European Alternatives to AWeber
Looking for a European alternative to AWeber? AWeber Systems, Inc. is a Pennsylvania company whose Service Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Pennsylvania and the United States, whose data processing terms name its US office as the data importer, and whose prices are listed in US dollars.
Eleven European tools cover the job for small senders, creators and shops: newsletter and autoresponder platforms from companies in France, Ireland, Poland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Estonia and Spain, most with a free plan or trial.
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11 European Alternatives to AWeber
MailerLite
Email, automations, forms and landing pages with a free plan; EEA, UK and Swiss customers contract with its Dublin entity
Brevo
Paris email, SMS and WhatsApp marketing with a free forever plan of 300 emails a day and French law
GetResponse
Gdansk autoresponders, landing pages and webinars with a 14-day trial, under Polish law
Sender
Vilnius email platform with a free plan of 2,500 subscribers and 15,000 emails a month
Systeme.io
All-in-one funnels, email, courses and blog for creators, with a free plan and Irish law
Laposta
Dutch newsletter tool, free up to 2,000 contacts, paid from €210 a year, Dutch law
Smaily
Tallinn email platform, free to 2,000 active contacts, pay-as-you-go credits, Estonian law
CleverReach
Rastede newsletter tool with a permanent free plan, aimed at businesses, with EU servers
Acumbamail
Spanish email and SMS platform with a free plan of 250 subscribers, Spanish law
Flexmail
Belgian email marketing with unlimited sends, a 14-day trial and Belgian law
rapidmail
Freiburg newsletter software with 250 free templates, for businesses, under German law
Key takeaways
- AWeber Systems, Inc. contracts under the laws of Pennsylvania and the United States, and its data terms rely on standard contractual clauses and the EU-US Data Privacy Framework.
- MailerLite is the nearest to AWeber's shape: email, automations, forms and landing pages, with a free plan. EEA, UK and Swiss customers contract with MailerLite Limited in Dublin, while customers elsewhere contract with a Delaware company.
- Brevo (Paris) has a free forever plan of 300 emails a day and adds SMS and WhatsApp, under French law and the Paris commercial court.
- GetResponse (Gdansk) is the closest on autoresponders and landing pages, with webinars and a course creator on top, under Polish law.
- Sender (Vilnius) has the largest free plan here: 2,500 subscribers and 15,000 emails a month, with Sender branding.
- Laposta and Flexmail publish euro prices, and Laposta, Smaily, CleverReach and Acumbamail have a permanent free plan.
Why people leave AWeber
AWeber is an email marketing service for small senders. You build a list, collect subscribers with signup forms and landing pages, and send autoresponders and newsletters. It is aimed at bloggers, coaches, small shops and creators.
Its pricing page lists a Lite plan from $12.49 a month on annual billing (up to 500 subscribers, one list, three landing pages, three automations) and a Plus plan from $19.99 a month with unlimited lists, landing pages and automations, with a 14-day trial and prices in US dollars.
The contract is with AWeber Systems, Inc., and its Service Agreement says it is governed by the laws of the State of Pennsylvania and the United States.
Its data processing terms name AWeber Systems, Inc. in Chalfont, Pennsylvania as the processor and rely on the European Commission's standard contractual clauses for transfers, and its privacy policy says the company is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Those are lawful routes for sending European subscriber data to the US, but they are a different footing from a contract with a European company under European law.
This page covers eleven European tools that do the same job for the same customers: list building, autoresponders, newsletters and basic automation for small senders. They differ in what they bundle. Some add SMS or webinars, one adds funnels and courses, and most have a free plan or a trial.
- The contract runs under Pennsylvania law AWeber's Service Agreement states that it is governed by the laws of the State of Pennsylvania and the United States. The text we read has no forum or arbitration clause. Among the tools below, Brevo (French law, Paris commercial court), GetResponse (Polish law), Laposta (Dutch law), Flexmail (Belgian law, Ghent courts), Smaily (Estonian law) and rapidmail (German law) state a European law and court in their terms. Systeme.io states Irish law, and Sender names the courts of Lithuania.
