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Kit vs MailerLite

Side-by-side plans, pricing, and feature gates for Kit and MailerLite, verified . Both are primarily email marketing tools.

Kit

Starting price
Free
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
14 days
Plans
3
Full Kit profile →

MailerLite

Starting price
Free
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
14 days
Plans
4
Full MailerLite profile →

Plans side by side

Every published plan from each vendor, with the headline monthly anchor price. Some prices scale with subscriber count or seats; full detail lives on each tool's page.

Kit

  • Newsletter

    Free up to 10,000 subscribers

    Free
  • Creator

    Most popular, 1,000 subscriber anchor

    $33/mo
  • Pro

    Advanced creators and small teams

    $66/mo

MailerLite

  • Free

    Up to 500 subscribers, 12,000 sends/month

    Free
  • Growing Business

    Most popular paid tier, starts at 500 subscribers

    $10/mo
  • Advanced

    Power features for active senders

    $20/mo
  • Enterprise

    100,000+ subscribers, custom contracting

    Custom

Limits at the entry paid tier

Compares Creator (Kit) against Growing Business (MailerLite). Both are the lowest-priced non-free, non-custom plan on each side.

Limit Kit MailerLite
Contacts 1,000 subscribers (anchor; scales up) 500 subscribers (anchor; scales up)
Emails / month · Unlimited
Team seats 2 3
Automations Unlimited ·

When Kit wins

  • Independent newsletter writers and creators selling digital products
  • Course creators who want one tool for emails and checkout
  • Solo operators with under 10k subscribers (free plan covers them)

Where Kit is the wrong fit

  • B2B sales teams that need pipeline management (use Pipedrive or HubSpot CRM)
  • Brands that need deep multi-channel marketing automation (use ActiveCampaign or HubSpot)
  • Teams that need granular role-based permissions

When MailerLite wins

  • Solo creators and small businesses replacing Mailchimp
  • Teams that want one tool for emails, landing pages, and a small website
  • Nonprofits (30% discount on paid plans)

Where MailerLite is the wrong fit

  • B2B teams needing deep CRM and pipeline workflows (use HubSpot or ActiveCampaign)
  • Operators wanting native ad network or paid subscriptions (use beehiiv)
  • API-first transactional senders (use Postmark or Resend)

Common questions

Is Kit cheaper than MailerLite?
Both Kit and MailerLite have free or custom entry pricing, so a direct entry-tier price comparison is not meaningful.
Does Kit or MailerLite have a free plan?
Both have free plans. Kit: Free up to 10,000 subscribers. MailerLite: Up to 500 subscribers, 12,000 sends/month.

Kit: https://kit.com/pricing · MailerLite: https://www.mailerlite.com/pricing

Last verified . Pricing changes between refreshes; confirm at the vendor before purchasing.