MailPoet vs Paragraph
Both are in Newsletter platforms. Here is how their plans, prices and features compare, taken from each vendor's own site.
The main differences
- MailPoet's cheapest paid plan is $8/mo, against $16/mo for Paragraph.
- Fees: MailPoet For 500 subscribers; you manage your own email sending, For 500 subscribers, For 500 subscribers per site; Paragraph states none.
| MailPoet | Paragraph | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free plan · from $8/mo | Free plan · from $16/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Not stated by the vendor | Not stated by the vendor |
| Plans | Starter ($0); Creator ($8/mo); Business ($10/mo); Agency ($30/mo) | Free ($0); Starter ($16/mo annual, $192/yr); Growth ($80/mo annual, $960/yr); Scale ($160/mo annual, $1920/yr) |
| Fees | For 500 subscribers; you manage your own email sending; For 500 subscribers; For 500 subscribers per site | Not stated |
| Best for | Not stated | Not stated |
| Key features | Newsletters sent from your WordPress dashboard; Subscription forms; Email and ecommerce marketing for WooCommerce; Basic marketing automation (Starter), targeted automation (Business) | Posts, newsletters, social campaigns and landing pages generated from company context; 900+ connected tools including Slack, Notion, GitHub, Stripe and HubSpot; Playbook templates for launches, case studies and press releases; Approval required before anything is published |
| Checked on | 2026-10-03 | 2026-10-04 |
Prices change; confirm on the vendor's site before you buy. Full details and sources are on each tool's page.
MailPoet
- Free Starter plan for up to 500 subscribers
- Works inside WordPress and WooCommerce
- Yearly billing saves up to 15%
Trade-offs
- Starter is limited to 5,000 emails a month and shows MailPoet branding
- Segmentation and targeted automation need Business
- Priced by subscriber count, so cost rises with the list
Paragraph
- Free plan with 2,000 subscribers
- Nothing publishes without approval
- Annual billing saves 20%
Trade-offs
- The free plan has only 500 monthly credits
- A custom domain starts on Starter
- Growth is $80 and Scale $160 a month billed annually