MailerSend is the transactional email service from the MailerLite family, known for approachable design, a drag-and-drop template editor, and email verification tools.
| Feature | MailBlastr | MailerSend |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 3,000 emails/month (100/day), 1,000 contacts, 1 domain — no card required | 500 emails/month |
| Entry paid plan | $14/mo — 50,000 emails, 2,500 contacts, 10 domains | $7/mo — 5,000 emails (Hobby) |
| 100k emails/month | $24/mo (Pro 100k) · $63/mo (Scale, 1000 domains) | Starter tiers upward from $35/mo (50k included) |
| Extra volume | $0.90 per 1,000 emails — credits never expire | From $1.30 per 1,000, billed automatically |
| Transactional + marketing in one | API sends, campaigns, automations, and audiences in every plan | Transactional focus — marketing lives in MailerLite |
| Contacts & audiences | Included on every plan — 1,000 on Free, up to 250,000 on stock plans | No audience management (verification tools instead) |
| Automations | Included — visual automations, 10,000 runs/month | ✗ |
| A/B testing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Inbound receiving | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event webhooks | Signed webhooks: delivered, opened, clicked, bounced, complained, unsubscribed | ✓ |
| Official SDKs | 8 languages + CLI | SDKs for major languages |
| Log retention | 30 days on every plan | Varies by plan |
| Dedicated IP | Add-on on Scale — $21/30 days | Enterprise |
| INR billing for India | ✓ | ✗ |
MailerSend pricing and features summarized from public pricing pages, last checked 2026-08-02. MailBlastr figures come from the live plan catalog.
If non-technical teammates build most of your templates and you value the MailerLite ecosystem (or need built-in email verification), MailerSend’s editor-first experience is a genuine draw.
Free: 3,000 emails/month (100/day), 1,000 contacts, 1 domain — no card. Paid from $14/month for 50,000 emails; 100,000 emails from $24/month; Scale at $63/month adds 1,000 domains, priority support, and the dedicated-IP add-on ($21/30 days). Extra volume via credits at $0.90 per 1,000 — they never expire.
Free: 500 emails/month. Hobby $7/month for 5,000; Starter $35/month for 50,000 ($31.50 annual); overage from $1.30 per 1,000. Professional and Enterprise above that.
Last checked 2026-08-02 against MailerSend's public pricing.
MailBlastr: 3,000 emails/month (100/day), 1,000 contacts, one domain, campaigns and automations included. MailerSend: 500 emails/month with transactional features. Neither requires a card.
MailBlastr — its entry plan includes 50,000 emails for roughly 60% less than MailerSend Starter ($35/month, or $31.50 annual).
Yes — a block-based template editor with AI assistance, plus API-managed templates. MailerSend’s editor is more mature for pixel-perfect non-technical design work; that is its home advantage.
Not really — that is MailerLite, a separate subscription. MailBlastr ships marketing (campaigns, segments, automations, A/B) and transactional in one plan.
Verify your domain, swap the send call to POST /emails or a typed SDK in 8 languages, and re-point webhooks. Templates port as HTML; audiences import via CSV or the contacts API.
Thinking about moving? Read the step-by-step MailerSend alternative guide.
Free tier with 3,000 emails a month — API, campaigns, automations, and webhooks included. No card required.