MailCheap vs MailerLite
Both have an MCP server. At 10,000 subscribers, MailCheap costs $39 a month and MailerLite $89, and MailCheap is open source.
Monthly billing. MailerLite's price from its pricing page, October 13, 2026.
01 · Features
Side by side
From MailerLite's pricing page and MailCheap's, on October 13, 2026. Where MailerLite does more, the table says so.
| Feature | MailCheapMailCheap | MailerLite |
|---|---|---|
| Run by your AI agent (MCP) | Every plan, every action, sending included | Every plan |
| REST API | Every action | Yes |
| Open source | AGPL-3.0, free to self-host | No |
| Free plan | No, free when you self-host | Up to 250 subscribers |
| Platform branding in your emails | None | On Free |
| Paid subscriptions | No | Yes |
| Websites and landing pages | Web archive and signup form | Yes |
| Automations | Welcome email | Yes |
| A/B tests | No | Yes |
| Digital products and bookings | No | Yes |
02 · Price
What it costs a month
The cheapest plan with room for your list, sending one issue a week: about 4.3 emails per subscriber a month. Monthly billing, in US dollars.
Every MailCheap plan has every feature. Paying yearly costs 10 months: 2 months free.
| Subscribers | MailCheap | MailerLite |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $19Starter | $19Comfort Same price. |
| 10,000 | $39Growth | $89Comfort $50 a month less with MailCheap. |
| 50,000 | $149Scale | $319Comfort $170 a month less with MailCheap. |
| 100,000 | $149Scale | $439Comfort $290 a month less with MailCheap. |
- Free up to 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month.
- Comfort sends 10 emails a month per subscriber. Power has no email limit: $39 a month at 1,000 subscribers, $129 at 10,000.
- Paying yearly saves 10%.
Source: mailerlite.com/pricing, checked October 13, 2026. MailCheap: pricing, from $19 a month.
03 · AI agents
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Cursor
- Codex
- Grok Bot
Your AI agent writes, schedules and sends each issue, reads the stats and imports your list
MailerLite has an MCP server too, on every plan.
04 · Open source
Self-host it free, or let us run it
MailCheap is open source under the AGPL-3.0: the code that runs mailcheap.ai is the code you can run. MailerLite isn't open source: you can't run it on your own server.
Self-host
FreeRun MailCheap on your own server, at no cost. No support: you keep it up to date yourself.
MailCheap Cloud
From $19 a monthWe run it: sending, your archive, your domain setup and updates, with support by email.
Moving from MailerLite?
Export your subscribers, import the file as it is, and send. People who unsubscribed or bounced stay out.
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MailerLite is a trademark of its owner, shown here to name the product compared. MailCheap isn't affiliated with MailerLite. Prices and features come from mailerlite.com on October 13, 2026 and may have changed since.