- Your subscribers' data goes to a US processor AWeber's data processing terms name AWeber Systems, Inc. in Chalfont, Pennsylvania as the data importer, adopt the EU standard contractual clauses and, in the privacy policy, claim certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. The customer also generally authorises other third parties as sub-processors. A European provider keeps the contract inside Europe, though it can still use US sub-processors (rapidmail, for example, says it uses OpenAI for subject-line suggestions), so ask for the sub-processor list of whichever you pick.
- You pay in dollars, and the pricing page leads with a trial AWeber's pricing page lists prices in USD and offers a 14-day trial for the paid plans; we did not find a permanent free plan on the page we read. Several European tools here let you stay on a permanent free plan while your list is small: Brevo, MailerLite, Sender, Systeme.io, Laposta, Smaily, CleverReach and Acumbamail all describe one on their own sites. Laposta and Flexmail publish prices in euros.
- Autoresponders are no longer a niche feature AWeber made its name with autoresponders and landing pages. Most of the tools here now do the same, and some add more: GetResponse has webinars and a course creator, Systeme.io has funnels, courses and a blog, and Brevo adds SMS and WhatsApp. Check the plan you would need rather than the headline plan, because automation limits and branding vary by tier.
What you have to replace, not just match
List what your AWeber account does: how many lists you have, how many subscribers, which autoresponder sequences run, which signup forms and landing pages are live, and which integrations feed it. Export your subscribers with their tags, consent dates and sources, because you need proof of consent for the new tool.
Warm up gradually. Recreate the autoresponders first, point one signup form at the new tool, and move the rest once the first emails arrive in inboxes. Authenticate your sending domain with SPF, DKIM and DMARC at the new provider before you send, and keep AWeber running until the last form has been switched.
The alternatives compared
| Position | Tool | Headquarters | Pricing | Jurisdiction |
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| #1 | MailerLite | Vilnius, Lithuania | Free (250 subscribers, 2,500 emails/month) / Comfort from €9.90/month billed yearly | EU (Lithuania) |
| #2 | Brevo | Paris, France | Free (300 emails/day, unlimited contacts) / from about €8/month | EU (France) |
| #3 | GetResponse | Gdansk, Poland | Free (500 contacts) / from about €16/month; automation from €54 | EU (Poland) |
| #4 | Sender | Vilnius, Lithuania | Free Forever: 2,500 subscribers, 15,000 emails/month / Standard from $6.30/month (500 subscribers, billed annually) / Professional from $10.50/month / Enterprise on request | EU (Lithuania) |
| #5 | Systeme.io | Dublin, Ireland | eu-eea | |
| #6 | Laposta | Zutphen, Netherlands | Free (2,000 contacts, 12,000 emails/month) / subscription from €210/year (up to 500 contacts); mail credits from €9; excl. 21% VAT | EU (Netherlands) |
| #8 | CleverReach | Rastede, Germany | Free tier / from about €15/month | EU (Germany) |
| #9 | Acumbamail | Ciudad Real, Spain | Free (250 subscribers, 2,000 emails/month) / Basic, Pro and Enterprise priced by volume, listed from €18, €50 and €157; 20% off with annual billing | EU (Spain) |
| #10 | Flexmail | Genk, Belgium | Start from €15/month for 1,000 contacts and 1 user (annual; €17 monthly) / Essential from €31/month / Pro from €70/month / Premium on request | EU (Belgium) |
| #11 | rapidmail | Freiburg, Germany | From about €9/month | EU (Germany) |
How each alternative compares to AWeber
- Which law reaches it. EU (Lithuania). AWeber is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. EU.
- Source code. Closed source, as AWeber is.
- Independently checked. ISO/IEC 27001:2022.
Best for: Small senders and creators who want autoresponders, forms and landing pages without a big price tag
MailerLite's terms name two contracting parties. For customers whose billing address is in the EEA, the UK or Switzerland (or whose free account is registered there) it is MailerLite Limited, an Irish company at 88 Harcourt Street, Dublin. For everyone else it is MailerLite, Inc., a Delaware corporation in San Francisco, and only that entity adds binding individual arbitration through the American Arbitration Association.
