Who OneHive Mail is built for
Real estate agents, teams and property professionals in Canada and the US who want email marketing and a real estate CRM in one product.
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OneHive Mail vs MailerLite for real estate agents
MailerLite is an email marketing platform for solopreneurs, small teams and busy marketers, with a free plan, websites and real estate newsletter templates. OneHive Mail pairs email marketing with a real estate CRM: a pipeline, tasks, a calendar and buyer and seller preferences. Here’s how they compare for a realtor.
MailerLite information comes from its own website and help centre, checked on . Prices and features change, so check MailerLite’s site before you decide. OneHive Mail isn’t affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by MailerLite.
Is OneHive Mail a good MailerLite alternative for realtors?
If you want a CRM with your email marketing, yes. MailerLite has a free plan, website building and unlimited users on Power, but we didn’t find a sales pipeline or tasks. OneHive Mail adds a real estate CRM and real estate designs, with fixed Canadian-dollar prices.
Who each platform is for
Who MailerLite is built for
Businesses of many kinds: its Comfort plan is for solopreneurs and small teams, Power for marketers with several revenue streams, and Enterprise for businesses with over 200,000 subscribers. It has a real estate email marketing guide and real estate newsletter templates.
Side by side
Feature and pricing comparison
Facts from each company’s own published information. Where we couldn’t confirm something on MailerLite’s site, we say so rather than guess.
| Topic | OneHive Mail | MailerLite |
|---|---|---|
| Plans | One product with every feature on every plan, in 6 sizes from 1,000 to 20,000 contacts; larger audiences by quote. | Free, Comfort, Power and Enterprise, priced by active subscribers and sending volume. Yearly billing saves 10%. |
| Starting price | $25 USD/month for up to 1,000 active contacts ($35 CAD in Canada). No free plan. | Free plan for up to 250 subscribers. For up to 500 subscribers, Comfort is $12/month and Power $25/month in USD, billed monthly ($10.80 and $22.50 a month billed yearly). Prices are also shown in euros. |
| Which contacts count | Active contacts only. Unsubscribed, bounced, archived and CRM-only contacts don’t count toward your plan. | Active subscribers only; unsubscribed and bounced subscribers don’t count. Anyone active at any point in a billing cycle counts for that cycle, even if deleted later. |
| Monthly email sends | Ten times your plan’s contact limit. | Free: 2,500 a month. Comfort: 10× the top of your subscriber tier. Power: unlimited, subject to its fair use policy. |
| Users | 3 included on every plan; extra users $5 USD/month each. | Free 2, Comfort 3, Power unlimited. |
| CRM and contact management | Built in: a pipeline with stages, tasks, a calendar, an activity log, engagement scores, buyer and seller preferences and real estate contact types. | Subscriber profiles, segments and a preference centre. We didn’t find a sales pipeline or tasks described on its pricing page. |
| Email templates | 198 ready-made designs, most written for real estate: listings, open houses, market updates, newsletters and client care. | Drag-and-drop, custom HTML and simple editors, with unlimited templates on paid plans. Its template gallery includes real estate newsletter designs. |
| Automation | Included on every plan: email sequences started by a tag, a list or a new contact, with a rule that stops them when someone clicks. | A visual automation builder on every plan: Comfort includes 50 automations; Power has unlimited automations and multiple triggers. |
| Websites and forms | Signup forms and landing pages. No full website builder. | Websites, landing pages and signup forms: Comfort includes 10 sites and 10 forms; Power has unlimited. |
| Free trial | 10 days with 100 contacts and 250 email sends; card required, $0 today. | 14 days of premium features, with no credit card required. |
| Currency | Fixed prices in US dollars, and separate fixed prices in Canadian dollars for customers in Canada. | Prices in US dollars or euros. Its data storage centre is in the European Union. |
Which fits you
Our honest take
This part is our opinion, based on the facts above. The right choice depends on your business.
MailerLite may suit you better if…
- You have fewer than 250 contacts: MailerLite’s Free plan costs nothing.
- You want unlimited users and unlimited sends, which its Power plan includes.
- You want to build a full website, or sell digital products and bookings, with the same tool.
- You want a 14-day trial without entering a card.
OneHive Mail may suit you better if…
- You want a real estate CRM, with a pipeline, tasks, a calendar and buyer and seller preferences, in the same product as your emails.
- You want 198 ready-made designs written for listings, open houses, market updates and client care, with your branding filled in.
- You want fixed prices in Canadian dollars rather than US dollars or euros.
- You’re in Canada and want consent records that follow CASL’s categories.
Switching
Moving from MailerLite to OneHive Mail
- Export your subscribers from MailerLite to a CSV file.
- Leave out unsubscribed and bounced subscribers. Importing into OneHive Mail means confirming that everyone in the file agreed to hear from you, so they shouldn’t be in it. Keep your export of them for your records.
- Import the file under Contacts → Import. Match the columns, including groups as tags, and record how your contacts agreed to hear from you.
- Add your branding once, then rebuild your main segments, any automations and your signup forms.
- Pick a design for your first campaign, send yourself a test, and send.
Step by step: Import your contacts · Clean your contact database first
Questions
Frequently asked questions
- Does MailerLite have a CRM for realtors?
- MailerLite has subscriber profiles, segments and a preference centre, but we didn’t find a sales pipeline or tasks described on its pricing page. OneHive Mail includes a real estate CRM with a pipeline, tasks, a calendar and buyer and seller preferences on every plan.
- Is MailerLite free for real estate agents?
- Its Free plan covers up to 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month. Above that, paid plans start at $12 USD a month for up to 500 subscribers on monthly billing. OneHive Mail has no free plan; it starts at $25 USD ($35 CAD) a month for up to 1,000 active contacts.
- How do the prices compare at 1,000 contacts?
- For up to 1,000 subscribers, MailerLite Comfort is $19/month and Power $39/month in USD on monthly billing. OneHive Mail is $25 USD ($35 CAD) a month for up to 1,000 active contacts, including the CRM and 3 users.
- Can I move from MailerLite to OneHive Mail?
- Yes. Export your subscribers to a CSV file and import it under Contacts → Import, leaving out anyone who unsubscribed or bounced. Groups can come across as tags.
Sources
- MailerLite: Pricing and FAQ
- MailerLite: Email marketing guide for real estate agents
- MailerLite: Real estate newsletter template
- OneHive Mail pricing · OneHive Mail features
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See if OneHive Mail fits your business
Try it with the 10-day free trial: up to 100 contacts and 250 email sends. Plans start at $25 USD/month, priced by your active contacts.