EmailOctopus vs GetResponse

Two email marketing tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	EmailOctopusEmailOctopus	GetResponseGetResponse
In one line	Low-cost newsletters, free up to 2,500 subscribers	Email marketing with landing pages and a 500-contact free plan
Starting price	Free for 1 user	From $15.58/mo
At 2,500 contacts	Free	$23.78/mo
Plans	Free to 2,500 subscribers (10,000 emails/mo, branding, 1 user); Pro $9/mo billed yearly or $10 monthly at 500 subscribers, $28 at 5,000 and $40 at 10,000 billed yearly	Free plan (500 contacts, 2,500 emails/mo, GetResponse badge; scheduling, autoresponders, integrations and support stop after the 14-day trial); Starter billed yearly $15.58/mo at 1,000 contacts, $23.78 at 2,500, $44.28 at 5,000, $64.78 at 10,000, $142.68 at 25,000, $245.18 at 50,000, $441.98 at 100,000 (monthly $19, $29, $54, $79, $174, $299, $539), 3 users, 1 automation workflow; Marketer $48.38/mo yearly or $59 monthly at 1,000 contacts (5 users, unlimited automations, abandoned cart); Creator $56.58/mo yearly or $69 monthly (5 users, webinars, courses); Enterprise custom; 14-day trial of premium features, no card
Pricing model	Free tier	Free tier
Free trial	—	14 days
Users	1 on free; unlimited on Pro	3 on Starter; 5 on Marketer and Creator
Both connect to	No shared connections on record.
Also connects to	None in our catalog	Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Teachable191+ listed by the vendor
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	Pro and up	Every paid plan
Support hours	Email: Every day, limited support on weekends	Live chat: Monday to Friday, 8am to 10pm (GMT+1) in English; a chatbot answers at other times · Email: Monday to Friday
Incidents posted	3 incidents posted on EmailOctopus's status page, which covers all EmailOctopus products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by EmailOctopus. Status page	2 incidents posted on GetResponse's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by GetResponse. Status page
Capterra score	4.8 / 5 from 657 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	4.8 / 5 from 338 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	70	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	70	50
Fit: Service business	78	75
Fit: Agency or studio	65	72
Fit: Trades or contractor	60	50
Fit: Online store	50	70
Why people pick it	Free up to 2,500 subscribers Cheap Pro plan with unlimited users	Unlimited sends on every paid plan Landing pages, forms, and popups on Starter
Where it falls short	Free plan keeps branding and 30 days of reports Most integrations go through Zapier	Starter has 1 automation workflow and no abandoned cart emails Free plan loses support, integrations, and autoresponders after 14 days
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