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MailChimp vs SendGrid comparison

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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
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Cloud Email category, the mindshare of MailChimp is 6.7%, down from 14.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SendGrid is 8.6%, down from 17.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Email Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SendGrid8.6%
MailChimp6.7%
Other84.7%
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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

"This is the cheapest, simplest and easiest white-listed provider to use."
"There was no email marketing at our company before MailChimp, so this product allowed us to begin email marketing which is less costly and less resource intensive."
"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."
"We have been happily using MailChimp for all our email marketing needs."
"If it's for a small business sending out a monthly newsletter, it's a great solution."
"I only use the free version of MailChimp and I find it to be perfect for my needs."
"For those starting out, this free version gives you a very professional look."
"The ease of use and price point enables us to scale our email initiatives efficiently as we grow."
"It is easy to set up."
"Their REST API feature is the most amazing and easy API I have used."
"Overall, my experience with SendGrid is quite good; I have used it in a couple of my projects and everything is smooth, from integration to sending emails; the only aspect I have mentioned several times during this interaction is the pricing."
"I use SendGrid for sending marketing emails and confirmation emails from our web pages."
"SendGrid is a most powerful third-party tool to use for email sending, and it improves the delivery rates compared to other services."
"SendGrid offers features that stand out for me, including that it is very easy to use, especially for a developer."
"Overall, it provides a good return on investment through reliability, time savings, and improved communication."
"My integration team likes that it's very easy to integrate and very easy to automate based on activities that happen on our core banking application."
 

Cons

"Customer Service: I really haven’t had to use customer service much but it is only by email which is unfortunate."
"List management could be more scalable."
"The solution should improve its reporting feature. There should be more transparency around API development. At the moment, the clients are pushing custom API into the mail, so we don't have too much visibility regarding what endpoints they're pushing the data into."
"Pretty much everything, and the RSS campaign is the only reason we stick with MailChimp."
"Its admin interface, particularly for setting up a new campaign, is not the most intuitive."
"It would be great to be able to create broader segments for campaigns."
"MailChimp’s reports on audience engagement are not the most robust."
"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."
"The biggest problem that we have faced is with the authentication during login. For certain people, SendGrid requires MFA, which is good as a security feature, but it doesn't always work in all geographies. We've got people and users who are based in Nigeria, and some of those people had real trouble logging into SendGrid because the MFA wouldn't send codes to people on their numbers. The security mechanism that they use for login doesn't work in all geographies."
"SendGrid is already nice, but it could be improved by providing the company ID when sending the email."
"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."
"The biggest problem that we have faced is with the authentication during login."
"Customer Service: 4/5. Technical Support: 3/5."
"The contact limit alerts need to be improved."
"The documentation is not fine, so I believe the documentation needs to be improved."
"SendGrid could improve pricing flexibility and offer more detailed analytics without extra cost."
 

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."
"The solution is relatively inexpensive."
"We are using the Advanced plan,10K. That is about $100 per month but sometimes we do go over the limit of the plan."
"Its cost can vary. It can go as low as $10 or $15 to $1,000 depending on how much you use it."
"The basic plan starts at €90 per month."
"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."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
18%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
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 needs improvement with SendGrid?
I think there is room for improvement in customer service, up-to-date documentation, and better training.
What is your primary use case for SendGrid?
I use SendGrid for sending marketing emails and confirmation emails from our web pages.
 

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