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Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Cloud Email category, the mindshare of MailChimp is 14.2%, down from 19.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Mandrill is 3.2%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SendGrid is 17.9%, up from 16.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Email Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
MailChimp14.2%
SendGrid17.9%
Mandrill3.2%
Other64.7%
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Featured Reviews

Ghias Ahmad - PeerSpot reviewer
Good for digital marketing purposes, such as creating and managing email campaigns
Mailchimp could be more user-friendly for setting up WordPress websites. Some of the complex settings can be time-consuming to configure. So, setting up Mailchimp for WordPress websites can be time-consuming for an average user but not necessarily difficult. It's time-consuming, especially when adding custom code to email campaigns. It requires some experience and knowledge to do it effectively.
it_user229338 - PeerSpot reviewer
It's very straightforward to set up, but you have to be technical to do it.
The HTML templating functionality was the most important feature/reason for us to move to their service. A must in today’s customer contact environment, but the out of the box analytics have also been very valuable. In a customer service environment, it is imperative to know that the customer is receiving the message, and in a timely manner.
Rastu Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Clean and simple to use with good integration capabilities
There are lots of things that are quite good with SendGrid as compared to other platforms. For example, it is very easy to set up, and it is very clean and simple to use. The email integration is fairly easy, and I can say it is reliable. It also allows you to implement services from other platforms as well. So you can have multiple things in a single place. We're using the API. They provide certain add-ons, like Azure add-ons. You can connect with Azure as well. They have decent support in terms of any issues. They have a nice dashboard as well. It gives almost all information in a single place, and it is scalable.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Educational Organization
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
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Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
11%
University
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise9
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about MailChimp?
I use Mailchimp for digital marketing purposes, such as creating and managing email campaigns, collecting data, and i...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for MailChimp?
I primarily use the free version, but sometimes, for specific client needs, we may have to purchase different version...
What needs improvement with MailChimp?
Mailchimp could be more user-friendly for setting up WordPress websites. Some of the complex settings can be time-con...
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