If you’re starting an email list, you probably want something free.
And considering there are dozens of email marketing platforms out there, it can be quite daunting to figure out which one to go with.
So, we tried to tackle this ourselves. We went through every single email marketing platform to see who offered the free plan that gives you the most contacts / subscribers and the most emails you can send at a time. It’s feeling like MailJet might be the winner here. Who do you like?
Email Marketing Platforms With “Free Forever” Plans:
AWeber
Starting Paid Plan Price: $16.50/month
Subscriber / Email Count: 500 Subscribers / 3,000 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Yes
Plans and Pricing
Benchmark Email
Starting Paid Plan Price: $13.99/Month/User
Subscriber / Email Count: 500 Subscribers / 3500 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Yes
Plans and Pricing
EmailOctopus
Starting Paid Plan Price: $8/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 2,500 Subscribers / 10,000 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Yes
Plans and Pricing
EngageBay
Starting Paid Plan Price: $11.99/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 500 Contacts / 1,000 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Yes
Plans and Pricing
Freshmarketer
Starting Paid Plan Price: $19/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 100 Contacts
Beginner Friendly? Yes
Plans and Pricing
GetResponse
Starting Paid Plan Price: $15/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 500 Contacts / Unlimited Emails
Beginner Friendly? Yes
Plans and Pricing
HubSpot
Starting Paid Plan Price: $50/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 1,000,000 Contacts / 2,000 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Yes
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MailerLite
Starting Paid Plan Price: $9/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 1,000 Subscribers / 12,000 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Yes
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Mailchimp
Starting Paid Plan Price: $15/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 10,000 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Yes
Plans and Pricing
Mailjet
Starting Paid Plan Price: $15/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: UNLIMITED CONTACTS / 6,000 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Yes
Plans and Pricing
Omnisend
Starting Paid Plan Price: $16/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 250 Contacts / 500 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Yes
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RedCappi
Starting Paid Plan Price: $10/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 100 Contacts / Unlimited Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Maybe, easy to use but limited features
Plans and Pricing
SendPulse
Starting Paid Plan Price: $9/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 500 Subscribers / 15,000 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Yes
Plans and Pricing
Sender
Starting Paid Plan Price: $10/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 15,000 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Maybe, Payment Process is difficult to Understand
Plans and Pricing
SendinBlue
Starting Paid Plan Price: $27.19/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: Unlimited Contacts / 9,000 Emails per Month (300 emails / day)
Beginner Friendly? Maybe, lacks third-party integration
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TinyLetter
Completely Free Service
Starting Paid Plan Price: 5,000 Subscribers / They don’t mention limits on their site
Subscriber / Email Count: Unknown
Beginner Friendly? Yes
YMLP
Starting Paid Plan Price: $3.75/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 1,000 Subscribers / 500 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Maybe, the UI is dated
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Zoho Campaigns
Starting Paid Plan Price: $3
Subscriber / Email Count: 2,000 Contacts / 6,000 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Yes
Plans and Pricing
Free Trial
Constant Contact
Trial Length: 60-day
Starting Price: $20/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: N/A
Beginner Friendly?: No, vague and confusing to find specifics on the website
Plans and Pricing
CovertKit
Trial Length: 14-day
Starting Price: $29/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 1000 Subscribers in Free Plan
Beginner Friendly? No
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Mailgun
Trial Length: 30-day Free Option
Starting Price: $35/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 1,000 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? No, Lots of small things that make it difficult to navigate
Plans and Pricing
Moosend
Trial Length: 30-day
Starting Price: $9/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: Unlimited Emails
Beginner Friendly? Maybe, a slow user interface
Plans and Pricing
SendLoop
Trial Length: Need to contact them
Starting Paid Plan Price: Pay as You Go
Subscriber / Email Count: N/A
Beginner Friendly? Yes, Very
Plans and Pricing
VerticalResponse
Trial Length: 60-day
Starting Price: $11/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: Unlimited
Beginner Friendly? Maybe, User-friendly but limited hours of support
Plans and Pricing
Paid Versions Only
ActiveCampaign
Starting Price: Depends on the number of contacts you want. 1,000 is $30/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: Unknown
Beginner Friendly? Maybe, Hard to find specifics
Plans and Pricing
Campaign Monitor
Starting Price: $7/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 2,500 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Yes
Plans and Pricing
CleverReach
Starting Price: $9/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 1,000 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Yes
Plans and Pricing
Emma
Trial Lenth: N/A, Demos are Available for each package
Starting Price: $99/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: N/A Uknown
Beginner Friendly? Maybe, Quite Pricey for Beginners Use
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ExpressPigeon
Starting Price: $19.99/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 2500 Contacts
Beginner Friendly: No, Confusing interface
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MoonMail
Starting Price: $59/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 50,000 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Yes, although expensive
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Netcore Email API (Formely Pepipost)
Starting Price: $25 /Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 150,000 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? Yes
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Sendwithus
Trial Length: N/A Free Option
Starting Price: $150/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: 1,000 Emails per Month
Beginner Friendly? No, the Price is too expensive and the use is very specific
Plans and Pricing
SendX
Starting Price: $7.49/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: Unlimited
Beginner Friendly? Yes
Plans and Pricing
Wix Shoutout(Ascend)
Starting Price: $10/Month
Subscriber / Email Count: Unknown/Not specific
Beginner Friendly? No, the interface is confusing
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