Comparison — from the record, 2026-08-25
GetResponse vs MailerLite: what the pricing pages actually say
OUR PICK
Our pick for small newsletters on a budget: MailerLite.
A genuinely free plan (250 subscribers, 2,500 emails a month), a clean $12/month entry, honest per-size pricing with no promo games, and one of the friendliest editors in the category. For a personal newsletter or a small list mailed weekly, it's the least money for a properly good tool.
The other way: Pick GetResponse instead if you send often or your list is growing fast — its €16/month includes unlimited sending from day one (MailerLite's $12 Comfort tier caps you at 5,000 emails a month), plus deeper automation and ecommerce tooling as you scale.
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The two pricing pages, side by side
GetResponse — EUR, read 2026-08-25
| Plan | Price | Contacts | What the page says |
|---|
| Starter | €16/mo (€13.12 annual) | 1,000 (slider) | Unlimited sends, 1 custom automation workflow, landing pages, signup forms |
| Marketer | €54/mo (€44.28 annual) | 1,000 (slider) | Unlimited workflows, advanced segmentation, abandoned cart, sales funnels, web push |
| Creator | €62/mo (€50.84 annual) | 1,000 (slider) | Everything in Marketer + webinars, website builder, course creator (500 students) |
| Enterprise | Custom | custom | Custom pricing, dedicated sending domain, student management |
Source: https://www.getresponse.com/pricing · read 2026-08-25 (UTC) · Prices scale with LIST SIZE via a slider; figures below are the 1,000-contact tier as shown to an EU visitor. Yearly billing –18%.
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MailerLite — USD, read 2026-08-26
| Plan | Price | Contacts | What the page says |
|---|
| Free | Free | up to 250 | 2,500 monthly emails, 2 seats, 3 automations, 1 landing page, community support |
| Comfort | $12/mo ($10.8 annual) | from 500 (scales) | 5,000 monthly emails, 3 seats, 50 automations, 10 landing pages, removes MailerLite logo |
| Power | $25/mo ($22.5 annual) | from 500 (scales) | Unlimited emails, unlimited seats, unlimited automations & landing pages, 24/7 live chat |
| Enterprise | Custom | 200K+ | Custom volume, dedicated support |
Source: https://www.mailerlite.com/pricing · read 2026-08-26 (UTC) · Prices shown at the 500-subscriber base tier; annual billing saves 10% (annual per-month rates shown alongside). Prices rise with subscriber count. New Comfort/Power plan structure.
What the record says
This pairing is refreshing to verify: neither vendor plays the promo-that-doubles game. Both price by list size, both show their numbers plainly. The decision comes down to two honest questions — how much do you send, and how much tool do you need.
MailerLite's new plan structure has three real tiers. Free is genuinely free: 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month, enough for a small newsletter to live on indefinitely. Comfort at $12/month (or $10.80 on annual billing) lifts you to 5,000 monthly emails, 50 automations and 10 landing pages. Power at $25/month removes every cap: unlimited emails, seats, automations and landing pages. One small flag: the page shows a 50%-off first-month code — a first-month promo only, and we note it so you don't mistake it for the price.
GetResponse starts at €16/month for 1,000 contacts — more than MailerLite's entry — but every plan sends unlimited emails from day one. There is no free plan, only a 14-day trial. What the extra money buys as you climb: unlimited automation workflows at the Marketer tier, abandoned-cart and ecommerce flows, webinars and a website builder at Creator.
The maths that decides most cases: a 1,000-subscriber list mailed twice a week is ~8,000 emails a month — over MailerLite's Comfort cap, which pushes you to Power at $25, above GetResponse's €16. Mail the same list weekly (~4,000/month) and Comfort at $12 wins comfortably. Count your sends before you count features.
Beyond the price tag
Ease of use
MailerLite is repeatedly praised for having one of the cleanest editors in email marketing — genuinely beginner-friendly. GetResponse's interface is denser because it carries more product; nothing hard, just more.
Automation
MailerLite's automations are capable and simple: 50 on Comfort, unlimited on Power, with multi-trigger flows. GetResponse goes deeper — its Marketer tier's workflows, segmentation and ecommerce triggers serve stores and funnels MailerLite doesn't try to.
Beyond email
MailerLite includes websites, landing pages and paid digital products even on cheap tiers — a light creator toolkit. GetResponse bundles webinars and a website builder higher up, aiming at marketing teams rather than solo creators.
Questions people actually search
Is MailerLite really free?
Yes — permanently free up to 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails per month, with 3 automations and a landing page. Read from their pricing page 26 Aug 2026.
Which is cheaper?
To start, MailerLite ($0 or $12/mo at 500 subscribers vs GetResponse's €16 at 1,000). But MailerLite's $12 tier caps sends at 5,000/month — frequent senders end up on Power at $25, above GetResponse. Count your monthly sends first.
Does either play promo games?
Neither runs a doubling 12-month promo. MailerLite shows a first-month-only 50% code (GOLITE50); we note it as exactly that. This pairing is one of the more honest in the category.
Which should a growing business pick?
Our line: under ~5,000 emails a month, MailerLite. Over it, or if you want ecommerce automation and webinars later, GetResponse — its unlimited sending never becomes the ceiling.
THE VERDICT, ONE MORE TIME
Our pick for small newsletters on a budget: MailerLite.
A genuinely free plan (250 subscribers, 2,500 emails a month), a clean $12/month entry, honest per-size pricing with no promo games, and one of the friendliest editors in the category. For a personal newsletter or a small list mailed weekly, it's the least money for a properly good tool.
We verified the prices and plan limits on both vendors' own pages (dates shown above). Feature descriptions are aggregated from the vendors' public materials. What we did not verify is listed in full in our method. The method →
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