Flodesk vs GetResponse

If the look of your emails is part of your brand and your automation needs are simple, pick Flodesk. Its templates are the reason people choose it, and its top plan adds checkouts and sales pages. If you need more marketing machinery, such as segmentation, abandoned cart flows, sales funnels or webinars, pick GetResponse. It does more, and its entry plan costs less than Flodesk's for 1,000 contacts.

Pick Flodesk if

• You're a creator, coach or small brand and visual polish matters more than advanced logic.
• You want good-looking emails without hiring a designer.
• You want to sell offers with built-in checkout and sales pages on one plan.
• You're happy with simple workflows rather than complex automation.

Pick GetResponse if

• You want advanced segmentation and multiple automation workflows.
• You run an online store and want abandoned cart recovery (Marketer plan and up).
• You host webinars and want them in the same tool as your list (Creator plan).
• You plan to build sales funnels and landing pages around your emails.

How they differ

Pricing. As of November 2026, Flodesk's free plan covers forms, landing pages and link-in-bio pages but can't send email. Its cheapest sending plan, Lite, is $19 per month billed annually or $25 billed monthly for up to 1,000 subscribers. Pro is $25 or $28, and Everything, which adds checkouts and sales pages, is $49 or $54. GetResponse Starter is $15.58 per month billed annually or $19 billed monthly for 1,000 contacts. Marketer is $59 and Creator $69 per month billed monthly. Both include unlimited sends on paid plans and raise prices as your list grows.

Core strength. Flodesk is about design. The editor and templates make polished emails easy, and the Everything plan turns it into a small storefront. GetResponse is about breadth: email, automation, landing pages, popups and web push, with sales funnels from Marketer and webinars and a course creator on Creator.

Where each falls short. Flodesk's Lite plan has one seat and only one workflow, offered as a limited-time bonus, so serious automation means Pro. Its automation and reporting are lighter than GetResponse's. GetResponse's Starter plan also includes only one custom automation workflow, and its templates are plainer, so brands that care most about design may find it limiting.