80
Stack Score
Editorial pick✓ Verified working
MailerLite
Simple email marketing built for creators and small teams.
Try MailerLite✓ Free trial available
Best for
Solo creators and small businesses who want a clean, affordable email platform without Mailchimp's bloat.
At a glance
- Pricing
- freemiumfrom $9/mo
- Setup time
- 15 minutes
- Learning curve
- easy
- Last verified
- 5/22/2026
What we love
- ✓Genuinely cheap free tier
- ✓Clean UI without bloat
- ✓Decent ecom features
Where it falls short
- −Approval process for new accounts is strict
- −Reporting basic vs. Klaviyo
- −No SMS
Pricing
✓ Pricing verified Jun 21, 20264 tiers
Free
$0
up to 1000 subs
- ✓12K emails/mo
- ✓2 users
Growing
$9
per month
- ✓Unlimited emails
- ✓Templates
Advanced
$18
per month
- ✓Pro features
- ✓Multivariate
Enterprise
Custom
contract
- ✓50K+ subs
- ✓Account team
Why we picked it
MailerLite is the email platform I'd pick for a tiny operation. Cheap, clean, no Mailchimp dark patterns.
Overview
Simple email marketing built for creators and small teams. Solo creators and small businesses who want a clean, affordable email platform without Mailchimp's bloat.
Key features
- ●Drag-drop editor
- ●Landing pages
- ●Pop-ups + forms
- ●Automation builder
- ●Segments
- ●A/B testing
- ●E-com tracking
Best use cases
Solo newsletter
Free tier covers most starts.
Small business marketing
Affordable lifecycle without enterprise weight.
Integrations
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