# Email for startups that scales as fast as you do

Skip the stack of email tools. Send transactional and marketing email, automate lifecycle flows, and start free — then pay only for what you send.

## Common challenges

- Early-stage budgets can't justify a transactional provider plus a separate marketing suite plus an automation tool.
- Free tiers cap you at a few hundred contacts, forcing an upgrade before you've even found product-market fit.
- You need to move fast, but stitching together three email vendors eats engineering time you don't have.
- The cheap option today becomes the expensive one at scale, and migrating email providers mid-growth is painful.

## Why teams choose Bitelio

### One platform, every email

Transactional, marketing, and automation in a single account, so your small team is not juggling three dashboards and three bills.

### A genuinely generous free tier

Start sending without a credit card and stay free until you are ready to scale, so email never blocks your launch.

### Pricing that grows with you

Plans are priced by email volume as you grow. No per-seat fees, no per-contact penalties, and no surprise tier jumps.

### Automate before you hire

Set up onboarding, trial, and re-engagement flows once and let them run without a dedicated growth team.

### Won't outgrow you

The same platform handles your first hundred emails and your millionth, so you never face a painful mid-growth migration.

### No lock-in

Export your contacts and data anytime via the API — your email stack stays portable, so you are never trapped.

## Related features

- [Workflow automation](/features/workflows)
- [Email editor](/features/email-editor)
- [Contact segments](/features/segments)
- [SMTP & API](/features/smtp)
- [Pricing](/pricing)

## FAQ

### Is there really a free plan?

Yes. Bitelio has a genuinely generous free tier so early-stage startups can send transactional and marketing email without paying until they scale.

### Do I need a credit card to start?

No. You can sign up and start sending on the free tier without entering any payment details.

### Will Bitelio still work when we scale to millions of emails?

Yes. The platform is built for high-volume sending, so the same account that sends your first email handles your millionth. You never have to re-platform as you grow.

### Can one platform replace our transactional and marketing tools?

Yes. Bitelio combines transactional email, marketing campaigns, segmentation, and automation in one place, so a lean team can retire several separate subscriptions.

### How much does it cost as we grow?

Paid plans start at $19/month with 15,000 emails included and all features — no per-seat or per-contact charges. Your bill tracks the volume you send, which keeps costs predictable.


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> Source: https://dev.bitelio.com/use-cases/startups