MailerLite vs GetResponse

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

Compare	MailerLiteMailerLite	GetResponseGetResponse
In one line	Newsletters and automations with a free plan and low prices	Email marketing with landing pages and a 500-contact free plan
Starting price	Free	From $15.58/mo
At 2,500 contacts	$33/mo	$23.78/mo
Plans	Free (250 subscribers, 2,500 emails/mo); Comfort $12/mo at 500 subscribers, $19 at 1,000, $33 at 2,500, $49 at 5,000, $89 at 10,000 (monthly); Power from $25/mo; 10% off 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	14 days
Users	2 on free	3 on Starter; 5 on Marketer and Creator
Both connect to	Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Teachable
Also connects to	HubSpot CRM, Squarespace Commerce	No others on record191+ listed by the vendor
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 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	Power and up	Every paid plan
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7	Live chat: Monday to Friday, 8am to 10pm (GMT+1) in English; a chatbot answers at other times · Email: Monday to Friday
Incidents posted	0 incidents posted on MailerLite's status page, which covers all MailerLite products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. 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	4.7 / 5 from 2,324 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	4.1 / 5 from 3,390 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	70	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	60	50
Fit: Service business	82	75
Fit: Agency or studio	78	72
Fit: Trades or contractor	55	50
Fit: Online store	72	70
Why people pick it	Cheaper than Mailchimp Clean editor	Unlimited sends on every paid plan Landing pages, forms, and popups on Starter
Where it falls short	Free plan is small Lighter ecommerce reporting	Starter has 1 automation workflow and no abandoned cart emails Free plan loses support, integrations, and autoresponders after 14 days
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