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AWeber vs EmailOctopus

A

AWeber

Software

Email marketing and automation for small business

From
On request
Rated
-
E

EmailOctopus

Software

Affordable email marketing

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only EmailOctopus has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: AWeber pricing scales with subscriber count, reaching $150 to $215 per month at higher list sizes on the Pro plan; EmailOctopus paid plans scale from about $4 to $19 per month by subscriber count, and the free plan caps at 2,500 subscribers and 10,000 emails per month

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AWeber and EmailOctopus actually diverge.

Attributes where AWeber and EmailOctopus differ
AttributeAWeberEmailOctopus
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes

Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

AWeber

  • Pricing scales with subscriber count, reaching $150 to $215 per month at higher list sizes on the Pro plan

EmailOctopus

  • Paid plans scale from about $4 to $19 per month by subscriber count, and the free plan caps at 2,500 subscribers and 10,000 emails per month

Pricing, plan by plan

AWeber

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the AWeber review.

EmailOctopus

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the EmailOctopus review.

Which should you pick?

Choose AWeber if

Nothing in the data separates AWeber from EmailOctopus on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Choose EmailOctopus if

  • You want to start without paying.

Questions people ask

Is AWeber or EmailOctopus better?
Neither clearly leads. AWeber starts at On request and EmailOctopus at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, AWeber or EmailOctopus?
EmailOctopus has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for AWeber and Free for EmailOctopus.
Does AWeber or EmailOctopus run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use EmailOctopus for free?
Yes. EmailOctopus has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. AWeber starts at On request.

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