Best offer on record: Free Plan (standing, no credit card required). 6 verified findings, checked 2026-10-22.
Offers
Free Plan (standing, no credit card required) high confidence
Per official pricing page (fetched 2026-10-22): $0/mo, up to 250 active subscribers, 2,500 emails/month, 3 active automations (5 steps each), 3 active forms, 2 user seats, 1 website + 1 landing page, 1 digital product/booking, all 3 email editors, 100+ integrations, MCP for Claude/ChatGPT, knowledge-base support only. Explicitly 'No credit card required'. API/MCP/Webhooks are 'Limited' on Free (no API sending). No stated time limit — standing tier.
Eligibility
Anyone worldwide; no credit card required; no .edu or org proof. Region limits not documented on the page.
How to claim
1) Go to mailerlite.com and sign up (email-based, no CC). 2) Account lands on Free plan automatically. 3) Import/capture up to 250 subscribers via forms; send up to 2,500 email campaigns/automations per month.
Expiry
None — Free plan is a permanent tier, no expiry date documented.
Gotchas
Do not use the legacy numbers '1,000 subscribers / up to 12,000 emails/mo' — superseded; current Free is 250/2,500. MailerLite logo remains on email; no report exports, no custom domain permissions, KB-only support. Automation cap is 3 active x 5 steps. API/MCP access is limited on Free and excludes sending.
14-day Premium trial (no credit card required) high confidence
Every new MailerLite account gets 14 days to try premium features (Comfort/Power-level features: 50 automations, more forms/sites, paid-plan features). No credit card required. When the trial ends, premium features lock but 'none of your data including subscribers, automations, forms, sites will be removed'. Paid plans start at $12/mo (Comfort, $25/mo Power; annual billing saves 10%).
Eligibility
All new accounts; no CC required; no documented region or org limits.
How to claim
1) Sign up for a new account — trial applies automatically, nothing to request. 2) Use premium features for 14 days. 3) If not upgrading, account reverts to Free plan limits.
Expiry
14 days from account creation; then premium features unavailable unless upgraded.
Gotchas
This is a trial, not a free tier — after 14 days you drop to Free (250 subs / 2,500 emails/mo) or must pay. Data is retained, not deleted. No CC required at start; upgrade later can add billing.
API front: Limited on Free, sending paid-only; no free API credits; no SMS/Push/Chat product high confidence
Pricing FAQ: 'Email sending via the API and MCP server is available on paid plans' and 'On Free, API and MCP access is limited and doesn't include sending'. Free users can still make API/MCP/webhook requests (e.g., manage subscribers) within limits. Paid plans from $12/mo. MailerLite's only messaging front is email — no SMS, push, or chat product/API exists, so 'SMS, Push & Chat APIs' fronts have no offer here. API docs at developer.mailerlite.com sit behind login. No free tier of API sending credits exists.
Eligibility
API key available on all plans; API sending requires a paid plan (Comfort $12/mo+). No CC required for Free (read/manage only).
How to claim
1) Create an API key in the account (see help article 'MailerLite API key, Group ID, and documentation'). 2) Free plan: read/manage endpoints only. 3) To send email via API/MCP: upgrade to paid.
Expiry
n/a — follows plan; no credit expiry since no free send credits exist.
Gotchas
Do not assume the 2,500 free email sends can be dispatched via API — sending via API/MCP is paid-only. 'Limited' is not quantified on the public page (rate limits live in login-gated docs).
No student/education license (verified absence) medium confidence
No education offer found on the official site: mailerlite.com/education returns HTTP 404; the pricing page and help center index contain no student, educator, or .edu discount of any kind. There is no .edu email requirement or education license to claim — students get only the standard Free plan (250 subs / 2,500 emails/mo).
Eligibility
n/a — no program exists.
How to claim
Nothing to claim; a student should sign up for the standard Free plan.
Expiry
n/a
Gotchas
Absence verified on official surfaces only; this session's WebSearch budget was exhausted, so a third-party student-discount portal cannot be fully ruled out.
No startup program (verified absence) medium confidence
No startup offer found: mailerlite.com/startup returns HTTP 404; no startup discount, funding cap, or application form on the pricing page or help center. The only discount programs MailerLite documents are: 30% nonprofit discount (proof required, e.g., US IRS certificate or EU government NGO document; only one discount at a time) and 10% off annual billing. A startup simply uses the standard Free plan or paid plans; the nonprofit 30% discount is out of scope for students/startups.
Eligibility
n/a — no program exists.
How to claim
Nothing to claim for startups.
Expiry
n/a
Gotchas
Nonprofit 30% is the closest org-type program but is not free and not for startups/students; discounts don't stack.
Adjacency (out of scope): 30% nonprofit discount + 10% annual-billing discount high confidence
For completeness: nonprofit organizations get 30% off paid plans — indicate nonprofit status during the approval application and submit proof (US IRS certificate or EU government document) via support. Annual billing saves 10%. 'We can only apply one discount at a time.' Neither is a free offer and neither targets students or startups.
Eligibility
Registered nonprofit (US/EU proof); not for students/startups.
How to claim
Contact support with nonprofit proof; select annual billing.
Expiry
n/a
Gotchas
Not a free offer; single-discount rule; proof required.
The previously circulated free-tier numbers — 1,000 subscribers and up to 12,000 emails/month — are outdated. MailerLite restructured its plans (old Growth-plan era) so the current Free tier is 250 active subscribers / 2,500 emails/month / 3 active automations, confirmed on the official pricing page on 2026-10-22. No education license, startup program, or free API-send-credit program exists for MailerLite as of 2025-2026; /education and /startup URLs 404 and nothing is mentioned on the pricing or help-center pages. MailerLite has no SMS/Push/Chat front — email only. Caveat: this session's WebSearch budget was exhausted mid-research, so absence claims rest on direct inspection of official MailerLite pages (pricing, help index, 404 checks) rather than a full web sweep; a small third-party student-discount listing cannot be completely ruled out.