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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.
At a glanceCustomer.ioUserlist
At a glance
- Pricing
- Customer.io$100/mo (Essentials)
- Userlist$199/mo
- Pricing model
- Customer.ioPaid
- UserlistPaid
- Founded
- Customer.io2012
- Userlist2017
- Location
- Customer.io—
- UserlistRemote
- Bootstrapped
- Customer.io—
- UserlistYes
- Open source
- Customer.io—
- Userlist—
- Category
- Customer.ioMarketing Automation
- Userlist—
- Indie alternatives
- Customer.io4
- Userlist0
- Founders
- Customer.ioColin Nederkoorn, John Allison
- UserlistJane 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.
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