Best for
Best for ecommerce and direct-to-consumer brands on Shopify, WooCommerce or BigCommerce that want behavior-based email automation with onsite popups in one platform.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Email Marketing Comparison
Drip vs. GetResponse
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for businesses that want email marketing, automation, landing pages and ecommerce tools, along with webinars and a website builder, in one platform.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | Drip | GetResponse |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $39 / month For up to 2,500 active people; the price scales with the number of active people and the volume of emails sent. | lower value From $19 / month Starter plan billed monthly; annual billing lowers it to $15.58 / month, and the price scales with list size. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial | 14-day free trial |
| API | Yes, open API access on every plan | Yes, an API and more than 170 integrations |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS) | Cloud (SaaS) |
| Campaign types | Yes, one-off email campaigns and newsletters plus automated workflows, with an onsite suite of popups, slide-ins, sticky bars and quizzes | Yes, email newsletters and autoresponders, with landing pages, signup forms and popups; webinars on the Creator plan and SMS on Enterprise |
| Automation and journeys | Yes, a visual workflow builder with branching logic, goals and split tests, and 15-plus prebuilt templates for abandoned cart, browse abandonment, welcome and win-back | Yes, a visual drag-and-drop automation builder; 1 workflow on Starter and unlimited workflows from the Marketer plan |
| Segmentation and personalisation | Yes, dynamic segments that update automatically from behavior, purchase history and engagement, synced from the store in real time | Yes, data-based audience segmentation, with advanced segmentation from the Marketer plan |
| Templates and editor | Yes, a drag-and-drop visual email builder with 50-plus themed templates, plus a plain-text builder | Yes, a drag-and-drop email editor with templates, plus a landing page builder and a website builder on the Creator plan |
| Deliverability and testing | Yes, A/B split testing of up to four subject line or content variations, reporting opens, clicks and revenue per variation | Yes, A/B testing and send-time optimisation (Perfect Timing) |
| Ecommerce and CRM data | Yes, deep native Shopify, WooCommerce and BigCommerce integrations that sync customers, orders and product catalog in real time | Yes, abandoned cart recovery, sales funnels, promo codes and revenue reports for connected stores |
| Integrations and API | Yes, open API access and 50-plus integrations on every plan | Yes, an API and more than 170 integrations |
| AI features | No | stated Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Chat | Not stated |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce | Not stated |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Drip From $39 / month GetResponse From $19 / month
- Company size Drip Small and mid-sized, Enterprise GetResponse Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- AI features Drip No GetResponse Yes
- API Drip Yes, open API access on every plan GetResponse Yes, an API and more than 170 integrations
- Campaign types Drip Yes, one-off email campaigns and newsletters plus automated workflows, with an onsite suite of popups, slide-ins, sticky bars and quizzes GetResponse Yes, email newsletters and autoresponders, with landing pages, signup forms and popups; webinars on the Creator plan and SMS on Enterprise
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Drip
Strengths
- Every feature included on every plan, with nothing locked behind higher tiers
- Deep native Shopify, WooCommerce and BigCommerce integrations with real-time data sync
- Onsite suite of popups, slide-ins and quizzes included at no extra cost
- Billed only on active people who can receive email
Limitations
- No free plan, only a 14-day free trial
- Purpose-built for ecommerce, so less suited to non-store senders
- Live chat support is reserved for the $99 / month and higher plans
GetResponse
Strengths
- Combines email, automation, landing pages and ecommerce tools in one platform
- AI email and content generators on paid plans
- Creator plan adds a website builder, course creator and webinars
- API with more than 170 integrations
Limitations
- Pricing scales with list size
- SMS marketing and mobile push are reserved for the Enterprise plan
- No permanent free plan, only a 14-day trial
Plans
Pricing
Drip
- All features From $39 / month For up to 2,500 active people. Every feature is included on every plan; the price scales with the number of active people and email volume. Live chat support is available on the $99 / month and higher plans.
GetResponse
- Starter From $19 / month Unlimited email sends, 1 automation workflow, landing pages, forms and AI content generators. Billed monthly; $15.58 / month billed annually. Scales with list size.
- Marketer From $59 / month Adds unlimited automation workflows, advanced segmentation, abandoned cart recovery, sales funnels and revenue reports. $48.38 / month billed annually.
- Creator From $69 / month Adds a website builder, a course creator for up to 500 students, premium newsletter subscriptions and webinars for up to 100 attendees. $56.58 / month billed annually.
- Enterprise Not stated Custom pricing. Adds SMS marketing, mobile push notifications, a dedicated IP address, single sign-on, unlimited users and a dedicated customer experience manager.
What users say
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Drip
- Ease of use
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- User interface
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GetResponse
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Drip https://www.drip.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-23
GetResponse https://www.getresponse.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-20
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.