GetResponse
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 Sender saves $228 / year and covers 48% of the compared capabilities.
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Top GetResponse alternatives
We compared 14 products and found 13 cheaper alternatives · vs GetResponse Starter at $19/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
GetResponse’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
GetResponse costs $19/mo on the Starter plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 13 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 21 compared capabilities. GetResponse's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sender Standard plan · missing: Paid subscriptions, Unlimited forms, Payment collection, Revenue attribution, Data export, AI generation, Webinars, Website builder, Push notifications, SSO (SAML), Abandoned-cart automation | 48% | $7/mo how? ⓘ | $144 / year 63% cheaper | |
Moosend Pro plan · missing: SMS marketing, Remove branding, Paid subscriptions, Unlimited forms, Custom domain, Payment collection, Revenue attribution, Data export, AI generation, Webinars, Website builder, Push notifications, Abandoned-cart automation | 38% | $9/mo how? ⓘ | $120 / year 53% cheaper | |
Brevo Starter plan · missing: Marketing automation, Audience segmentation, Email templates, SMS marketing, Transactional email API, Paid subscriptions, Unlimited forms, Custom domain, Payment collection, Revenue attribution, Data export, AI generation, Webinars, Website builder, Push notifications, SSO (SAML), Abandoned-cart automation | 19% | $9/mo how? ⓘ | $120 / year 53% cheaper | |
EmailOctopus Pro plan · missing: A/B testing, Audience segmentation, SMS marketing, Transactional email API, Dedicated IP, Paid subscriptions, Unlimited forms, Custom domain, Payment collection, Revenue attribution, Data export, AI generation, Webinars, Website builder, Push notifications, SSO (SAML), Abandoned-cart automation | 19% | $9/mo how? ⓘ | $120 / year 53% cheaper | |
Omnisend Standard plan · missing: Transactional email API, Dedicated IP, Paid subscriptions, Custom domain, Payment collection, Data export, AI generation, Webinars, Website builder, SSO (SAML), Abandoned-cart automation | 48% | $11.20/mo how? ⓘ | $93.60 / year 41% cheaper | |
MailerLite Comfort plan · missing: SMS marketing, Unlimited forms, Custom domain, Payment collection, Revenue attribution, Data export, AI generation, Webinars, Push notifications, SSO (SAML), Abandoned-cart automation | 48% | $12/mo how? ⓘ | $84 / year 37% cheaper | |
Mailchimp Essentials plan · missing: Audience segmentation, Landing pages, Transactional email API, Dedicated IP, Paid subscriptions, Unlimited forms, Custom domain, Payment collection, Revenue attribution, Data export, AI generation, Webinars, Website builder, Push notifications, SSO (SAML), Abandoned-cart automation | 24% | $13/mo how? ⓘ | $72 / year 32% cheaper | |
ActiveCampaign Starter plan · missing: A/B testing, Email templates, Landing pages, SMS marketing, Transactional email API, Remove branding, Dedicated IP, Paid subscriptions, Unlimited forms, Custom domain, Payment collection, Revenue attribution, Data export, AI generation, Webinars, Website builder, Push notifications, SSO (SAML), Abandoned-cart automation | 10% | $15/mo how? ⓘ | $48 / year 21% cheaper |
Which GetResponse alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Best free plan
- Sender — $0/mo (Free Forever plan) · covers 48%
- Best paid drop-in
- ActiveCampaign — $15/mo (Starter plan) · covers 10%
- Need marketing automation, A/B testing, audience segmentation, email templates, landing pages, SMS marketing, transactional email API, remove branding, dedicated IP or custom domain?
- Sender — from $0/mo (Free Forever plan)
- Need paid subscriptions or unlimited forms?
- Kit — from $0/mo (Newsletter plan)
- Need revenue attribution or push notifications?
- Omnisend — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need website builder?
- MailerLite — from $0/mo (Free plan)
- Need SSO (SAML)?
- beehiiv — from $0/mo (Launch plan)
What you give up
Capabilities GetResponse has that the top alternatives lack.
- SMS marketing — Send marketing messages by text message.Missing from MailerLite.
- Transactional email API — Send transactional emails programmatically via an API.Missing from Kit, Omnisend.
- Dedicated IP — Send email from an IP address dedicated to your account.Missing from Kit, Omnisend.
- Paid subscriptions — Sell paid subscriptions to your email list.Missing from Sender, Omnisend.
- Unlimited forms — Create as many forms as you need without hitting a plan cap.Missing from Sender, MailerLite.
- Custom domain — Serve forms on your own domain instead of the vendor's URL.Missing from MailerLite, Omnisend.
- Payment collection — Collect payments directly through a form.Missing from Sender, Kit, MailerLite, Omnisend.
- Revenue attribution — Link revenue back to the marketing source that generated it.Missing from Sender, Kit, MailerLite.
- Data export — Export raw analytics data for use in other tools.Missing from Sender, Kit, MailerLite, Omnisend.
- AI generation — Generate design drafts or assets from a text prompt.Missing from Sender, Kit, MailerLite, Omnisend.
- Webinars — Host webinars from within the platform.Missing from Sender, Kit, MailerLite, Omnisend.
- Website builder — Build a website using the same platform as your email campaigns.Missing from Sender, Kit, Omnisend.
- Push notifications — Send push notifications alongside email campaigns.Missing from Sender, Kit, MailerLite.
- SSO (SAML) — Sign in through your company's SAML SSO.Missing from Sender, Kit, MailerLite, Omnisend.
- Abandoned-cart automation — Automatically email shoppers who leave items in their cart.Missing from Sender, Kit, MailerLite, Omnisend.
Feature comparison
GetResponse vs the top alternatives, on the 21 compared capabilities.
| Capability | GetResponse | Sender | Kit | MailerLite | Omnisend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing automation from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| A/B testing from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audience segmentation from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email templates from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Landing pages from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SMS marketing from Enterprise | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Transactional email API from Enterprise | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Remove branding from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dedicated IP from Enterprise | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Paid subscriptions from Creator | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Unlimited forms from Starter | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom domain from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Payment collection from Creator | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Revenue attribution from Marketer | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Data export from Starter | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| AI generation from Starter | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Webinars | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Website builder | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Push notifications | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| SSO (SAML) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Abandoned-cart automation | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $19/mo Starter | $0/mo Free Forever | $0/mo Newsletter | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ 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
- ✓ SMS marketing — from Enterprise
- ✓ Transactional email API — from Enterprise
- ✓ Remove branding — from Starter
- ✓ Dedicated IP — from Enterprise
- ✓ Paid subscriptions — from Creator
- ✓ Unlimited forms — from Starter
- ✓ Custom domain — from Starter
- ✓ Payment collection — from Creator
- ✓ Revenue attribution — from Marketer
- ✓ Data export — from Starter
- ✓ AI generation — from Starter
- ✓ Webinars
- ✓ Website builder
- ✓ Push notifications
- ✓ SSO (SAML)
- ✓ Abandoned-cart automation
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.getresponse.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://www.getresponse.com/pricing/trial (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
Frequently asked
How much does GetResponse cost?
GetResponse's Starter plan costs $19/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free GetResponse alternative?
Yes. Sender has a free plan that covers 48% of the 21 capabilities we compared against GetResponse.
What is the cheapest GetResponse alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Sender is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free Forever 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 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-07, on the vendors' official pricing pages.