MailerLite alternatives

At 10,000 subscribers, emailing the list 4 times a month, MailerLite costs $89 a month. 2 of the 8 other platforms we price cost less, from $69 on Sender ($240 a year less). Across the 8 list sizes from 500 to 100,000, Sender and Moosend are cheaper at most.

Platform	10,000 subscribers	Against MailerLite, a year	Cheaper at
MailerLite Comfort	$89	–	–
Sender Standard	$69	−$240	8 of 8 sizes
Moosend Pro	$88	−$12	7 of 8 sizes
AWeber Lite	$100	+$132	0 of 8 sizes
Mailchimp Essentials	$110	+$252	0 of 8 sizes
Kit Creator	$139	+$600	0 of 8 sizes
beehiiv Lite	$139	+$600	1 of 8 sizes
ActiveCampaign Starter	$149*	+$720	1 of 7 sizes
Klaviyo Email	$150	+$732	0 of 8 sizes

Cheapest plan on each for emailing the list 4 times a month, monthly billing where listed (* yearly billing only); a minus sign means cheaper than MailerLite. "Cheaper at" counts list sizes where both publish a price.

What the numbers say

Cheapest alternative a month by list size: at 1,000, ActiveCampaign at $15 (billed yearly) against MailerLite's $19; at 10,000, Sender at $69 against MailerLite's $89; at 100,000, Sender at $389 against MailerLite's $439.
Sending daily to 10,000 subscribers, MailerLite costs $129 a month; only Moosend costs less, at $88.
Even billed yearly, MailerLite costs $80.10 a month at 10,000 subscribers, and Sender is $69.

Bigger free plans

MailerLite's free plan stops at 250 subscribers. These go further:

Sender: up to 2,500 subscribers (15,000 emails a month, Sender branding)
Kit: up to 10,000 subscribers (no automations or sequences; Kit branding)
beehiiv: up to 2,500 subscribers (no automations; beehiiv branding)

Sending limits

MailerLite: Monthly emails are capped at 10× the list on Comfort; Power is unlimited.
Sender: Monthly emails are capped at 12× the list on Standard and 24× on Professional.
Moosend: The Pro plan sends without limits.
AWeber: Monthly emails are capped at 10× the list on Lite and 12× on Plus.
Mailchimp: Monthly emails are capped at 10× the list on Essentials, 12× on Standard and 15× on Premium.
Kit: Every plan sends without limits.
beehiiv: Every plan sends without limits.
ActiveCampaign: Monthly emails are capped at 10× the list on Starter, 10× on Plus, 12× on Pro and 15× on Enterprise.
Klaviyo: Monthly emails are capped at 10× the list.

All 9 platforms at 10,000 subscribers

Sender$69/moStandard plan (up to 10,000 tier)
Moosend$88/moPro plan (10,000 tier)
MailerLite$89/moComfort plan (up to 10,000 tier)
AWeber$100/moLite plan (7,501-10,000 tier)
Mailchimp$110/moEssentials plan (5,001-10,000 tier)
Kit$139/moCreator plan (10,000 subscribers tier)
beehiiv$139/moLite plan (10,000 subscribers tier)
ActiveCampaign$149/moStarter plan (10,000 tier), annual billing only
Klaviyo$150/moEmail plan (10,000 active profiles tier)

Price your own list and sending frequency.

Prices checked against each platform's own pricing page on 5 October 2026.