Interspire Email Marketer vs Mautic (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Interspire Email Marketer if

• Fits if you have someone to run a Linux server and want one payment
• Works for teams that want white-labelling and unlimited contacts

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want to try it free, as nothing is listed
• Skip it if you don't have someone to run PHP and MySQL
• Watch out: you supply your own SMTP or email provider, and deliverability setup is not standard
• Watch out: updates and support last a year, then renewal starts at 25% of the price
• Tight if you need more than 5 user accounts, which needs a custom licence

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

Interspire Email Marketer

• It runs on your own Linux server with PHP 8.4 and MySQL 8.0+ or MariaDB 10.5+; the vendor says you need someone comfortable administering them.
• The price does not include sending: you supply an SMTP server or email provider, and deliverability setup is not part of the standard license.
• Updates and support last one year; renewal starts at 25% of the license price.
• The Self-Service License includes 5 user accounts; larger or multi-team deployments need a custom license.

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.

Interspire Email Marketer

Autoresponders and triggers

Time-based drip sequences and evergreen campaigns, plus triggers that fire on opens, clicks, subscriptions and segment membership.

Segmentation and list hygiene

Segments built from behavior and custom fields, double opt-in, suppression lists, and automatic removal of bounced, unconfirmed and unsubscribed contacts.

Drag-and-drop editor

A visual email editor with a bundled template library, HTML source editing, preheader text, browser previews and test sends.

Split testing

A/B tests on subject lines, content or send times.

Embeddable forms

Subscription forms that can be hosted on outside websites and landing pages while contacts are managed in Interspire.

Reporting

Open, click, bounce, unsubscribe and forward statistics, with campaign statistics exportable as CSV.

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.

Interspire Email Marketer

• Self-Service License$495

  one-time

  Software only, for you to install and run: 5 user accounts, unlimited contacts, emails and surveys, white-labeling, and one year of updates and email support.

• Pro Installation$695

  one-time

  The Self-Service License plus installation by the vendor on a compatible server you provide, with cron jobs set up and a test email sent through your SMTP credentials.

• ConciergeCustom

  Quoted per organization: flexible license terms, server and SMTP setup, DNS authentication, data migration, customization, training and priority support.

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.

Interspire Email Marketer

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.