Newsletter platforms
Cheapest Mailchimp alternatives 5 tools cheaper than Mailchimp, like for like
- Mailchimp from, billed monthly
- $13/mo
- Cheaper tools
- 5
- Lowest price
- $3/mo
- Biggest saving, paid plan
- 77%
Data checked Oct 14, 2026 against the vendors' own pages. How we verify
Mailchimp's cheapest paid plan costs $13 billed monthly (Essentials). We found 5 tools in its market that cost less, compared on the same billing basis.
5 are cheaper billed monthly.
The largest saving on a paid plan is forwardemail.net: $3 a month billed monthly on Enhanced Protection, $10 (77%) less than Mailchimp's $13.
No vendor here states that it lacks a feature Mailchimp has. Below, each tool lists the features and numbers it publishes; vendors rarely state what they do not offer, so a feature that is not listed is unknown, not missing.
Mailchimp alternatives by price
| # | Tool | Price per month | Billing basis | Mailchimp, same basis | You save | Free plan | Data checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  forwardemail.net | $3/mo | billed monthly | $13/mo | $10 (77%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 2 |  Cocomail | $5/mo | billed monthly | $13/mo | $8 (62%) | No | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 3 |  Brevo | $9/mo | billed monthly | $13/mo | $4 (31%) | Yes | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 4 |  Omnisend | $11.20/mo | billed monthly | $13/mo | $1.80 (14%) | Yes, 500 emails per month | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 5 |  MailerLite | $12/mo | billed monthly | $13/mo | $1 (8%) | Yes, 250 subscribers | Oct 14, 2026 |
Each value links the page it was read from (hover for the check date).
What you give up for the lower price
- forwardemail.net · $3/mo, saves 77%
Open-source email service offering domain email forwarding, encrypted mailboxes, outbound sending, newsletters and an API.
- Price: $3 a month, billed monthly, on Enhanced Protection source
- Mailchimp on the same basis: $13 a month, billed monthly, on Essentials source
- Saving: $10 a month (77%)
- Enhanced Protection limits: 10 storage gb source
- Verified features: Custom domain, Open and click analytics, Public API
5 of 14 tracked details verified
Homepage captured Oct 14, 2026 - Cocomail · $5/mo, saves 62%
Newsletter sending service priced by monthly email volume, with unlimited contacts, custom sending domains and an API.
- Price: $5 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Mailchimp on the same basis: $13 a month, billed monthly, on Essentials source
- Saving: $8 a month (62%)
- Starter limits: 2,500 emails per month, unlimited subscribers source
- Verified features: Custom domain, Landing pages and forms, Segmentation and tags, Open and click analytics, Public API
6 of 14 tracked details verified
- Brevo · $9/mo, saves 31%
Multichannel marketing platform covering email, SMS and WhatsApp campaigns, automation, segmentation, landing pages and a sales CRM.
- Price: $9 a month, billed monthly, on Starter source
- Mailchimp on the same basis: $13 a month, billed monthly, on Essentials source
- Saving: $4 a month (31%)
- Starter limits: 5,000 emails per month source
- Matches Mailchimp: has all 3 features we verified for Mailchimp
8 of 14 tracked details verified
- Omnisend · $11.20/mo, saves 14%
Email and SMS marketing platform for online stores with automation workflows, segmentation, forms and web push notifications.
- Price: $11.20 a month, billed monthly, on Standard source
- Mailchimp on the same basis: $13 a month, billed monthly, on Essentials source
- Saving: $1.80 a month (14%)
- Standard limits: 6,000 emails per month, 500 subscribers source
- Matches Mailchimp: has all 3 features we verified for Mailchimp
6 of 14 tracked details verified
- MailerLite · $12/mo, saves 8%
Email marketing platform with a drag-and-drop editor, automations, landing pages, signup forms, websites and digital product sales.
- Price: $12 a month, billed monthly, on Comfort source
- Mailchimp on the same basis: $13 a month, billed monthly, on Essentials source
- Saving: $1 a month (8%)
- Comfort limits: 5,000 emails per month, 3 users source
- Matches Mailchimp: has all 3 features we verified for Mailchimp
11 of 14 tracked details verified
How we picked
- Pool: tools in the same market as the tool on this page (they list its primary category, and their own primary category is one it lists).
- Like for like: a tool's cheapest paid plan billed monthly is compared with the cheapest plan billed monthly; if that is not cheaper, its price per month billed annually is compared with the annual price. Monthly and annual prices are never mixed in one comparison.
- A free plan counts as cheaper only when the tool on this page has no free plan. Usage-priced and "contact sales" plans are left out.
- Saving = the reference price on the same basis minus the alternative's price, per month; the percentage is rounded. Entry plans differ in seats, accounts and limits, so the saving is for the entry plan, not your team.
- Sorted by price per month, then name. The page is built only when the tool has a verified paid price and at least 3 tools qualify.
Every value is read from the vendor's own pages (or GitHub for licences and stars) and shown with the date we checked it. A value we could not verify is shown as a dash, never estimated, and never read as a “no”. We did not test these tools hands-on unless a listing says so. Methodology
Questions, answered from the data
What is the cheapest alternative to Mailchimp?
forwardemail.net: $3 a month billed monthly on Enhanced Protection, against $13 for Mailchimp's Essentials on the same basis.
How much can I save compared with Mailchimp?
Up to $10 a month (77%) with forwardemail.net (billed monthly), before any difference in limits or seats.
Is there a free alternative to Mailchimp?
forwardemail.net, Brevo, Omnisend and MailerLite have a free plan.
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Prices as published on each vendor's pricing page on the date shown, in USD, for newsletter platforms. Confirm with the vendor before you buy.