Podia vs. GetResponse
You know that email marketing is an important part of your online business, but you didn’t sign up to be a tech whisperer. Podia puts everything in one place so you can spend less time figuring out how to connect your email list with the rest of your tools, and more time doing what you love.
GetResponse works if you need web push notifications, SMS marketing, and complex conversion funnels, but it can also be tricky to use. Podia has beautiful emails, straightforward automations, and it’s all connected to your website, blog, and digital products.
| Podia | GetResponse | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $33/mo – $89/mo | $19/mo - $699/mo |
| Free migrations | Included | Included |
| Website | Included | Included |
| Email marketing | Included | Included |
| Online courses | Included | Not included |
| Digital products | Included | Included |
| Webinars | Included | Included |
| Coaching | Included | Not included |
| Community | Included | Not included |
| Landing pages | Included | Included |
| Blogging | Included | Not included |
| Affiliate marketing | Included | Not included |
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It comes down to what the two platforms let you, the entrepreneur, do.
With Podia, your subscribers, leads, customers, and products are connected. You don’t need to integrate with pricey ecommerce tools and we’ll keep things running smoothly behind the scenes.
Create segments and send emails based on custom tags, products purchased, membership tier, the amount spent, affiliate status, last active, sign-up date, and other helpful metrics.
Podia’s email dashboard shows you how many products you sold from a specific email and your total earnings for each of your email marketing campaigns – so you can see what’s working.
Using Podia Email has supported me in streamlining the way I connect with and stay in touch with my clients, students and community. Having the email service in-house, so to speak, with my courses and products creates ease and cohesiveness in my business. The visual editor is intuitive and easy to use - I am very happy with what I have been able to create thus far. I am thrilled to notice that not only have my open rates improved using Podia Email but my click rates have also improved!!
Podia and GetResponse are both email marketing tools for small business owners. GetResponse focuses primarily on email, SMS marketing, and web push notifications, while Podia covers all aspects of building an online business with courses, blogging, landing pages, and digital products built in.
Every creator has different needs, so to help you make the best choice for you, let’s see how Podia vs. GetResponse stack up.
Both Podia and GetResponse offer a range of plans to accommodate online businesses of all sizes.
With Podia, you’ll start by choosing a Mover or Shaker plan. (To see Podia in action, you can also start with a 30-day free trial!)
Mover: $39/month or $33/month when paid annually (5% transaction fee), includes your website, blog, landing pages, and customer chat messaging, plus unlimited digital products, unlimited courses, and our simple online course builder
Shaker: $89/month or $75/month when paid annually, no transaction fees, includes everything on the Mover plan plus affiliates
All Podia plans come with 100 email subscribers for free. You can send unlimited emails each month, and you get the full features of Podia email, including templates, automations, tagging, and segmentation.
You also have the option to add on email subscribers as you grow so you’re never paying for more than you need:
Up to 500 subscribers: $9/month
Up to 1,500 subscribers: $17/month
Up to 2,500 subscribers: $25/month
Up to 5,000 subscribers: $42/month
Up to 10,000 subscribers: $63/month
See the full pricing scale here.
GetResponse offers four different plans that each increase in price as you add on more subscribers. There are different features on each plan, so you’ll need to choose the service level as well as the number of contacts you have to see your monthly price.
GetResponse plans:
Free: Includes up to 500 subscribers, 2,500 email sends per month, and one landing page
Email Marketing: Starting at $19/month for 1,000 contacts, $29/month for 2,500 contacts, includes everything on the free plan plus unlimited email sends, unlimited landing pages, and basic segmentation
Marketing Automation: Starting at $59/month for 1,000 contacts, $69/month for 2,500 contacts, includes everything on the Email Marketing plan plus automation, advanced segmentation, promo codes, and webinars
Ecommerce Marketing: Starting at $119/month for 1,000 contacts, $139/month for 2,500 contacts, includes everything on the Marketing Automation plan plus ecommerce segmentation and abandoned cart recovery
Let’s assume you have 5,000 email subscribers. With Podia, you could use the Mover plan ($33/month, paid annually) and add 5,000 contacts for $34/month (paid annually).
For a total price of $67/month, you’d get unlimited email sends, segments, and automations, as well as your full website, unlimited landing pages, blogging, and the ability to sell digital products, courses, coaching, and webinars.
With GetResponse, you wouldn’t be eligible for the free plan. Here’s how much you’d pay for 5,000 contacts on GetResponse’s premium plans:
Email Marketing: $54/ month
Marketing Automation: $95/month
Ecommerce Marketing: $169/month
But remember, those prices are just for email marketing. All of GetResponse’s paid plans come with unlimited email sends, but advanced segmentation and automation are only available on the higher-priced Marketing Automation plan and above.
If you want to unlock ecommerce email marketing features, you’d need the top tier Ecommerce Marketing plan. You’ll also need to pay extra for an online course platform to host your content, and you’ll need to build your website and blog on a separate platform which could have additional costs. Not to mention the time it takes to manage all those integrations.
