The GetResponse Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about GetResponse in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
GetResponse
The Insider’s Guide
Email marketing with automation, webinars, courses and landing pages
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among email marketing and newsletter tools, read from GetResponse’s own pages.
Made by GetResponse · checked Oct 17, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from GetResponse’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on GetResponse’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 5 of the 24 other email marketing and newsletter tools we grade
GetResponse is an email marketing platform that bundles automation, landing pages, sign-up forms and popups, with webinars, online courses and paid newsletters on its Creator plan. Every paid plan includes unlimited monthly sends, and prices are set by list size. A free account allows 500 contacts and 2,500 emails a month.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about GetResponse, taken from its own pages and our grades.
No App Store rating on record, and the work here is building emails, pages and workflows in a web app.
- 1
Best for email plus webinars and courses in one plan
GetResponse bundles email, automation, landing pages and popups, and its Creator plan adds webinars, courses and paid newsletters.
- 2
Paid plans start at $19 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $19 per month for up to 1,000 contacts, billed monthly.
- 3
There is a free plan
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.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 5
Email and AI writing
A visual editor, templates, A/B testing and send-time tools, plus an AI email and subject line generator (3 uses on Starter and Free).
- 6
Marketing automation
Workflows triggered by clicks, visited pages, purchases and events, with tagging and scoring. Starter includes 1 custom workflow; Marketer and above have no limit.
- 7
Landing pages, forms and popups
Unlimited landing pages, sign-up forms and popups on paid plans. Creator adds a website builder with up to 10 active sites.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 5 of 24
That is against the other email marketing and newsletter tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace GetResponse you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
GetResponse at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $19 per month for up to 1,000 contacts, billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- Premium features free for the first 14 days of a free account, no credit card required
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- GetResponse, since 1998
- Category
- Email Marketing & Newsletters
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for email plus webinars and courses in one plan
GetResponse bundles email, automation, landing pages and popups, and its Creator plan adds webinars, courses and paid newsletters. Every paid plan has unlimited sends, from $19 a month for 1,000 contacts. Starter lets you build just one custom automation, though, so most people end up eyeing the $59 plan.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | $19 a month for 1,000 contacts billed monthly, or $15.58 on a yearly plan, toward the dearer end of the pack. It's cheaper than most once your list grows, at $79 for 10,000, but Starter allows 1 custom automation and unlimited ones start at $59. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free account for up to 500 contacts and 2,500 emails a month, with a GetResponse badge on your emails. After the first 14 days you can't schedule newsletters, send autoresponders or publish automations, so it's a test drive more than a home. |
| Features | B | Email with AI writing, automation, unlimited landing pages, forms and popups, and webinars, courses and paid newsletters on Creator. It covers the whole job. SMS and transactional email only come with the custom-priced Enterprise plan. |
| Ease of use | C | No App Store rating on record, and the work here is building emails, pages and workflows in a web app. There's a lot of it, so give yourself time to find your way around. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web plus iPhone and Android apps, with Shopify, WooCommerce, WordPress, Magento, Zapier, Stripe, PayPal and Salesforce, and an API. No desktop app, so B is the ceiling. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who GetResponse is for
- Great if you run webinars or sell a course and want it all next to your email list
- Handy when you mail your list often, since paid plans have no send cap
- Good for charities and NGOs, with 50% off every monthly plan
Who it is not for
- Tight if you're on Starter, which allows one custom automation and three uses of the AI tools
- Skip it if you need SMS or receipt emails without talking to sales about Enterprise
- Not for you if you like changing plans yourself, as downgrades go through support
Good to know
Good for
- Small businesses that want email, landing pages and automation in one plan
- Course creators and coaches who also run webinars
- Senders who mail a list often, since paid plans have no send cap
Worth knowing
- After the first 14 days, the free account cannot schedule newsletters, send autoresponders or publish automation workflows.
- Starter allows only 1 custom automation workflow and 3 uses of the AI tools.
- SMS marketing, transactional email and a dedicated IP are only on the custom-priced Enterprise plan.
- Downgrading, or moving from annual to monthly billing, has to be requested from the support team.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$19
A month to start. There is a free plan too
GetResponse has a free plan. Paid plans start at $19 per month for up to 1,000 contacts, billed monthly.
Free
$0
500 contacts and 2,500 emails a month, GetResponse badge on messages, 1,000 landing page visits a month.
Starter
$19
per month for up to 1,000 contacts, billed monthly
Unlimited sends, 3 users, 1 custom automation workflow, landing pages and popups. Price rises with the list: $79 a month at 10,000 contacts.
Marketer
$59
per month for up to 1,000 contacts, billed monthly
Unlimited automation workflows, advanced segmentation, abandoned-cart recovery, sales funnels and up to 5 users. $114 a month at 10,000 contacts.
Creator
$69
per month for up to 1,000 contacts, billed monthly
Adds webinars for 100 attendees, a website builder, courses for 500 students and paid newsletters. $134 a month at 10,000 contacts.
Enterprise
Custom
SMS marketing, transactional email, dedicated IP and sending domain, single sign-on and mobile push, billed monthly, yearly or every 2 years.
The free plan
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.
Trying it first
Premium features free for the first 14 days of a free account, no credit card required
Read from getresponse.com on Oct 17, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Save 18% with yearly billing
A 12-month prepaid plan costs 18% less: Starter at 1,000 contacts is $15.58 a month instead of $19, and Marketer is $48.38 instead of $59.
