MailerLite vs GetResponse
GetResponse comes out ahead of MailerLite on 5 of the 8 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
GetResponse takes it, 5–3 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, GetResponse takes 5 of 8 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose MailerLite if…
- • You want MailerLite's edge on trying it before you pay and how easy it is to use
Choose GetResponse if…
- • You want GetResponse's edge on who picks up when you are stuck and how well it connects
Round by round
- Round 1Trying it before you payMailerLite winsMailerLite8/10
Free plan
free for up to 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
GetResponse5/1014-day free trial, then free version
Trial / Free Plan
- 14-day free trial, against Free plan
Source: getresponse.com ↗
MailerLite wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2Who picks up when you are stuckGetResponse winsMailerLite5/10
24/7 email support
email only on the Comfort plan
- 24/7 email support, against Email and chat
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
GetResponse8/10Email and chat
Email support and live chat support, Mon-Fri
- phone support is Enterprise only
Source: getresponse.com ↗
GetResponse wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How well it connectsGetResponse winsMailerLite5/10
over 100 apps
How well it connects
- 130+ integrations, against 170+ integrations
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
GetResponse wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How easy it is to useMailerLite winsGetResponse5/10
4 out of 5
ease-of-use rating from Capterra reviewers
- 4 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
Source: capterra.com ↗
MailerLite wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 5What it costs to startGetResponse winsMailerLite5/10
$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 $15.58/mo paid annually (1,000)
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
GetResponse8/10$15.58/mo paid annually (1,000)
Starter at List size 1,000 (default), Yearly billing (default; Monthly = $19); next plan = Marketer ($59 monthly)
Source: getresponse.com ↗
GetResponse wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 6What the next plan up costsMailerLite winsMailerLite8/10
Power $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 ↗
GetResponse5/10Marketer $48.38/mo paid annually
Starter at List size 1,000 (default), Yearly billing (default; Monthly = $19); next plan = Marketer ($59 monthly)
- Marketer $48.38/mo paid annually, against Power $35.10/mo billed yearly
Source: getresponse.com ↗
MailerLite wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 7How big the free plan isGetResponse winsMailerLite5/10
Free: up to 250 subscribers
Comfort at 1,000 subscribers (type 1000 in 'Number of subscribers'), Billed yearly (default; Billed monthly = $19); next plan = Power ($39 monthly)
- Free: up to 250 subscribers, against Free: up to 500 contacts
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
GetResponse8/10Free: up to 500 contacts
Starter at List size 1,000 (default), Yearly billing (default; Monthly = $19); next plan = Marketer ($59 monthly)
Source: getresponse.com ↗
GetResponse wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 8How many emails you can sendGetResponse winsMailerLite5/10
10,000 emails/mo
Comfort at 1,000 subscribers (type 1000 in 'Number of subscribers'), Billed yearly (default; Billed monthly = $19); next plan = Power ($39 monthly)
- 10,000 emails/mo, against Unlimited monthly email sends
Source: mailerlite.com ↗
GetResponse8/10Unlimited monthly email sends
Starter at List size 1,000 (default), Yearly billing (default; Monthly = $19); next plan = Marketer ($59 monthly)
Source: getresponse.com ↗
GetResponse wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- phone support is Enterprise only
- no permanent free plan on the vendor page
- stated in its navigation menu
- $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)
- 14-day free trial, against Free plan
- 170+ integrations, against 300+ integrations
- Marketer $48.38/mo paid annually, against Standard $45/mo monthly
- No A/B testing on Starter, against A/B testing included