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Iterable vs Mautic

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Iterable

Marketing

The AI customer engagement platform global brands trust to create experiences that drive growth…

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Mautic

Marketing

The main open source marketing automation platform, self-hosted and GPL licensed

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Mautic has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Iterable no pricing information published on their site - contact sales required; Mautic mautic depends on reliably scheduled cron jobs to process segments and send campaigns, and a misconfigured or silently failing schedule stops sends without an obvious error, which is the most common way Mautic deployments fail in production.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Iterable and Mautic actually diverge.

Attributes where Iterable and Mautic differ
AttributeIterableMautic
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquoteOpen source, no licence fee
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Linux, Self-hosted, Docker

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

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Iterable

Nothing recorded that Mautic does not also cover.

Only in Mautic

  • Visual campaign builder
  • Contact management and segmentation
  • Landing pages and forms
  • Lead scoring
  • Dynamic web content
  • Email builder and A/B testing
  • Self-hosted data control
  • No feature gating

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Iterable

  • Personalizing customer journeys across all channelsnot Mautic
  • Optimizing retention through lifecycle messagingnot Mautic
  • Driving upsells with intelligent segmentationnot Mautic
  • Adapting campaigns based on real-time behaviornot Mautic

Mautic

  • A marketing agency running automation for many clients that cannot pass on per-contact SaaS pricing at scalenot Iterable
  • A European university or public body whose data protection position requires contact data to stay on infrastructure it controlsnot Iterable
  • A company with a list of several hundred thousand contacts where SaaS per-contact pricing has become the largest line in the marketing budgetnot Iterable
  • A team that needs to modify the automation logic itself, not just configure it, and wants source access to do sonot Iterable

Where each one falls short

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

Iterable

  • no pricing information published on their site - contact sales required

Mautic

  • Mautic depends on reliably scheduled cron jobs to process segments and send campaigns, and a misconfigured or silently failing schedule stops sends without an obvious error, which is the most common way Mautic deployments fail in production.
  • Email sending is not included: you must arrange, pay for and warm up your own sending infrastructure through Amazon SES, SendGrid or similar, and deliverability problems become entirely your problem with no vendor to escalate to.
  • Acquia owns the commercial descendant, Campaign Studio, and is the largest contributor, so the loudest commercial interest in the ecosystem benefits from a hosted product rather than from the self-hosted one being easy.
  • Upgrades between major versions have historically been disruptive, requiring database migrations and plugin compatibility checks, so a neglected instance can become expensive to bring current.
  • The interface and the reporting are noticeably behind commercial platforms, so marketing teams that came from HubSpot or ActiveCampaign will find everyday tasks slower and will need training.

Pricing, plan by plan

Iterable

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Iterable review.

Mautic

Free
  • Self-hosted communityFree
    • GPL licensed, no licence fee and no contact limits
    • All features included, no paid edition
    • You provide hosting, database, cron scheduling and email sending
  • Managed Mautic hosting$undefined/month
    • Third-party managed hosting listed by the project
    • Updates, backups and cron scheduling handled for you
    • Pricing varies by provider and is not set by the project

Which should you pick?

Choose Iterable if

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

Iterable review

Choose Mautic if

  • You need visual campaign builder.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Linux, Self-hosted, Docker.
  • You also want contact management and segmentation.
Mautic review

Questions people ask

Is Iterable or Mautic better?
Neither clearly leads. Iterable starts at On request and Mautic at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Iterable or Mautic?
Mautic has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Iterable and Free for Mautic.
Does Iterable or Mautic run on more platforms?
Iterable runs on Web. Mautic runs on Web, Linux, Self-hosted, Docker.
Can I use Mautic for free?
Yes. Mautic has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Iterable starts at On request.
What is Iterable best used for?
Iterable is most often used for personalizing customer journeys across all channels, optimizing retention through lifecycle messaging, driving upsells with intelligent segmentation, adapting campaigns based on real-time behavior. Of those, personalizing customer journeys across all channels and optimizing retention through lifecycle messaging are not what Mautic is typically brought in for.
What can Iterable do that Mautic cannot?
Mautic covers Visual campaign builder, Contact management and segmentation, Landing pages and forms, Lead scoring.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Iterable: How much does Iterable cost?

Iterable does not publish pricing on their website. Interested customers must contact their sales team, book a demo, or request a quote through their website for pricing information.

Source
Mautic: Is Mautic free?

Yes, GPL licensed with no licence fee and no contact limits. You pay for hosting, email sending and the staff time to maintain it.

Mautic: Does Acquia own Mautic?

Acquia acquired the founding commercial entity in 2019 and sells Campaign Studio built on it, but the Mautic trademark sits with the Open Source Collective and the project is community governed.

Mautic: What breaks most often?

Cron scheduling. If segment rebuilding and campaign triggers are not running on schedule, campaigns quietly stop sending with no alert.

Mautic: Can it handle large contact lists?

Yes, but performance at several hundred thousand contacts depends on database tuning and queue configuration, which is work you must do yourself.

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