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MailerLite is a solid starting point — clean, affordable, easy to use. But as your business grows, you’ll hit its ceiling fast: no SMS, no native CRM integrations, no API for your stack, and automation that can’t keep up. DailyStory is where you grow into.
MailerLite is genuinely one of the best beginner email tools. But once you need to connect your store, your CRM, your SMS campaigns, or your custom-built app — you’ve outgrown what MailerLite can do.
MailerLite’s SMS is a separate product (SMS campaigns via MailerLite SMS or third-party). In DailyStory, SMS with deliverability scoring is built into the same workflows as your email campaigns.
MailerLite has a basic email API for list management. DailyStory exposes the entire platform — contacts, automations, campaigns, analytics, and webhooks — via a documented RESTful API and JavaScript SDK.
MailerLite integrates with tools mostly via Zapier. DailyStory has native integrations with Salesforce, Shopify, WooCommerce, Square, Mindbody, and Stripe — no middleware required.
MailerLite’s automation is solid for linear email sequences. DailyStory adds multi-channel branching logic across email, SMS, push, and retargeting — plus real-time behavioral triggers from connected apps.
MailerLite tracks opens, clicks, and basic conversions. DailyStory tracks full ROI and revenue attribution — connecting marketing campaigns directly to closed deals and actual revenue generated.
MailerLite has 24/7 email support on paid plans. DailyStory gives every paid customer a named account manager who knows your account, your campaigns, and proactively helps you grow.
| Feature | ✦ DailyStory | MailerLite |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
Price at 5,000 contacts | $100/mo | ~$39–$50/mo (Advanced) |
Unsubscribed contacts counted? | ✗ Never | ✗ Active subscribers only |
Free plan / trial | ✓ Free trial | ✓ Free plan (500 subscribers) |
| Channels | ||
Email marketing | ✓ | ✓ |
SMS marketing Integrated vs. separate | ✓ Built in, all plans | ⚠ Separate SMS product / add-on |
Transactional email | ✓ Included | ⚠ Separate MailerSend product |
Push notifications | ✓ Web & app push | ✗ |
Website popups & forms | ✓ | ✓ |
QR codes + URL shortener | ✓ Built-in | ✗ |
| Automation & Segmentation | ||
Email automation workflows | ✓ All plans | ✓ All paid plans |
Multi-channel automation (email + SMS + push) | ✓ | ✗ Email only |
Advanced automation triggers | ✓ All plans | ⚠ Advanced plan only |
Unlimited segments | ✓ | ✓ |
| Developer & Integrations | ||
RESTful API coverage | ✓ Full platform | ⚠ Contact & campaign management only |
JavaScript SDK | ✓ Full client SDK | ✗ |
Native Salesforce integration | ✓ | ✗ Zapier only |
Native Shopify / WooCommerce | ✓ | ⚠ Via Zapier / limited native |
| Analytics & Support | ||
ROI & revenue attribution | ✓ | ✗ Opens/clicks only |
Dedicated account manager | ✓ All paid plans | ✗ Enterprise (100K+) only |
WordPress plugin | ✓ | ✓ |
MailerLite is excellent value for pure email. DailyStory costs more, but replaces 3–4 separate tools (email + SMS + transactional + CRM sync) in a single platform with a dedicated account manager.
MailerLite makes it easy to export subscribers and campaigns. DailyStory’s importers and your dedicated account manager have you live and running within a day.
Book a migration callIn MailerLite, go to Subscribers → All Subscribers → Export CSV. Include all custom fields and group memberships to preserve your segmentation data.
Upload your CSV via DailyStory’s importer or POST to the Contacts API. Map your MailerLite groups to DailyStory segments and tags during import.
Connect DailyStory directly to Shopify, WooCommerce, Salesforce, or your custom app via API. This is something you couldn’t do in MailerLite without Zapier.
Recreate your MailerLite sequences in DailyStory’s visual editor, then add SMS steps to the same flows. Your customers get a seamlessly coordinated email + text experience.
Your dedicated DailyStory account manager reviews your setup and confirms deliverability before your first send. Ongoing, they’re your partner — not a support ticket queue.
Get SMS, a full API, native CRM integrations, multi-channel automation, and a dedicated account manager — all in one platform starting at $100/mo.