ActiveCampaign vs MailerLite
MailerLite comes out ahead of ActiveCampaign on 4 of the 7 things that decide this, going by what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
MailerLite takes it, 4–3 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, MailerLite takes 4 of 7 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose ActiveCampaign if…
- • You want ActiveCampaign's edge on who picks up when you are stuck and how well it connects
Choose MailerLite if…
- • You want MailerLite's edge on trying it before you pay and what customers say on trustpilot
Round by round
- Round 1Trying it before you payMailerLite winsActiveCampaign5/10
14-day free trial
no free plan; no credit card needed
- 14-day free trial, against Free plan
Source: activecampaign.com ↗
MailerLite8/10Free plan
free for up to 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
MailerLite wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2Who picks up when you are stuckActiveCampaign winsActiveCampaign8/10
Email and chat
basic-priority support on the Starter plan
Source: activecampaign.com ↗
MailerLite5/1024/7 email support
email only on the Comfort plan
- 24/7 email support, against Email and chat
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
ActiveCampaign wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How well it connectsActiveCampaign winsMailerLite5/10
over 100 apps
Integrations
- 130+ integrations, against 1,000+ apps
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
ActiveCampaign wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4What customers say on TrustpilotMailerLite winsActiveCampaign5/10
2.7 out of 5
TrustScore from 1,446 reviews on Trustpilot
- 2.7 out of 5, against 4.1 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
MailerLite wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 5What it costs to startActiveCampaign winsActiveCampaign8/10
$15/mo billed annually (1,000)
Starter at 1,000 contacts (default 'Email Contacts' setting, Email tab), billed annually (the only basis shown); next plan = Plus
Source: activecampaign.com ↗
MailerLite5/10$17.10/mo billed yearly (1,000)
Comfort at 1,000 subscribers (type 1000 in 'Number of subscribers'), Billed yearly (default; Billed monthly = $19); next plan = Power ($39 monthly)
- $17.10/mo billed yearly (1,000), against $15/mo billed annually (1,000)
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
ActiveCampaign wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6What the next plan up costsMailerLite winsActiveCampaign5/10
Plus $49/mo billed annually
Starter at 1,000 contacts (default 'Email Contacts' setting, Email tab), billed annually (the only basis shown); next plan = Plus
- Plus $49/mo billed annually, against Power $35.10/mo billed yearly
Source: activecampaign.com ↗
MailerLite8/10Power $35.10/mo billed yearly
Comfort at 1,000 subscribers (type 1000 in 'Number of subscribers'), Billed yearly (default; Billed monthly = $19); next plan = Power ($39 monthly)
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
MailerLite wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7How many people can log inMailerLite winsActiveCampaign5/10
1 user
Starter at 1,000 contacts (default 'Email Contacts' setting, Email tab), billed annually (the only basis shown); next plan = Plus
- 1 user, against 3 user seats
Source: activecampaign.com ↗
MailerLite8/103 user seats
Comfort at 1,000 subscribers (type 1000 in 'Number of subscribers'), Billed yearly (default; Billed monthly = $19); next plan = Power ($39 monthly)
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
MailerLite wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- 14-day free trial, against Free plan
- 2.7 out of 5, against 3.9 out of 5
- $15/mo billed annually (1,000), against $8.08/mo billed yearly (5k emails)
- Plus $49/mo billed annually, against Standard $16.17/mo billed yearly
- $12, against $8.73
- 24/7 email support, against 24/7 email and chat
- 130+ integrations, against 300+ integrations
- 10,000 emails/mo, against 10x contacts (15,000 at 1,500 tier)