AWeber vs Moosend Comparison 2026
AWeber gives away a real free plan: 500 subscribers with automations, landing pages and forms attached, no deadline. Moosend gives away nothing permanent, only a 30-day trial of everything, then Pro starts at $7 a month billed annually with automation and landing pages already included rather than staged behind higher tiers. The choice is between a free tier that lasts and a paid tier that costs less once you are paying anyway.
Email marketing with a free plan that lasts
Email marketing with automation on every plan
At a glance
- Moosend starts cheaper, at $7.
- Only AWeber has a free tier.
- Moosend takes no share of what you earn. AWeber takes 0.6%.
Side by side
AWeber | Moosend | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $12.50 | From $7 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free plan, paid tiers | Free trial, then paid |
| Free tier (they differ) | Yes | No |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial (they differ) | 14 days | 30 days |
AWeber
Email marketing with a free plan that lasts
AWeber has been sending newsletters since before most of its competitors existed, and it shows in both directions: the deliverability is dependable and the interface is dated. The free plan runs to 500 subscribers with automations included, which is more than most rivals give away. Its ecommerce feature charges a small percentage of each sale on the cheaper plans.
Our note
AWeber's free plan holds 500 subscribers with the automations switched on, twice what MailerLite gives away, so it suits a list that needs sequences before it needs size. The editor is the part that shows its age.
Moosend
Email marketing with automation on every plan
Moosend puts automation, segmentation and landing pages on its single paid tier rather than staging them across four, so the price rises with list size instead of with features. Subscribers are the meter. A thirty-day trial runs without a card, which is longer than most of this category offers and long enough to migrate a list and actually send. There is no permanent free plan underneath it, so the trial is a deadline rather than a fallback.
Why people weigh these two
- Moosend instead of AWeber
- Automation on every plan from $7, the cheapest start here, but trial-only where AWeber's free plan runs to 500 subscribers.
- AWeber instead of Moosend
- AWeber keeps a free plan running with no expiry, unlike Moosend's thirty-day trial that ends with nothing underneath it.
Which one should you pick
Take AWeber if a free plan has to be permanent rather than a countdown. Free holds 500 subscribers with automations, landing pages, forms and web push already switched on, and stays free for as long as the list does not outgrow that. The tradeoff is an interface that shows its age, and an ecommerce fee of 1.0 percent on that free plan.
Take Moosend if you are ready to pay and just want the lowest bill for everything included. Pro is $7 a month billed annually, or $9 paid monthly, with automation, segmentation and landing pages on that single tier rather than gated across four. There is no free plan underneath it, only a 30-day trial with no card required, and the vendor states the account and data survive once the trial ends, reactivated by upgrading or buying credits. Use the full 30 days to migrate a real list, not a test one.
Common questions
- Does Moosend have a free plan?
- No. The free column on its pricing page is a 30-day trial rather than a standing tier, and it asks for no card. AWeber's free plan is permanent, covering 500 subscribers with automations included.
- What happens to a Moosend account when the trial ends?
- The vendor states the account and data remain in place and can be reactivated by upgrading to Pro or buying email credits. Pro then costs $7 a month billed annually, or $9 billed monthly.
- Which one is cheaper to run automations on?
- Moosend, once you are paying. Pro is $7 a month billed annually and includes automation on that single tier. AWeber includes automation free up to 500 subscribers, then Lite is $12.50 a month and Plus is $20.
- Is there a card-free way to try either one?
- Yes, for both. Moosend's 30-day trial and AWeber's 14-day trial both run without a card. AWeber's free plan continues after its trial ends; Moosend has no free plan for the trial to lead into.
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