440 lines
21 KiB
TypeScript
440 lines
21 KiB
TypeScript
import {ComparisonTable, FAQSection, Footer, Navbar} from '../../components';
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import {motion} from 'framer-motion';
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import {DASHBOARD_URI, WIKI_URI} from '../../lib/constants';
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import React from 'react';
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import Link from 'next/link';
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import {NextSeo} from 'next-seo';
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import {ArrowRight, Code2, DollarSign, Globe, PackageOpen, Users, Zap} from 'lucide-react';
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import type {ComparisonRow} from '../../components/ComparisonTable';
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import type {FAQ} from '../../components/FAQSection';
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const comparisonData: ComparisonRow[] = [
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{feature: 'Pricing Model', plunk: 'Pay per email', competitor: 'Pay per subscriber'},
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{feature: 'Open Source', plunk: true, competitor: false},
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{feature: 'Self-Hostable', plunk: true, competitor: false},
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{feature: 'Free Tier', plunk: '1,000 emails/month', competitor: '1,000 subscribers'},
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{feature: 'Transactional Emails', plunk: true, competitor: true},
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{feature: 'Marketing Campaigns', plunk: true, competitor: true},
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{feature: 'Workflow Automation', plunk: true, competitor: true},
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{feature: 'Drag-and-Drop Builder', plunk: 'Basic', competitor: 'Advanced'},
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{feature: 'API Quality', plunk: 'Modern REST', competitor: 'Good REST'},
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{feature: 'Developer Experience', plunk: 'Excellent', competitor: 'Good'},
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];
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const faqs: FAQ[] = [
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{
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question: 'What is the main difference between Plunk and MailerLite?',
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answer:
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"The main difference is that Plunk is open-source and self-hostable, while MailerLite is proprietary SaaS. Plunk uses pay-per-email pricing versus MailerLite's pay-per-subscriber model. Both are developer-friendly, but Plunk is API-first with full code transparency, while MailerLite focuses more on visual email builders with good API support.",
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},
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{
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question: 'Is Plunk more expensive than MailerLite?',
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answer:
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'It depends on your usage pattern. MailerLite charges based on subscriber count (e.g., $10/month for 1,000 subscribers), while Plunk charges per email sent. If you have a large subscriber list but send infrequently, Plunk is typically cheaper. If you email your entire list frequently, costs are similar. The key difference is predictability: Plunk only charges for actual usage.',
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},
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{
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question: 'Can I self-host Plunk unlike MailerLite?',
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answer:
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'Yes. Plunk is open-source (AGPL-3.0) and can be self-hosted using Docker. This gives you full control over your data, infrastructure costs, and compliance requirements. MailerLite is cloud-only with no self-hosting option. Self-hosting is ideal for privacy-sensitive use cases or cost optimization at scale.',
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},
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{
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question: 'Does Plunk have a drag-and-drop builder like MailerLite?',
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answer:
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"Plunk has a basic email editor, but most users manage templates using HTML/code for full control, version control, and reusability. MailerLite excels at visual drag-and-drop building for non-technical users. If you're a developer who prefers code-based templates, Plunk is better. If you need rich visual builders for marketers, MailerLite is better.",
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},
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{
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question: "How does Plunk's API compare to MailerLite?",
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answer:
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"Both have modern REST APIs, but Plunk's API is designed with developers as the primary user. Plunk prioritizes API-first workflows, making it easier to integrate email into your application. MailerLite has a good API but is built UI-first with API as secondary. For programmatic email sending and automation, Plunk offers a superior developer experience.",
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},
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];
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/**
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* Plunk vs MailerLite comparison page
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*/
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export default function MailerliteComparison() {
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return (
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<>
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<NextSeo
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title="MailerLite Alternative: Open-Source & Self-Hostable | Plunk"
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description="The truly developer-first MailerLite alternative. Open-source, self-hostable, pay per email not per subscriber. Modern API, full transparency."
