GreenArrow vs Mautic (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Mautic grades higher than GreenArrow: 2.4 against 1.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Mautic grades higher on value for money, the free plan, features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
GreenArrow
Email delivery engine for high-volume senders, cloud or on-premises
Mautic
Open source marketing automation you can self-host
Which one is for you
Pick GreenArrow if
- Fits if you send hundreds of thousands of emails a month
- Works for email service providers and consultants who want their own sending engine
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you are small: Cloud starts at 300,000 emails for $250 a month
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as none is shown
- Skip it if you want the campaign editor on-premises without paying more, as Marketing Studio is a higher-priced edition
- Watch out: launch help, backups, Inbox Monitor and clustering are add-ons priced on request
Pick Mautic if
- Fits if you have developers or a hosting partner and want to own your marketing data
- Makes sense if you need full automation and want no per-contact price
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you do not want to host a server or pay for a hosting partner
- Pricey if you want it managed: from 247.50 euros a month billed annually, and Professional starts at 1,237 euros
- Watch out: managed plans come from Dropsolid, not Mautic itself, and are priced in euros
- Watch out: email sending is set up separately and costs extra
- Skip it if you want a quick start, as setup and migration fees are not stated
How we grade them
| 1.2GPAGreenArrowWeak | 2.4GPAMauticFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DCloud is $250 a month for 300,000 emails, over three times the $68 mark of the dearest tenth of sending tools and above the $149 mark for marketing tools. On-premises Engine leases from $600 a month. | CThe software is free, but you run, update and secure it, and sending is separate. Managed hosting from Dropsolid starts at 247.50 euros a month, so one person pays either way. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free: no small-sender or free plan is shown, only a demo. | BThe open-source software is free to self-host. There is no free managed plan, and no trial is listed. |
| Features | CSMTP and API sending, delivery controls and clustering. The on-premises Engine alone has no campaign editor; Marketing Studio is separate. | BCampaign builder, email and landing pages, lead nurturing and scoring, a REST API and plugins. The listing shows no gap in the core job. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. An engine for ESPs and consultants, with server set-up and delivery rules to run. | DSelf-hosting means a server, updates and security, and setup and migration fees vary by hosting partner. No rating on record. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb, SMTP and API, cloud or your own servers. The listing names no integrations. | BWeb only, with a REST API, plugins and a Drupal integration. |
| Best for | a high-volume sending engine for big senders | marketing teams that can host their own automation |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: GreenArrow and Mautic. How we grade
Price against what you get
GreenArrow starts at $250 a month and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Mautic starts at about $276.51 a month and scores 2.3.
Mautic scores higher, and starts $26.51 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other email marketing and newsletter tools on the chart, 75 score higher than GreenArrow for less, and 33 score higher than Mautic for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Mautic is open source, according to its own site.
- GreenArrow also covers transactional email and a/B testing.
At a glance
| GreenArrow | Mautic | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | $250 per month for 300,000 emails (Cloud) | €247.50 per month, billed annually (€275 billed quarterly) |
| Free plan | None | The open source software is free to self-host on your own infrastructure. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | GreenArrow Email | Mautic project |
| Price read from | greenarrowemail.com | mautic.org |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
GreenArrow
- Cloud plans start at 300,000 emails a month; the pages show no small-sender or free plan, and volumes above 4 million are quoted individually.
- The on-premises Engine alone has no campaign editor; Marketing Studio is a separate, higher-priced on-premises edition.
- Launch assistance, server management and backups, Inbox Monitor and high-availability clustering are optional add-ons priced on request.
Mautic
- Managed plans come from Dropsolid, not Mautic itself, and are priced in euros: from €247.50 a month billed annually.
- Self-hosting means you run, update and secure the install, and email sending is set up separately.
- Essential covers up to 50K contacts and 50K emails a month; Professional starts at €1237 a month.
- Setup and migration fees vary by hosting partner and are not stated on the pricing page.
Key features
GreenArrow
- SMTP and API sending
- Mail can be injected through SMTP or an HTTP API, with click and open tracking, bounce and feedback-loop processing, and event webhooks built in.
- Delivery controls
- Rate limiting, automatic backoff when receivers defer, multiple IP support and flexible routing, shown on delivery charts.
- Marketing Studio
- A responsive editor, segmentation builder, A/B tests (up to ten on one campaign) and triggered messages, with 39 data points reported per campaign.
- Cloud or on-premises
- The vendor says the same engine and interfaces run in both editions, so a customer can move between its managed cloud and its own servers.
- Clustering
- On-premises Engine supports cluster-wide throttling and auto-scaling, with a Kubernetes reference architecture and Prometheus metrics.
Mautic
- Campaign builder
- A click-and-drag builder for multi-step campaigns that respond to what contacts do.
- Email and landing pages
- Drag-and-drop email and landing page builders, built for mobile and cross-client use.
- Lead nurturing and scoring
- A central contact overview with point scoring to prioritize leads.
- REST API and plugins
- A REST API and a plugin ecosystem let teams connect Mautic to other systems and extend it.
- Data control
- Self-hosting keeps data on your own infrastructure, and the project lists privacy features aimed at data-protection laws.
Plans
GreenArrow
Cloud 300k$250
per month for 300,000 emails
Managed cloud sending for transactional and marketing mail, with Marketing Studio included. Overage is $0.48 per thousand emails.
Cloud 1M$450
per month for 1,000,000 emails
Same cloud features at a higher volume. Overage is $0.27 per thousand emails.
Cloud 2M$600
per month for 2,000,000 emails
Same cloud features at a higher volume. Overage is $0.27 per thousand emails.
Cloud 4M$1,000
per month for 4,000,000 emails
Same cloud features at a higher volume. Overage is $0.20 per thousand emails. Higher volumes are quoted individually.
Engine On-Premises Standard$600
per month, monthly lease
Engine on your own servers at up to 100,000 messages an hour; perpetual license $6,000. Pro (1M an hour) leases at $800, Enterprise (unlimited speed) at $1,250.
Engine + Studio On-Premises Standard$750
per month, monthly lease
Engine plus Marketing Studio at up to 100,000 an hour; perpetual $9,000. Pro leases at $1,100 and Enterprise at $1,500 a month.
Mautic
Mautic Essential€247.50
per month for up to 50K contacts, billed annually (€275 quarterly)
Shared managed hosting by Dropsolid, 50K emails a month, 100 emails a minute, standard workflows. Priced in euros.
Mautic Professional€1237
per month and up
Dedicated managed hosting from 50K contacts, extendable to 3M, with a dedicated IP, dynamic content and a support manager.
Mautic EnterpriseCustom
Dedicated infrastructure, up to 6M emails a month, SSO, custom plugin support. Sold through sales.
Self-hosted$0
The open source software, which you host and maintain yourself; email sending is separate.
Ways to pay less
GreenArrow
No public discounts listed.
Mautic
- Annual discount
10% off managed Essential billed annually
Mautic Essential is €247.50 a month billed annually against €275 a month billed quarterly, a 10% discount.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, GreenArrow or Mautic?
As of Nov 13, 2026, GreenArrow is cheaper to start with: $250 a month, against about $276.51 a month for Mautic. GreenArrow starts at $250 per month for 300,000 emails (Cloud), and Mautic starts at €247.50 per month, billed annually (€275 billed quarterly).
Which has a free plan, GreenArrow or Mautic?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Mautic has a free plan. GreenArrow does not.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.