AWeber vs GetResponse
Both are email marketing tools aimed at creators, coaches and small businesses. They differ most on free plan, value for money and automation.
At a glance
| AWeber | GetResponse | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 66/100 | 67/100 Higher |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Paid from | $25/mo (about £18.91) monthly; $250/yr billed annually | £13/mo (about $17.19) monthly; £10.66/mo billed annually |
| Positioning | specialist email | all in one |
| Launched | — | 1998 |
| Best for | Small businesses and creators who value round-the-clock human support over the lowest price. | Businesses that want webinars and courses in the same tool as the email list. |
Where each one leads
| Dimension | AWeber | GetResponse | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 3/5 | 1/5 | AWeber |
| Ease of use | 4/5 | 3/5 | AWeber |
| Breadth of features | 3/5 | 4/5 | GetResponse |
| Value for money | 3/5 | 4/5 | GetResponse |
| Email deliverability | 4/5 | 4/5 | Tie |
| Selling products | 3/5 | 3/5 | Tie |
| Course hosting | 2/5 | 3/5 | GetResponse |
| Automation | 3/5 | 4/5 | GetResponse |
| Support | 5/5 | 4/5 | AWeber |
Scores are 1–5 per dimension. AWeber leads on 3 dimensions, GetResponse on 4. The overall figure weights these for email marketing generally — see methodology.
Pricing
Plans are listed per tool rather than paired row by row — tiers rarely line up, and putting one vendor's second plan beside another's implies an equivalence that is not there.
| Tool | Plan | Per month | Terms |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWeber | Free | Free | — |
| Lite | $25 | monthly; $250/yr billed annually | |
| Plus | $45 | monthly; $450/yr billed annually | |
| GetResponse | Starter | £13 | monthly; £10.66/mo billed annually |
| Marketer | £44 | monthly; £36.08/mo billed annually | |
| Creator | £51 | monthly; £41.82/mo billed annually |
Pricing checked 24 September 2026 and 23 September 2026 against each vendor's own pricing page. AWeber: Billed in USD. Paid prices are for 501–1,000 subscribers and rise with list size; annual billing saves about 17%. GetResponse: Shown to UK visitors in GBP, excluding VAT. Prices are for a 1,000-contact list; annual billing saves 18%. Where the two bill in different currencies, conversions use the European Central Bank reference rate.
Verdict
AWeber
- +Plus includes unlimited automations, landing pages and users, with priority 24/7 support.
- +Support is available around the clock, and AWeber migrates an existing account for free.
- +A free plan that needs no credit card.
- −Lite allows only 3 automations, 3 landing pages and one list.
- −The free plan keeps AWeber branding and allows one campaign or landing page.
GetResponse
- +The cheapest paid entry point here — Starter is £13 a month with unlimited sends.
- +The Creator plan adds webinars, a website builder and courses for up to 500 students.
- +Nearly three decades of deliverability infrastructure behind it.
- −No free plan — only a 14-day trial.
- −Starter allows just one custom automation workflow; unlimited automation starts at £44 a month.
Common questions
Is AWeber cheaper than GetResponse?
AWeber starts at $25/mo (about £18.91; monthly; $250/yr billed annually), and GetResponse starts at £13/mo (about $17.19; monthly; £10.66/mo billed annually) — so GetResponse is the cheaper entry point. Converted at the European Central Bank reference rate. Compare what each includes at that tier, and what it renews at, rather than the headline figure alone.
Does AWeber or GetResponse have a free plan?
AWeber has a free plan, and GetResponse has no free plan.
Which is better, AWeber or GetResponse?
On our weighted scoring across the use cases in this category, GetResponse comes out ahead overall. The honest answer is that it depends on the use case — the tables above break the score down by dimension so you can weight it to your own priorities.
Other comparisons
Sources & verification
- api.frankfurter.app — checked 24 September 2026European Central Bank reference rate, published via Frankfurter.
- help.aweber.com — checked 24 September 2026AWeber Free needs no credit card. Plans upgrade automatically when a list or its sending outgrows them; downgrades need a request to support.
- help.aweber.com — checked 24 September 2026AWeber Free allows one campaign or landing page, keeps AWeber branding, and has no split testing, saved segments or behavioural automation.
- aweber.com — checked 24 September 2026The page opens at 0–500 subscribers (Lite $15, Plus $30 monthly); the 501–1,000 figures are from its own price data.
- getresponse.com — checked 23 September 2026The pricing page offers a 14-day free trial of premium features and lists no free plan.