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title: "SendHQ vs MailerLite for Newsletters: Price and Features"
description: A weekly newsletter to 10,000 subscribers costs $89 a month on MailerLite and $19 on SendHQ (checked October 2026). Prices at every list size, what MailerLite does better, and how to move your list.
canonical: https://sendhq.cc/compare/mailerlite
last-updated: 2026-10-29
updated: 2026-10-29
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# SendHQ vs MailerLite for newsletters

MailerLite and SendHQ both send newsletters. They charge differently: MailerLite prices by the number of subscribers you keep, and SendHQ prices by the emails you send.

[Start for $19 a month](https://sendhq.cc/app?plan=indie_hackers_marketing&price=19) [See SendHQ for newsletters](https://sendhq.cc/newsletter.md)

## Price at every list size

| Subscribers | Emails a month | MailerLite | SendHQ | Difference |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1,000 | 4,334 | $19† Comfort | $19 Starter | same |
| 2,500 | 10,834 | $33† Comfort | $19 Starter | $14 less |
| 5,000 | 21,667 | $49† Comfort | $19 Starter | $30 less |
| 10,000 | 43,334 | $89 Comfort | $19 Starter | $70 less |
| 25,000 | 108,334 | $179† Comfort | $39 Scale | $140 less |

† Read from a dated third-party pricing table named in the sources, because the vendor's own page did not show list prices for every size. Confirm on the vendor's page before you buy.

MailerLite fees: Not stated on pricing or paid-newsletter pages; payments via Stripe. Paid subscriptions listed on Comfort.

MailerLite free plan: 250 active subscribers, 2,500 emails per 30 days, 2 seats, 3 automations, 3 forms, 1 landing page, 1 website (5 pages), 1 digital product. SendHQ has no free plan.

## Where MailerLite does more

- Website and landing page builder (10 on Comfort, unlimited on Power)
- Automations (50 active on Comfort, unlimited on Power)
- Sell digital products, paid newsletter subscriptions and bookings
- Unlimited sending on Power

If any of these is central to how you grow, MailerLite is likely the better fit, and that is fine.

## Where SendHQ fits better

- **You pay for what you send.** 50,000 emails for $19 a month, however many subscribers you keep between issues.
- **Your own domain and inbox.** Issues go out from your verified domain, and replies can land in a SendHQ inbox on that domain.
- **Built for developers and agents.** The same lists and broadcasts work from the REST API, the CLI and an MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor.
- **Consent and guardrails built in.** Double opt-in forms, a consent basis on every import, automatic suppression and published pause rules.

## Moving from MailerLite

1. Subscribers > filter (active, unconfirmed, unsubscribed, bounced...) > select > Set columns > Actions > Export CSV / CSV for Excel. Admins only. Only visible columns are exported.
2. In SendHQ, add and verify your sending domain.
3. Create a list, then import the CSV with a consent basis such as "Subscribed to our newsletter on MailerLite".
4. Write your issue with merge tags such as `{{first_name | there}}` and send it.

MailerLite exports columns such as `email`. SendHQ needs an `email` column and reads `name`, or `first_name` and `last_name`; other columns become custom fields you can use in merge tags.

New workspaces start at 100 emails a day and ramp up with healthy sending, so a large list's first issues go out over a few days.

## Questions

**Is SendHQ cheaper than MailerLite for a newsletter?**

For a weekly newsletter to 10,000 subscribers, MailerLite lists $89 a month (Comfort) and SendHQ Starter Marketing is $19 a month for 50,000 emails, checked October 2026. SendHQ charges by emails sent, so the gap is largest for big lists sent weekly or less.

**How do I move my subscribers from MailerLite to SendHQ?**

Subscribers > filter (active, unconfirmed, unsubscribed, bounced...) > select > Set columns > Actions > Export CSV / CSV for Excel. Admins only. Only visible columns are exported. Then import the CSV into a SendHQ list with a consent basis such as 'Subscribed on our MailerLite newsletter', verify your sending domain, and send.

**What does MailerLite do that SendHQ does not?**

Website and landing page builder (10 on Comfort, unlimited on Power); Automations (50 active on Comfort, unlimited on Power); Sell digital products, paid newsletter subscriptions and bookings; Unlimited sending on Power.

**Will my first issue go out to the whole list at once?**

New SendHQ workspaces start at 100 emails a day and climb as healthy sending builds trust, up to 50,000 a day. A larger broadcast keeps sending as the limit allows, so plan the first issues of a large list over a few days.

## Sources

- [https://www.mailerlite.com/pricing](https://www.mailerlite.com/pricing)
- [https://www.mailerlite.com/help/plan-and-billing](https://www.mailerlite.com/help/plan-and-billing)
- [https://www.mailerlite.com/features/paid-newsletter-subscriptions](https://www.mailerlite.com/features/paid-newsletter-subscriptions)
- [https://www.mailerlite.com/help/how-to-export-subscribers](https://www.mailerlite.com/help/how-to-export-subscribers)
- [https://www.emailvendorselection.com/mailerlite-pricing/](https://www.emailvendorselection.com/mailerlite-pricing/)
- [SendHQ pricing](https://sendhq.cc/pricing.md)

Checked 2026-10-29. Prices change; tell us at [/contact](https://sendhq.cc/contact.md) if one is out of date and we will correct it.