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canonical="https://www.useplunk.com/vs/mailerlite"
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openGraph={{
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title: 'MailerLite Alternative: Open-Source & Self-Hostable | Plunk',
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description:
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'The truly developer-first MailerLite alternative. Open-source, self-hostable, pay per email not per subscriber.',
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url: 'https://www.useplunk.com/vs/mailerlite',
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images: [{url: 'https://www.useplunk.com/assets/card.png', alt: 'Plunk vs MailerLite'}],
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}}
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/>
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<Navbar />
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<main className={'mx-auto max-w-7xl px-8 sm:px-0'}>
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{/* Hero Section */}
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<section className={'relative py-32 sm:py-48'}>
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<div
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className={
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'absolute inset-0 -z-10 h-full w-full bg-white bg-[linear-gradient(to_right,#e5e7eb_1px,transparent_1px),linear-gradient(to_bottom,#e5e7eb_1px,transparent_1px)] bg-[size:4rem_4rem] [mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse_80%_50%_at_50%_0%,#000_70%,transparent_110%)]'
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}
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/>
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<motion.div
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initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}}
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animate={{opacity: 1, y: 0}}
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transition={{duration: 0.7, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}}
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className={'mx-auto max-w-4xl text-center'}
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>
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<div
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className={
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'mb-6 inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full border border-neutral-200 bg-white px-4 py-2'
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}
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>
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<span className={'text-sm text-neutral-600'}>Comparing</span>
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<span className={'text-sm font-semibold text-neutral-900'}>Plunk vs MailerLite</span>
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</div>
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<h1 className={'text-6xl font-bold tracking-tight text-neutral-900 sm:text-7xl lg:text-8xl text-balance'}>
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Open-source alternative
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<br />
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for MailerLite
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</h1>
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<p className={'mx-auto mt-8 max-w-2xl text-xl text-neutral-600'}>
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MailerLite is developer-friendly. Plunk is developer-FIRST. Open-source, self-hostable, with API-first
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design and pay-as-you-go pricing instead of subscriber tiers.
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</p>
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<div className={'mt-12 flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-4'}>
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<motion.a
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whileHover={{scale: 1.02}}
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whileTap={{scale: 0.98}}
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href={`${DASHBOARD_URI}/auth/signup`}
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className={
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'group rounded-lg bg-neutral-900 px-8 py-4 text-base font-semibold text-white shadow-lg shadow-neutral-900/10 transition hover:bg-neutral-800'
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}
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>
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<span className={'flex items-center gap-2'}>
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Get started free
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<ArrowRight className="h-4 w-4 transition-transform group-hover:translate-x-1" />
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</span>
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</motion.a>
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<Link
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href={WIKI_URI}
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target={'_blank'}
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className={
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'rounded-lg border border-neutral-300 bg-white px-8 py-4 text-base font-semibold text-neutral-900 transition hover:border-neutral-400'
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}
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>
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View documentation
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</Link>
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</div>
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</motion.div>
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</section>
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{/* Pricing Model Comparison */}
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<section className={'py-32'}>
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<motion.div
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initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}}
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whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}}
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viewport={{once: true}}
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transition={{duration: 0.7, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}}
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className={'mb-16 text-center'}
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>
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<h2 className={'text-5xl font-bold tracking-tight text-neutral-900 text-balance'}>
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Open Source Meets Developer Experience
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</h2>
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<p className={'mt-4 text-lg text-neutral-600'}>Pay for emails sent, not subscribers stored</p>
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</motion.div>
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<div className={'grid gap-8 lg:grid-cols-2'}>
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<motion.div
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initial={{opacity: 0, x: -20}}
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whileInView={{opacity: 1, x: 0}}
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viewport={{once: true}}
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transition={{duration: 0.7, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}}
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className={'rounded-2xl border-2 border-neutral-900 bg-white p-10'}
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>
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<div className={'mb-4 inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-neutral-900 px-4 py-1.5'}>
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<span className={'text-sm font-semibold text-white'}>Plunk</span>
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</div>
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<h3 className={'mt-6 text-2xl font-bold text-neutral-900'}>Pay per email sent</h3>
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<p className={'mt-3 leading-relaxed text-neutral-600'}>
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Pay-as-you-go pricing. Open-source and self-hostable for full control.
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</p>
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<div className={'mt-6 text-4xl font-bold text-neutral-900'}>Pay-as-you-go</div>
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<div className={'mt-8 space-y-3'}>
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<div className={'flex items-center gap-3 text-sm text-neutral-600'}>
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<div className={'h-5 w-5 rounded-full bg-neutral-900 flex items-center justify-center'}>
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<div className={'h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-white'} />
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</div>
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<span>Unlimited contacts, no subscriber fees</span>
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</div>
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<div className={'flex items-center gap-3 text-sm text-neutral-600'}>
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<div className={'h-5 w-5 rounded-full bg-neutral-900 flex items-center justify-center'}>
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<div className={'h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-white'} />
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</div>
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<span>Self-host or use our cloud</span>
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</div>
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<div className={'flex items-center gap-3 text-sm text-neutral-600'}>
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<div className={'h-5 w-5 rounded-full bg-neutral-900 flex items-center justify-center'}>
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<div className={'h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-white'} />
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</div>
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<span>Full code transparency (AGPL-3.0)</span>
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</div>
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</div>
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</motion.div>
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<motion.div
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initial={{opacity: 0, x: 20}}
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whileInView={{opacity: 1, x: 0}}
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viewport={{once: true}}
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transition={{duration: 0.7, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}}
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className={'rounded-2xl border border-neutral-200 bg-neutral-50 p-10'}
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>
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<div className={'mb-4 inline-flex items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-neutral-200 px-4 py-1.5'}>
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<span className={'text-sm font-semibold text-neutral-900'}>MailerLite</span>
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</div>
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<h3 className={'mt-6 text-2xl font-bold text-neutral-900'}>Pay per subscriber count</h3>
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<p className={'mt-3 leading-relaxed text-neutral-600'}>
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Monthly subscription based on total subscribers. Proprietary cloud-only platform.
