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Customer.io vs Userlist

Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.

Customer.io

Messaging across email, push, in-app.

Marketing AutomationPaid · $100/mo (Essentials)
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Userlist

Lifecycle email for SaaS, by a small team.

Paid · $199/moBootstrapped
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At a glanceCustomer.ioUserlist
Pricing
$100/mo (Essentials)
$199/mo
Pricing model
Paid
Paid
Founded
2012
2017
Location
Remote
Bootstrapped
Yes
Open source
Category
Marketing Automation
Indie alternatives
4
0
Founders
Colin Nederkoorn, John Allison
Jane Portman, Benedikt Deicke

Key differences

  • Pricing

    Customer.io starts cheaper at $100/mo (Essentials); Userlist starts at $199/mo.

  • Funding

    Userlist is bootstrapped; Customer.io is venture-backed.

  • Founded

    Customer.io (2012) is 5 years older than Userlist (2017).

  • Indie alternatives

    Customer.io has 4 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Userlist has 0.

Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.

Founders of Customer.io

  • Colin NederkoornCo-founder & CEO
  • John AllisonCo-founder

Founders of Userlist

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