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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
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Cloud Email category, the mindshare of MailChimp is 7.1%, down from 15.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SendGrid is 8.1%, down from 20.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Email Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SendGrid8.1%
MailChimp7.1%
Other84.8%
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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

"The email scheduling has been quite useful."
"MailChimp almost doubled our email marketing delivery and open rates."
"This is the cheapest, simplest and easiest white-listed provider to use."
"With RSS campaigns, nobody has to login every morning to send the daily news email to 19K readers."
"Their technical support is excellent."
"MailChimp has many capabilities."
"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."
"For those starting out, this free version gives you a very professional look."
"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."
"They have pretty good support in terms of any issues."
"SendGrid has positively impacted my organization by solving the notification problem."
"The API configuration is much cleaner in SendGrid."
"It is easy to set up."
"The most valuable feature is the conditions in automation."
"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."
 

Cons

"While it has many capabilities it could be more user-friendly."
"The video embedding doesn’t render until you send a campaign, which makes it hard to see the layout."
"MailChimp should have a better offering for ready made modern templates but this is usually supplied by the community."
"They have poor inbox visibility, and many of the emails went to the spam folder."
"Its admin interface, particularly for setting up a new campaign, is not the most intuitive."
"The WYSIWYG editor doesn't work in the email client that IBM uses, so I've had to completely code out the email."
"Automated workflows do not have control for dynamic behavioral targeting in any way."
"List management could be more scalable."
"Maybe they could have a mobile application to give to admins, so they could see some insights related to the data."
"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. 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."
"The documentation is not fine, so I believe the documentation needs to be improved."
"The contact limit alerts need to be improved."
"The reporting part needs improvement."
"SendGrid is already nice, but it could be improved by providing the company ID when sending the email."
"SendGrid is a great solution. I don't have any areas of improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I primarily use the free version, but sometimes, for specific client needs, we may have to purchase different versions or packages."
"MailChimp is affordable."
"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."
"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."
"The solution is relatively inexpensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

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 Business19
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SendGrid?
The pricing experience was reasonable at the beginning, but it increased as my email volume grew.
What needs improvement with SendGrid?
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...
What is your primary use case for SendGrid?
SendGrid is used to maintain all dynamic templates that are used throughout various channels and modes of campaigns and communication channels for student relations, parent relations, or any brand ...
 

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