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The best Drip alternatives2026

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Drip focuses on e-commerce email and automation, but it has no free plan and prices scale with your contact count. If you want comparable automation for online stores at a lower entry price or with a free tier, these alternatives are worth comparing. We looked at starting price, free tiers, e-commerce automation, and how billing scales.

Top alternative

Brevo

from $9/mo · free tier

Stands out for volume-based pricing (charged by emails sent, not contacts). Best for small-business, ecommerce, large-lists-low-volume.

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Drip alternatives at a glance

  1. 01Brevofrom $9/mo
  2. 02ActiveCampaignfrom $19/mo
  3. 03MailerLitefrom $12/mo
  4. 04GetResponsefrom $19/mo

Side-by-side comparison

ToolStarting priceFree tierKey featuresBest for
Brevo$9/moYes
  • Volume-based pricing (charged by emails sent, not contacts)
  • Email + SMS + WhatsApp campaigns
  • Marketing automation (Business plan)
small-business, ecommerce, large-lists-low-volumeVisit
ActiveCampaign$19/moNo
  • Marketing automation with unlimited actions (Plus+)
  • Active Intelligence AI
  • Drag-and-drop email designer
small-business, ecommerce, agenciesVisit
MailerLite$12/moYes
  • Drag-and-drop & visual automation builder
  • Website and landing page builder
  • Digital product sales
creators, small-business, ecommerceVisit
GetResponse$19/moYes
  • Email marketing with unlimited monthly sends
  • Marketing automation workflows
  • Website & landing page builder
small-business, course-sellers, ecommerceVisit

Prices are starting list prices and scale with list size. Confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before switching.

How each compares as a Drip alternative

Brevo

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Best for
Teams with large contact lists but lower send volumes, because Brevo charges by emails sent rather than contacts stored — and its free plan allows unlimited contacts from day one.
Not ideal for
Users who need marketing automation on a budget, since that feature is locked to the Business plan, which has no publicly listed price.

ActiveCampaign

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Best for
Small businesses or agencies that need deep automation, since the Plus plan and above offer unlimited automation actions and access to 1,000+ integrations.
Not ideal for
Users looking for a free tier to start, as ActiveCampaign has no permanent free plan and the Starter plan limits automations to 5 actions.

MailerLite

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Best for
Creators and small businesses starting out, because the free plan supports up to 250 subscribers and includes a website and landing page builder at no cost.
Not ideal for
Larger teams that need more than 2 seats without paying, since the free plan is capped at 2 seats and the next tier starts at $12 per month.

GetResponse

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Best for
Course sellers or content creators who want email marketing and course hosting in one tool, since the Creator plan at $69 per month includes a course builder supporting up to 500 students.
Not ideal for
Users who need unlimited automation workflows on an entry-level budget, as the Starter plan at $19 per month allows only one automation workflow.

Data sources

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Pricing for each tool is taken from its official pricing page and refreshed automatically. Always confirm the current price on the vendor's site before signing up — pricing changes often.