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MailerLite vs MailWizz Comparison

Compare MailerLite vs MailWizz features, pricing, and more.

Last updated: November 2026

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MailerLite

7.1/10

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MailerLite is an email marketing platform for small businesses and creators, combining newsletters, automations, landing pages, sites, forms and digital product sales.

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MailWizz

6.3/10

MailWizz is a self-hosted PHP email marketing application. Businesses, agencies, and resellers install it on their own server and send through SMTP or providers like Amazon SES.

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

Feature
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Scores
Overall Rating7.1/106.3/10
Analytics6/106/10
Cost8/109/10
Customization7/108/10
Ease of Use9/104/10
Integration7/106/10
Scalability6/107/10
Security6/105/10
Support5/104/10
Pricing
Free planYesNo
Cheapest paid plan$12/mo
Comfort
Contact for pricing
Estimated cost for 10 users$25/mo
Power
Contact for pricing
Features
A/B Testing
Email Marketing
Landing Pages
Segmentation
E-commerce FeaturesNot listed

MailerLite vs MailWizz cost by team size

Team sizeMailerLiteMailWizz
1 userFreeFreeContact for pricing
5 users$25/moPowerContact for pricing
10 users$25/moPowerContact for pricing
25 users$25/moPowerContact for pricing
50 users$25/moPowerContact for pricing

The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.

Which One Should You Choose?

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Why choose MailerLite

  • Has a free plan (MailWizz does not)
  • Higher Ease of Use score (9/10 vs 4/10)
  • Higher Integration score (7/10 vs 6/10)
  • Better fit for freelancers (8/10 vs 5/10)
  • Better fit for small business (9/10 vs 6/10)

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Why choose MailWizz

  • Higher Cost score (9/10 vs 8/10)
  • Higher Customization score (8/10 vs 7/10)

Pros & Cons

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MailerLite

Pros

  • The interface is clean, and reviewers say automations are quick to set up even for first-time users.
  • Automations are included even on the free plan.
  • Paid plans start at $12 a month, which reviewers say is cheaper than Mailchimp or Constant Contact.
  • Native e-commerce integrations with Shopify, WooCommerce and Stripe feed purchase-based automations.
  • Reviewers report deliverability ranking first in an independent EmailToolTester test.

Cons

  • Many users report accounts suspended or terminated with little warning and difficult appeals.
  • Support is email-only on Comfort, and some reviewers say replies are slow.
  • The free plan has been cut more than once and now allows only 250 subscribers.
  • Prices rise steeply as the list grows, according to a competitor's analysis.
  • Reviewers find reporting and segmentation limited for larger companies.

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MailWizz

Pros

  • The license fee replaces per-subscriber pricing, so costs stay flat as lists grow to large sizes.
  • Unlimited delivery servers across SMTP, Amazon SES, SendGrid, Mailgun, and others, with failover.
  • The Extended license allows agencies to run a white-label multi-customer email SaaS.
  • Built-in A/B test campaigns, autoresponders, recurring campaigns, surveys, and a landing page builder.
  • You keep full control of subscriber data on your own infrastructure.

Cons

  • Installing, updating, and security patching on your own server are your job.
  • Deliverability, IP warming, and SPF, DKIM, and DMARC setup are not managed for you.
  • Reviewers describe the PHP interface as dated.
  • Only one month of Premium Support is included, and longer support requires paid packs.
  • No native SMS or ecommerce abandoned-cart features were found.

Not sold on either?

Frequently Asked Questions

MailerLite scores higher on our Marketing criteria: 7.1/10 against 6.3/10 for MailWizz. The largest gap is in Ease of Use: 9/10 for MailerLite and 4/10 for MailWizz.

MailerLite has a free plan; MailWizz does not list one.

MailerLite is the better fit for freelancers: we rate it 8/10 for them, against 5/10 for MailWizz.

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