Mailchimp

mailchimp.com
Marketing Automation
Weekend Project

The #1 AI-Powered Email Marketing and Automations Platform

How to Replace Mailchimp

Overview

Mailchimp is an email and SMS marketing platform that helps businesses maximize ROI with intuitive marketing analytics, automations, and AI tools. It enables data-driven marketing without complexity through easy-to-use email and SMS campaigns, marketing automation, and advanced segmentation for personalized customer engagement.

Features

38 features across 19 categories

AI(5)

Generative AIAI

Instantly create unique copy and AI-generated content at scale with no additional cost

Intuit AssistAIPremium

AI-driven insights functionality available to Premium, Standard and Legacy plans in select countries

Predictive DemographicsAI

Use AI to build personalized campaigns based on predicted customer demographics

Smart RecommendationsAI

Get personalized insights and recommendations to optimize marketing strategy

Subject Line HelperAI

AI-powered tool to write compelling email subject lines

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Advertising(1)

Retargeting Ads

Instantly retarget visitors with ads to bring them back to your business

Analytics(1)

Actionable Insights into Audience GrowthPremium

Get insights into conversion funnels and audience growth trends

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Smartsheet

Audience Management(5)

Popup FormsPremium

Customizable popup forms to engage visitors and collect leads

Segmentation

Filter and segment your audience using intelligent segmentation to target specific customer groups

Sign-Up Forms

Collect customer data and grow your audience with sign-up forms

Surveys

Gather customer feedback through surveys to understand your audience

Tags & Customer Profiles

Sort and organize your audience with tags and detailed customer profiles

Automation(2)

Enhanced AutomationsPremium

Advanced marketing automations with up to 200 flows

Marketing Automation Flows

Automate campaigns and create always-on automations to drive revenue with less manual effort

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Branding(1)

Remove Mailchimp BrandingPremium

Remove Mailchimp branding from your emails and campaigns

Also in: Lightspeed POS, Lessonly, Setmore

CRM(1)

Marketing CRM

Strengthen customer connections and manage customer relationships

Also in: monday.com, Setmore, HubSpot

Content Creation(4)

Branded TemplatesPremium

Access branded email templates aligned with your brand identity

Custom-coded TemplatesPremium

Create and send custom-coded email templates with advanced coding

Email Builder

Drag-and-drop design tool with 300+ beautiful templates for creating impactful emails

Email Templates

Access 300+ pre-built email templates to design emails in less time

Content Management(1)

Content Studio

Manage and organize your creative assets in one place

Email(3)

Email Marketing

Send personalized emails that convert with drag-and-drop builder and templates

Email Scheduling

Schedule emails to send at optimal times

Transactional Emails

Send dependable, intuitive transactional emails in response to customer interactions with 99.99% delivery rate

Integration(2)

Integrations

Connect to 300+ integrations with your favorite apps and platforms

Webhooks

Automate processes using webhooks and your own tools

Optimization(1)

Send Time Optimization

Know the optimal time to send emails to maximize engagement

Personalization(1)

Dynamic Content

Automatically personalize emails based on customer data and behavior

Reporting & Analytics(2)

Custom ReportsPremium

Create custom reports to track specific metrics and KPIs

Marketing Reports

Track campaign performance with advanced reporting and analytics

SMS(1)

SMS MarketingPremium

Reach audiences with integrated SMS and MMS messaging on the right device at the right time

Support(3)

24/7 Customer SupportPremium

Award-winning 24/7 live chat and email support available on paid plans

Migration ToolsPremium

Dedicated migration tools and onboarding support to switch from another platform seamlessly

Personalized OnboardingPremium

Get hands-on onboarding support and guidance when getting started

Targeting(1)

Behavioral Targeting

Send targeted messages based on customer behavior and actions

Testing & Optimization(1)

A/B Testing

Test and optimize emails to improve performance and conversion rates

Website Builder(2)

Landing Pages

Design a website and landing pages easily to showcase your brand

Websites

Showcase your brand on the web with website creation tools

Pricing

Premium

Popular
$350/mo for 12 months
  • Unlimited contacts and flows
  • Dedicated Onboarding Specialist
  • 4 Onboarding Sessions
  • Unlimited Seats
  • Unlimited Audiences
  • 5 Roles
  • Phone & Priority 24/7 Support
  • Premium Migration Services
  • 300+ Integrations
  • Popup Forms
  • Pre-built Email Templates
  • Email Scheduling
  • Remove Mailchimp Branding
  • Branded Templates
  • Custom Reports
  • Dynamic Content
  • Create and send custom-coded templates
  • SMS and MMS add-on
  • Generative AI features
  • 15X contacts monthly email sends
  • Unlimited users and audiences
  • Actionable insights into audience growth and conversion funnels
  • Enhanced automations
  • Scale with dedicated onboarding and priority support

Standard

Popular
$20/mo for 12 months
  • Send up to 6,000 emails each month
  • Free 14-day trial, no credit card required
  • Up to 200 flows
  • 5 Seats
  • 5 Audiences
  • 4 Roles
  • 24/7 Email & Chat Support
  • 1 Onboarding Session
  • 300+ Integrations
  • Popup Forms
  • Pre-built Email Templates
  • Email Scheduling
  • Remove Mailchimp Branding
  • Branded Templates
  • Custom Reports
  • Dynamic Content
  • Create and send custom-coded templates
  • SMS and MMS add-on
  • Generative AI features
  • 15X contacts monthly email sends
  • Personalization and optimization tools

Essentials

$13/mo for 12 months
  • Send up to 6,000 emails each month
  • Free 14-day trial, no credit card required
  • Up to 4 flow steps
  • 3 Seats
  • 3 Audiences
  • 2 Roles
  • 24/7 Email & Chat Support
  • 300+ Integrations
  • Popup Forms
  • Pre-built Email Templates
  • Email Scheduling
  • Remove Mailchimp Branding
  • Testing and scheduling features

Free

Free
  • Limit of 250 contacts
  • Max of 500/mo or 250/day email sends
  • 1 Seat
  • 1 Audience
  • 1 Role-based Access
  • Email support for first 30 days
  • 300+ Integrations
  • Popup Forms
  • Pre-built Email Templates
  • Limited features

Pay As You Go

Custom
  • Buy email credits as needed
  • No monthly recurring charge
  • Best for infrequent senders

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Mailchimp

Monthly$13/mo
Yearly$156/yr
5-Year Total$780

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~3 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 Year
SaaS
$156
DIY
$240
3 Years
SaaS
$468
DIY
$720
5 Years
SaaS
$780
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 38 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Mailchimp alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 38 features.

Buy Mailchimp

Better Value
Monthly cost$130/mo
3-year total$4,680
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying Mailchimp saves ~$32,280 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 38 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

9 known integrations

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