Publicate’s email newsletters: Your Goodbits alternative

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Publicate’s email newsletters: Your Goodbits alternative
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Read time: 13 min

If you’re looking for a reliable newsletter builder after the Goodbits shut down, you’re not alone.

For many teams, Goodbits was the trusted tool for curating links, designing newsletters, and sending content through an existing email service. With it closed, workflows have been disrupted and teams need a Goodbits replacement that is easy-to-use, flexible, and future-proof.This is where we come in.

Publicate is built for curated and link-driven email newsletters. Our system helps you collect content, design beautiful newsletters, collaborate with your team, and send with any email service provider, without having to start from scratch.

Guide Index

Goodbye to Goodbits: What this means for you

As we have established, the Goodbits shut down has left many teams in a difficult position:

  • Existing curation workflows have been disrupted 
  • Teams need a reliable replacement quickly. 
  • Added stress of rebuilding processes from scratch can be time-consuming and risky.

If you relied on Goodbits for weekly or monthly newsletters, the challenge is finding a newsletter builder that keeps your workflow intact while offering more flexibility long term.

Why teams relied on Goodbits

Goodbits became popular due to its simplified curated newsletters. Teams used the platform to:

  • Save links from around the web.
  • Curate content into structured newsletters.
  • Build newsletters visually with drag-and-drop tools.
  • Send via different email services.
  • Collaborate with teammates on recurring campaigns.

Essentially, Goodbits made curated email simple. But with Goodbits closed, teams now need newsletter curation tools that go further.

The best next step for newsletters

The good news is that Publicate is designed specifically for curated and repeatable email workflows.

Publicate:

  • Built for curated, link-driven newsletters.
  • Works with any email service provider.
  • Separates creation from sending, giving you full flexibility.
  • Designed for repeatable workflows and recurring campaigns.
  • Actively supported and continuously evolving.

It is important to note that Publicate doesn’t lock you into a single sending platform. Rather, it gives you control over how and where your newsletters are delivered.

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A feature snapshot: Publicate vs Goodbits

If you’re evaluating goodbits alternatives, the real question is how capabilities compare. Let’s take a closer look: 

Newsletter creation & design

Goodbits

  • Visual newsletter builder
  • Drag-and-drop content blocks
  • Custom templates

Publicate

  • Professionally designed drag-and-drop modules
  • Live designer with real-time preview
  • Inline image cropping and editing
  • Saved modules for headers, footers, and CTAs
  • Brand kit for consistent styling across campaigns

Publicate expands on the traditional newsletter builder model, helping teams create polished newsletters faster.

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Content curation & sources

Goodbits

  • Browser extension for saving links
  • Auto sources from supported platforms
  • Collections for organizing links

Publicate

  • Dynamic web and link scraping: paste any URL and automatically format it
  • Integrated content discovery (Slack, Feedly, Pocket)
  • Central content library shared across your team
  • Save and reuse curated content blocks

Publicate is purpose-built for teams that rely heavily on curated links and external content sources.

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Sending & integrations

Goodbits

  • Send via Goodbits or external ESPs
  • HTML export
  • Integrations with major ESPs

Publicate

  • Native Gmail and Outlook integrations
  • Works with 57+ email services (Mailchimp, HubSpot, Marketo, Amazon SES, and more)
  • One-click HTML export
  • Share newsletters as responsive web pages
  • Download newsletters as PDFs

Publicate gives you flexibility without tying your newsletter builder to a single sending platform. Learn more about Publicate’s full list of integrations

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Analytics & performance

Goodbits

  • Built-in analytics
  • Track engagement

Publicate

  • Track opens, clicks, and click-through rate
  • Heatmaps and click maps
  • Audience device and location insights
  • Analytics even when sending via Gmail or Outlook
  • Performance tracking across email, web, and shared links

Publicate’s analytics extend beyond email to give you a clearer picture of how content performs.

Publicate's Analytics Dashboard showing a clean, high-level overview of content performance. The interface consolidates total opens, clicks, and an 18-day engagement graph, providing users with a comprehensive picture of how their newsletters and shared content perform over time.

Collaboration & team workflows

Goodbits

  • Multiple team members
  • Shared curation

Publicate

  • Real-time collaborative editing (Google Docs-style)
  • Team workspaces
  • Comments and approvals
  • Shared brand assets
  • Structured edit → review → send workflow

For marketing, communications, and content teams, collaboration is vital and Publicate is built with shared workflows in mind.

Keep the workflow that works for you

Switching from Goodbits doesn’t mean abandoning your existing process.

With Publicate, you can:

  • Curate content once and reuse it.
  • Reuse layouts and saved modules every week.
  • Send with your existing email service provider.
  • Share newsletters beyond email as web pages or PDFs.
  • Maintain full ownership of your content and data.

What sets Publicate part is that it supports continuity while adding long-term flexibility.

Features built for long-term support

Publicate is designed to evolve with your team’s needs.

  • Dynamic link scraping: Paste any URL and Publicate automatically pulls in the image, title, description, and link into a formatted content block.
  • Saved modules: Reuse headers, footers, CTAs, and recurring sections to speed up production.
  • Any-ESP sending: Build once and send anywhere. This includes Gmail, Outlook, Mailchimp, HubSpot, or any ESP you use.
  • Brand kit: Automatically keep newsletters on brand with saved colours, fonts, logos, and styles.
  • Advanced analytics: Understand exactly how readers engage, even when sending through Gmail or Outlook.

Explore the full feature set for further information. 

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Designed for teams who curate together

Publicate is ideal for teams who:

  • Send weekly or monthly digests.
  • Curate links from across the web.
  • Seek faster newsletter creation.
  • Need structured team collaboration.
  • Don’t want to be locked into one sending platform.

Publicate combines newsletter curation tools with professional design and flexible delivery.

Get back to publishing with Publicate

If you’re searching for a goodbits replacement, the goal isn’t just to replicate what you had, it should also be to improve it.

Publicate offers a low-risk and flexible path forward. With our platform, you can move quickly, keep your workflow intact, and send your first newsletter without rebuilding your entire system.

It’s a more flexible and future-proof way to create and send email newsletters.

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