Its pricing page lists a free plan (up to 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month on the day we checked, with a 14-day premium trial), a Comfort plan with more automations and landing pages, a Power plan with unlimited sending, and an Enterprise tier from 200,000 subscribers. Amounts depend on subscriber count and currency, so none is quoted here.
The brand is associated with Lithuania, while the contract for European customers is with Ireland.
What MailerLite does better than AWeber
- Free plan and a premium trial
- Automations, forms, landing pages and a website builder together
- Irish contracting entity for EEA, UK and Swiss customers
- Clear separation of the two contracting entities in the terms
Where MailerLite is a step down from AWeber
- Customers outside Europe sign with a Delaware company and face arbitration
- Free plan is small
- Prices differ by region and currency
- We could not verify its sub-processors
Standout against AWeber. It is the one here that matches AWeber feature for feature on a free starting plan, with a Dublin entity for European customers.
- Which law reaches it. EU (France). AWeber is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. EU.
- Source code. Closed source, as AWeber is.
- Independently checked. GDPR.
Best for: Small businesses that want email plus SMS or WhatsApp in one account
Brevo is operated by Sendinblue, a French simplified joint-stock company registered in Paris under number 498 019 298, with its registered office at 9-17, rue Salneuve in Paris. Its terms are governed by French law and disputes go to the Commercial Court of Paris.
Its pricing page offers a free forever plan without a credit card, sending up to 300 emails a day once the account is approved, and paid plans named Starter, Standard and Professional. The terms describe CRM, email, SMS, WhatsApp, chatbot and appointment booking. The amounts are loaded by script, so none is quoted here.
It is a broader suite than AWeber, so the learning curve is steeper.
What Brevo does better than AWeber
- Free forever plan, no credit card
- SMS, WhatsApp, CRM and booking next to email
- French law and the Paris commercial court in the terms
- Registered in Paris with a stated company number
Where Brevo is a step down from AWeber
- Daily send cap on the free plan
- Broader and more complex than an autoresponder tool
- Prices not readable without scripts
- Brand name differs from the contracting entity, Sendinblue
Standout against AWeber. The free plan is limited by emails per day, 300, not by a stated subscriber cap on the page we read.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Poland). AWeber is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. EU data centres.
- Source code. Closed source, as AWeber is.
- Independently checked. GDPR.
Best for: Creators and coaches who want email, landing pages, webinars and courses in one place
GetResponse S.A. is a Polish joint-stock company with its registered office at Grunwaldzka 413 in Gdansk, entered in the National Court Register under KRS 0000942075. Its terms are governed by the laws of the Republic of Poland, with the court of local jurisdiction of GetResponse.
Its pricing page lists Starter, Marketer, Creator and Enterprise plans priced by contact count, and a 14-day trial with most paid features. Its navigation lists autoresponders, landing pages, a website builder, webinars, a course creator and premium newsletters. Prices appear in euros with dollars at checkout, so none is quoted here.
The service is business-to-business, according to its terms.
What GetResponse does better than AWeber
- Autoresponders and landing pages with webinars and a course creator
- Polish company with a court register entry
- Polish law in the terms
- 14-day trial of most paid features
Where GetResponse is a step down from AWeber
- No permanent free plan
- Prices climb with the contact list
- Webinars and the course creator sit on the higher Creator tier
- Business-to-business only, per its terms
Standout against AWeber. It is the closest to AWeber's autoresponder heritage, with webinars and courses on top.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Lithuania). AWeber is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Source code. Closed source, as AWeber is.
Best for: Small lists and shops that want the most free sending
Sender is owned and operated by UAB Sender.lt at Lvivo st. 25 in Vilnius, according to its terms. The terms send claims to the courts of Lithuania exclusively; we did not find a governing-law clause.
