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Email Marketing Comparison

MailerLite vs. Mailjet

At a glance

At a glance

MailerLite

Best for

Best for creators and small teams that want a straightforward email marketing platform with a flexible editor, automation and landing pages.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Mailjet

Best for

Best for teams and developers that want one platform for both marketing campaigns and transactional email, priced by send volume.

  • Freelancers
  • Small and mid-sized
  • Enterprise

Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.

Full Comparison

Criterion MailerLite Mailjet
Starting price From $12 / month Comfort plan; the price scales with the number of subscribers. lower value From $9 / month Starter plan; priced by monthly email volume. A free plan is available.
Free trial Free plan available for up to 250 subscribers Free plan with 6,000 emails per month (200 per day)
API Yes, API access on all paid plans Yes, a Send API and SMTP relay on all paid plans
Hosting Cloud (SaaS) Cloud (SaaS)
Campaign types Yes, email campaigns and newsletters, plus landing pages and websites Yes, marketing campaigns and newsletters plus transactional email, with landing pages on Premium
Automation and journeys Yes, automation workflows, unlimited on the paid plans Yes, automations on the Premium plan
Segmentation and personalisation Yes, dynamic segments, tags and dynamic content, with Smart Sending timing delivery per subscriber Yes, segmentation from the Essential plan, with dynamic content on Premium
Templates and editor Yes, drag-and-drop, simple and custom HTML editors with customizable templates Yes, an advanced drag-and-drop editor on every plan
Deliverability and testing Yes, A/B testing on every plan, with a deliverability consultation and dedicated IP on higher plans Yes, A/B testing on Premium, with a dedicated IP available on higher-volume plans
Ecommerce and CRM data Yes, integrations with Stripe, Shopify and WooCommerce Through connectors rather than a built-in store sync: Mailjet ships its own plugins for WordPress with WooCommerce and for PrestaShop, while the other ecommerce and CRM entries in its integrations directory, among them Shopify, HubSpot and Salesforce, are connected through Zapier or another iPaaS partner
Integrations and API Yes, API access on all paid plans Yes, a Send API and SMTP relay on all paid plans
AI features Yes Yes
MCP-ready No stated Yes
Deployment Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
Support Email helpdesk, Chat, Community forum Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat
Onboarding Not stated Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Guided onboarding
Company size Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
Integrations Stripe, Shopify, WooCommerce more entries WordPress, WooCommerce, PrestaShop, Drupal, Joomla, Squarespace, Webflow, Shopify, BigCommerce, Stripe, PayPal, Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive, Zoho, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Segment, Zapier, Make, n8n, Slack, Zendesk, Intercom, Google Sheets, Airtable, Typeform, Sinch Engage

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The short version

Key Differences

  • Starting price MailerLite From $12 / month Mailjet From $9 / month
  • Free trial MailerLite Free plan available for up to 250 subscribers Mailjet Free plan with 6,000 emails per month (200 per day)
  • Support MailerLite Email helpdesk, Chat, Community forum Mailjet Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat
  • MCP-ready MailerLite No Mailjet Yes
  • API MailerLite Yes, API access on all paid plans Mailjet Yes, a Send API and SMTP relay on all paid plans

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The trade-offs

Strengths and Limitations

MailerLite

Strengths

  • Drag-and-drop, simple and custom HTML editors on every plan
  • A/B testing available on every plan, including the free tier
  • AI email and subject line generator
  • Free plan for up to 250 subscribers

Limitations

  • Prices scale with the number of subscribers
  • Deliverability consultation and dedicated IP are reserved for the higher plans

Mailjet

Strengths

  • Priced by email volume, with unlimited contacts on the Essential and Premium plans
  • Advanced drag-and-drop editor on every plan, including the free tier
  • Send API and SMTP relay for transactional email on all paid plans
  • Free plan with 6,000 emails per month

Limitations

  • Automations, A/B testing and dynamic content are reserved for the Premium plan
  • The Free and Starter plans cap contacts at 1,000 and 2,000

Plans

Pricing

MailerLite

  • Free $0 / month Up to 250 subscribers and 2,500 monthly emails, with 3 automations and community support.
  • Comfort From $12 / month Adds 50 automations, an AI writing assistant and 24/7 email support. Scales with subscribers.
  • Power From $25 / month Adds unlimited automations and monthly emails, a deliverability consultation and 24/7 live chat support. Scales with subscribers.
  • Enterprise Not stated Custom pricing for 200K+ subscribers, with a dedicated success manager, priority support and a dedicated IP option.
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Mailjet

  • Free $0 / month 6,000 emails per month (200 per day), up to 1,000 contacts, with the advanced drag-and-drop editor.
  • Starter From $9 / month 8,000 emails per month, up to 2,000 contacts, with online support.
  • Essential From $17 / month 15,000 emails per month, unlimited contacts, segmentation and no daily send limit.
  • Premium From $27 / month Adds automations, A/B testing, dynamic content, landing pages and up to 20 subaccounts, plus priority support, with phone and chat support from 50,000 emails a month.
  • Custom Not stated Custom enterprise plans for high-volume senders, with a dedicated technical account manager, unlimited subaccounts, phone and chat support and guided onboarding, training and consulting.
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What users say

Review Scores · opens after launch

MailerLite

Ease of use
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User interface
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Onboarding
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Support and service
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Mailjet

Ease of use
Not rated yet
User interface
Not rated yet
Onboarding
Not rated yet
Support and service
Not rated yet
Value for money
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Features
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Where this comes from

Where this comes from

MailerLite https://www.mailerlite.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-19

Mailjet https://www.mailjet.com · checked against the official source on 2026-08-21

This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.