A Belgian alternative to MailerLite
Yes. For Belgian and European businesses that send system mail alongside their newsletters, 2Mail is a Belgian alternative to MailerLite: campaigns, SMTP relay and REST API on one platform, on its own servers in Belgium, priced per sending domain and with phone support in your language. If you need a free entry tier or mainly build landing pages and automations, MailerLite is probably still the better fit.
MailerLite is an email marketing platform based in Lithuania, aimed according to its own website at small businesses and freelancers. The search for an alternative rarely starts with the newsletter itself. It starts with what grows around it: the web shop sending order confirmations, the CRM mailing quotes, the accounting package sending invoices. That mail does not belong in a campaign tool, but it still has to arrive just as reliably.
Then there is the price per subscriber. While the list is small, that is fine; once it grows, you also pay for the addresses you only write to a few times a year. Anyone who would rather pay per sent volume and per domain, and have someone in their own language on the phone when something goes wrong, starts looking further at that point.
Why companies switch from MailerLite to 2Mail
Own servers in Belgium, support in your language
2Mail runs on its own servers in Belgium: sending, storage, statistics and open and click tracking stay inside the EU, with a data processing agreement on request. Support in English, Dutch and French on +32 9 328 03 83, from Zelzate, with IP warm-up and personal follow-up included.
Priced per sending domain, not per subscriber
2Mail charges per volume tier (from 1,000 to 250,000 emails per month) and per sending domain. No price per subscriber, no price per email, no setup fee. A list of 15,000 addresses you mail every two months is billed on what you actually send. The current tiers are on the pricing page.
Campaigns, SMTP and API on one platform
You build your newsletter with the drag and drop template builder and list segmentation. You connect your shop, CRM or accounting package over SMTP on port 587 or through the REST API, with its own login or API key per application that you can revoke separately. Signed webhooks report delivery, bounce and open events to your own software.
Per-message visibility and automatic bounce processing
Besides statistics per campaign, 2Mail logs every delivery, bounce and rejection per message, with a real-time dashboard per domain. Bounces are processed automatically and you set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC in one click from the dashboard. A customer calling about a missing invoice is helped with a single lookup.
MailerLite and 2Mail side by side
MailerLite is a email marketing platform based in Lithuania. Below are the points on which an email platform really differs in practice. The MailerLite column only reflects what the brand publishes itself; always check the current terms on its own website.
| Criterion | MailerLite | 2Mail |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters and data location | Lithuania; processing inside the EU according to its own website | Belgium (JAAN bv, Zelzate); own servers in Belgium, processing and storage inside the EU |
| Pricing model | Subscription based on the number of subscribers, according to its website | Per volume tier and per sending domain; no price per email, no setup fee |
| Sending channel (SMTP, API, campaigns) | Campaigns; transactional email through a separate product according to its website | Campaigns, SMTP relay (port 587) and REST API with signed webhooks, on one platform |
| Support and language | Mainly in English, via email or chat according to its website | Phone and email in EN, NL and FR; IP warm-up and personal follow-up included |
| Authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) | SPF and DKIM configurable according to its documentation | SPF, DKIM and DMARC in one click from the dashboard |
| Per-message visibility | Reporting per campaign according to its website | Per-message log: delivery, bounce, rejection, open and click; real-time dashboard per domain |
Information about MailerLite is general and may change; 2Mail is not affiliated with this brand. Brand names belong to their respective owners.
Switching from MailerLite to 2Mail
A migration is not a big bang. These three steps keep your deliverability intact while you move.
Set up your domain and authentication
Add your sending domain in the 2Mail dashboard and publish the SPF, DKIM and DMARC records it gives you. Leave the MailerLite records in place until your last campaign has gone out there; two senders in one SPF record is normal.
Export and import your list, with opt-in proof
Export your subscribers from MailerLite with subscription date and source, and import only the confirmed, active addresses. Unsubscribed and bouncing addresses stay behind. That way you take your proof of consent with you and start with a clean list.
Build up sending gradually
A new sending route has no reputation yet at Gmail and Outlook. Start with your most engaged segment and build volume over a few sends; 2Mail guides the IP warm-up and follows up personally during the first weeks.
Who is 2Mail the better choice for — and who isn't it for?
2Mail suits you if…
- Belgian SMEs and web shops that send order confirmations, invoices or CRM email alongside a newsletter and want to do it from one platform
- Anyone with a growing list who does not mail weekly and prefers paying per sending volume and domain rather than per subscriber
- Anyone who wants someone on the phone in English, Dutch or French who knows their domain when a delivery problem comes up
Stay with MailerLite if…
- Anyone who needs a free entry tier: 2Mail works with a subscription per volume tier and a minimum term of 12 months
- Anyone who mainly uses MailerLite's landing pages, forms and marketing automations and sends little system mail
Other comparisons
Looking for an alternative to another platform? Same exercise, always with the facts side by side.