MailChimp

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MailChimp is an a marketing automation platform and an email marketing service.

MailChimp Product Features

MailChimp is the gigantic elephant-in-the-room leader in the email space.

They are a great tool if you are just getting started with email marketing as they have a pretty generous freemium plan.

MailChimp has a couple really good things going for them:

MailChimp falls short in its pricing model because your costs will skyrocket as your list grows, and the automation features are limited.

This tool is best for: small businesses or just getting started.

MailChimp is a freemium product.

MailChimp has the following pricing tiers:

The free plan, up to 2000 subscribers - what you get

"Essentials" plan Plans start at $10 per month

Standard plan Plans start at $15 per month

Here's what customers are saying about MailChimp:

	Customer	Testimonial
	Robo 3D	We use MailChimp for email marketing - simple and easy to use, segment, and create some automations when applicable. - Braydon Moreno, founder of Robo 3D
	Bingo Card Creator	For my email list management and campaigns, I am very happy with MailChimp. - Beth Kovalcik, founder of Bingo Card Creator
	Blush Boutique Co	To keep our customers in the know and for marketing tools, we use Mailchimp for the effortless email templates and Mailchimp. It works with Shopify to import contacts who sign up on our eCommerce site. One of the best marketing tools we use is a text message system to alert customers of live videos of new arrivals, coupons, and more. - Emilie Casseday, founder of Blush Boutique Co
	FLXCUF	It’s great because I can sync it up with my Shopify store for easy access to my customer database. The nice thing about MailChimp is there’s a free version if you’re just getting started, with a few upgradeable paying options as well. - Jay Fuller, founder of FLXCUF

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Looking for an alternative to MailChimp? We've put together a list of all MailChimp competitors and alternatives.

#	Tool	Description	Pricing	Using
1	Mailerlite	Affordable Email Marketing Software for Small Business.	freemium	see all businesses using ➜
2	Constant Contact	Email marketing for small business and nonprofit organizations.	paid	see all businesses using ➜
3	Aweber	Email marketing platform that allows 100,000+ small businesses and entrepreneurs to create and send emails people love <3.	paid	see all businesses using ➜
4	Campaign Monitor	Campaign Monitor makes it easy for you to create, send, and optimize your email marketing campaigns.	freemium	see all businesses using ➜
5	EmailOctopus	Manage and email your subscribers for far cheaper by connecting your Amazon SES account.	paid	see all businesses using ➜
6	Revue	Editorial newsletter tool for writers and publishers.	freemium	see all businesses using ➜
7	Sendy	A self hosted email newsletter application (front-end) that lets you send trackable emails via Amazon Simple Email Service (SES). This makes it possible for you to send authenticated bulk emails via Amazon SES.	freemium	see all businesses using ➜
8	SmartrMail	Is an email marketing application tool that automatically sends personalised shopping-related emails and integrates directly with Neto.	freemium	see all businesses using ➜