Mailcoach alternatives · Email Marketing
Free alternatives to Mailcoach
Mailcoach has no free plan. 30 of the 57 other email marketing and newsletter tools in this directory are free or have a free plan.
Mailcoach is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $9.99 per month with 2,000 emails, plus $0.002 per extra email. 2 of them have no paid plan at all; the rest pair a free plan with paid ones.
30 tools · Listings checked up to Nov 12, 2026 · Where the facts come from
The 12 closest to Mailcoach
- Free plan · from $9/mo
EmailOctopus
Simple, low-cost email marketing with a free plan for 2,500
What is free: Starter plan: up to 2,500 subscribers and 10,000 emails a month, 1 user, 1 landing page and 1 form, reports kept 30 days and EmailOctopus branding on emails.
- EmailOctopus starts at $9 per month for up to 500 subscribers, billed yearly. Mailcoach starts at $9.99 per month with 2,000 emails, plus $0.002 per extra email.
- EmailOctopus has a free plan. Mailcoach does not, though it has a free trial.
- Mailcoach is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- EmailOctopus also covers forms.
- Free plan · from $12/mo
MailerLite
Email newsletters, automations, sites and paid subscriptions
What is free: Up to 250 subscribers, 2,500 emails a month, 2 seats, automations, 1 website, 1 landing page and 3 forms. No sending through the API.
- MailerLite starts at $12 per month for up to 500 subscribers, billed monthly. Mailcoach starts at $9.99 per month with 2,000 emails, plus $0.002 per extra email.
- MailerLite has a free plan. Mailcoach does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only MailerLite lists an iOS app.
- Mailcoach is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Free plan · from $33/mo
Kit
Email marketing and paid newsletters for creators
What is free: Up to 10,000 subscribers, 1 user, unlimited landing pages, forms and broadcasts, tagging and segments, and sales of digital products. No automations.
- Kit starts at $33 per month for up to 1,000 subscribers, billed yearly ($39 monthly). Mailcoach starts at $9.99 per month with 2,000 emails, plus $0.002 per extra email.
- Kit has a free plan. Mailcoach does not, though it has a free trial.
- Mailcoach is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Kit also covers forms and paid newsletters.
- Free plan · from $9/mo
Brevo
Email, SMS and WhatsApp marketing priced by emails sent, with a CRM
What is free: Up to 300 emails a day (campaigns and transactional), 1 marketing seat and transactional email by API and SMTP. No credit card needed.
- Brevo starts at $9 per month for 5,000 emails and up to 500 contacts, billed monthly. Mailcoach starts at $9.99 per month with 2,000 emails, plus $0.002 per extra email.
- Brevo has a free plan. Mailcoach does not, though it has a free trial.
- Mailcoach is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Brevo also covers sales pipeline, forms and live chat.
- Free plan · from $129/yr
FluentCRM
CRM and email marketing plugin that runs inside WordPress
What is free: Free edition: lead generation, email campaigns and automations with the base plugin, with fewer features than Pro.
- FluentCRM starts at $129 per year for 1 site. Mailcoach starts at $9.99 per month with 2,000 emails, plus $0.002 per extra email.
- FluentCRM has a free plan. Mailcoach does not, though it has a free trial.
- Mailcoach is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- FluentCRM also covers forms and reports.
- Free
listmonk
Free self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager
What is free: Everything. There is no paid plan.
- listmonk is free. Mailcoach starts at $9.99 per month with 2,000 emails, plus $0.002 per extra email.
- listmonk has a free plan. Mailcoach does not, though it has a free trial.
- listmonk is open source, according to its own site.
- listmonk also covers transactional email.
- Free plan · from $5/mo
MailBluster
Email marketing with unlimited contacts, on your own SMTP or managed
What is free: Starter plan with your own SMTP provider: up to 3,000 emails in total, with MailBluster branding on your emails. No credit card needed.
- MailBluster starts at $5 per month, plus $0.60 per 1,000 emails, billed yearly. Mailcoach starts at $9.99 per month with 2,000 emails, plus $0.002 per extra email.
- MailBluster has a free plan. Mailcoach does not, though it has a free trial.
- Mailcoach is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- MailBluster also covers transactional email and a/B testing.
- Free plan · from €247.50/mo
Mautic
Open source marketing automation you can self-host
What is free: The open source software is free to self-host on your own infrastructure.
- Mautic starts at €247.50 per month, billed annually (€275 billed quarterly). Mailcoach starts at $9.99 per month with 2,000 emails, plus $0.002 per extra email.
- Mautic has a free plan. Mailcoach does not, though it has a free trial.
- Mautic is open source, according to its own site.
- Free plan · from $13/mo
Mailchimp
Email and SMS marketing with automations, priced by contact count
What is free: 1 seat, 1 audience, up to 250 contacts and 500 sends a month (250 a day), limited templates and email support for the first 30 days.
- Mailchimp starts at $13 per month for up to 500 contacts, billed monthly. Mailcoach starts at $9.99 per month with 2,000 emails, plus $0.002 per extra email.
- Mailchimp has a free plan. Mailcoach does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only Mailchimp lists iOS and Android apps.
- Mailcoach is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Free plan · from $20/mo
Klaviyo
Email, text and push marketing built on online-store customer data
What is free: Up to 250 active profiles and 500 email sends a month, $5 of mobile messages and $5 of Composer usage a month, and email support for the first 60 days.
- Klaviyo starts at $20 per month for up to 500 active profiles, billed monthly. Mailcoach starts at $9.99 per month with 2,000 emails, plus $0.002 per extra email.
- Klaviyo has a free plan. Mailcoach does not, though it has a free trial.
- Mailcoach is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Klaviyo also covers forms and reports.
- Free plan · from $19/mo
GetResponse
Email marketing with automation, webinars, courses and landing pages
What is free: Free account: up to 500 contacts and 2,500 emails a month with a GetResponse badge, landing pages capped at 1,000 visits a month. No scheduling or autoresponders.
- GetResponse starts at $19 per month for up to 1,000 contacts, billed monthly. Mailcoach starts at $9.99 per month with 2,000 emails, plus $0.002 per extra email.
- GetResponse has a free plan. Mailcoach does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only GetResponse lists iOS and Android apps.
- Mailcoach is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Free plan · from $49/mo
beehiiv
Newsletter platform with paid subscriptions, ads, website and podcast
What is free: Up to 2,500 subscribers with unlimited sends, 1 seat, 1 publication, a website, a podcast and 30 days of analytics. No paid subscriptions or automations.
- beehiiv starts at $49 per month for up to 1,000 subscribers, billed yearly ($59 monthly). Mailcoach starts at $9.99 per month with 2,000 emails, plus $0.002 per extra email.
- beehiiv has a free plan. Mailcoach does not, though it has a free trial.
- Mailcoach is self-hostable, according to its own site.
- beehiiv also covers forms and paid newsletters.
Common questions
Is there a free alternative to Mailcoach?
Yes. EmailOctopus, MailerLite, Kit, Brevo, FluentCRM, listmonk, MailBluster, Mautic and 22 more are free or have a free plan.
Does Mailcoach have a free plan?
Mailcoach has no free plan. Mailcoach is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $9.99 per month with 2,000 emails, plus $0.002 per extra email.
When was this checked?
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This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to Mailcoach: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.