Its pricing page lists a free plan for up to 2,500 subscribers and 15,000 emails a month with Sender branding, including newsletters, automation, landing pages, forms and popups, and paid plans with SMS, A/B testing and more seats. The amounts are in dollars, so none is quoted here.
The free plan carries Sender branding, which you can only remove on a paid plan.
What Sender does better than AWeber
- Free plan with 2,500 subscribers and 15,000 emails a month
- Automation, landing pages, forms and popups on the free plan
- Lithuanian company with a named address
- Pay-as-you-go credits for occasional senders
Where Sender is a step down from AWeber
- Sender branding on the free plan
- Terms name a court but no governing law
- Prices are shown in dollars
- Entry paid plans cap sending at 6,000 to 12,000 emails a month
Standout against AWeber. A free plan that is far bigger than the entry plans of most tools here.
- Which law reaches it. eu-eea. AWeber is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
Best for: Creators and coaches who sell courses or products and want email attached
Systeme.io is provided by ITACWT Limited, a company incorporated under Irish law at 2 Cruise Park Rise, Tyrrelstown, Dublin 15, according to its privacy policy. Its general conditions say all transactions are governed by Irish law.
Its pricing page lists a free plan for up to 2,000 contacts with three sales funnels, one course, one blog and one affiliate program, unlimited emails, and 0% transaction fees on Stripe and PayPal. Paid plans raise the contact limit and add webinars. Prices are shown in dollars, so none is quoted here.
It is built around selling, so it is more than a newsletter tool.
What Systeme.io does better than AWeber
- Free plan with funnels, a course and a blog
- Unlimited emails on every plan
- No transaction fees on Stripe and PayPal
- Irish company and Irish law
Where Systeme.io is a step down from AWeber
- Heavier than a plain autoresponder tool
- Its newsletter is registered with the French CNIL while the contracting company is Irish
- Prices are shown in dollars
- Email is one part of a bigger product, not the whole of it
Standout against AWeber. Email, funnels, courses and a blog on one free account.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Netherlands). AWeber is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. Netherlands — servers in a Dutch data centre, hosted by BIT B.V. (Ede) and TransIP B.V. (Leiden); delivery support by Postmastery B.V. (Amsterdam, data stored in the EU).
- Source code. Closed source, as AWeber is.
- Independently checked. ISO 27001 (obtained 2018).
Best for: Small organisations that want a clear price and Dutch law
Laposta is provided by Laposta B.V., Berkelkade 14-B in Zutphen, registered with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under 72409681. Article 17.1 of its general terms (version 1.7, October 2026) says Dutch law applies.
Its pricing page lists a free plan for up to 2,000 contacts and 12,000 emails a month with Laposta advertising below each email, three users and a limit of 100 automations. A paid subscription starts at €210 a year and removes the advertising, and mail credits start at €9 per use for occasional senders.
Its interface and terms are primarily Dutch, with an English site.
What Laposta does better than AWeber
- Prices in euros that you can read on the page
- Free plan up to 2,000 contacts
- Pay-per-newsletter mail credits
- Dutch company with Dutch law and a KvK number
Where Laposta is a step down from AWeber
- Laposta advertising on the free plan
- The full terms are in Dutch
- Fewer landing-page and funnel tools than AWeber
- Free plan limits users to three
Standout against AWeber. Mail credits let you pay for one newsletter at a time instead of a subscription.
Smaily
an Estonian platform with a free plan and credits
Best for: Small lists in Europe that want a free start and pay-as-you-go sending
Smaily is provided by Sendsmaily OÜ (registry code 12837097), Paldiski mnt 29 in Tallinn. Its terms say Estonian law applies and disputes go to the Harju County Court if negotiation fails.
Its pricing page lists a free plan for up to 2,000 active contacts with campaigns, A/B testing and landing pages but no API access or automation, with the Smaily logo in emails. A monthly plan for larger lists adds API, automation and analytics, and pay-as-you-go credits are for infrequent senders. Amounts come from a calculator, so none is quoted here.
Automation requires a paid plan, which matters because autoresponders are AWeber's core use.
