Lighthouse review 73/100 on verified data
Lighthouse is a newsletter platform: Toolkit for makers to build waitlist pages with survey questions, send newsletters, collect feedback and analyse signup answers with AI.
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
- Score (rank 17 of 27)
- 73/100
- Coverage (5 of 8 criteria)
- 75%
- From, per month
- $19
- Free plan
- No
Paid plans start at $19 per month billed monthly on the Starter plan, and there is no free plan, but a 7-day free trial.
Lighthouse has a public API.
In our newsletter platforms ranking Lighthouse scores 73/100, rank 17 of 27, based on 5 of 8 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
Lighthouse at a glance
- Pricing model
- Paid only source, Oct 14, 2026
- Cheapest paid plan
- Starter: $19/mo source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free plan
- No source, Oct 14, 2026
- Free trial
- 7 days source, Oct 14, 2026
- Public API
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Data export
- Waitlist data as CSV (Pro) source, Oct 14, 2026
Lighthouse plans
Starter
$19per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $19
- Billed yearly
- Not stated
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
- 1,000 emails per month
Pro
$29per month, billed monthly
- Billed monthly
- $29
- Billed yearly
- Not stated
- Charged per
- per workspace
Published limits
None stated
Prices in USD per month, before tax. Read from the vendor's pricing page on Oct 14, 2026. "Not stated" means the page does not publish it.
Full Lighthouse pricing and plan limitsHow Lighthouse scores
Score
73/100
Rank #17 of 27
Coverage 75%
5 of 8 criteria. Ranked at 60% or more.
Entry price
69/100
Weight 33%$19/month billed monthly on Starter (scored on the monthly price) source
Free plan or trial
60/100
Weight 20%Free trial (7 days), no free plan source
Pricing transparency
93/100
Weight 13%2 of 2 plans have a public price source
Verified features
60/100
Weight 20%3 of 9 tracked features verified: custom domain, landing pages and forms, open and click analytics source
API, integrations and export
100/100
Weight 13%public API, documented data export source
Cost at 1,000 subscriberscategory criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Free plan limitscategory criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Paid subscriptionscategory criterion
Excluded
Weight –No published data: left out, the other criteria are re-weighted.
Lighthouse features
- Custom domain
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Landing pages and forms
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
- Open and click analytics
- Yes source, Oct 14, 2026
8 more details we track are not published by the vendor or not verified yet (shown as – in tables). How we verify
Lighthouse alternatives
| # | Tool | Score | Coverage | From, billed monthly | From, billed yearly | Free plan | Integrations | Public API | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Flodesk | 98/100 | 75%5 of 8 criteria | Free | Free | Yes | – | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  Sender | 98/100 | 85%6 of 8 criteria | Not offered | $9/mo | Yes, 2,500 subscribers | – | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  Brevo | 98/100 | 75%5 of 8 criteria | $9/mo | Not offered | Yes | 150 | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  notifuse | 93/100 | 85%6 of 8 criteria | $16/mo | $24.17/mo | Yes, unlimited emails per month | – | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  EmailOctopus | 92/100 | 85%6 of 8 criteria | Not offered | $9/mo | Yes, 2,500 subscribers | 1,000 | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the vendor page it was read from (hover for the check date). Coverage is the share of the scorecard's weight with verified data, and "N of M criteria" how many criteria the score is based on; a tool is ranked at 60% or more.
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Questions, answered from the data
How much does Lighthouse cost?
Paid plans start at $19 per month billed monthly on the Starter plan, according to Lighthouse's pricing page (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Lighthouse have a free plan?
No: Lighthouse has no free plan, but a 7-day free trial (checked Oct 14, 2026).
Does Lighthouse have an API?
Yes, a public API is documented (checked Oct 14, 2026).
How does Lighthouse score?
In our newsletter platforms ranking Lighthouse scores 73/100, rank 17 of 27, based on 5 of 8 criteria (75% of the scorecard weight backed by verified data).
What are the best Lighthouse alternatives?
By our scorecard the top-ranked alternatives are Flodesk (98/100), Sender (98/100) and Brevo (98/100).
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Pricing last read Oct 14, 2026. Vendors change prices; the linked page is the final word.