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
Email Marketing Comparison
MailerLite vs. Mautic
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for teams that need marketing automation without a per-contact bill, and have someone able to run a PHP application.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | MailerLite | Mautic |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From $12 / month Comfort plan; the price scales with the number of subscribers. | Free and open source if self-hosted; managed hosting from €247.50 / month The software carries no licence cost, but the server and the email sending provider are your own. Managed hosting through the official partner Dropsolid starts at €247.50 per month billed annually, or €275 per month billed quarterly. |
| Free trial | Free plan available for up to 250 subscribers | 14-day trial of the hosted offering, no credit card required |
| Commercial use | Not stated | Yes, GPL v3 |
| API | Yes, API access on all paid plans | Yes, a REST API plus an in-app marketplace of community plugins and themes |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS) | Self-hosted on your own infrastructure, or managed hosting through certified partners |
| Campaign types | Yes, email campaigns and newsletters, plus landing pages and websites | Email campaigns and newsletters alongside SMS, push notifications and WhatsApp, plus landing pages and forms that embed in a site or open as a popup |
| Automation and journeys | Yes, automation workflows, unlimited on the paid plans | Yes, a drag-and-drop campaign builder for multi-step journeys from capture through to conversion |
| Segmentation and personalisation | Yes, dynamic segments, tags and dynamic content, with Smart Sending timing delivery per subscriber | Yes, contact segmentation driven by behaviour and engagement tracking, with customisable point-based lead scoring to prioritise contacts |
| Templates and editor | Yes, drag-and-drop, simple and custom HTML editors with customizable templates | Yes, a drag-and-drop email builder with personalisation and A/B testing, plus a landing page builder and a form builder; community themes come through the marketplace |
| Deliverability and testing | Yes, A/B testing on every plan, with a deliverability consultation and dedicated IP on higher plans | Sending runs through a provider you supply, not one bundled with the product. SMTP is the default transport, configured as a DSN, and since version 5 the Symfony Mailer transports add SendGrid, Amazon SES and others by Composer; a SparkPost plugin is available from the Mautic Marketplace. The documentation warns that the Symfony transports do not support batch sending or the bounce-management callbacks the dedicated plugins handle |
| Ecommerce and CRM data | Yes, integrations with Stripe, Shopify and WooCommerce | Contacts, companies and lead scoring are native, and CRM, ecommerce and SMS systems connect through marketplace plugins or webhooks rather than shipping preconfigured |
| Integrations and API | Yes, API access on all paid plans | Yes, a REST API for contacts, campaigns and data transfer, webhooks, and an in-app marketplace of community plugins |
| AI features | stated Yes | No |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | more entries On-premise, Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | more entries Email helpdesk, Chat, Community forum | Community forum |
| Onboarding | Not stated | Documentation and knowledge base |
| Company size | more entries Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Stripe, Shopify, WooCommerce | more entries SMTP, SendGrid, Amazon SES, SparkPost |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price MailerLite From $12 / month Mautic Free and open source if self-hosted; managed hosting from €247.50 / month
- Free trial MailerLite Free plan available for up to 250 subscribers Mautic 14-day trial of the hosted offering, no credit card required
- Deployment MailerLite Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based Mautic On-premise, Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
- Company size MailerLite Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise Mautic Small and mid-sized, Enterprise
- Hosting MailerLite Cloud (SaaS) Mautic Self-hosted on your own infrastructure, or managed hosting through certified partners
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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
Mautic
Strengths
- No licence cost and no per-contact fee, so list growth does not change the bill
- Self-hosting keeps contact data in a jurisdiction you pick
- Campaign builder, email builder, landing pages, forms and lead scoring are all in the core product
- REST API, webhooks and an in-app marketplace for extending it
Limitations
- You supply and pay for the email sending provider separately
- Running and patching a PHP application is your responsibility unless you buy managed hosting
- Support is community forums and Slack; paid support comes only through partners
- Symfony Mailer transports do not batch-send or handle bounce callbacks
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.
Mautic
- Self-hosted €0 The open source application under the GPL v3 licence. No licence cost; the server and the email sending provider are your own.
- Mautic Essential €247.50 Per month billed annually, or €275 per month billed quarterly. Managed shared hosting through Dropsolid, up to 50,000 emails per month and 50,000 contacts.
- Mautic Professional €1,237 Per month. Dedicated hosting, up to 3 million contacts, with a dedicated support manager.
- Mautic Enterprise Custom Quoted by the vendor. Dedicated infrastructure, up to 6 million emails per month, enterprise-grade security.
What users say
Review Scores · opens after launch
MailerLite
- 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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Mautic
- 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
- Not rated yet
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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
Mautic https://www.mautic.org · no check date recorded yet
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.