Flodesk alternatives: 5 tools whose free plans send email

Flodesk alternatives: five tools near 1,000 subscribers

Five alternatives to Flodesk are MailerLite, Kit (formerly ConvertKit), beehiiv, Mailchimp and Brevo, and each has a free plan that sends email, which Flodesk's Free plan does not. Flodesk Lite is $25 a month at 1,000 subscribers, Pro is $28 and Everything is $54, all billed monthly, as read on October 6, 2026. Flodesk, Kit and beehiiv were read at 1,000 subscribers only.

Billed yearly, at 1,000 subscribers, Flodesk Lite is $19 a month, MailerLite Comfort $17.10, Kit Creator $33 and beehiiv Lite $49.

Free plans that send email

Flodesk's own Free plan stops at forms and landing pages: it sends no email. MailerLite's Free plan sends 2,500 emails a month to up to 250 subscribers. Kit's Free plan sends broadcasts to up to 10,000 subscribers, and beehiiv's sends unlimited emails to up to 2,500. Mailchimp's free plan sends up to 500 emails a month, and Brevo's sends up to 300 a day. Free email marketing software covers the wider list.

Automations without moving to Flodesk Pro

Flodesk's unlimited workflow automations start on Pro, $28 a month, billed monthly, at 1,000 subscribers. An automation runs on its own: a trigger starts it, and its steps send emails or move subscribers, as in a welcome sequence. MailerLite Comfort allows 50 automations for $19 and Kit Creator allows unlimited visual automations for $39, on the same monthly basis. MailerLite's Free plan allows 3 automations, and Kit's Free plan has no visual automations.

MailerLite vs Flodesk sets MailerLite beside Flodesk plan by plan.

Subscriber limits: beehiiv and Flodesk Lite

beehiiv's subscriber caps are 2,500 on Free, 100,000 on Lite and 250,000 on Pro. Flodesk Lite stops at 25,000 subscribers and 1 seat.

When Flodesk is still the pick

Pick Flodesk for Flodesk Checkout: Pro includes 1 checkout, Everything includes unlimited checkouts, and Flodesk's pricing page lists no platform fee on top of Stripe's. Flodesk also offers a free trial of all paid features with no credit card, but its pricing page does not state the trial length.

Which Flodesk alternative fits which sender

• MailerLite for forms, pages and 50 automations at $19, against Flodesk Lite at $25. Its limit: unlimited automations need Power, $39 a month, billed monthly, at 1,000 subscribers.
• Kit for unlimited visual automations on Creator and a free list of up to 10,000 subscribers. Its limit: Creator costs $39 a month, billed monthly.
• beehiiv for a list above Flodesk Lite's 25,000-subscriber cap, since Lite holds up to 100,000.
• Mailchimp for a team: Essentials has 3 seats, where Flodesk Lite has 1.
• Brevo for a bill that follows emails sent: Starter is $9 a month, billed monthly.

MailerLite can be tested for 14 days with premium features unlocked and no card on file. ConvertKit alternatives prices the same tools against Kit.