Mail Blaze vs MailerLite (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, MailerLite grades higher than Mail Blaze: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Mail Blaze grades higher on value for money. MailerLite grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Mail Blaze
Month-to-month email marketing platform priced by contacts
MailerLite
Email newsletters, automations, sites and paid subscriptions
Which one is for you
Pick Mail Blaze if
- Fits if you want to pay month to month with no contract
- Works for small lists where $9 covers what you need
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as it's only a 14-day trial
- Pricey if your list grows: Flame runs $68 to $201 and Fire $205 to $920
- Tight if you need transactional email, because it isn't in Ember
- Watch out: exact prices only show after picking a contact range in the calculator
Pick MailerLite if
- Fits if you want a newsletter, a few automations and a basic website without juggling three tools
- Works for selling a paid newsletter or an ebook through Stripe
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you're staying free and your list is heading past 250 people, as campaigns lock past it
- Not for you if you also need receipts and password-reset emails, which come from a separate product
- Pricey if your list grows in bursts, as subscribers count up through each billing cycle and move you up a tier automatically
- Watch out: Comfort caps emails at 10 times your tier, and live chat support starts on Power at $25
- Watch out: the free plan can't send through the API and has community support only
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAMail BlazeFair | 2.6GPAMailerLiteGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BEmber is $9 a month for up to 500 contacts, inside the cheaper quarter, with no contract. It reaches $63 by 10,000 contacts. | C$12 a month for 500 subscribers, just under the middle of what email tools charge, and that already gets you 50 automations, 10 forms and 10 sites. At 10,000 subscribers it's $89 a month, and yearly billing takes 10% off. |
| Free plan and trial | C14-day trial limited to 500 subscribers and 1,000 sends. No free plan. The listing doesn't say whether a card is needed. | CFree for up to 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month, with automations, one website and three forms. That's a start, but 250 people is a cap you'll hit, and then campaigns and automations lock until you pay. There's a 14-day trial of paid features too, no card needed. |
| Features | CBuilder, automations, surveys and reporting. Transactional emails aren't in Ember and start on Flame. | BThree email editors, a visual automation builder, websites, landing pages and forms, plus paid newsletters, digital products and bookings through Stripe. That's the whole job. Receipts and other transactional emails live in a separate product, MailerSend. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. A web app where you build campaigns and automations. | B4.67 from about 1,100 App Store ratings for its companion app, just under the 4.7 an A needs. The real work still happens in the web app, building emails and automations. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, and no integrations are listed. | BWeb and an iPhone app, with Shopify, WooCommerce, Stripe, Claude and ChatGPT, an API and an MCP server. No desktop app, so it can't go higher than a B. |
| Best for | month-to-month email priced by contacts | a newsletter with a simple website on the side |
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: Mail Blaze and MailerLite. How we grade
Price against what you get
Mail Blaze starts at $9 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. MailerLite starts at $12 a month and scores 3.0.
MailerLite scores higher, and starts $3 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, 9 score higher than Mail Blaze for less, and 1 scores higher than MailerLite 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
- Mail Blaze also covers surveys, reports and transactional email.
- MailerLite also covers forms and paid newsletters.
At a glance
| Mail Blaze | MailerLite | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $9 per month for 0-500 contacts, billed monthly | $12 per month for up to 500 subscribers, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | 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. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial for up to 500 subscribers and 1,000 sends | 14-day free trial of paid features, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | Mail Blaze | MailerLite |
| Price read from | mailblaze.com | mailerlite.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Mail Blaze
- Price follows contact count; the page shows $9 to $63 on Ember, $68 to $201 on Flame and $205 to $920 on Fire.
- There is no permanent free plan, only a 14-day trial limited to 500 subscribers and 1,000 sends.
- Transaction emails are not listed in the Ember plan.
- Exact prices appear only after picking a contact range in the price calculator.
MailerLite
- The Free plan stops at 250 subscribers; above that, campaigns and automations are locked until you upgrade.
