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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GetResponse

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AGetResponse is an online marketing platform optimized for use by small businesses. It provides tools which support email marketing, autofunnel, landing pages, marketing automation, webinars, autoresponders, and enterprise marketing needs.

    $19

    per month

    MailerLite

    Score8.9 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
    GetResponseMailerLite
    Editions & Modules
    FREE
    $0
    per month Up to 500 contacts
    Email Marketing
    $19
    per month Up to 1,000 contacts
    Marketing Automation
    $59
    per month Up to 1,000 contacts
    Ecommerce Marketing
    $69
    per month Up to 1,000 contacts
    MAX and MAX²
    Custom (contact sales)
    per year
    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
    GetResponseMailerLite
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    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.
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    Community Pulse
    GetResponseMailerLite
    Considered Both Products
    GetResponse
    Chose GetResponse
    1. CRM functionality.
    2. Much cheaper
    3. Landing page is much better
    Incentivized
    Mailerlite
    Chose MailerLite
    cost effective
    tagging
    easy list management
    Incentivized
    Chose MailerLite
    I've researched over a dozen and used a few different email marketing services (I have several websites using email marketing) and have yet to find an email marketing tool offering automation workflows in the free version of the product. Others almost force you to purchase a …
    Incentivized
    Chose MailerLite
    Aside from ConvertKit which I feel is very much a different type of tool, Mailerlite kills the competition on price, design, functionality and features. I have used several email marketing tools trying to find out which one would work best for me and my business, as well as …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Would buy again
    79 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    78 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    79 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    71 Answers
    Features
    GetResponseMailerLite
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of GetResponse and MailerLite
    Feature
    GetResponse
    8.9
    22 Ratings
    14% above category average
    MailerLite
    8.9
    88 Ratings
    10% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor9.021 Ratings9.577 Ratings
    Dynamic content8.016 Ratings9.169 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content8.715 Ratings7.863 Ratings
    Landing pages9.016 Ratings8.766 Ratings
    A/B testing9.019 Ratings8.954 Ratings
    Mobile optimization9.022 Ratings8.569 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting10.022 Ratings9.377 Ratings
    List management9.021 Ratings9.376 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences8.217 Ratings9.151 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of GetResponse and MailerLite
    Feature
    GetResponse
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    MailerLite
    -
    Ratings
    Lead nurturing automation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data quality management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of GetResponse and MailerLite
    Feature
    GetResponse
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    MailerLite
    -
    Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of GetResponse and MailerLite
    Feature
    GetResponse
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    MailerLite
    -
    Ratings
    Social profile integration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of GetResponse and MailerLite
    Feature
    GetResponse
    9.7
    22 Ratings
    26% above category average
    MailerLite
    7.0
    76 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Dashboards10.022 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Standard reports10.021 Ratings8.976 Ratings
    Custom reports9.016 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of GetResponse and MailerLite
    Feature
    GetResponse
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    9% above category average
    MailerLite
    -
    Ratings
    API10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of GetResponse and MailerLite
    Feature
    GetResponse
    -
    Ratings
    MailerLite
    9.5
    69 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Email Previews00 Ratings9.569 Ratings
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    GetResponseMailerLite
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    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Mad Mimi
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Iterable
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Emma by Marigold
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GetResponseMailerLite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (24 ratings)
    9.4
    (93 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (30 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GetResponseMailerLite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GetResponse
    GetResponse is perfect for small to medium businesses. For a large business, it certainly could be used in some areas. One example would be for clients that are looking to get started with email marketing. I would not expect it to run a business as Salesforce or Keep. However, GetResponse is robust enough and has a solid suite of tools that would serve a medium or small business quite well. And of course, if a company is just looking for an email marketing solution GetResponse would be ideal. And to go even further, depending on the level of service you use, GetResponse has the potential to do things you might have been using separate tools for. Building funnels, the ability to host webinars, building landing pages. It's all there and it is priced very well.
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    GetResponse
    • Email creation—A simple interface and a variety of tools make it easy to create very attractive emails quickly.
    • List building—GetResponse is ideal for setting-up and using any number of segmented lists/
    • Forms and landing pages—These tools are also fairly strong, however, GetResponse (ironically) does not provide responsive forms for mobile, which I would think would be an urgent problem. They have so far not addressed it.
    • Customer support—Customer support via chat and email is strong. It's disappointing the company has pulled the plug on live phone-in support.
    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
    GetResponse
    • The email editor is kind of a nightmare. Elements don't move or behave how you'd expect, the font choices are limited and pretty lame, adding new elements is difficult or often impossible... the whole thing feels 5+ years outdated. Buggy, slow, and extremely limited in functionality.
    • The entire UI feels similarly outdated and slow--just seems like GetResponse hasn't kept up with the curve of the market in terms of performance or aesthetics.
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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
    GetResponse
    As I mentioned before. I believe that the platform is easy to use. Simple and easy process from start to finish. Email efficient and get to the client quickly. Catch errors that would prevent getting to where i need it to go. Overall great experience and would renew without question
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    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.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    GetResponse
    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
    GetResponse
    Excellent general support. However, in case of an escalation, their turnaround time over email (follow through) can go higher
    Incentivized
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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
    GetResponse
    Not the top of the heap and certainly far from the bottom. GR is arguably one of the best solutions for Home based or small shops. It is out of the box whereas some of the others are not as complete or more difficult to unpack. It lacks some features but over-delivers on others.
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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
    GetResponse
    • Only negative. They cleaned our entire contact list.
    • We had to start over with Get Response. Now that they have forcefully freed us, we'll be redownloading our actual customer and prospect list from our CRM.
    • They will not refund us. We paid for a year and they gave us 5 months. So we are also out $5,000.
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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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