What Smaily does better than AWeber
- Free plan up to 2,000 active contacts
- Pay-as-you-go credits that expire after a year
- Estonian law and Harju County Court named in the terms
- Landing pages and A/B testing on the free plan
Where Smaily is a step down from AWeber
- No automation on the free plan
- Smaily logo in free emails
- Prices need the calculator
- Free plan has no API access
Standout against AWeber. Credits for occasional senders, which AWeber has no equivalent of.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Germany). AWeber is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. Germany.
- Source code. Closed source, as AWeber is.
- Independently checked. GDPR.
Best for: German-speaking businesses that want a German company and EU servers
CleverReach is provided by CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG, CRASH Building, Schafjueckenweg 2 in Rastede, entered at the Amtsgericht Oldenburg under HRA 4020. Its terms say its offers are intended exclusively for entrepreneurs, and we did not read a governing-law clause.
Its pricing page lists a permanent free Lite plan with 250 recipients and 1,000 emails a month, and paid Basic and Pro plans with unlimited emails, AI content, A/B testing and automation workflows, plus an Enterprise tier. It states EU server locations. Amounts are in dollars on the page we read, so none is quoted here.
It targets companies, so it is a poor fit for hobby newsletters.
What CleverReach does better than AWeber
- Permanent free Lite plan with no time limit
- German company with a register entry
- EU server locations stated on the pricing page
- Automation workflows and A/B testing on paid plans
Where CleverReach is a step down from AWeber
- Free plan is small, 250 recipients
- Business customers only
- We did not read the governing-law clause
- Prices appear in dollars
Standout against AWeber. A free plan without a time limit, from a company that states EU servers.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Spain). AWeber is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. Spain — vendor states all infrastructure is hosted in a data centre in Spain (operator not named), with no international transfers.
- Source code. Closed source, as AWeber is.
- Independently checked. ENS (Esquema Nacional de Seguridad); the data centre holds ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and ISO 22301.
Best for: Small senders who want email and SMS from one Spanish company
Acumbamail is provided by Acumbamail, S.L.U. (CIF B13538590), Avenida del Rey Santo 3D in Ciudad Real. Its terms are governed by Spanish law, and the Court of Ciudad Real has exclusive jurisdiction.
Its pricing page lists a free plan "for life" with up to 250 subscribers and 2,000 emails a month, Basic, Pro and Enterprise plans, annual billing at 20% off and prepaid SMS credits. Amounts are not quoted here.
The free plan is small, and the page does not give details of its landing pages or autoresponders.
What Acumbamail does better than AWeber
- Free plan with no commitment
- Email and SMS under one Spanish company
- Spanish law and the Court of Ciudad Real named in the terms
- Monthly plans with no minimum contract
Where Acumbamail is a step down from AWeber
- Small free plan, 250 subscribers
- We did not verify its landing-page and automation depth
- SMS plans carry a 4-month commitment
- Prices need the page or the vendor
Standout against AWeber. Email and SMS from a company whose terms name a Spanish court.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Belgium). AWeber is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Source code. Closed source, as AWeber is.
- Independently checked. ISO 27701 (GDPR, stated by Flexmail).
Best for: Belgian and Dutch-speaking businesses that want a local contract
Flexmail is provided by Flexmail nv, Jaarbeurslaan 29 bus 31 in Genk, company number 0835.786.642. Article 16 of its terms says they are governed exclusively by Belgian law, with the courts of Ghent having exclusive jurisdiction.
Its pricing page lists plans priced by active contacts, starting from €15 a month for Start, with Essential, Pro and Premium above it, unlimited sending, and a 14-day free trial without a credit card. Automation and forms start on the Essential tier. It also sells a transactional email API.
It has no free plan.
What Flexmail does better than AWeber
- Belgian company with a company number and Belgian law
- Unlimited sending on every plan
- 14-day trial with no credit card
- Prices in euros on the page
Where Flexmail is a step down from AWeber
- No free plan
- Automation starts on the second tier
- Terms name Belgian law and the courts of Ghent exclusively
- Higher tiers cost several times the entry price
Standout against AWeber. Euro prices, unlimited sending and a Ghent court clause in the terms.
