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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
2nd
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 September 2026, in the Cloud Email category, the mindshare of MailChimp is 6.5%, down from 14.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SendGrid is 8.3%, down from 17.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Email Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SendGrid8.3%
MailChimp6.5%
Other85.2%
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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

"MailChimp has many capabilities."
"If it's for a small business sending out a monthly newsletter, it's a great solution."
"I can have a really good looking newsletter with minimum effort."
"Customer service of this product is excellent."
"We have been happily using MailChimp for all our email marketing needs."
"I only use the free version of MailChimp and I find it to be perfect for my needs."
"Their technical support is excellent."
"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."
"Easy API documentation is the most valuable feature of SendGrid, including its deliverability rate."
"It does everything we need. It's got templating. It's got email validation. It's great."
"White-listed mail which avoids spam on mail services like Gmail and Yahoo."
"I use SendGrid for sending marketing emails and confirmation emails from our web pages."
"They enable us to automate all the communication with our clients around commercial campaigns, marketing activities, and also during transactional tasks, basically, any transaction that happens on the account."
"In my experience, the best features SendGrid offers include the dashboard, which is very nice to review if emails were delivered or if something was wrong."
"They have pretty good support in terms of any issues."
"SendGrid is a very good, reliable system for handling multiple or high-volume emails."
 

Cons

"The solution could be easier to use."
"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."
"The WYSIWYG editor doesn't work in the email client that IBM uses, so I've had to completely code out the email."
"List management could be more scalable."
"Customer Service: I really haven’t had to use customer service much but it is only by email which is unfortunate."
"The video embedding doesn’t render until you send a campaign, which makes it hard to see the layout."
"Customer service: Not timely, but somewhat effective when on paid plans."
"They have poor inbox visibility, and many of the emails went to the spam folder."
"SendGrid has room for improvement in the UI/UX or dashboard usability for users. Another area for improvement in the tool is its conditional logic facilities. The response time of SendGrid technical support needs improvement."
"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."
"They are very bad at supporting clients."
"The biggest problem that we have faced is with the authentication during login."
"The reporting part needs improvement."
"SendGrid is a great solution. I don't have any areas of improvement."
"The contact limit alerts need to be improved."
"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."
 

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."
"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."
"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."
"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
14%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
17%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Construction Company
11%
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 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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