An honest MailerLite alternative
MailerLite is an email marketing tool with a Free plan, low entry prices, and websites, landing pages and digital products in the same account. Terlido Newsletter is narrower: it sends issues from your own mailbox, is free up to 10,000 subscribers, and has a flat Pro price. Here is an honest look at both.
Pricing, as of November 2026
MailerLite's paid plans, Comfort and Power, are priced by subscriber count. The pricing page shows the lowest price as a starting figure and works out the rest for your list size. Yearly billing saves 10%, and nonprofits get 30% off.
MailerLite
| Free$0 | Up to 250 subscribers, 2,500 emails a month, 2 seats, automations, 1 landing page, 1 digital product or booking |
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| ComfortFrom $12/month | Emails up to 10 times your subscriber tier a month, 3 seats, 50 automations, 10 sites, logo removal, full API and MCP access |
| PowerFrom $25/month | Unlimited emails (fair use), unlimited seats, automations and sites, 24/7 live chat |
| EnterpriseCustom | 200,000+ subscribers, dedicated IP as an add-on |
Terlido
| Free$0, forever | Up to 10,000 subscribers, 1 brand, a welcome email, and a small "Sent with Terlido Newsletter" line in the footer. |
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| Pro$29/month | Up to 100,000 subscribers across unlimited brands, all automations, A/B tests, referrals, RSS-to-email, the API, your own domain, and an AI agent that drafts, tests, schedules and sends. Past 100,000: +$10 a month for each extra 50,000. |
Where MailerLite is stronger
- Websites, landing pages, digital products and bookings in the same account, with one of each on Free. Terlido has a hosted signup page and a public archive, not a site builder or a store.
- Automations on the Free plan, and unlimited automations and seats on Power. Terlido Free includes only a welcome automation.
- Unlimited emails a month on Power (fair use). Terlido sends from your mailbox at your provider's pace, so a big list can take more than a day.
- Paid plans start at $12 a month, so a small list can upgrade cheaply.
Where Terlido is stronger
- Terlido Free covers up to 10,000 subscribers, against 250 on MailerLite Free.
- Issues go out from your own mailbox, so readers see your address and replies land in your own inbox.
- Pro is one flat monthly price up to 100,000 subscribers across unlimited brands.
- On Pro, your AI agent can draft, test, schedule and send through Terlido's MCP server, and the same connection runs Terlido Outreach.
Who Terlido Newsletter is for
For: Writers, founders and small teams who want to send a newsletter from their own address and read replies in their own inbox.
Not a fit:
- Paid newsletters. Terlido has no paid subscriptions or paywall.
- Sending a big list in one burst. Terlido sends from your mailbox at your provider's pace, so a large list can take more than a day.
- Lists of people who never agreed to hear from you.
Which one should you pick?
Pick MailerLite if: You want a website, landing pages or a small store next to your newsletter, or need many automations on a low budget.
Pick Terlido if: Your list is past 250 subscribers and you want to stay free, or you want issues to come from your own address.
Terlido Newsletter is new and has no customer logos or open-rate numbers to show you. The fastest way to judge it is to connect a mailbox on the Free plan and send yourself a test issue.
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MailerLite details were checked in November 2026. Prices and plans change, so check their site before you buy.