Comparison

AWeber vs EmailOctopus

AWeber lands on Depends, and EmailOctopus lands on Worth it.

AWeber

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you want dead-simple, reliable email marketing with a genuinely useful free tier of 2,500 subscribers.

Worth it

Confidence: High

Buy if you run a newsletter or small-business list and want the cheapest reliable sender available.

AWeber versus EmailOctopus
Compare	AWeber	EmailOctopus
Verdict	Depends	Worth it
Best for	Solo creators and bloggers	Newsletter creators
Who it's not for	Price-sensitive senders with large lists	E-commerce stores needing Klaviyo-grade segmentation
Privacy	Core product has a responsible-disclosure program and GDPR terms, but its WordPress plugins have had authorization CVEs, and a past breach plus leaked credentials are reported.^⁷	Core platform claims GDPR compliance; no core-platform CVEs found. 2025 XSS CVEs affected its WordPress plugin only.^⁸
Support quality	Trustpilot users call support exceptional	Trustpilot 5/5; users mention friendly support
Public sentiment	Users consistently praise ease of use, deliverability, and support, but complain loudly about price hikes and billing practices.^⁴	Users praise the low cost, simplicity, and clean templates; gripes center on feature limits, strict compliance checks, and occasional deliverability.¹⁵
Biggest gotcha	Grandfathered pricing removed . legacy customers saw bills jump, one reported +$85/month.^⁴	Pricing counts subscribed contacts . stale or duplicate addresses inflate your bill; clean lists regularly