Compare tools side by side
Pick two or three tools and set your size. See what each one costs you, fees included, and what you get for it.
For 1,000 subscribers, beehiiv and Systeme.io are both free.
beehiivFree plan
Free
Systeme.ioFree plan
Free
Plan and feesWhat makes up the monthly total
No plan cost and no fees
No plan cost and no fees
Over a year
Free
Free
Limits the vendor lists
- Covers up to 2,500 subscribers, then you need a bigger plan
- 1 team seat included
- No paid subscriptions
- Covers up to 2,000 contacts, then you need a bigger plan
- Sales funnels: 3
- Automation rules: 1
Features
For the plan in each column, from each vendor's own pages. "Not recorded" is a gap in our records, not a missing feature. How we check
Sending
AutomationsAutomated email sequences and workflows.
NoOn Lite and up
Limited1 rule, 1 workflow
A/B testingTest subject lines or content against each other.
NoOn Lite and up
Limited1 test
Earning
Sell productsCheckout, sales tracking or abandoned cart tools.
YesDigital products, 0% commission
Yes0% transaction fees
WebinarsRun live or evergreen webinars.
NoOn Pro and up
NoOn Webinar and up
Extras
API accessProgrammatic access to your list and data.
Yes
Yes
Recorded for only some of these tools
SegmentationSend to parts of your list based on tags or behaviour.
Not recorded
Yes
Paid newslettersCharge readers for a subscription.
NoOn Lite and up
Not recorded
Landing pagesBuild sign-up or sales pages without a separate site.
Yes
Not recorded
Remove vendor brandingSend without the platform's logo or badge.
NoOn Pro and up
Not recorded
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Every option, ranked
How we rank9 options fit 1,000 subscribers, paying yearly. 1 left out. Tick Compare to put an option in the side by side above.
Full price published
Number 1: beehiiv Free
Free plan
Free
Why it's here
- Free plan that covers 1,000 subscribers
Limits to know
- Covers up to 2,500 subscribers, then you need a bigger plan
- 1 team seat included
- No paid subscriptions
- Publications: 1
Number 2: Systeme.io Free
Free plan
Free
Go to Systeme.ioAll Systeme.io plansDetails
Why it's here
- Free plan that covers 1,000 subscribers
Limits to know
- Covers up to 2,000 contacts, then you need a bigger plan
- Sales funnels: 3
- Automation rules: 1
- Custom domains: 1
Number 3: ActiveCampaign Starter
14-day free trial
$15a month
$180 a year
Plan only, billed yearly, no extra fees.
Go to ActiveCampaignAll ActiveCampaign plansDetails
Why it's here
- Cheapest ActiveCampaign plan for 1,000 subscribers
Limits to know
- Covers up to 1,000 contacts. Prices above that aren't published
- 10,000 emails a month
- 1 team seat included
- Price changes with contact count
Number 4: GetResponse Starter
14-day free trial
$15.58a month
$186.96 a year
Plan only, billed yearly, no extra fees.
Go to GetResponseAll GetResponse plansDetails
Why it's here
- Cheapest GetResponse plan for 1,000 subscribers
- Paying yearly saves $41 a year
Limits to know
- Covers up to 1,000 contacts. Prices above that aren't published
- Price changes with list size
- Custom automation workflows: 1
Number 5: Kajabi Basic
$143a month
$1,716 a year
Plan only, billed yearly, no extra fees.
Go to KajabiAll Kajabi plansDetails
Why it's here
- Cheapest Kajabi plan for 1,000 subscribers
- Paying yearly saves $432 a year
Limits to know
- Covers up to 2,500 contacts, then $125 a month for each 25,000 more
- 2 team seats included
- Kajabi Payments: 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction (US)
- Using a third-party payment provider: 2% fee (excludes PayPal)
Provisional price
Number 6: Kit Creator
Provisional figure
$32.50a month
$390 a year
Plan only, billed yearly, no extra fees.
Go to KitAll Kit plansDetails
Why it's here
- Covers 1,000 subscribers
- Paying yearly saves $6 a year
Limits to know
- Covers up to 1,000 subscribers. Prices above that aren't published
- Provisional: the vendor's page doesn't state this clearly.
Starting price only. The price at your size isn't published
Number 7: MailerLite Comfort
Starting price14-day free trial
From $10.80a month
Price for 500 subscribers
Go to MailerLiteAll MailerLite plansDetails
Why it's here
- Cheapest MailerLite plan not ruled out for 1,000 subscribers
Limits to know
- 5,000 emails a month
- 3 team seats included
- Price rises with subscriber count
- Monthly emails: 5,000; resets monthly
- Price at your size not published: Prices above 500 subscribers are not published.
Number 8: AWeber Lite
Starting price14-day free trial
From $12.50a month
Price for 500 subscribers
Go to AWeberAll AWeber plansDetails
Why it's here
- Cheapest AWeber plan not ruled out for 1,000 subscribers
Limits to know
- 3 team seats included
- Ecommerce transaction fee 1.0%
- Email lists: 1
- Landing pages: 3
- Price at your size not published: Prices above 500 subscribers are not published.
Number 9: Mailchimp Essentials
Starting price14-day free trial
From $13a month
No published price at your size
Go to MailchimpAll Mailchimp plansDetails
Why it's here
- Cheapest Mailchimp plan not ruled out for 1,000 subscribers
Limits to know
- 3 team seats included
- Overages apply if contact or email send limit is exceeded
- Sending will be paused if contact or email send limit is exceeded
- Custom-coded templates: create, upgrade to send
- Price at your size not published: Starting price for the lowest contact band; the band size and higher prices are not published.
Left out: 1 tool doesn't fit what you asked for
- Substack
No prices recorded yet
How we rank
- Fit comes first. The plan must cover your size, fit your budget and have your must-haves (or at least not be ruled out by the vendor's page). Tools that don't are listed under "Left out" with the reason.
- Confirmed features rank above add-ons. Add-ons rank above features the vendor's page doesn't mention for that plan.
- A fully published cost ranks above a provisional one. Next comes a starting price (when the price at your size isn't published), then a cost that can't be compared.
- Then the lowest total at your size wins: plan price, extra seats or sites, and card and sales fees.
- An option we earn from can be shown first only when two options are equal on all of that, both costs are fully published for your billing period, and they're within 5% of each other. The result says when that happens. App builders never get this tie-break, because their allowances can't be compared.
Prices are vendors' list prices in US dollars, before tax. How we check prices