MailerLite vs AWeber

MailerLite shines in its design capabilities. Its drag-and-drop editor is fast, modern, and rarely suffers from the clunky formatting issues that plague older platforms. You can easily build beautiful, premium-looking newsletters with interactive blocks.

AWeber's builder is highly functional and comes with hundreds of pre-built templates, which is great if you don't want to design from scratch. However, the interface feels slightly dated compared to MailerLite, and customizing blocks can sometimes feel less intuitive.

Both platforms handle basic automation perfectly—welcome sequences, abandoned cart emails, and tagging based on clicks. MailerLite's automation builder is visually cleaner, making it easier to map out complex branching logic on a single screen.

AWeber's automation is robust but leans more heavily on lists and tags rather than visual branching. It gets the job done reliably but lacks the visual elegance of newer tools.

This is where AWeber dominates. They have been in the industry for over two decades, which translates to exceptional sender reputation and deliverability rates. Furthermore, AWeber offers 24/7 live phone support—a rarity in SaaS. MailerLite offers great email support, but if you want to pick up the phone and talk to a human when a campaign breaks, AWeber is the clear winner.