- Which law reaches it. EU (Germany). AWeber is run from the United States, so the CLOUD Act obliges the provider to hand over data on a valid order regardless of which country the servers are in.
- Where the data sits. Germany.
- Source code. Closed source, as AWeber is.
- Independently checked. GDPR.
Best for: German businesses that want a simple newsletter tool under German law
rapidmail is operated by Positive Group Deutschland GmbH in Freiburg im Breisgau (HRB 706983). Its general terms (version January 2025) apply German law, exclude the UN sales convention and send disputes to the courts where the company is based. They state that customers must be entrepreneurs or legal entities and that it uses OpenAI for subject-line suggestions.
Its site offers over 250 free newsletter templates, contact management, reporting and automation, with a "try for free" button. The pricing page is rendered with scripts, so we could not read its plans or prices.
It is part of a larger group, and we did not look into the ownership further.
What rapidmail does better than AWeber
- German company with a register entry and German law
- More than 250 free templates
- German terms with stated courts
- Free trial entry point
Where rapidmail is a step down from AWeber
- Prices not readable on the page
- Businesses only, not consumers
- Uses OpenAI for subject lines, so check the sub-processor list
- Fewer landing-page and funnel features than AWeber
Standout against AWeber. Straightforward German newsletter software with clearly stated terms.
What actually breaks when you switch
Your subscribers move, but your sequences do not. A CSV of subscribers can be imported, but autoresponder sequences, landing pages and forms must be rebuilt in the new tool. Rebuild the welcome sequence first and test it with your own address.
Keep proof of consent. A European provider will ask how and when each subscriber opted in, and you should not import people whose consent you cannot show. Export the signup date, the source and any tags before you cancel AWeber.
Warm up and authenticate. A new sending platform has no reputation with mailbox providers, so set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC for your domain and send to your most engaged subscribers first. Several free plans add the vendor's branding or advertising, which you need to weigh against the cost of a paid plan.
Is there a European tool that works like AWeber?
MailerLite and GetResponse are the closest. Both offer autoresponders, signup forms, landing pages and automation for small senders, and both have a free plan or trial. GetResponse adds webinars and a course creator, and MailerLite adds a website builder and digital products.
Brevo is the broader choice if you also want SMS and WhatsApp. Systeme.io fits creators who want funnels, courses and email in one account.
Which of these has a free plan?
Brevo has a free forever plan with 300 emails a day. MailerLite lists a free plan with up to 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month on the day we checked.
Sender allows 2,500 subscribers and 15,000 emails a month with its branding. Systeme.io allows 2,000 contacts and 3 funnels. Laposta and Smaily allow 2,000 contacts, with Laposta advertising or the Smaily logo in your emails. CleverReach allows 250 recipients and 1,000 emails a month, and Acumbamail 250 subscribers and 2,000 emails.
GetResponse and Flexmail offer a 14-day trial. Free plans differ in what they remove: Smaily's free plan has no automation or API access, so test the feature you rely on.
Which companies contract in the EU, and which do not?
Brevo (France), GetResponse (Poland), Sender (Lithuania), Systeme.io (Ireland), Laposta (Netherlands), Smaily (Estonia), CleverReach and rapidmail (Germany), Acumbamail (Spain) and Flexmail (Belgium) all name an EU company in their terms. MailerLite names a Dublin entity for customers with a billing address in the EEA, the UK or Switzerland and a Delaware entity for the rest of the world.
That split is worth reading before you sign up: a customer outside Europe would sign with the Delaware company, and its terms add binding individual arbitration, while European customers sign with the Irish company.
Does a European provider guarantee my data stays in Europe?
No. A European contracting party means European law and a nearby court, but it does not by itself fix where data is stored or which sub-processors it uses. CleverReach says it uses EU servers and Laposta lists ISO 27001 among its compliance documents, but we did not verify storage locations. Ask each vendor for its sub-processor list and storage location.
