This chart is what I used to help me to choose an email provider. Honestly, I don’t think it matters too much who you start with as long as you start. A lot of the services are very similar. I like the option of starting free with MailerLite and that they really broke down all of their services so I could understand it.
If everything goes well and I successfully build my list, I may switch to Flodesk in the future.
| Flodesk | Mail Chimp | Convert Kit | Mailer Lite | |
| Pricing | 30 days free $38 flat rate $19 with an affiliate link | Free to 2,000 subscribers, 1 audience $ 9.99 Up to 50,000 contacts3 audiences included | Free for 1,000 subscribers, the price jumps with features available. $29 and $59, but still 1000 subscribers | 0-1000 people and 12000 emails free, or $10 for unlimited emails, price increases with email list growth |
| Features | Hard to find a list on their site. It just says unlimited everything for the flat rate. | Marketing CRMCreative Assistant Website Builder Mailchimp DomainForms & Landing Pages | Manage up to 1,000 subscribersUnlimited landing pages & formsSend email broadcastsSell digital products & subscriptionsEmail support Doesn’t include Free migration from another toolAutomated funnels & sequencesFacebook custom audiencesNewsletter referral systemSubscriber scoringAdvanced reporting | Email support Video tutorialsKnowledge baseDrag and drop editorRich text editorBuilt-in photo editorFile managerMobile-friendly email newslettersLanding pagesEmbedded sign up formsPop up subscribe formsSubscriber managementUnsubscribe page builderEmail automationAdvanced segmentationInterest groups taggingRSS campaignsa/b testingEmail campaign reportsSurveys And it continues$10 for unlimited websites and landing pages |
| Reviews | I have heard great things about all of these which is why I am looking at these ones. I have heard mail chimp is challenging to use. But a lot of people use and love it.I’ve heard convert kit can collect the same email address multiple times and it only counts once. I’ve heard Flodesk is really user-friendly. I’ve heard MailerLite is easy to use. | |||
| Affiliate links | For most of these, I have found affiliate links available as I talk to people. It will get them something, but also make it cheaper for me if I don’t go with a free one. | |||
| Plug-ins with word press | No Plug-In for Word Press | yes | yes | yes |