, and none of it is propped up by an ad network or by a parent company that might lose interest.
That price is the point. Free products get closed. Small paid ones tend not to.
If you still have your TinyLetter list
TinyLetter closed on 29 February 2024 and took its export with it. If you never downloaded your subscribers there's nothing left to move. If you kept the CSV, we'll take it.
- 1Find the subscriber CSV you exported before the shutdown
- 2Import it into Rumicat
- 3Send a short note explaining where you went and why
Side by side
| Comparison | TinyLetter | Rumicat |
|---|---|---|
| Still running | No, closed 29 February 2024 | Yes |
| Free tier | Was free, up to 5,000 | 300 subscribers |
| Paid plan | None | $6.99 per month |
| Public web archive | Yes | Yes, on the paid plan |
| Owned by | Intuit Mailchimp | Nternet, an independent Dutch company |
Checked on 30 August 2026.
What is the best TinyLetter alternative?
For people who used TinyLetter the way it was meant to be used, Rumicat is the closest match. One page, one list, plain writing, nothing pushing you to grow.
It's free up to 300 readers and $6.99 a month after that, and the paid plan is the thing that keeps it from going the same way.
When did TinyLetter shut down?
29 February 2024. Mailchimp announced it in late 2023, saying it wanted to focus on its core marketing product.
Accounts and archives stopped being reachable on that date, which is why people are still looking for somewhere to land two years later.