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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    SendPulse

    Score3.5 out of 10
    N/ASendPulse is an integrated messaging platform providing user communication that includes emails, SMS, web push, SMTP, and user management.. This solution includes 15,000 free emails with up to 2,500 subscribers per month.N/A
    Pricing
    MailerLiteSendPulse
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    per month 2 users
    Comfort
    $12
    per month 3 users
    Power
    $25
    per month Unlimited users
    Enterprise
    Custom pricing
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MailerLiteSendPulse
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAdditional 30% discount available to Non-profit organizations. Up to a 10% for paying yearly.Pricing starts from $9 a month and depends on the number of messages sent.
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    Considered Both Products
    Mailerlite
    No answer on this topic
    SendPulse
    Chose SendPulse
    For me, it was the obvious choice if we compared SendPulse and MailChimp/MailerLite/AWeber. Some of the competitors don't have SMS/push features, some are too simple (MailerLite), some are too complex or not so intuitive. I always preferred more all-in-one tools, because …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    79 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    78 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    79 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    71 Answers
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    Features
    MailerLiteSendPulse
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of MailerLite and SendPulse
    Feature
    MailerLite
    8.9
    88 Ratings
    10% above category average
    SendPulse
    4.0
    12 Ratings
    67% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor9.577 Ratings2.012 Ratings
    Dynamic content9.169 Ratings1.012 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content7.863 Ratings4.010 Ratings
    Landing pages8.666 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing8.854 Ratings3.09 Ratings
    Mobile optimization8.569 Ratings2.012 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.377 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    List management9.376 Ratings6.012 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences9.151 Ratings7.010 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of MailerLite and SendPulse
    Feature
    MailerLite
    7.0
    76 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SendPulse
    4.7
    12 Ratings
    47% below category average
    Dashboards6.01 Ratings5.011 Ratings
    Standard reports8.976 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Custom reports6.01 Ratings2.09 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of MailerLite and SendPulse
    Feature
    MailerLite
    9.5
    69 Ratings
    15% above category average
    SendPulse
    -
    Ratings
    Email Previews9.569 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    Score9 out of 10
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Emma by Marigold
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Emma by Marigold
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MailerLiteSendPulse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (93 ratings)
    1.0
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (30 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MailerLiteSendPulse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    SendPulse
    SendPulse is great if you want to connect with your list on a more personal basis, and making sure that your email reaches your subscriber when it is best for him/her. You can also use the SMS function (though I haven't used it yet). Let's say you have clients and want to send a message to them automatically on their birthday, SendPulse allows you to do that. It allows you to add in specific fields that are relevant to you, in order to customise your messaging as much as you want and need.
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    Pros
    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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    SendPulse
    • One of the best features of this software is its user interface. I found it very intuitive.
    • It has sms feature also which is a great add-on to this software.
    • It has live chat support feature. And I find it very helpful when i find any technical problem.
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    Cons
    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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    SendPulse
    • I like its Drag and Drop function to design e-mailers but it lacks in some functionalities. Foe example when I write two different contents in a same box I need a line to show separation between my contents in the same box but this feature is unavailable in SendPulse.
    • They should include more fonts. Every product or service needs different kind of fonts to make a right impact on customers. With limited option of fonts it restricts user's creativity.
    • It is good to have templates to give users some idea for designing campaigns but here SendPluse has nothing much to offer. They have very limited number of templates.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    SendPulse
    Because I love how easy and intuitive SendPulse is.
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    Usability
    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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    SendPulse
    I find that overall SendPulse is very intuitive to use and the support is there to help you out in case you don't find how to do what you wish to do. The drag and drop functionalities make it easy to create the newsletters you want. Every field is explained and small tutorials are included to show you how to create a new template, newsletter, etc. which makes it very easy to use.
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    Support Rating
    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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    SendPulse
    Every time I contacted the support team with a question or a problem, they were very fast in replying and helping me out solve it. Usually latest within 10 minutes I would receive a first answer, and the problem would get solved on the same day.
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    Implementation Rating
    Mailerlite
    No answers on this topic
    SendPulse
    When implementing SendPulse, it is a good idea to have a transition phase where you still use both systems, in case anything goes wrong.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    SendPulse
    For SendPulse's price point, I consider their competition to be the likes of Mailchimp, ConstantContact, etc. While SendPulse rates roughly average across the board in all areas, for businesses looking for the cheapest option (which comes with a lack of features/quality), ConstantContact beats them. For quality/features/value, I'd say Mailchimp is the best option for small businesses.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    SendPulse
    • Tapping NRI clients with this software helps me in generating good revenue in last financial year.
    • I grow my NRI database by 60 in last year. And this software played a major role in doing so.
    • It made brand building very easy among my clients.
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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

    SendPulse Screenshots

    Screenshot of Desktop versionScreenshot of Mobile application for iPadScreenshot of Mobile application for Android