- Subscribers count cumulatively through each billing cycle, and passing your tier moves you up and charges the card automatically.
- Comfort caps monthly emails at 10 times the top of your subscriber tier; Power has no monthly cap, subject to fair use.
- Transactional email is not part of these plans; MailerLite points to its separate MailerSend product.
Key features
Mail Blaze
- Drag-and-drop campaign builder
- A visual builder with a template library for designing newsletters and campaigns.
- Customizable automations
- Automations are listed in every paid plan, with the number of contacts deciding the price.
- Surveys
- Surveys are included in all three paid plans, listed beside the builder and automations.
- Full reporting
- Campaign reporting is listed in each plan, with support offered seven days a week.
- Transaction emails
- Transaction emails appear in the Flame and Fire plan lists but not in Ember.
- No contract terms
- The vendor says plans run month to month with no lock-in contract.
MailerLite
- Three email editors
- Drag-and-drop, custom HTML and a simple text editor on every plan. Paid plans add the AI writing assistant, multivariate testing and dynamic content.
- Automation builder
- A visual workflow builder with templates, e-commerce triggers, RSS campaigns and auto-resend. Comfort allows 50 active automations; Power has no cap.
- Websites, landing pages and forms
- Build sites with a blog, landing pages, embedded forms and pop-ups. Free allows one site and three forms; an iPad app collects sign-ups offline.
- Paid newsletters and digital products
- Sell one-time or recurring newsletter subscriptions, digital downloads and bookings, with payments taken through Stripe.
- Reports
- Click maps, list growth and comparative reports, e-commerce sales tracking, individual subscriber profiles and custom report exports.
- MCP server and API
- Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools can manage campaigns through MailerLite's MCP server. Full API and MCP access, including sending, needs a paid plan.
Plans
Mail Blaze
Ember$9
per month for 0-500 contacts, billed monthly
For lists up to 10,000 contacts, $9 to $63 a month. Reporting, builder, templates, surveys, automations.
Flame$68
per month for 10,001-10,200 contacts, billed monthly
For lists from 10,001 contacts, $68 to $201 a month. Adds transactional emails to the Ember features.
Fire$205
per month from 50,001 contacts, billed monthly
For lists from 50,001 contacts, $205 to $920 a month, with the Flame feature set.
MailerLite
Free$0
250 subscribers, 2,500 emails a month, 2 seats, 1 website, 1 landing page and 3 forms. Community support only.
Comfort$12
per month for up to 500 subscribers, billed monthly
Emails up to 10 times the tier (5,000 here), 3 seats, 50 automations, 10 forms and sites. Price rises with the list: $89 a month at 10,000 subscribers.
Power$25
per month for up to 500 subscribers, billed monthly
Unlimited emails, seats, automations, forms and sites, plus 24/7 live chat. Price rises with the list: $129 a month at 10,000 subscribers.
EnterpriseCustom
For more than 200,000 subscribers: custom sending volume, a success manager, account audits and a dedicated IP as an add-on.
Ways to pay less
Mail Blaze
No public discounts listed.
MailerLite
- Annual discount
Save 10% with yearly billing
MailerLite's pricing page takes 10% off paid plans billed yearly: Comfort at 500 subscribers is $10.80 a month instead of $12.
- Nonprofit
30% off paid plans for nonprofits
Nonprofits get 30% off paid plans after sending support a document showing their status, such as an IRS tax exemption certificate.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Mail Blaze or MailerLite?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Mail Blaze is cheaper to start with: $9 a month, against $12 a month for MailerLite. Mail Blaze starts at $9 per month for 0-500 contacts, billed monthly, and MailerLite starts at $12 per month for up to 500 subscribers, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Mail Blaze or MailerLite?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only MailerLite has a free plan. Mail Blaze does not, though it has a free trial.
Which platforms do Mail Blaze and MailerLite run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only MailerLite lists an iOS app. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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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.