Drip vs Flodesk
Side-by-side plans, pricing, and feature gates for Drip and Flodesk, verified . Both are primarily email marketing tools.
Plans side by side
Every published plan from each vendor, with the headline monthly anchor price. Some prices scale with subscriber count or seats; full detail lives on each tool's page.
Drip
- Standard
Most popular: $39/mo at 2.5k contacts
$39/mo
Flodesk
- Free
Unlimited active subscribers, no trial gate
Free - Lite
Up to 25,000 subscribers, unlimited sends, 1 seat
$25/mo - Pro
Most popular: unlimited workflows, 2 seats, advanced analytics
$28/mo - Everything
Email plus integrated checkouts, sales pages, and subscriptions
$54/mo
Limits at the entry paid tier
Compares Standard (Drip) against Lite (Flodesk). Both are the lowest-priced non-free, non-custom plan on each side.
| Limit | Drip | Flodesk |
|---|---|---|
| Contacts | 2,500 contacts (entry tier; scales) | 25,000 subscribers |
| Team seats | · | 1 |
| Workflows | 50 | · |
When Drip wins
- E-commerce stores on Shopify, BigCommerce, or WooCommerce running flows on customer behavior
- Small to mid stores graduating from Mailchimp's e-commerce features
Where Drip is the wrong fit
- B2B marketers (use ActiveCampaign or Customer.io)
- Creators running newsletters (use Kit or beehiiv)
- Buyers who need to know full pricing before signup
When Flodesk wins
- Visual creators (designers, course creators, photographers) who care about how emails look
- Solo operators who value templates and speed over deep automation
- Brands prioritizing aesthetics over data and behavioral targeting
Where Flodesk is the wrong fit
- Teams needing deep behavioral automation (use ActiveCampaign or Customer.io)
- B2B sales orgs (use HubSpot or Pipedrive)
- High-volume senders who would hit the 255,000 subscriber cap
Common questions
- Is Drip cheaper than Flodesk?
- At the entry tier, Flodesk starts at Free versus Drip at $39/mo. Flodesk is cheaper at the entry. Pricing scales differently above that, so check the full plan grid.
- Does Drip or Flodesk have a free plan?
- Only Flodesk has a permanent free plan. Drip only offers a free trial.
Drip: https://www.drip.com/pricing · Flodesk: https://flodesk.com/pricing
Last verified . Pricing changes between refreshes; confirm at the vendor before purchasing.