Email Marketing & AutomationOur pick #1 of 3
GetResponse
by GetResponse
Email sending, landing pages and the automation between them in one account, for a solo operator who wants one bill.
Why GetResponse is on the shortlist
GetResponse made the list because it collapses three subscriptions into one account: email sending, landing pages, and the automation that connects them. For a solo operator, that is not a feature list — it is one bill and one place where a funnel breaks.
The automation builder is genuinely capable without demanding a week of study, and the free plan is real enough to build and send from while you are still working out whether the business needs any of this.
Best for a solopreneur or small marketing team running lead capture and follow-up end to end, who would rather have one adequate tool for each job than three excellent ones to reconcile.
Skip it if you already pay for a website or page builder you like. Half of what you are buying here is page and funnel tooling, and a pure email platform will do the sending part with less around it.
What readers say about GetResponse
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How GetResponse is priced
We describe the shape of the pricing rather than quoting a figure, because figures go stale within weeks. The number is on the vendor's own page, one click away.
- Free plan
- A lasting free plan that lets you build a list, design a landing page and send newsletters to a small audience without a card.
- What you pay for
- Tiered plans that scale with the size of your contact list, with the higher tiers adding automation depth, funnels, webinars and ecommerce features.
- In one line
- Free plan available
Who GetResponse is for, and who should skip it
Best for
- Lead capture end to end
- One tool, one bill
- Solo marketers
Skip it if
- You already have a page builder
- You only need sending
Alternatives to GetResponse
The other picks on our Email Marketing shortlist, each with its own reason to be there.
AWeber
Deliberately simple list tooling from one of the longest-running email senders, with a free plan and support that answers the phone.
4.2out of 5, from58 ratings
ActiveCampaign
The deepest automation builder on the shortlist, for a business whose email really is a system rather than a weekly newsletter.
4.4out of 5, from83 ratings
Torn between two of them? Read GetResponse vs AWeber.
GetResponse questions people ask
Is GetResponse free?
There is a genuine free plan, not just a trial. It covers a small list, a landing page and newsletter sending, which is enough to build and send from while you work out whether the business needs the rest. Automation and funnels arrive on the paid tiers.
Is GetResponse good for beginners?
Yes. The automation builder is capable without demanding a week of study, and the landing page and form tools mean you can run lead capture and follow-up end to end without stitching together other products. It is one of the gentler ways into marketing automation.
GetResponse or AWeber?
GetResponse if you want pages, funnels and automation bundled with the sending. AWeber if your email plan is to write to people regularly and you value simplicity and human support over a feature list. We compare them directly on the GetResponse vs AWeber page.
Can GetResponse build landing pages and funnels?
Yes, and that is half of what you are buying. Landing pages, forms and conversion funnels sit in the same account as the email list, so a funnel breaks in one place rather than three. If you already pay for a page builder you like, that half is wasted on you.
GetResponse or ActiveCampaign?
ActiveCampaign if your follow-up logic is genuinely complex and someone in-house wants to own it. GetResponse if you want adequate automation plus pages and funnels, and would rather not climb the steeper learning curve. Both are long-established senders.
What this page is, and what it is not
This entry is desk research: GetResponse's own pricing and documentation read on the day this page was written, and our editorial judgement of who it suits. The reader ratings are separate from that judgement and do not change our position. We have not run every tool here in a live business for a year, so treat the day-to-day claims as informed reading rather than a field test.