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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

    Zoho Mail

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AZoho offers their business email suite, which includes Calendar, Tasks, Notes, and Contacts bundled with an inbox.

    $1

    per user/per month

    Pricing
    MailerLiteZoho Mail
    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
    Mail Lite
    $1
    per user/per month
    Workplace
    $3
    per user/per month
    Mail Premium
    $4
    per user/per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MailerLiteZoho Mail
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    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
    MailerLiteZoho Mail
    Considered Both Products
    Mailerlite
    Chose MailerLite
    Automation is the key feature that sold me. I had it for free and a generous 12k sends monthly for 1000 or less subscribers. I will surely upgrade soon once I exhaust the list. Currently at 600+ as of writing.

    For everything else, their customization is on par with Mailchimp and …
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    Zoho
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    79 Answers
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    78 Answers
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    79 Answers
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    71%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    71 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    MailerLiteZoho Mail
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of MailerLite and Zoho Mail
    Feature
    MailerLite
    8.9
    88 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Zoho Mail
    -
    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 Zoho Mail
    Feature
    MailerLite
    7.0
    76 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Zoho Mail
    -
    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 Zoho Mail
    Feature
    MailerLite
    9.5
    69 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Zoho Mail
    -
    Ratings
    Email Previews9.569 Ratings00 Ratings
    Secure Email Gateway
    Comparison of Secure Email Gateway features of MailerLite and Zoho Mail
    Feature
    MailerLite
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Mail
    8.5
    7 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Anti-malware00 Ratings9.57 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings9.17 Ratings
    Data Loss Protection00 Ratings7.96 Ratings
    Threat Detection00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
    Sandboxing00 Ratings6.53 Ratings
    End-to-End Encryption00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Management Tools00 Ratings9.57 Ratings
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    MailerLiteZoho Mail
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    Score10 out of 10
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    Score9 out of 10
    Sophos Email
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Emma by Marigold
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Microsoft Exchange
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MailerLiteZoho Mail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (93 ratings)
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (30 ratings)
    8.9
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MailerLiteZoho Mail
    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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    Zoho
    If you don't have a huge budget and want something that works with minor quirks here and there then Zoho Mail is definitely something you should look into. For half the price of Google G Suite or Office account you get 5GB of storage per user and can send up to 25MB emails without restrictions. Great for small businesses in my opinion. I have had some issues with their spam filter, but we use SpamTitan and just shut off the one that comes with Zoho Mail. Zoho's spam filter isn't horrible but you should definitely use something in addition or instead of what comes with Zoho.
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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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    Zoho
    • I really like that there is a free version in which a single user can be created. It is really useful because it allows you to evaluate each characteristic of the service without having to buy it.
    • I also really like the visual aspect of the inbox, which is partially customizable. Because you can make small changes such as changing the color, the language, and among other things.
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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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    Zoho
    • It does allow for notifications for various things, but I am not sure where to turn them all off
    • It only counts to 9 the unread email alert, then says 9+
    • Overall I don't think there is much they need to work on.
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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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    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Zoho
    It is very easy to use and does all you need. It sends newsletters to their own folder. A notification folder for more important things. The Spam folder collect the right amount of spam emails
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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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    Zoho
    I have spoken with Zoho several times and their support is always friendly and helpful. I have always been asked for security pins and codes when seeking assistance which helps me to feel my accounts are secure and I have never had to wait on hold to speak with someone for more than 5 minutes. They always seem to have someone available to help. If you call asking for instructions on how to do something they gladly walk you through the process and if you just need something done and don't have time to do it yourself they will happily customize whatever you need without you having to spend all day with it.
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Zoho
    Zoho is free. Also, there is no need for a separate IT guy for creating mail, or if any issues come you don't have to find anyone anyone can check and fix all issues from their super admin panel. Zoho overview is much better than outlook and its appearance of getting mail popup and functionality is better than outlook. My friend suggested for this and also after using I have referred my friend
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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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    Zoho
    • It has a direct impact on the commercial communications of the company since with this application we send the economic proposals for services.
    • Thanks to the fact that we can configure our corporate domain and a signature, we show a corporate professional image.
    • Allows you to manage and store internal and external communications
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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

    Zoho Mail Screenshots

    Screenshot of All in one viewScreenshot of CalendarScreenshot of TaskScreenshot of NotesScreenshot of Contact managementScreenshot of Instant Chat