Knak vs. MailerLite

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Knak
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Knak is an email marketing solution built to create emails and landing pages through Marketo.
$10,000
per year
MailerLite
Score 8.8 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. Users can send unlimited emails with every plan. Pricing starts at $10/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…
$10
per month
Pricing
KnakMailerLite
Editions & Modules
Solo
$10,000
per year
Templates
Free
Starter/Enterprise
Contact
Free
$0
per month 1 user
Growing
$10
per month 3 users
Advanced
$20
per month Unlimited users
Enterprise
Custom pricing
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
KnakMailerLite
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsUnlimited emails and landing pages. 100% self-serve. No hidden costsAdditional 30% discount available to Non-profit organizations. Up to a 10% for paying yearly.
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Community Pulse
KnakMailerLite
Features
KnakMailerLite
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Knak
9.4
3 Ratings
16% above category average
MailerLite
8.8
88 Ratings
9% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor10.02 Ratings9.577 Ratings
Dynamic content10.01 Ratings9.069 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content10.01 Ratings7.563 Ratings
Landing pages10.03 Ratings8.566 Ratings
A/B testing10.01 Ratings8.854 Ratings
Mobile optimization10.03 Ratings8.469 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting5.01 Ratings9.377 Ratings
List management10.01 Ratings9.276 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences10.01 Ratings9.051 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Knak
10.0
1 Ratings
21% above category average
MailerLite
9.4
69 Ratings
15% above category average
URL Validation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Previews10.01 Ratings9.469 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Knak
-
Ratings
MailerLite
6.9
76 Ratings
11% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.876 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
KnakMailerLite
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(3 ratings)
9.0
(88 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.2
(25 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
KnakMailerLite
Likelihood to Recommend
Knak
If you have Marketo or Pardot and have emails that might be somewhat simple to slightly complex, without the budget for a developer, Knak is the right solution for you. If you have complex emails that require a lot of code or customization and have the in-house resources, Knak might not be the perfect solution
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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
Knak
  • Well designed templates
  • Easy integration with Marketo
  • New templates all the time and a big library to choose from
  • Mobile-optimized templates
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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
Knak
  • Sometimes there are issues with buggy code
  • Updates sometimes will break emails
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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
Knak
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
Knak
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
Knak
No answers on this topic
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
Knak
Marketo has email templates and you can, of course, create your own - but Knak makes it so much easier to create templates that are nice looking and mobile-optimized.
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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.
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Return on Investment
Knak
  • Great return on time investment
  • Great return on our strategy to get new communications out the door
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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.
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ScreenShots

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