Is MailerLite or Textline better?

Neither clearly leads. MailerLite starts at Free and Textline at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, MailerLite or Textline?

MailerLite has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for MailerLite and On request for Textline.

Does MailerLite or Textline run on more platforms?

Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

Can I use MailerLite for free?

Yes. MailerLite has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Textline starts at On request.

Email Marketing · head to head

MailerLite vs Textline

MailerLite

Email Marketing

Email marketing tools priced by subscriber count

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Textline

Communication & Collaboration

Business texting for teams

From: On request
Rated: -

Full review Website

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; Textline outbound messages beyond the plan allowance are billed per message at $0.03 to $0.04 each, plus a separate campaign registration fee

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which MailerLite and Textline actually diverge.

Attributes where MailerLite and Textline differ
Attribute	MailerLite	Textline
Starting price	Free	On request
Pricing model	freemium	usage-based
Free tier	Yes	No
Category	Email Marketing	Communication & Collaboration

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

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

Textline

Outbound messages beyond the plan allowance are billed per message at $0.03 to $0.04 each, plus a separate campaign registration fee

Pricing, plan by plan

MailerLite

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the MailerLite review.

Textline

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Textline review.

Which should you pick?

Choose MailerLite if

You want to start without paying.

MailerLite review

Choose Textline if

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

Textline review

Questions people ask

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

MailerLite vs Textline

MailerLite

Textline

The short version

Where they differ

Where each one falls short

MailerLite

Textline

Pricing, plan by plan

MailerLite

Textline

Which should you pick?

Choose MailerLite if

Choose Textline if

Questions people ask

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