Kit vs MailerLite
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-28
Kit edges out MailerLite overall, scoring 37 to 32, and shows up slightly more often too, 29 of 59 answers versus 27 of 59. Kit leads with Claude (45 vs 40) and ChatGPT (37 vs 24), while MailerLite does better with Perplexity (32 vs 28). Both get named in every answer for best free email marketing tools, best email marketing platforms, and best alternative to Mailchimp. Head-to-head, they're tied in 12 questions, with Kit ahead in 4 and MailerLite ahead in 4. Neither shows up for developer API or deliverability questions.
Head to head
| metric | Kit | MailerLite |
|---|---|---|
| score | 37 | 32 |
| questions won | 12 | 14 |
By assistant
Kit
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 37 | 47% of answers | #2.8 |
| Claude | 45 | 60% of answers | #3.3 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 28 | 40% of answers | #4.0 |
MailerLite
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 24 | 32% of answers | #3.0 |
| Claude | 40 | 60% of answers | #4.3 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 32 | 45% of answers | #3.8 |
Where they differ
Only Kit gets named for
nothing exclusive
Only MailerLite gets named for
- What's the best email marketing platform that integrates with my CRM?
- What's the best email marketing platform for an ecommerce store?
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Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full Email marketing platforms leaderboard