MailerLite vs NewsMAN (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, NewsMAN grades higher than MailerLite: 2.8 against 2.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
MailerLite grades higher on ease of use. NewsMAN grades higher on value for money and the free plan. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
MailerLite
Email newsletters, automations, sites and paid subscriptions
NewsMAN
Email, SMS and WhatsApp marketing priced by subscriber count
Which one is for you
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
Pick NewsMAN if
- Fits if you run a small shop on WooCommerce, PrestaShop or Magento
- Works for lists under 5,000 where the published steps are clear
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: limited features and 5,000 emails a month
- Skip it if your list is over 7,500, since we couldn't read those steps
- Watch out: SMS, SMTP credits and prepaid email packs are billed apart from the plans
- Watch out: prices are in euros and the annual column wasn't readable
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAMailerLiteGood | 2.8GPANewsMANGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | B€5 a month for up to 1,000 subscribers, €12.50 to 2,500 and €20 to 5,000, which is inside the cheaper quarter at the start and ordinary by 5,000. |
| Free plan and trial | 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. | BFree for up to 1,000 subscribers and 5,000 emails a month, with a limited feature set. One person could live on that. |
| Features | 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. | BEditor, automation, SMS and WhatsApp, transactional email, segments, forms and shop integrations. Nothing in the listing shows a gap. |
| Ease of use | 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. | CNo store rating on record. A web app where you build templates, automations and shop connections. |
| Platforms and integrations | 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. | BWeb with Magento, Opencart, PrestaShop, WooCommerce, Zapier and Microsoft Dynamics 365. |
| Best for | a newsletter with a simple website on the side | email, SMS and WhatsApp for shops |
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: MailerLite and NewsMAN. How we grade
Price against what you get
MailerLite starts at $12 a month and scores 3.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. NewsMAN starts at about $5.59 a month and scores 2.7.
MailerLite scores higher, and starts $6.41 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, 1 scores higher than MailerLite for less, and none scores higher than NewsMAN 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
- MailerLite also covers forms and paid newsletters.
- NewsMAN also covers sMS marketing, whatsApp messaging, transactional email and a/B testing.
At a glance
| MailerLite | NewsMAN | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $12 per month for up to 500 subscribers, billed monthly | €5 per month for up to 1,000 subscribers, billed monthly |
| Free plan | 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 for up to 1,000 subscribers with a limited feature set and up to 5,000 emails a month. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of paid features, no credit card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Made by | MailerLite | Dazoot Software |
| Price read from | mailerlite.com | newsman.com |
| Checked | Oct 17, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
NewsMAN
- Prices are in euros; the steps above 7,500 subscribers were not readable and are not listed here.
- The free plan is limited in features and in monthly emails.
- A 20% saving is shown for annual billing; the yearly price column was not readable.
- SMS, SMTP credits and prepaid email packs are billed separately from the plans.
Key features
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.
NewsMAN
- Editor and templates
- A drag-and-drop responsive editor, a custom HTML editor, a template library and a photo editor for campaign design.
- Automation
- A scenario builder with event triggers, shop automation and tracking, A/B or multivariate tests and send-time optimization.
- SMS and WhatsApp
- SMS and WhatsApp campaigns use the same segments as email; SMS is sold by package at about €0.03 to €0.035 each.
- Transactional email
- SMTP is sold as prepaid credits, for example 50,000 emails for €10, separate from the newsletter plans.
- Segmentation and forms
- Segments by custom fields and behavior, plus embedded, pop-up and landing page subscribe forms.
- Shop integrations
- Lists integrations with Magento, Opencart, PrestaShop, CS-Cart and WooCommerce, plus Zapier and an API.
Plans
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.
NewsMAN
Free€0
Up to 1,000 subscribers and 5,000 emails a month, with a limited feature set.
1-1,000 subscribers€5
per month for up to 1,000 subscribers, billed monthly
Unlimited emails and the full feature set. Price rises with the list.
2,501-5,000 subscribers€20
per month for up to 5,000 subscribers, billed monthly
Same features as smaller tiers. The 1,001-2,500 step is €12.50; 5,001-7,500 is €30.
Ways to pay less
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.
NewsMAN
- Annual discount
Save 20% with annual billing
The pricing page offers an Annually option marked as 20% off the monthly price.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, MailerLite or NewsMAN?
As of Nov 13, 2026, NewsMAN is cheaper to start with: about $5.59 a month, against $12 a month for MailerLite. MailerLite starts at $12 per month for up to 500 subscribers, billed monthly, and NewsMAN starts at €5 per month for up to 1,000 subscribers, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, MailerLite or NewsMAN?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both MailerLite and NewsMAN have a free plan.
Which platforms do MailerLite and NewsMAN 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.