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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

    SurveyMonkey

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ASurveyMonkey provides free, customizable surveys, and a suite of paid, back-end programs that include data analysis, sample selection, bias elimination, and data representation tools. SurveyMonkey also offers large-scale, enterprise options for companies interested in data analysis, brand management, and consumer focused marketing.

    $99

    per month

    Pricing
    MailerLiteSurveyMonkey
    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
    Team Advantage
    $25
    per month (billed annually) per user (starting at 3 users)
    Team Premier
    $75
    per month (billed annually) per user (starting at 3 users)
    Standard Monthly
    $99
    per month
    Individual Plan - Advantage Annual
    $468
    per year
    Individual Plan - Premier Annual
    $1,428
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MailerLiteSurveyMonkey
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    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.—
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    Community Pulse
    MailerLiteSurveyMonkey
    Considered Both Products
    Mailerlite
    No answer on this topic
    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    79 Answers
    79%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    78 Answers
    81%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    79 Answers
    84%
    Happy with the feature set
    36 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    28 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    71 Answers
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    31 Answers
    Features
    MailerLiteSurveyMonkey
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of MailerLite and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    MailerLite
    8.9
    88 Ratings
    10% above category average
    SurveyMonkey
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG email editor9.577 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic content9.169 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content7.863 Ratings00 Ratings
    Landing pages8.666 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing8.854 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization8.569 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.377 Ratings00 Ratings
    List management9.376 Ratings00 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences9.151 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of MailerLite and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    MailerLite
    7.0
    76 Ratings
    8% below category average
    SurveyMonkey
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.976 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of MailerLite and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    MailerLite
    9.5
    69 Ratings
    15% above category average
    SurveyMonkey
    -
    Ratings
    Email Previews9.569 Ratings00 Ratings
    Survey Format & Appearance
    Comparison of Survey Format & Appearance features of MailerLite and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    MailerLite
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    7.2
    76 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Survey templates00 Ratings8.075 Ratings
    Themes00 Ratings7.367 Ratings
    Custom logo/branding00 Ratings6.367 Ratings
    Survey Content
    Comparison of Survey Content features of MailerLite and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    MailerLite
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    7.6
    78 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Changes to live survey00 Ratings7.062 Ratings
    Question design help00 Ratings6.872 Ratings
    Multiple question types00 Ratings9.078 Ratings
    Survey Logic
    Comparison of Survey Logic features of MailerLite and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    MailerLite
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    7.3
    72 Ratings
    14% below category average
    Survey logic flexibility00 Ratings7.372 Ratings
    Survey Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Survey Reporting & Analytics features of MailerLite and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    MailerLite
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    7.1
    78 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Response tracking00 Ratings7.577 Ratings
    Data export00 Ratings6.374 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.077 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.864 Ratings
    Analytics00 Ratings7.065 Ratings
    Survey Administration & Security
    Comparison of Survey Administration & Security features of MailerLite and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    MailerLite
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    8.3
    67 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Access controls00 Ratings8.067 Ratings
    Compliance00 Ratings8.558 Ratings
    Survey Distribution
    Comparison of Survey Distribution features of MailerLite and SurveyMonkey
    Feature
    MailerLite
    -
    Ratings
    SurveyMonkey
    7.5
    48 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Vendor-offered crowdsourcing00 Ratings7.332 Ratings
    Respondent restrictions00 Ratings7.846 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    MailerLiteSurveyMonkey
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (93 ratings)
    8.7
    (111 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (26 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (30 ratings)
    9.0
    (41 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    9.4
    (35 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MailerLiteSurveyMonkey
    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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    SurveyMonkey is well suited for external, professional, client-facing forms and complex question types. I've tried generating forms on HubSpot, and it's not nearly as intuitive or clean-looking, and not all question types are supported (e.g. Likert scales). For quick, internal forms that don't need to be as pretty or professional, I find that Google Forms is the quickest and easiest to pull together, especially since it has a single, universal respondent link. If I wanted to embed a link in a mass email, SurveyMonkey doesn't allow multiple respondents to use the same link on my plan.
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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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    • Keeps identifiable information anonymous.
    • Being able to close the survey at a set time without having to remember to do so.
    • Takes the guess work out of response collecting.
    • Makes it easy to categorize responses within the same survey. Being able to add tags to open-ended questions makes it easy for us to identify patterns in responses.
    • An array of survey options and questions.
    • An all around great product that meets multiple needs.
    • Can have multiple collectors for the same survey to included manual input.
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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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    • I would like to have more customizable options for branding it to our hospital colors. Some survey options allow you to enter html color codes. SurveyMonkey allows you to change colors and you have to pick from selected options.
    • Embedding the surveys into a webpage, like WordPress is not as seamless as other services.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    Compared to other competitors in the market (including a few I've used internally), if you're looking for a survey application, this one does the job and it's quite inexpensive too. Considering the fact that it comes with a handy mobile application too (on iOS and Android), you also get flexibility thrown in the deal too.
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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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    It does everything a survey software should do, and it does it very well. I can't speak for how well it would work for a business that was surveying tens of thousands of people - but for a small business of 50 employees with a couple of thousand clients, it does everything it needs to do.
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    Performance
    Mailerlite
    No answers on this topic
    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    still to many limitations for more complex surveys --skips, filtered questions, etc.
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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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    I've never had to contact the SurveyMonkey customer care team directly, but they have a pretty good library of help articles on their website. Everything from designing and executing your survey to account and billing questions. I never had a need for further support from Survey Monkey.
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    Implementation Rating
    Mailerlite
    No answers on this topic
    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    Implementation not required.
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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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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    SurveyMonkey is easier to customize and provides much more in depth analytics. SurveyMonkey also provides better templates providing us with a better presentation to our employees. SurveyMonkey also comes with a more trustworthy platform that ensures confidentiality, which is incredibly important to our employees and means we're getting more reliable results from the surveys.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    SurveyMonkey, Inc
    • The speed at which we can develop, program, execute and generate actual usable results provides significant value, particularly when we need fresh numbers to illustrate a point.
    • The fact that we can execute a research project so quickly means that new research is always a primary option when we're developing campaigns. That's a huge value proposition.
    Incentivized
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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