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MailerLite vs SendPortal for consultants. Compare two Marketing & Content tools on pricing, setup speed, strengths, and Curalo score.
Email newsletters, automations, landing pages and simple digital products. Free up to 250 subscribers; paid from $12/mo.
Prices checked October 23, 2026mailerlite.com pricing page
Self-hosted open-source email campaign manager. Integrates with Amazon SES, Postmark, Mailgun, and SendGrid. Zero vendor lock-in, zero monthly cost.
Prices checked April 5, 2026
MailerLite leads by 21 points (clear winner).
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Best fit
Best for: Consultants starting an email list who want automations and landing pages at a low price.
Why pick it: One of the cheapest credible ways to run a newsletter with welcome sequences and landing pages, with a free plan to start.
Watch for: The free plan is small (250 subscribers). If you want discovery and growth tools for a media-style newsletter, Beehiiv or Substack fit better.
Best for: Developer-consultants who want self-hosted outreach with zero vendor lock-in.
Why pick it: Zero monthly cost after setup. You own the infrastructure and data — no vendor lock-in, no usage fees beyond your email provider.
Watch for: Requires server administration skills. If you are not comfortable deploying a Laravel app, use a hosted tool instead.
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MailerLite | SendPortal | |
|---|---|---|
| Quick facts | ||
| Pricing sanity | Free, paid from $10.80/mo | Free |
| Setup speed | 30 min setup | 2 hour setup |
| Intelligence | High | Focused |
| Integrations | 6+ | 3+ |
| Score breakdown | ||
| Outcome fit | 20/25 | 14/25 |
| Setup speed | 14/20 | 10/20 |
| Pricing sanity | 12/15 | 14/15 |
| Integrations | 12/15 | 8/15 |
| UX polish | 12/15 | 7/15 |
| Trust & support | 9/10 | 5/10 |
| Summary | ||
| Best for | Consultants starting an email list who want automations and landing pages at a low price. | Developer-consultants who want self-hosted outreach with zero vendor lock-in. |
| Key strength | Strong on trust | Strong on pricing |
| Main weakness | Slower to set up | Weaker on UX |
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Limits (vendor's wording) |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Up to 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails per month; 2 user seats; 3 active automations; 1 landing page; signup forms |
| Comfort | $10.80 per account / month, billed annually$12 per account / month, billed monthly | Quoted at 500 subscribers ($12 monthly; $10.80/mo billed yearly, $129.60/yr); $17.10 billed yearly at 1,000 subscribers; price rises with list size. 5,000 monthly emails at 500 subscribers, 50 automations, 3 user seats |
| Power | $22.50 per account / month, billed annually$25 per account / month, billed monthly | Quoted at 500 subscribers ($25 monthly; $22.50/mo billed yearly, $270/yr); $35.10 billed yearly at 1,000 subscribers; price rises with list size. Unlimited emails, automations and user seats |
Prices checked October 23, 2026mailerlite.com pricing page
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Prices checked April 5, 2026
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$10.80 per month · $129.60 per year
Cheapest plan that fits: Comfort, $10.80 per seat or user
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MailerLite scores 79/100 and SendPortal scores 58/100 on Curalo's consultant rubric. The biggest gap is Trust & support: MailerLite 9/10 vs 5/10.
MailerLite's cheapest paid plan is Comfort at $10.80 per account / month, billed annually. SendPortal: Free.
The free plan is small (250 subscribers). If you want discovery and growth tools for a media-style newsletter, Beehiiv or Substack fit better.
Requires server administration skills. If you are not comfortable deploying a Laravel app, use a hosted tool instead.
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