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EmailOctopus vs AWeber

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EmailOctopus

Email Marketing

Affordable email marketing

From
Free
Rated
-
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AWeber

Email Marketing

Email marketing and automation for small business

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only EmailOctopus has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: 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; AWeber pricing scales with subscriber count, reaching $150 to $215 per month at higher list sizes on the Pro plan

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which EmailOctopus and AWeber actually diverge.

Attributes where EmailOctopus and AWeber differ
AttributeEmailOctopusAWeber
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo

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

Where each one falls short

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

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

AWeber

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

Pricing, plan by plan

EmailOctopus

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the EmailOctopus review.

AWeber

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the AWeber review.

Which should you pick?

Choose EmailOctopus if

  • You want to start without paying.

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.

Questions people ask

Is EmailOctopus or AWeber better?
Neither clearly leads. EmailOctopus starts at Free and AWeber at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, EmailOctopus or AWeber?
EmailOctopus has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for EmailOctopus and On request for AWeber.
Does EmailOctopus or AWeber 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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