Alternatives · MailerLite
SendBeam vs MailerLite, for people who run several sites
MailerLite is built for creators and small teams who want a friendly editor, a site builder and a low entry price. SendBeam is one account for every site you run: a workspace per site, one pooled bill.
Who should stay on MailerLite
Stay on MailerLite if you run one brand and want its editor, site builder and generous automation count on Comfort. Its pooled counting of unique subscribers is genuinely good value for a single site.
01 · Price
What it costs for one site, and for three.
Monthly billing in US dollars. MailerLite: the cheapest plan that removes its branding. SendBeam: the pooled account plan that fits the total contacts and the number of workspaces.
| Contacts per site | One site | Three sites | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MailerLite | SendBeam | MailerLite | SendBeam | |
| 500 | $12 Comfort | $0 Free: 500 contacts pooled, 2 workspaces, SendBeam footer | $33 1,500 contacts on one account (Comfort) | $9 Starter: 2,500 contacts pooled, 5 workspaces |
| 2,500 | $33 Comfort | $9 Starter: 2,500 contacts pooled, 5 workspaces | $89 7,500 contacts on one account (Comfort) | $29 Pro: 10,000 contacts pooled, unlimited workspaces |
| 10,000 | $89 Comfort | $29 Pro: 10,000 contacts pooled, unlimited workspaces | Check their page beyond the published ladder | $79 Business: 50,000 contacts pooled, unlimited workspaces |
| 25,000 | $179 Comfort | $79 Business: 50,000 contacts pooled, unlimited workspaces | Check their page beyond the published ladder | Talk to us above Business (50,000 contacts pooled) |
Source · www.mailerlite.com/pricing · checked 3 September 2026
Three sites on MailerLite: One account, one bill: Comfort allows 10 websites and landing pages combined, Power unlimited. Only unique active subscribers count, so a person on two sites is billed once.
Comfort and Power replaced Growing Business and Advanced on 16 June 2026. The live page fills the ladder by script, so the figures are from a 3 September 2026 breakdown (emailvendorselection.com/mailerlite-pricing). Power is $25 / $49 / $129 / $239 at the same sizes. SendBeam prices are from /pricing and are the amount charged; no tax is added at checkout.
02 · Features
What each one does.
| Feature | SendBeam | MailerLite |
|---|---|---|
| Owner-notified contact forms | Yes, with Turnstile and rate limits | No |
| Signup forms with double opt-in | Yes, per list | Yes |
| Transactional send API | Yes, on every plan (metered per hour) | No |
| Automations | 1 live on Free, 5 on Starter, unlimited on Pro — per workspace | Yes |
| Several sites on one account | Workspaces: 2 on Free, 5 on Starter, unlimited on Pro; one pooled bill | One account, contacts added together |
| Double opt-in evidence kept | IP, timestamp and source on every confirmation | Yes |
| Import path from here | In-app importer with a MailerLite API key, or the CSV importer | Export: API token or CSV from the Subscribers page |
| Migration service | Move-in, done for you; included on Pro and Business | Yes, paid |
| Free plan | 500 contacts, 2,000 emails a month, 2 workspaces, SendBeam footer | 250 contacts, 2,500 emails a month (1 website, 3 forms, 3 automations, 2 seats, MailerLite branding) |
| Who counts toward the limit | Subscribed contacts only, and a person on two of your sites counts once | Unique active subscribers only, across the account |
Source · MailerLite's public plans and help pages · checked 3 September 2026
03 · Where MailerLite is better
Credit where it is due.
- A polished drag-and-drop editor with a website and landing-page builder included
- Counts unique active subscribers only: unsubscribed and bounced contacts are free, and a person on two sites is billed once
- Comfort includes 50 automations and 10 sites for a low entry price
Why people move
What switchers tell us.
- New accounts are reviewed and approved before the first send, which can take a day or more
- Sites share one account: one subscriber database, one template library and one team, with no wall between brands
- Prices rose at every tier with the June 2026 plans, and the free plan fell from 1,000 to 250 subscribers
04 · How to move
Two routes from MailerLite, both keep unsubscribes unsubscribed.
Route one
Do it yourself
Paste a MailerLite API key into the in-app importer and pick what to bring: contacts, tags, custom fields, opt-in dates and the people who unsubscribed. Or export a CSV and use the CSV importer. Free on every plan.
Step-by-step guide: moving from MailerLiteRoute two
Have us do it
Move-in: you give us a read-only key or a temporary seat, we load suppressions first, verify each sending domain, import every workspace, run in parallel and switch your forms over. Unsubscribes stay synced for 30 days. Included on Pro and Business.
See Move-in and request one05 · Questions
Before you decide.
- Do my subscribers need to re-confirm when I move?
- No. Changing provider does not need fresh consent. The importer carries the consent evidence MailerLite kept across with each contact. Contacts with no evidence at all are left out rather than emailed, and you get the list of who they were so you can decide.
- What happens to people who unsubscribed on MailerLite?
- They stay unsubscribed. Suppressions are imported first, before any address that can receive mail, and the CSV importer's status column turns MailerLite's unsubscribed, bounced and complained rows into suppression entries with their original dates. Move-in also syncs unsubscribes from the old platform for 30 days after cutover.
- Can I move some sites and leave others?
- Yes. Each site is its own workspace on SendBeam, so you can move one site, run it in parallel and move the next when you are ready. The three-site prices above assume all three are here; the bill is the pooled plan that fits whatever you have moved so far.
- Are these MailerLite prices current?
- They were checked on 3 September 2026 against www.mailerlite.com/pricing. Comfort and Power replaced Growing Business and Advanced on 16 June 2026. The live page fills the ladder by script, so the figures are from a 3 September 2026 breakdown (emailvendorselection.com/mailerlite-pricing). Power is $25 / $49 / $129 / $239 at the same sizes. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct the page.
06 · Start
Start with the site you run today.
Free to start, no card, no trial clock. Each site keeps its own domain, list and rules; you add the next one as a workspace whenever you launch it.
Checking system statusMailerLite is a trademark of its owner. SendBeam is not affiliated with MailerLite. Facts on this page describe MailerLite's public plans as read on 3 September 2026; see the other comparisons.