GetResponse vs MailerLite
Both are email marketing tools aimed at creators, coaches and small businesses. They differ most on value for money, free plan and breadth of features.
At a glance
| GetResponse | MailerLite | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 67/100 | 72/100 Higher |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Paid from | £13/mo (about $17.19) monthly; £10.66/mo billed annually | $19/mo (about £14.37) monthly; $17.10/mo billed annually |
| Positioning | all in one | email marketing |
| Launched | 1998 | 2010 |
| Best for | Businesses that want webinars and courses in the same tool as the email list. | Small businesses that want reliable email, landing pages and simple selling at a low monthly price. |
Where each one leads
| Dimension | GetResponse | MailerLite | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 1/5 | 2/5 | MailerLite |
| Ease of use | 3/5 | 4/5 | MailerLite |
| Breadth of features | 4/5 | 3/5 | GetResponse |
| Value for money | 4/5 | 5/5 | MailerLite |
| Email deliverability | 4/5 | 4/5 | Tie |
| Selling products | 3/5 | 4/5 | MailerLite |
| Course hosting | 3/5 | 1/5 | GetResponse |
| Automation | 4/5 | 4/5 | Tie |
| Support | 4/5 | 4/5 | Tie |
Scores are 1–5 per dimension. GetResponse leads on 2 dimensions, MailerLite 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| MailerLite | Free | Free | — |
| Comfort | $19 | monthly; $17.10/mo billed annually | |
| Power | $39 | monthly; $35.10/mo billed annually |
Pricing checked 23 September 2026 and 24 September 2026 against each vendor's own pricing page. GetResponse: Shown to UK visitors in GBP, excluding VAT. Prices are for a 1,000-contact list; annual billing saves 18%. MailerLite: Billed in USD (EUR also offered). Paid prices are for up to 1,000 subscribers and rise with list size; annual billing saves 10%. Where the two bill in different currencies, conversions use the European Central Bank reference rate.
Verdict
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.
MailerLite
- +Paid plans start at $19 a month for 1,000 subscribers, with 10,000 emails a month on Comfort.
- +Comfort includes 10 websites and landing pages on your own domain, 10 signup forms and 50 automations.
- +Sells digital products and bookings, and runs paid newsletters with no sales fee.
- −The free plan is small: 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month.
- −Its plans list no course hosting, so courses need a separate platform.
Common questions
Is GetResponse cheaper than MailerLite?
GetResponse starts at £13/mo (about $17.19; monthly; £10.66/mo billed annually), and MailerLite starts at $19/mo (about £14.37; monthly; $17.10/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 GetResponse or MailerLite have a free plan?
GetResponse has no free plan, and MailerLite has a free plan.
Which is better, GetResponse or MailerLite?
On our weighted scoring across the use cases in this category, MailerLite 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.
- getresponse.com — checked 23 September 2026The pricing page offers a 14-day free trial of premium features and lists no free plan.
- mailerlite.com — checked 24 September 2026
- mailerlite.com — checked 24 September 2026No sales fee on paid newsletters; Stripe processes the payments.
- mailerlite.com — checked 24 September 2026Free plan: up to 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month, with 3 automations, 1 website and 1 landing page. Paid newsletters, custom domains and removing the MailerLite logo need a paid plan.