Email Marketing · head to head
MailerLite vs RingCentral
MailerLite
Email Marketing
Email marketing tools priced by subscriber count
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
RingCentral
Telecommunications
Unified communications platform for enterprise
- From
- $24.99/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only MailerLite has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: MailerLite free plan caps at 250 subscribers, 2,500 monthly emails and 2 user seats; RingCentral the pricing page shows no per user rate until you enter a user count, so the headline plan cost is not published outright
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which MailerLite and RingCentral actually diverge.
| Attribute | MailerLite | RingCentral |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $24.99/month |
| Pricing model | freemium | subscription |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android |
| Category | Email Marketing | Telecommunications |
| Founded | Unknown | 1999 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).
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 MailerLite
Nothing recorded that RingCentral does not also cover.
Only in RingCentral
- VoIP calling
- Video conferencing
- Team messaging
- SMS/MMS
- File storage
- Call recording
- Analytics
- Salesforce
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
MailerLite
No use cases recorded yet. See the MailerLite review.
RingCentral
- Cloud phone system with business numbers, extensions and call routingnot MailerLite
- Combining voice, video meetings and team messaging in one subscriptionnot MailerLite
- Adding contact centre and analytics capability to a distributed workforcenot MailerLite
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
MailerLite
- Free plan caps at 250 subscribers, 2,500 monthly emails and 2 user seats
- Comfort plan is limited to 3 user seats; unlimited seats require the Power plan
- Pricing scales with subscriber count and email volume rather than a flat seat rate, and resets to the plan's subscriber ceiling each billing anniversary
- Annual billing earns only a 10% discount versus monthly, smaller than many competitors' annual discounts
RingCentral
- The pricing page shows no per user rate until you enter a user count, so the headline plan cost is not published outright
- The advertised saving of up to 33 percent requires paying annually rather than monthly
- Cost centre management, multiple support admins, custom roles and adoption analytics are limited to the Advanced and Ultra packages
- AI Receptionist starts at $39 a month, Conversational Intelligence at $60 a month, the Call Queues Booster is $35 a month and the Business SMS Booster is $25 a month, all charged on top of the plan
- SMS is excluded from the free trial
Pricing, plan by plan
MailerLite
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the MailerLite review.
RingCentral
$24.99/month- Essentials$24.99/month
- Calls, meetings, messaging
- Video conferencing
- File sharing
- Standard$34.99/month
- Everything in Essentials
- Advanced features
- Call recording
Which should you pick?
Choose RingCentral if
- You need voip calling.
- You work on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
- You also want video conferencing.
Questions people ask
- Is MailerLite or RingCentral better?
- Neither clearly leads. MailerLite starts at Free and RingCentral at $24.99/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, MailerLite or RingCentral?
- MailerLite has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for MailerLite and $24.99/month for RingCentral.
- Does MailerLite or RingCentral run on more platforms?
- MailerLite runs on Web. RingCentral runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
- Can I use MailerLite for free?
- Yes. MailerLite has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. RingCentral starts at $24.99/month.
- What can MailerLite do that RingCentral cannot?
- RingCentral covers VoIP calling, Video conferencing, Team messaging, SMS/MMS.
Related pages
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