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</p>
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<div className={'mt-6 text-4xl font-bold text-neutral-900'}>From $10/month</div>
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<div className={'mt-8 space-y-3'}>
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<div className={'flex items-center gap-3 text-sm text-neutral-600'}>
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<div className={'h-5 w-5 rounded-full bg-neutral-300 flex items-center justify-center'}>
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<div className={'h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-neutral-600'} />
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</div>
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<span>Pricing based on subscriber count</span>
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</div>
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<div className={'flex items-center gap-3 text-sm text-neutral-600'}>
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<div className={'h-5 w-5 rounded-full bg-neutral-300 flex items-center justify-center'}>
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<div className={'h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-neutral-600'} />
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</div>
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<span>Cloud-only, no self-hosting</span>
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</div>
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<div className={'flex items-center gap-3 text-sm text-neutral-600'}>
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<div className={'h-5 w-5 rounded-full bg-neutral-300 flex items-center justify-center'}>
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<div className={'h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-neutral-600'} />
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</div>
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<span>Proprietary closed-source code</span>
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</div>
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</div>
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</motion.div>
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</div>
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</section>
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{/* Key Advantages */}
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<section className={'py-32'}>
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<motion.div
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initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}}
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whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}}
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viewport={{once: true}}
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transition={{duration: 0.7, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}}
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className={'mb-20 text-center'}
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>
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<h2 className={'text-5xl font-bold tracking-tight text-neutral-900 text-balance'}>
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The Truly Developer-First Alternative
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</h2>
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</motion.div>
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<div className={'grid gap-px bg-neutral-200 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3'}>
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<motion.div
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initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}}
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whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}}
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viewport={{once: true}}
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transition={{duration: 0.5, delay: 0.1, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}}
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className={'group bg-white p-12 transition hover:bg-neutral-50'}
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>
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<div
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className={
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'flex h-12 w-12 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-neutral-900 text-white transition group-hover:scale-110'
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}
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>
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<PackageOpen className="h-5 w-5" />
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</div>
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<h3 className={'mt-6 text-xl font-semibold text-neutral-900'}>Open Source</h3>
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<p className={'mt-3 leading-relaxed text-neutral-600'}>
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AGPL-3.0 licensed. Inspect the code, contribute features, understand exactly how your platform works.
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MailerLite is proprietary.
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</p>
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</motion.div>
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<motion.div
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initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}}
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whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}}
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viewport={{once: true}}
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transition={{duration: 0.5, delay: 0.2, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}}
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className={'group bg-white p-12 transition hover:bg-neutral-50'}
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>
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<div
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className={
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'flex h-12 w-12 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-neutral-900 text-white transition group-hover:scale-110'
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}
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>
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<Code2 className="h-5 w-5" />
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</div>
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<h3 className={'mt-6 text-xl font-semibold text-neutral-900'}>API-First Design</h3>
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<p className={'mt-3 leading-relaxed text-neutral-600'}>
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Built for developers from day one. Modern REST API with comprehensive documentation. Integrate email
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into your product seamlessly.
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</p>
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</motion.div>
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<motion.div
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initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}}
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whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}}
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viewport={{once: true}}
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transition={{duration: 0.5, delay: 0.3, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}}
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className={'group bg-white p-12 transition hover:bg-neutral-50'}
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>
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<div
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className={
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'flex h-12 w-12 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-neutral-900 text-white transition group-hover:scale-110'
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}
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>
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<DollarSign className="h-5 w-5" />
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</div>
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<h3 className={'mt-6 text-xl font-semibold text-neutral-900'}>Pay per Email</h3>
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<p className={'mt-3 leading-relaxed text-neutral-600'}>
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Only pay for emails sent, not subscribers stored. Grow your contact list without worrying about tier
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upgrades or price increases.
