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0 pointsaquadrop12y ago0 comments

But they are a bit different. MailChimp is about marketing emails, that's why 2000 - it's the number of subscribers, not emails. On paying accounts they have no limit to the number of emails sent. SendGrid gravitate more to transactional emails, and they limit number of emails sent per month. So choosing between them isn't that trivial.

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grey-area12y ago· 2 in thread

Unless you have a tiny number of subscribers, I think someone charging by emails sent is better value, but even without that, the step between 2000 on a list free, and 500 on a list paid for, seems somewhat bizarre, they should eliminate that.

aquadropOP12y ago

Not tiny number of subscribers but large emails/subscribers ratio. If you have 1000 subscribers and some daily news, you'll end up with much less price at MailChimp than SendGrid. And main thing about step from free account is unlimited number of emails vs 12000 limit. In the end, it's just a matter of thinking and finding the best tool for your specific situation.

oneeyedpigeon12y ago

This could barely be closer to our exact use-case, so I'm glad you used it as an example - nice to have the decision seconded! We ran for almost a month on the free plan, but were just about to exceed the 'total number of emails sent' limit, so upgraded. MailChimp's pricing automatically adjusts to the appropriate band depending on your current number of subscribers, so although the pricing is convoluted, I don't really need to worry about it. Even for a small business, £30/month (~ 5,000 subscribers) is very little, and for the peace of mind that comes with a solid offering such as MailChimp, it's well worth it.

I'm sounding like a shill, but I'm really not - just a very happy customer at the moment.

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