The Price Is (Almost) Right

Mailercloud and MailerLite cost the exact same at 10,000 subscribers: $50/month. Both offer 30% discounts for annual plans, bringing the monthly cost to $35. This makes them two of the most affordable options for budget-conscious email marketers.

The similarity ends with pricing. MailerLite is the more complete marketing platform with landing pages, a website builder, and better automation. Mailercloud focuses on email volume and modern email features like AMP support. If you're comparing these two, the deciding factor isn't cost—it's what features you actually need.

Both platforms have free tiers up to 1,000 contacts, which is generous compared to competitors. MailerLite's free plan includes landing pages, making it a better deal for creators just starting out. Check out our full pricing comparison to see how these stack up against other platforms.

Landing Pages vs. Unlimited Emails

The biggest difference between these platforms is what you get for your $50/month.

MailerLite gives you unlimited landing pages and a full website builder. This is huge for coaches, consultants, and creators who need quick landing pages for lead magnets or launches. The website builder is surprisingly capable—some users run entire businesses on it. If you don't already have a website or landing page solution, MailerLite essentially bundles multiple tools into one affordable package.

Mailercloud goes the opposite direction: unlimited email sending. Most email platforms limit your sends (Mailchimp, ConvertKit, and MailerLite all do). With Mailercloud, you pay based on contacts, not sends. If you run frequent promotions or send multiple newsletters per week, this unlimited sending can save you from overage fees. Mailercloud also supports AMP emails, which let you add interactive elements like carousels and accordions directly in the email. Most budget platforms don't offer this.

Neither platform offers transactional email, which means you'll need a separate tool like SendGrid for password resets or receipts. If you're a SaaS company, this gets annoying fast. Sequenzy includes transactional email at no extra cost—learn more about transactional vs. marketing email.

Automation: Basic vs. Better

MailerLite has a visual automation builder that's genuinely easy to use. You can create workflows based on email opens, link clicks, and date-based triggers. It's not as powerful as ActiveCampaign or Klaviyo, but it covers the basics for most small businesses.

Mailercloud's automation exists but feels like an afterthought. You can set up basic workflows, but the interface is clunky and the trigger options are limited. If automation is a core part of your email strategy, MailerLite is the clear winner here.

For SaaS businesses, neither platform offers the Stripe-triggered automation you probably need. When a customer upgrades, churns, or hits a payment failure, you want emails to fire automatically. Sequenzy handles this natively with our Stripe integration—no Zapier required.

The Contact List Problem

Here's a quirk that matters more than you'd think: Mailercloud doesn't let you add the same contact to multiple lists. If someone signs up for your weekly newsletter and then downloads a lead magnet, you have to choose which list they belong to. This makes segmentation awkward.

MailerLite doesn't have this restriction. A contact can be on multiple lists, and you can use segments to filter based on tags, behavior, or custom fields. This flexibility makes it easier to organize your audience as your business grows.

Both platforms offer tagging and segmentation, but MailerLite's implementation is cleaner. If you're moving from another platform and have complex audience segments, MailerLite will feel more familiar.

Who Should Pick Which

Choose Mailercloud if you send a lot of emails and need unlimited sends, if you want to experiment with AMP emails, or if you already have landing pages and just need affordable email marketing. It's a solid choice for high-volume senders on a budget.

Choose MailerLite if you need landing pages or a website builder, if you want better automation workflows, or if you care about having a polished, easy-to-use interface. It's the better all-around marketing platform.

Choose Sequenzy if you're running a SaaS business and need Stripe integration, if you want AI to generate your email sequences instead of writing them yourself, or if you need transactional and marketing email in one affordable tool. Learn more at our homepage or read about how we compare to other platforms in our comparison guides.