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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Elastic Email

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AElastic Email is an email delivery service for transactional emailing.

    $29

    per month for up to 2,500 contacts and 37,500 emails

    MailerLite

    Score9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    MailerLite is an email marketing platform for small businesses, creators, and ecommerce brands, used to automate the customer journey and grow a customer list. Pricing starts at $12/month. MailerLite enables users to: Grow and engage their audience - Build newsletters, forms, pop-ups, landing pages, and even full websites with a Drag and drop builder that offers total creative control over designs. 150 customizable templates are available to get…

    $12

    per month

    Pricing
    Elastic EmailMailerLite
    Editions & Modules
    Inbox Plus
    $9
    per month per user
    Email API Starter
    $19
    per month for up to 50,000 emails
    Email Marketing Starter
    $29
    per month for up to 2,500 contacts and 37,500 emails
    Email API Pro
    $49
    per month for up to 50,000 emails
    Email Marketing Pro
    $49
    per month for up to 2,500 contacts and 37,500 emails
    Free
    $0
    per month 2 users
    Comfort
    $12
    per month 3 users
    Power
    $25
    per month Unlimited users
    Enterprise
    Custom pricing
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Elastic EmailMailerLite
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Additional 30% discount available to Non-profit organizations. Up to a 10% for paying yearly.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Elastic EmailMailerLite
    Considered Both Products
    Elastic Email
    No answer on this topic
    Mailerlite
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Would buy again
    82 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    80 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    82 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    72 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    74 Answers
    Features
    Elastic EmailMailerLite
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Elastic Email and MailerLite
    Feature
    Elastic Email
    -
    Ratings
    MailerLite
    8.9
    92 Ratings
    10% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings9.581 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings9.172 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings7.966 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings8.770 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings8.957 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings8.572 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings9.381 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings9.380 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings9.154 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Elastic Email and MailerLite
    Feature
    Elastic Email
    -
    Ratings
    MailerLite
    7.5
    80 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.35 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.980 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.42 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Elastic Email and MailerLite
    Feature
    Elastic Email
    -
    Ratings
    MailerLite
    8.2
    73 Ratings
    1% above category average
    URL Validation00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Link Tracking00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings8.23 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings7.63 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings9.12 Ratings
    Spam Testing00 Ratings6.82 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings9.572 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Elastic EmailMailerLite
    Small Businesses
    Mad Mimi
    Score10 out of 10
    Mad Mimi
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Validity Engage
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Validity Engage
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Elastic EmailMailerLite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.4
    (97 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (34 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Elastic EmailMailerLite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Elastic Email
    Email Elastic is best suited in cases when we need to send bulk emails and campaigns. It provides features such as scheduling campaigns and automating fast delivery of emails; the trial version also provides many features that can be used by a new user. Email Elastic is less suited for small companies with a smaller number of clients or contacts.
    Incentivized
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    Mailerlite
    I didn't have much luck when testing other similar tools and since we tested with free plan, we couldn't commit to something else if we couldn't get basic stuff fixed. That's when we switched to MailerLite, and their support was great and super helpful all the way (during our free plan, especially). Plus, they're super budget-friendly for startups, so I highly recommend.
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    Pros
    Elastic Email
    • High Deliverability Rate Across Most Email Providers
    • Generous Free Plan for Those Just Getting Started
    • Fair, Competitive Pricing & Plans/Limits
    Incentivized
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    Mailerlite
    • Offers a user-friendly interface, making it simple to create beautiful forms, group subscribers, and automate emails.
    • Includes email automation workflows in their free plan - the only provider I know of that doesn't charge you after one month or hit you with "transaction fees".
    • Excellent video tutorial library so you can learn email marketing as a beginner without feeling overwhelmed.
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    Cons
    Elastic Email
    • I wish they didn't have such a strict requirement regarding their "opt out" links in emails. I totally understand why they do this, but there are use cases, such as one to one personal emails between individuals, where this is annoying. However, it's something I'm willing to live with for the greater good.
    Incentivized
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    Mailerlite
    • EVERYONE should be allowed to at least use the AI bot chat feature. This doesn't take a person and is such basic customer service that it should be offered at all levels.
    • It would be nice if MailerLite worked better with AddEvent icons
    • When emailing support it took days to get a response (after an agent escalated the issue). Some concerns are more urgent and email support shouldn't mean bad support.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Elastic Email
    No answers on this topic
    Mailerlite
    Mailerlite is awesome and it does everything I need and then some. They're always innovating and adding new features, and their team is flippin' amazing. Can't see myself ever switching. They may not have everything, but looking at how well their team works, they'll get there for sure and I'm willing to wait.
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    Usability
    Elastic Email
    No answers on this topic
    Mailerlite
    I find it very easy to use, intuitive with a clean interface and drag and drop functionality where that adds value. It's quite configurable for our brand and the template and duplication options are very useful as we reuse a lot of content.
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    Support Rating
    Elastic Email
    I have not had any issues with Elastic Email that have required reaching out to support, so I can't speak to the quality of their customer support. The help documents were well written and presented, though, and I would imagine that anyone with issues would receive satisfactory assistance in a timely manner.
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    Mailerlite
    Whenever I contact Support, either via email or through online chat, I always get a speedy response that gives me the answer I need. The AI Agent on the online chat is excellent and has helped me so much on numerous occasions.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Elastic Email
    Email elastic is a cost-effective, fast, and reliable platform for sending bulk emails and promoting campaigns, it provides good features even for the new user, while Blaze Verify pricing is a bit high, and a new user would not be able to access all the features. Hence clearly, Elastic email leads the position when compared to Blaze Verify.
    Incentivized
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    Mailerlite
    MailerLite has similar features to the tools mentioned above. The main advantage is that it is very complete in its free version. This is ideal for those who are starting out and want to try a complete email marketing platform.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Elastic Email
    • With a very modest outlay, we achieve features and functions that cost larger companies a lot of money.
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    Mailerlite
    • Gives us the ability to track the popularity of content in our email as well as who has read the content.
    • The customizable layout gives us the opportunity to be creative and have our culture shine through our company communication.
    • The ability to see who has un-subscribed helps our HR department to see who isn't receiving important company information so we can ask them to re-subscribe.
    • Helps our company to be more transparent and communicate more effectively.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Elastic Email Screenshots

    Screenshot of The drag-and-drop Email Designer.Screenshot of The email marketing campaign interface with precise segments. Users can build personalized experiences with this email marketing tool.Screenshot of Where to create unlimited sign-up forms or pop-ups with our form creator.Screenshot of Where to track email delivery in real time to respond to any issues immediately. Follow along with detailed data as the emails arrive in recipients' inboxes.Screenshot of An example of a created product page. These can match any brand, process secure payments via Stripe, and deliver content directly to fans.

    MailerLite Screenshots

    Screenshot of reports, that can include unsubscribe count, spam complaints, bounces, link activity and other metrics that are critical to measuring success.Screenshot of automations for every subscriber journeyScreenshot of the MailerLite landing page builderScreenshot of an example newsletterScreenshot of some of the over 150 templates availableScreenshot of where to find MailerLite's integrations