MailerLite vs. SendPulse

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
MailerLite
Score 8.6 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
SendPulse
Score 4.4 out of 10
N/A
SendPulse 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 1 user
Growing
$10
per month 3 users
Advanced
$20
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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Community Pulse
MailerLiteSendPulse
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 …
Features
MailerLiteSendPulse
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
MailerLite
8.6
85 Ratings
8% above category average
SendPulse
4.0
12 Ratings
66% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor9.574 Ratings2.012 Ratings
Dynamic content8.966 Ratings1.012 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content6.960 Ratings4.010 Ratings
Landing pages8.265 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing8.652 Ratings3.09 Ratings
Mobile optimization8.267 Ratings2.012 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting9.275 Ratings7.012 Ratings
List management9.174 Ratings6.012 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences8.749 Ratings7.010 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
MailerLite
6.9
74 Ratings
10% below category average
SendPulse
4.7
12 Ratings
47% below category average
Dashboards6.01 Ratings5.011 Ratings
Standard reports8.674 Ratings7.012 Ratings
Custom reports6.01 Ratings2.09 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
MailerLite
9.3
67 Ratings
16% above category average
SendPulse
-
Ratings
Email Previews9.367 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
MailerLiteSendPulse
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(88 ratings)
1.0
(12 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.2
(25 ratings)
3.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
9.4
(4 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 Ltd.
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 Ltd.
  • 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 Ltd.
  • 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 Ltd.
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 Ltd.
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 Ltd.
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 Ltd.
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 Ltd.
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 Ltd.
  • 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