We did not verify AWeber's storage location either, so this page makes no claim about it.
Which one to pick
If you want the nearest match to AWeber on a free starting plan, MailerLite is the first to try. If you want a long-standing autoresponder tool with webinars and landing pages, look at GetResponse. If you also want SMS and WhatsApp, Brevo is the broader choice, and if you want the largest free plan, Sender is.
For a European law and court named in the terms, Brevo (France), GetResponse (Poland), Laposta (Netherlands), Flexmail (Belgium), Smaily (Estonia), Acumbamail (Spain) and rapidmail (Germany) all state one. Systeme.io states Irish law and Sender names Lithuanian courts. Laposta and Flexmail publish euro prices, and Laposta and Smaily have a free plan.
Be realistic about the gap. AWeber has a template gallery, app integrations and a free account migration service. None of the eleven imports your sequences. Switch if Pennsylvania law and a US processor are the problem, and stay if your list is small and your sequences work.
Frequently Asked Questions
MailerLite is the best all-round fit on this page for most small senders, because it matches AWeber's autoresponders, forms and landing pages and has a free plan. GetResponse is the closest if you want a long-standing autoresponder tool with webinars, Brevo is the better choice if SMS and WhatsApp matter, and Sender has the largest free plan. We rank by trial and price transparency, breadth against AWeber and clarity about the company, not by one feature.
No. The services are provided by AWeber Systems, Inc., and its data processing terms give an address in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. The Service Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Pennsylvania and the United States.
It can be. AWeber says it is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and its data processing terms adopt the European Commission's standard contractual clauses. Whether that is enough for you depends on your own assessment and your data protection officer. This page does not give legal advice.
Its pricing page lists Lite from $12.49 a month on annual billing or $15 monthly (up to 500 subscribers, one list, three landing pages, three automations) and Plus from $19.99 or $30 with unlimited lists, landing pages and automations. Plus at 5,000 subscribers is listed at $90 a month on annual billing. There is a 14-day trial and prices are in US dollars.
Laposta is free up to 2,000 contacts and 12,000 emails a month with Laposta advertising below each email. A subscription is listed from €210 a year, and mail credits from €9 per use. Flexmail lists its Start plan from €15 a month, based on active contacts, with unlimited sending and a 14-day trial without a credit card.
MailerLite, GetResponse, Sender, Systeme.io and CleverReach show amounts in dollars or in a currency that depends on region or checkout, Brevo and rapidmail load their prices with scripts, and Smaily uses a calculator. We list only prices that the vendor's own page showed in a stable form, so check the vendor for the figure at your list size.
The terms name MailerLite Limited, an Irish company at 88 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, for customers whose billing address is in the EEA, the UK or Switzerland, and MailerLite, Inc., a Delaware corporation in San Francisco, for everyone else. Its website and brand are tied to Lithuania. Governing law and the court follow the applicable MailerLite entity, and the Delaware entity adds binding individual arbitration.
Brevo is a French SAS registered in Paris under 498 019 298, GetResponse is a Polish S.A. under KRS 0000942075, Laposta is Laposta B.V. under KvK 72409681, Flexmail is Flexmail nv under 0835.786.642, Smaily is Sendsmaily OÜ under 12837097, Acumbamail is Acumbamail S.L.U. with CIF B13538590, CleverReach is CleverReach GmbH & Co. KG under HRA 4020, rapidmail is run by Positive Group Deutschland GmbH under HRB 706983, and Systeme.io is ITACWT Limited in Dublin.
Yes, in general. Export subscribers from AWeber as a CSV file with their tags and signup dates and import them into the new tool. Autoresponder sequences and landing pages are not transferred, so plan to rebuild them. Keep records of how each person subscribed, because the new provider will ask for proof of consent.
Both are aimed at businesses: their terms state that they sell to entrepreneurs and companies, not consumers. For a one-person newsletter, a free plan at MailerLite, Brevo, Sender or Laposta is a simpler start. CleverReach has a permanent free plan, and rapidmail's plans are not shown on a page we could read, so ask for them.
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