MailerLite is 100% cheaper
than GetResponse
$0/mo (Free) vs GetResponse Starter at $19/mo — covering 48% of the 21 compared capabilities.
Same job. Way less money.
Comparison scenario
Every cheaper-than claim is tied to a defined scenario — never a bare list price.
single user, monthly billing · USD · prices as observed on official pricing pages.
Starter plan at $19/mo, the cheapest paid plan.
Free: 0 USD/monthly.
GetResponse costs $19/mo on the Starter plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 1 assessed alternative that is cheaper in this scenario; 0 of them cover at least 75% of the 21 compared capabilities.
Capability comparison
MailerLite covers 48% of the 21 capabilities compared against GetResponse. ✓ native · ◐ via integration · ✗ not found.
| Capability | MailerLite | GetResponse |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing automation | ✓ | ✓ |
| A/B testing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audience segmentation | ✓ | ✓ |
| 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 | ✗ | ✓ |
What you give up
Capabilities GetResponse has that MailerLite lacks.
- SMS marketing — Send marketing messages by text message.Missing from MailerLite.
- Unlimited forms — Create as many forms as you need without hitting a plan cap.Missing from MailerLite.
- Custom domain — Serve forms on your own domain instead of the vendor's URL.Missing from MailerLite.
- Payment collection — Collect payments directly through a form.Missing from MailerLite.
- Revenue attribution — Link revenue back to the marketing source that generated it.Missing from MailerLite.
- Data export — Export raw analytics data for use in other tools.Missing from MailerLite.
- AI generation — Generate design drafts or assets from a text prompt.Missing from MailerLite.
- Webinars — Host webinars from within the platform.Missing from MailerLite.
- Push notifications — Send push notifications alongside email campaigns.Missing from MailerLite.
- SSO (SAML) — Sign in through your company's SAML SSO.Missing from MailerLite.
- Abandoned-cart automation — Automatically email shoppers who leave items in their cart.Missing from MailerLite.
Plans & pricing, side by side
Advertised prices in USD as observed on the official pricing pages — per-seat and transaction-fee plans are marked.
| Free | Free |
| Comfort | $12/mo |
| Power | $25/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
| Free | Free |
| Starter | $19/mo |
| Marketer | $59/mo |
| Creator | $69/mo |
| Enterprise | Contact sales |
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Frequently asked
How much cheaper is MailerLite than GetResponse?
100% cheaper in our scenario (single user, monthly billing): $0/mo on Free vs $19/mo on Starter. That is $228 a year.
What does MailerLite lack compared with GetResponse?
SMS marketing, Unlimited forms, Custom domain, Payment collection, Revenue attribution, Data export, AI generation, Webinars, Push notifications, SSO (SAML), Abandoned-cart automation — 11 of the 21 compared capabilities.
When were these prices checked?
GetResponse: 2026-09-07; MailerLite: 2026-08-31 — on the official pricing pages.
Sources & freshness
- https://www.getresponse.com/pricing (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://www.getresponse.com/pricing/trial (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- MailerLite data last verified 2026-08-31