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MailChimp vs SendGrid comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

MailChimp
Ranking in Cloud Email
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SendGrid
Ranking in Cloud Email
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Cloud Email category, the mindshare of MailChimp is 6.9%, down from 14.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SendGrid is 8.2%, down from 19.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Email Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SendGrid8.2%
MailChimp6.9%
Other84.9%
Cloud Email
 

Featured Reviews

Ghias Ahmad - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Officer at Punjab Information Technology Board
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.
Amrit Dash - PeerSpot reviewer
Automation Engineer at a educational organization with 11-50 employees
Dynamic templates have streamlined student and parent email campaigns and build consistent engagement
The activity log is a little slower at times, but that is probably just nitpicking an issue. Overall, in general, there are not really very difficult pain points. There are certain issues sometimes when we are trying to handle a very big campaign; we might end up having a little bit less reputation in terms of bounces or spam reports that get detected when we send out the emails. Apart from that, there is not anything that would become a significant pain point. If you don't really have an advanced subscription for SendGrid, it might take a while for you to reach the customer support.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We have been happily using MailChimp for all our email marketing needs."
"Seeing the click rates, i.e., what people are clicking on to gauge what the subscribers to our emails are interested in is the most valuable feature."
"We managed to easily build and send modern, nice looking, relevant newsletters to hundreds of followers, analyze our projects and think of new and better ways to do it, because of the diversity that comes with it."
"Now, with Mailchimp it is so much easier to send mailings to our members."
"Customer Service: Excellent. Technical Support: Very good."
"MailChimp enables us to manage how the content crosses over and monitors each series or campaign while providing in-depth analytics for each vertical market."
"If it's for a small business sending out a monthly newsletter, it's a great solution."
"I like the ease of configuration and the templated emails."
"The most valuable feature is the conditions in automation."
"It is easy to set up."
"SendGrid provides the best analytics a competent postmaster needs."
"SendGrid offers features that stand out for me, including that it is very easy to use, especially for a developer."
"The best features SendGrid offers is the template customization, which really helps in creating templates according to client demand and their UI/UX experience."
"SendGrid is a most powerful third-party tool to use for email sending, and it improves the delivery rates compared to other services."
"It does everything we need. It's got templating. It's got email validation. It's great."
"With SendGrid, we have found a perfect solution to that scenario, and we don't have to involve infrastructure team anymore."
 

Cons

"Sadly now Mailchimp has started charging for the use of the auto-responder (automation) emails, so it's lost it's edge for the free services."
"It needs more formatting flexibility, such as the ability to wrap text around photos."
"MailChimp’s reports on audience engagement are not the most robust."
"The video embedding doesn’t render until you send a campaign, which makes it hard to see the layout."
"It gives me errors every time I try to send a newsletter to more than 400 people at a time."
"It would be great to be able to create broader segments for campaigns."
"The solution could be easier to use."
"They have poor inbox visibility, and many of the emails went to the spam folder."
"Customer Service: 4/5. Technical Support: 3/5."
"I would prefer an easy plugin for Linux mail installation."
"The documentation is not fine, so I believe the documentation needs to be improved."
"If you don't really have an advanced subscription for SendGrid, it might take a while for you to reach the customer support."
"SendGrid can be improved by making it more versatile and facilitating easier connections with third parties."
"The biggest problem that we have faced is with the authentication during login."
"SendGrid has positively impacted my organization as we moved to it from our own email servers, though it also gives us less control over everything."
"SendGrid is a great solution. I don't have any areas of improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"MailChimp is affordable."
"I primarily use the free version, but sometimes, for specific client needs, we may have to purchase different versions or packages."
"Its cost can vary. It can go as low as $10 or $15 to $1,000 depending on how much you use it."
"I use the essential plan which is $20 a month. After that, we use the pro which is $90 a month, and had all our costs bundled in."
"My company pays for SendGrid monthly, and though I cannot share the amount, my feedback is that the vendor should accept other modes of payment apart from a credit card."
"We are using the Advanced plan,10K. That is about $100 per month but sometimes we do go over the limit of the plan."
"The basic plan starts at €90 per month."
"The solution is relatively inexpensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
19%
Construction Company
12%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SendGrid?
My advice is not to buy SendGrid; instead, use alternatives.
What needs improvement with SendGrid?
They should take care of their customers more carefully.
What is your primary use case for SendGrid?
I use the solution to send transactional and promotional emails.
 

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