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AWeber vs MailerLite

AWeber and MailerLite overlap as email platforms but diverge on price, automation, and store data. At 5,000 contacts this example snapshot has MailerLite at $49/mo. MailerLite is marked ecommerce-native; the other is not. On the scored dimensions below, AWeber leads 0, MailerLite leads 5, with 2 ties. This is a dataset tally, not an award.

  • Brevo: Free up to 100,000 contacts · 5k $9/mo · SMS · WhatsApp
  • Moosend: No free plan · 5k $48/mo

Dimension winners

  • Price at 5k contactsAWeber: $60/moMailerLite: $49/moMailerLite
  • Price at 10k contactsAWeber: $100/moMailerLite: $89/moMailerLite
  • Automation depth (1–10)AWeber: 3MailerLite: 3Tie
  • SMSAWeber: NoMailerLite: YesMailerLite
  • CRMAWeber: NoMailerLite: NoTie
  • Ecommerce-nativeAWeber: NoMailerLite: YesMailerLite
  • G2 scoreAWeber: 4.2MailerLite: 4.6MailerLite

MailerLite wins more of the scored dimensions (5–0). AWeber can still be the right buy when small business outweighs those rows.

Full field dump for AWeber and MailerLite from the JSON dataset.
ToolFree planPrice @ 1kPrice @ 5kPrice @ 10kModelAutomationSMSCRMEcommerceLanding pagesFormsG2Trial
AWeberFree up to 500 contacts$25/mo$60/mo$100/mocontacts3/10NoNoNoYesYes4.2 (n/a)14-day trial
MailerLiteFree up to 250 contacts$19/mo$49/mo$89/mocontacts3/10YesNoYesYesYes4.6 (n/a)14-day trial
Choose AWeber if
  • Choose AWeber over MailerLite when small business is the job to be done.
  • Choose AWeber over MailerLite when beginners is the job to be done.
  • Choose AWeber over MailerLite when newsletters is the job to be done.
  • Choose AWeber over MailerLite when landing pages is the job to be done.
  • Choose AWeber over MailerLite when local businesses is the job to be done.
  • Free up to 500 contacts. 14-day trial.
Skip AWeber if
  • Do not pick AWeber vs MailerLite if you specifically need native Shopify catalog sync.
  • Do not pick AWeber vs MailerLite if you specifically need native SMS.
  • Do not pick AWeber vs MailerLite if you specifically need HIPAA / BAA email.
  • Do not pick AWeber vs MailerLite if you specifically need deep ecommerce CRM needs.
  • Do not pick AWeber vs MailerLite if you specifically need advanced automation power users.
Choose MailerLite if
  • Choose MailerLite over AWeber when creators is the job to be done.
  • Choose MailerLite over AWeber when solopreneurs is the job to be done.
  • Choose MailerLite over AWeber when landing pages + websites is the job to be done.
  • Choose MailerLite over AWeber when affordable automation is the job to be done.
  • Free up to 250 contacts. 14-day trial.
Skip MailerLite if
  • Do not pick MailerLite vs AWeber if you specifically need complex multi channel CRM.
  • Do not pick MailerLite vs AWeber if you specifically need enterprise SSO first teams.
  • Do not pick MailerLite vs AWeber if you specifically need deep predictive ecommerce.
Dated pricing snapshot

Figures below are monthly USD list-size prices from data/esp-tools.json, last marked verified . They are example placeholders until you swap in live quotes. Always confirm on the vendor pricing page.

  • AWeber1k $25/mo · 5k $60/mo · 10k $100/moModel: contacts · row date September 14, 2026
  • MailerLite1k $19/mo · 5k $49/mo · 10k $89/moModel: contacts · row date September 11, 2026

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  • Brevo: Free up to 100,000 contacts · 5k $9/mo · SMS · WhatsApp
  • Moosend: No free plan · 5k $48/mo

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Brevo: Free up to 100,000 contacts · 5k $9/mo · SMS · WhatsApp · Moosend: No free plan · 5k $48/mo