GetResponse alternatives
Email Marketing · www.getresponse.com
GetResponse is an email marketing and automation platform that also includes landing pages, a website builder, signup forms, webinars, and course/content monetization tools.
Switching to Brevo, which covers 54% of the compared capabilities.
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Top GetResponse alternatives
We compared 14 products and found 5 cheaper options (2 of them cover at least half the compared features) · vs GetResponse Starter · 2.5k at $29/mo · scenario: 2,500 contacts, 10,000 emails/month, monthly billing, USD.
GetResponse costs $29/mo on the Starter · 2.5k plan at 2,500 contacts, 10,000 emails/month, monthly billing. We found 5 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 13 compared capabilities.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EmailOctopus Pro · 2.5k plan · missing: A/B testing, Audience segmentation, Webinars, Website builder, Push notifications, SSO (SAML), Abandoned-cart automation, Signup forms & popups, Product recommendations | 31% | $20/mo how? ⓘ | $108 / year 31% cheaper | |
TOP PICK Brevo Starter · 2.5k plan · missing: Webinars, Website builder, Push notifications, Abandoned-cart automation, Signup forms & popups, Product recommendations | 54% | $25/mo how? ⓘ | $48 / year 14% cheaper | |
Sender Standard · 2.5k plan · missing: Webinars, Website builder, Push notifications, Abandoned-cart automation, Product recommendations | 62% | $27/mo how? ⓘ | $24 / year 7% cheaper |
Which GetResponse alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- EmailOctopus — $0/mo (Starter plan) · covers 23%
- Best paid drop-in
- Sender — $27/mo (Standard · 2.5k plan) · covers 62%
- Need marketing automation or landing pages?
- Kit — from $0/mo (Newsletter plan)
- Need A/B testing or remove branding?
- Brevo — from $25/mo (Starter · 2.5k plan)
- Need audience segmentation, email templates, webinars, website builder or SSO (SAML)?
- beehiiv — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need signup forms & popups?
- Sender — from $27/mo (Standard · 2.5k plan)
What you give up
Capabilities GetResponse has that the top alternatives lack.
- Marketing automation — Automate email sends based on triggers and customer behavior.Missing from beehiiv.
- A/B testing — Test variations of an email to see which performs better.Missing from beehiiv, Kit, EmailOctopus.
- Audience segmentation — Group subscribers into segments for targeted sends.Missing from EmailOctopus.
- Landing pages — Build landing pages to pair with email campaigns.Missing from beehiiv.
- Remove branding — Remove the provider's branding from sent emails.Missing from beehiiv, Kit, EmailOctopus.
- Webinars — Host webinars from within the platform.Missing from Kit, EmailOctopus, Brevo.
- Website builder — Build a website using the same platform as your email campaigns.Missing from Kit, EmailOctopus, Brevo.
- Push notifications — Send push notifications alongside email campaigns.Missing from beehiiv, Kit, EmailOctopus, Brevo.
- SSO (SAML) — Sign in through your company's SAML SSO.Missing from Kit, EmailOctopus.
- Abandoned-cart automation — Automatically email shoppers who leave items in their cart.Missing from beehiiv, Kit, EmailOctopus, Brevo.
- Signup forms & popups — Collect new subscribers with signup forms and popups.Missing from beehiiv, Kit, EmailOctopus, Brevo.
- Product recommendations — Recommend products in emails based on customer behavior.Missing from beehiiv, Kit, EmailOctopus, Brevo.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
GetResponse vs the top alternatives, on the 13 compared capabilities.
| Capability | GetResponse | beehiiv | Kit | EmailOctopus | Brevo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing automation from Starter | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| A/B testing from Starter | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Audience segmentation from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Email templates from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Landing pages from Starter | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Remove branding from Starter | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Webinars | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Website builder | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Push notifications | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| SSO (SAML) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Abandoned-cart automation | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Signup forms & popups | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Product recommendations | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $29/mo Starter · 2.5k | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Newsletter | $0/mo Starter | $25/mo Starter · 2.5k |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What GetResponse covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Marketing automation — from Starter
- ✓ A/B testing — from Starter
- ✓ Audience segmentation — from Starter
- ✓ Email templates — from Starter
- ✓ Landing pages — from Starter
- ✓ Remove branding — from Starter
- ✓ Webinars
- ✓ Website builder
- ✓ Push notifications
- ✓ SSO (SAML)
- ✓ Abandoned-cart automation
- ✓ Signup forms & popups
- ✓ Product recommendations
- ↑ SMS marketing — only from Enterprise, not compared
- ↑ Transactional email API — only from Enterprise, not compared
- ↑ Dedicated IP — only from Enterprise, not compared
- ↑ Paid subscriptions — only from Creator, not compared
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.getresponse.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-28)
- https://www.getresponse.com/pricing/trial (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
Frequently asked
How much does GetResponse cost?
GetResponse's Starter · 2.5k plan costs $29/mo in our scenario (2,500 contacts, 10,000 emails/month, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free GetResponse alternative?
Yes. EmailOctopus has a free plan that covers 23% of the 13 capabilities we compared against GetResponse.
What is the cheapest GetResponse alternative?
In our scenario (2,500 contacts, 10,000 emails/month, monthly billing), beehiiv is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
Does GetResponse have a free plan?
Yes. GetResponse's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-28 and 2026-10-29, on the vendors' official pricing pages.