Podia and GetResponse have automations so you can connect with potential clients whenever they complete an action, like signing up for a newsletter.
GetResponse’s autoresponder tool is available on the Email Marketing plan and above, and marketing automations and event-based automations are available on the Marketing Automation plan and up.
Podia allows customers to use email campaigns and automations on all plans. You can create welcome sequences, sales funnels, nurture campaigns, and other campaigns so you can communicate with your audience on autopilot, even if you’re away from your computer.
Segments and tags can help you keep your email list organized. When you have an announcement or update you’d like to share, you can use segments and tags to specify who your email should go to.
With Podia, you can add tags to your subscribers and create custom segments on all plans. You can also filter your list based on products purchased, waitlist status, time since last active, past email activity, opt-in form, total amount spent with your business, and other details. Podia tracks all that information for you so it’s ready to go in your account.
With GetResponse, you can filter your contacts based on demographic information on the free plan, and you can add more specific segments based on tags, events, or lead magnets on higher-tiered plans.
Podia and GetResponse both include a free no-code website tool so you can create a home base for your online business.
Podia’s user-friendly website builder includes dozens of pre-designed sections that you can adjust, customize, and make your own. You also have full control over your fonts, colors, spacing, and layouts, and you can set up unlimited pages for whatever your business needs.
You automatically get a sales page for each product you create, and you can make as many email opt-in landing pages as you like. Podia websites also come with a customer live chat feature you can enable if you like.
And because Podia is a one-stop-shop, your global colors that you set for your website will also be available in your email builder so you can make sure your messages have cohesive branding, and you can add full blog posts to your emails and campaigns with just a click.
GetResponse has a drag-and-drop website builder with website templates and an AI builder option. You can design your site using pre-built sections but there are some limitations to GetResonse’s website tool on the free plan. The free plan limits your website to 10 subpages and 5GB of bandwidth. You only get one landing page and customer live chat isn’t available until you sign up for a paid plan.
With Podia, your email, courses, digital products, and marketing software are automatically connected.
Here are just a few of the types of digital products you can build and sell on Podia:
Digital downloads, like ebooks, printables, checklists, and files
Self-paced and cohort courses, drip email courses, course subscriptions
Live, replay, and pre-recorded webinars
Coaching sessions
Product bundles and upsells
You can use Stripe or PayPal as your payment processor, and you can also offer free products, product waitlists, coupons, and lead magnets.
Every product you create on Podia has a sales page and checkout page associated with it, so you won’t have to pay extra for pricey page-building tools or worry about interconnecting your payment gateways, email, website, and products.
Podia also includes affiliate management functionality so happy customers can promote your products in exchange for a percentage of each sale.
GetResponse includes a storefront and electronic file delivery on the Email Marketing plan and above, but you can only connect payment processors like Stripe and PayPal on the Marketing Automation plan and above.
This means the Email Marketing option is suitable for delivering free products and lead magnets, but you’ll need the Marketing Automation or Ecommerce Automation plan to sell access to your products. Plus, if you’re selling an online course or community access, you’ll need an additional tool for housing your content.
Both Podia and GetResponse include email support for all customers and live chat support for paying members. Podia users get expert help docs, blog articles, free training courses, guides, video tutorials, and access to our welcoming Podia Community on all plans. GetResponse users get blog articles, resources, and access to tutorial webinars.
Because Podia is an all-in-one platform for managing your email, website, and digital products, you only need to work with one support team if you get stuck. You won’t have to worry about different platforms blaming each other for issues that arise, and you’ll get all the help you need from a support agent who knows the entire platform inside and out.
If you’re looking for an email service that automatically connects with the rest of your creative work, give Podia a try today. You can try out all of Podia’s features free for 30 days and scale up as you grow. Our team will be here cheering you on every step of the way.
Join the 150,000+ creators who use Podia to create websites, sell digital products, send great emails, and build online businesses.
Podia is an all-in-one platform where you can run your website, online store, and email marketing, as well as your blog, landing pages, affiliates, and everything else. You can sell online courses, downloads, coaching, webinars, community, or any other kind of digital product you want, and you can see all your customer and sales information under one roof.
You sure can! Podia has a 30-day free trial so you can make sure Podia is the right fit for you. You can test all the features, so you're free to set up your website, blog, email list, and products without spending a dime. Start your free trial today to see for yourself!
Podia Email is an optional add-on that you can use with any Podia plan. Your first 100 subscribers are free, and all Podia Email users get unlimited email sends, automations, campaigns, newsletters, email templates, segmentation, and audience tagging.
Podia Email is automatically connected to your website, landing pages, and products, and you don’t need to manage any integrations. Plus, you can see your customer data – like products purchased, lead magnet opt-ins, and email engagement – all in one place. Learn more about Podia Email here.
Yes! We offer free product migrations on all Mover and Shaker plans. We also offer free email migrations on all paid Podia Email plans. Learn more about Podia’s free migrations here.