MailerLite raised prices 22% and halved its free plan
Paid plans were renamed (Growing Business to Comfort, Advanced to Power) and raised 10–30%; the free plan was halved again to 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month.
What changed
- Price increase, 22%, Jun 16, 2026
- At 10k subs: $73 → $89 a month ($192 more a year)
- Before: Growing Business $15 at 1k, $39 at 5k, ~$73 at 10k; free 500 subscribers, 12,000 emails/mo
- After: Comfort $19 at 1k, $49 at 5k, $89 at 10k; free 250 subscribers, 2,500 emails/mo
- Existing customers: not grandfathered
Cheaper alternatives to MailerLite
At 10k subs, MailerLite costs $89/mo. 5 newsletter platforms cost less:
- Sendy + SES: $4.30/mo (Self-hosted, SES à la carte at $0.10 per 1k)
- MailCheap: $39/mo (Plan for one issue a week (~4.3 emails per subscriber))
- Flodesk: $72/mo (Lite plan (Pro above 25k))
- Buttondown: $79/mo (Base plan, no add-ons)
- Bento: $79/mo (Marketing Platform)
MailerLite alternatives: 5 cheaper newsletter platforms compared, at every size.
Sources
Every price and change for MailerLite: MailerLite.