This compares newsletter sending costs for three fixed audience sizes. It does not claim equivalent automation, reporting, deliverability or migration features. MailerLite uses Comfort up to ten full-list broadcasts and Power above that. Check required workflows before changing providers.
Mailchimp and original alternative prices were checked September 10, 2026 (UTC); SendPulse was checked September 13; AWeber was checked September 14. We exclude free trials, introductory discounts and annual commitments. The selected plan is your comparison baseline, not a search for the cheapest possible Mailchimp tier. Legacy paid accounts opened before May 15, 2019 may use different pricing.
Subscribed, unsubscribed and non-subscribed contacts may count toward Mailchimp billing. Archived, cleaned and deleted contacts are excluded. Your peak billable count during the month matters. Automation and test emails can add sends. If these change your tier or charges, enter the applicable bill. Alternative providers have their own counting rules; duplicate contacts across GetResponse lists can affect costs.
Monthly difference = Mailchimp baseline minus alternative price. First-year saving = 12 monthly differences minus your one-off cost. Payback = one-off cost divided by a positive monthly difference, rounded up to the next tenth of a month. These estimates assume unchanged prices and usage, exclude tax and ongoing migration costs, and do not guarantee savings.
All modeled prices and savings are withheld at the current review deadline (October 11, 2026), including free plans. Your bill and switching estimate stay in this page’s browser memory and are not sent to us. Aggregate interaction counts follow our privacy explanation.
AWeber uses Plus to remove provider branding; its cheaper Lite plan keeps branding. We select the smallest checked Plus tier covering both contacts and monthly sends. Excess sends can raise the billing tier; downgrades require a request. Our estimate assumes one active list without duplicates. Contacts on multiple lists can be counted more than once. Unsubscribed contacts are excluded from billing.
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