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</p>
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</motion.div>
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<motion.div
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initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}}
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whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}}
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viewport={{once: true}}
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transition={{duration: 0.5, delay: 0.4, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}}
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className={'group bg-white p-12 transition hover:bg-neutral-50'}
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>
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<div
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className={
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'flex h-12 w-12 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-neutral-900 text-white transition group-hover:scale-110'
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}
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>
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<Globe className="h-5 w-5" />
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</div>
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<h3 className={'mt-6 text-xl font-semibold text-neutral-900'}>Self-Hostable</h3>
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<p className={'mt-3 leading-relaxed text-neutral-600'}>
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Deploy on your infrastructure with Docker. Full data ownership, compliance control, no vendor lock-in.
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MailerLite is cloud-only.
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</p>
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</motion.div>
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<motion.div
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initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}}
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whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}}
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viewport={{once: true}}
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transition={{duration: 0.5, delay: 0.5, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}}
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className={'group bg-white p-12 transition hover:bg-neutral-50'}
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>
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<div
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className={
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'flex h-12 w-12 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-neutral-900 text-white transition group-hover:scale-110'
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}
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>
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<Zap className="h-5 w-5" />
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</div>
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<h3 className={'mt-6 text-xl font-semibold text-neutral-900'}>Fast Setup</h3>
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<p className={'mt-3 leading-relaxed text-neutral-600'}>
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Start sending in 5 minutes. Simple authentication, clean API endpoints, comprehensive docs. No visual
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builder learning curve.
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</p>
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</motion.div>
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<motion.div
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initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}}
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whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}}
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viewport={{once: true}}
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transition={{duration: 0.5, delay: 0.6, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}}
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className={'group bg-white p-12 transition hover:bg-neutral-50'}
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>
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<div
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className={
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'flex h-12 w-12 items-center justify-center rounded-xl bg-neutral-900 text-white transition group-hover:scale-110'
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}
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>
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<Users className="h-5 w-5" />
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</div>
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<h3 className={'mt-6 text-xl font-semibold text-neutral-900'}>Unlimited Contacts</h3>
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<p className={'mt-3 leading-relaxed text-neutral-600'}>
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Store unlimited contacts without additional cost. Your database grows freely, pricing stays predictable
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based on emails sent.
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</p>
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</motion.div>
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</div>
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</section>
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{/* Feature Comparison */}
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<section className={'py-32'}>
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<motion.div
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initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}}
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whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}}
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viewport={{once: true}}
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transition={{duration: 0.7, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}}
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className={'mb-16 text-center'}
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>
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<h2 className={'text-5xl font-bold tracking-tight text-neutral-900 text-balance'}>Feature Comparison</h2>
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</motion.div>
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<ComparisonTable competitorName="MailerLite" rows={comparisonData} />
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</section>
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{/* FAQ */}
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<FAQSection faqs={faqs} schemaId="faq-schema-mailerlite" />
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{/* CTA */}
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<section className={'relative overflow-hidden border-t border-neutral-200 py-32'}>
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<div
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className={
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'absolute inset-0 -z-10 h-full w-full bg-white bg-[linear-gradient(to_right,#e5e7eb_1px,transparent_1px),linear-gradient(to_bottom,#e5e7eb_1px,transparent_1px)] bg-[size:4rem_4rem] [mask-image:radial-gradient(ellipse_80%_50%_at_50%_100%,#000_70%,transparent_110%)]'
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}
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/>
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<motion.div
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initial={{opacity: 0, y: 20}}
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whileInView={{opacity: 1, y: 0}}
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viewport={{once: true}}
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transition={{duration: 0.7, ease: [0.22, 1, 0.36, 1]}}
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className={'mx-auto max-w-3xl text-center'}
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>
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<h2 className={'text-5xl font-bold tracking-tight text-neutral-900 text-balance'}>
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Experience true developer-first email
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</h2>
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<p className={'mt-6 text-lg text-neutral-600'}>
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Join developers choosing open-source transparency and API-first design. Start free, no credit card
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required.
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</p>
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<div className={'mt-12 flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-4'}>
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<motion.a
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whileHover={{scale: 1.02}}
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whileTap={{scale: 0.98}}
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href={`${DASHBOARD_URI}/auth/signup`}
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className={
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'group rounded-lg bg-neutral-900 px-8 py-4 text-base font-semibold text-white transition hover:bg-neutral-800'
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}
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>
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<span className={'flex items-center gap-2'}>
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Get started free
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<ArrowRight className="h-4 w-4 transition-transform group-hover:translate-x-1" />
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</span>
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</motion.a>
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<Link
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href="/pricing"
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className={
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'rounded-lg border border-neutral-300 px-8 py-4 text-base font-semibold text-neutral-900 transition hover:border-neutral-400'
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}
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>
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View pricing
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</Link>
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</div>
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</motion.div>
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</section>
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</main>
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<Footer />
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</>
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);
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}
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