LearnDash - ConvertKit vs MailPoet
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| Feature | LearnDash - ConvertKit v1.4.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | MailPoet v5.43.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 500,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 20, 2026 |
| Editions | LearnDash - ConvertKit ($) | MailPoet · MailPoet Premium ($) |
| Pros | Course enrolment and progress tags in ConvertKit; Subscriber form shortcode and widget; Subscription status shown on user profiles | Newsletter editor with responsive templates; Sign-up forms and new post notifications; WooCommerce integration for shop emails; Usage analytics is off by default |
| Cons | Commercial licence key needed for updates and support; ConvertKit only; no other email service; Creates a tag for each lesson, topic and quiz, which can clutter ConvertKit | Sending goes through the MailPoet sending service; Captcha on forms loads Google or Cloudflare scripts when enabled; Some features need a paid MailPoet key |
| Mentioned in our posts | — | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Tags on course enrolment and group access ($), Tags on lesson, topic and quiz completion ($), Subscribe form shown on course status page ($), Course ConvertKit tag synced on course save ($), ld_convertkit_subscriber_form shortcode ($), Subscriber form widget ($), Subscription status on user profile ($) | Sign-up forms, Automatic emails such as welcome and post notifications, WooCommerce email editor integration, Email open and click tracking, Subscriber tracking consent capture, Captcha on sign-up forms |
| Integrations | ||
| ConvertKit ($) | MailPoet sending service | |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | LearnDash ($) | — |
| Other | Real Big Plugins licence server ($) | Google reCAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile |
| Requires WordPress | 4.8.0 | 7.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.1.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | api.convertkit.com | bridge.mailpoet.com, challenges.cloudflare.com, www.google.com |
| Blocks | — | 5 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |