Email + WhatsApp + AI marketing without the complexity

Turn your contacts into an audience that keeps coming back.

GreatNews gives your business one place to manage contacts, draft and design newsletters with AI, send professional email and WhatsApp campaigns, automate common WhatsApp replies and understand audience engagement.

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✓ No card required to start ✓ CSV contact import ✓ Built-in unsubscribe handling ✓ AI + HTML + visual editing ✓ WhatsApp bulk + chatbot on eligible plans

Plans from R199/month · Upgrade as your audience grows.

Sample GreatNews workspace

CampaignAugust Customer Update

Ready to send

AudienceCustomer List

EditorHTML + Visual

DeliveryQueued batches

YOUR COMPANY

A newsletter your customers will actually want to read.

Use your branding, your message and your call to action. GreatNews handles the audience and delivery workflow.

Read the update

One company workspaceContact managementAI newsletter draftingEmail + WhatsAppEngagement tracking

EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE

From AI-assisted creation to email, WhatsApp and campaign reporting—without juggling different tools.

GreatNews keeps your communication workflow connected, so your team spends less time switching tools and more time engaging customers.

Audience

Build and organise your contact database

Add contacts individually, import them from CSV and organise them into mailing lists for different audiences, customers or campaigns.

CSV bulk import
Mailing lists and audiences
Unsubscribe status protection

AI Studio

Draft and design newsletters with AI

Describe your goal and audience, then generate an editable subject, preheader and complete HTML newsletter using your company profile.

Templates

Start faster with ready-made HTML designs

Browse platform-managed newsletter templates, preview them, copy the HTML with placeholders or use a design as an editable campaign.

Edit

Stay in control of every newsletter

Edit AI-generated drafts visually, work directly in HTML, preview the design and make final changes before sending.

Reach opted-in contacts on WhatsApp

Send approved WhatsApp templates in bulk, monitor delivery and keep WhatsApp consent tied to each contact.

Automate

Answer common WhatsApp questions automatically

Build simple keyword rules for instant replies while keeping incoming conversations visible in the company inbox.

Measure

See what your audience engages with

Review sent totals, opens and clicks so you can understand campaign engagement from your company dashboard.

Control

Your business stays in control of its sending setup.

Use the GreatNews platform sender, or use your own SMTP connection on eligible plans. Sender name, sender email and reply-to settings stay under your company account.

Sender nameYour Company Reply-tohello@yourcompany.co.za SendingPlatform or custom SMTP

SIMPLE WORKFLOW

Go from contact list to customer conversation in four clear steps.

Choose email or WhatsApp based on the message, audience and consent you have available.

Bring your contacts

Add subscribers manually or import your existing database using CSV.

Choose the audience

Create mailing lists for customers, leads, members, learners or any other group you communicate with.

Create the campaign

Design an email or select an approved WhatsApp template for opted-in contacts.

Send and learn

Queue delivery, monitor results and manage WhatsApp conversations from GreatNews.

MADE FOR REAL BUSINESS COMMUNICATION

One newsletter platform, many ways to stay connected.

Use GreatNews whenever your organisation needs to communicate with a group of people consistently and professionally.

Create your GreatNews workspace

Small businessesPromotions, product updates and customer news.

Training providersLearner communication, course updates and announcements.

AgenciesManage newsletter campaigns inside separate company workspaces.

Membership organisationsMember notices, events, updates and regular newsletters.

Professional servicesInsights, reminders, service announcements and client updates.

Internal teamsCompany announcements and targeted staff communication.

BUILT FOR MULTI-COMPANY SAAS

Every company gets its own private workspace.

GreatNews keeps company contacts, lists, campaigns, team users, sending settings and subscription usage tied to that company account. Subscription limits are also enforced server-side when campaigns are sent.

✓ Company-isolated data ✓ Role-based team access ✓ Subscription limits ✓ Unsubscribe handling ✓ Queue and delivery logs ✓ Platform administration

SIMPLE, SCALABLE PRICING

Choose a plan that matches your audience today.

Start with the contacts and sending volume you need. GreatNews lets the platform administrator manage plans and subscriptions as your customers grow.

Starter

For small businesses starting email marketing

^R199/month

R1,990 when billed annually

300 contacts
300 emails per month
50 WhatsApp messages per month
2 team users
Platform sending included
HTML + visual newsletter editor
Open, click and unsubscribe tracking

Start with Starter

Business

More contacts, sending and team members

^R499/month

R4,990 when billed annually

5,000 contacts
25,000 emails per month
5,000 WhatsApp messages per month
WhatsApp Chatbot included
50 AI newsletter generations per month
5 team users
Custom SMTP available
HTML + visual newsletter editor
Open, click and unsubscribe tracking

Start with Business

Pro

High-volume newsletter campaigns

^R999/month

R9,990 when billed annually

25,000 contacts
100,000 emails per month
25,000 WhatsApp messages per month
WhatsApp Chatbot included
200 AI newsletter generations per month
15 team users
Custom SMTP available
HTML + visual newsletter editor
Open, click and unsubscribe tracking

Start with Pro

All new company registrations currently start with a 7-day trial period.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Questions before you send your first newsletter?

Here are the basics about how GreatNews works.

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Can I import my existing contact list?

Yes. GreatNews supports CSV contact imports, so you can bring an existing contact database into your company workspace and organise it into mailing lists.

Can I use my own HTML newsletter?

Yes. The campaign editor supports direct HTML editing as well as a visual editing mode, giving you flexibility over your newsletter design.

How are bulk newsletters sent?

GreatNews places campaign recipients into a delivery queue and processes emails in batches. This avoids relying on one long-running browser request for a bulk campaign.

Does GreatNews handle unsubscribe requests?

Yes. Newsletter emails include unsubscribe handling, and unsubscribed contacts are protected from being included in future sends.

Can I send bulk WhatsApp messages?

Yes, when WhatsApp is enabled on your plan and your company has connected a WhatsApp Business Platform number. GreatNews sends approved templates only to contacts recorded as opted in.

What does the WhatsApp Chatbot do?

The chatbot can reply to inbound WhatsApp messages using configurable keyword rules, record conversations in the inbox and process basic opt-in and opt-out keywords.

Can my team use the same company account?

Yes. Company accounts support team users with roles. The number of team users available depends on the subscription plan.

Can a company use its own SMTP account?

Yes, when custom SMTP is enabled for that company's plan. Other plans can use the platform sending configuration managed by the GreatNews administrator.

Ready for your next campaign?

Build your audience. Send better email and WhatsApp campaigns. Keep every conversation in one place.

Set up a GreatNews company workspace and manage contacts, campaigns, WhatsApp conversations and performance from one platform.

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