Stated on getresponse.comNonprofit
50% off for charities and NGOs
GetResponse's pricing page offers charities and NGOs 50% off every monthly plan.
Stated on getresponse.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Email marketing with automation, webinars, courses and landing pages. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: public API, AI features, marketing automation, forms, email campaigns, paid newsletters, live chat.
Email with AI writing, automation, unlimited landing pages, forms and popups, and webinars, courses and paid newsletters on Creator.
- Email and AI writing
- A visual editor, templates, A/B testing and send-time tools, plus an AI email and subject line generator (3 uses on Starter and Free).
- Marketing automation
- Workflows triggered by clicks, visited pages, purchases and events, with tagging and scoring. Starter includes 1 custom workflow; Marketer and above have no limit.
- Landing pages, forms and popups
- Unlimited landing pages, sign-up forms and popups on paid plans. Creator adds a website builder with up to 10 active sites.
- Webinars
- Live and on-demand webinars come with Creator for up to 100 attendees, and with Enterprise for up to 1,000.
- Courses and paid newsletters
- Creator sells online courses and premium newsletter subscriptions through PayPal or Stripe, with no GetResponse transaction fee.
- E-commerce tools
- Marketer and above add abandoned-cart recovery, product recommendations, promo codes, sales funnels and revenue reports.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Shopify
- WooCommerce
- WordPress
- Magento
- Zapier
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Salesforce
GetResponse is made by GetResponse, and has been around since 1998.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
5/24
Other email marketing and newsletter tools it is graded above
GetResponse's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 5 of the 24 other email marketing and newsletter tools we grade, and level with 9.
It stands best on features (B, above 3 of 24) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $19 a month, against a middle price of $13 for the category: 15 of the 22 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 25 email marketing and newsletter tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. GetResponse’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 5 of 24
- CFree plan and trialAbove 2 of 24
- BFeaturesAbove 3 of 24
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 24
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 24
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 23 email marketing and newsletter tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. GetResponse is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace GetResponse you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 10 of the 24 other email marketing and newsletter tools grade higher. It costs $228 a year.
What you could make
- Forms and paid newsletters: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- Email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox.
- A chat box on your site that reaches you the moment a customer types.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- It plugs into other products, Shopify, WooCommerce and WordPress among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. GetResponse’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, Brevo, MailerLite and AWeber
The 5 tools GetResponse is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Mailchimp
Free plan · from $13/mo
Email and SMS marketing with automations, priced by contact count.
- GetResponse also covers paid newsletters and live chat.
- Mailchimp also covers reports.
- 2.4GPA
ActiveCampaign
Free trial · from $15/mo
Email marketing and multi-step automation priced by contacts.
- GetResponse has a free plan. ActiveCampaign does not, though it has a free trial.
- Only GetResponse lists iOS and Android apps.
- GetResponse also covers paid newsletters and live chat.
- 2.6GPA
Brevo
Free plan · from $9/mo
Email, SMS and WhatsApp marketing priced by emails sent, with a CRM.
- Only GetResponse lists iOS and Android apps.
- GetResponse also covers paid newsletters.
- Brevo also covers sales pipeline.
- 2.6GPA
MailerLite
Free plan · from $12/mo
Email newsletters, automations, sites and paid subscriptions.
- Only GetResponse lists an Android app.
- GetResponse also covers live chat.
- 2.4GPA
AWeber
Free plan · from $12.50/mo
Email marketing for small businesses, with landing pages and a store.
- Only GetResponse lists iOS and Android apps.
- GetResponse also covers paid newsletters and live chat.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
15
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is GetResponse free?
GetResponse has a free plan. 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.
How much does GetResponse cost?
GetResponse lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does GetResponse work on?
GetResponse is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does GetResponse offer any discounts?
GetResponse publicly lists the following: Save 18% with yearly billing; 50% off for charities and NGOs.
Does GetResponse have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. GetResponse is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does GetResponse have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 17, 2026. GetResponse is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is GetResponse open source?
GetResponse is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 17, 2026.
Does GetResponse have an API?
Yes. GetResponse offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does GetResponse integrate with?
GetResponse's listing names Shopify, WooCommerce, WordPress, Magento, Zapier, Stripe, PayPal and Salesforce.
Does GetResponse have a free trial?
Yes. Premium features free for the first 14 days of a free account, no credit card required.
Who makes GetResponse?
GetResponse is made by GetResponse. It dates from 1998.
What are the alternatives to GetResponse?
The closest alternatives to GetResponse in our directory are Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign, Brevo, MailerLite and AWeber.
How does GetResponse compare with other email marketing and newsletter tools?
GetResponse's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 5 of the 24 other email marketing and newsletter tools we grade, and level with 9.
Is GetResponse good value for money?
ToolGPA grades GetResponse C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $19 a month, against a middle price of $13 for the category: 15 of the 22 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of GetResponse?
To replace GetResponse you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from GetResponse’s own pages on Oct 17, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 17, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from GetResponse's own pages on 17 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by GetResponse. Prices change, so check getresponse.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
1,858
Tools graded, in 46 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
ToolGPA is free to read. It may earn a commission from affiliate links and it works with sponsors, but anything paid for is labelled and no one can pay for a grade. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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tools graded
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categories
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price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- GetResponse, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/getresponse
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what GetResponse’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; anything paid for is labelled, and no one can pay for a grade. GetResponse is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by GetResponse. Prices and plans change: check getresponse.com before you buy.