Mailchimp vs. Mailjet

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Mailchimp
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Mailchimp is the email marketing and marketing automation platform. Most email marketing platforms tell you how your campaigns perform, but Mailchimp goes a step beyond and tells you why by analyzing the data from half a billion emails sent through the platform every day to offer personalized recommendations for improving content, targeting, automations, and driving revenue using emails
$0
per month
Mailjet
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Mailjet is an email solution designed for both marketers and developers. Mailjet allows them to create, send, and track marketing and transactional emails via a user interface or APIs. EMAIL MARKETING Mailjet’s user interface is available in 5 languages (English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian) and enables marketing teams to create, test, and send emails. Its drag & drop email builder helps users create responsive emails. The user management…
$7.49
per month
Pricing
MailchimpMailjet
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Basic
$9.65
per month
Premium
$20.95
per month
Free
Free
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MailchimpMailjet
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsBASIC - All of Mailjet’s core features for a low price. PREMIUM - Advanced features to leverage email strategy.
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Community Pulse
MailchimpMailjet
Considered Both Products
Mailchimp
Chose Mailchimp
Mailchimp has more bells and whistles compared to Mailjet. Mailjet is great for very small companies that don’t want to spend money. Mailchimp is like the super-rich but humble cousin. Both are easy, but with Mailchimp, you just get “more” compared to Mailjet. You receive more …
Chose Mailchimp
Klaviyo has better sophistication than Mailchimp and better deliverability, but it easily integrates with Shopify (which is huge because mailchimp doesn't). However, Klaviyo is much more expensive than Mailchimp. Hard to tell if the better sophistication and deliverability …
Chose Mailchimp
I don't love Mailjet or Mailchimp, to be honest. But Mailjet's service level was higher and interface was easy to use. Our developers also liked their API. We send over 5M emails a year using Mailjet and find it marginally better than Mailchimp. It also has the same issues of …
Chose Mailchimp
It's better for the average campaign requirements. Some projects require more advanced features and we use other tools for those. For example, making an system email that needs to be white-listed and then send system emails from it. For that we used Mailjet, sendgrid and other …
Chose Mailchimp
I feel like newsletters at times are better than ads. Ads are great with marketing, but newsletters keep the organization intuned with the ones who are subscribed. They get inside information on tips or updates about the organization. Also, they get to say connected.
Chose Mailchimp
Mailchimp is a mature, time-tested, and easy-to-pick-up ESP. The company offers a great selection of features at a reasonable price, and its security and privacy policies are at the top end of the industry. The basics of the software are easy to use, and recent changes to the …
Mailjet
Chose Mailjet
HubSpot mail is very clunky. Definitely not focused on mail as a core competency. Just not as built up and not equipped to mail in these volumes. Mailchimp feels and works more like a tool for smaller brands. Maybe they have a different enterprise tour but it didn't feel bent …
Chose Mailjet
I find Mailjet much more user-friendly than Mailchimp. It is simpler to enter new contacts that I have made into the system. Entering graphics and plugging in text with cut and paste from another application works much better and maintains a good format. Mailjet is just much …
Chose Mailjet
The pricing is very competitive and the fact that the database filters are not very strict makes life easy for small and medium business owners to reach out to current clients as well as prospective clients for business purposes and lead following. Mailchimp had too many …
Chose Mailjet
The only real incentive to use Mailjet over Mailchimp is the price. They offer a better priced solution. A large email list can be very expensive but with Mailjet it was affordable. Only not worth the customer service lack that comes along with it.
Chose Mailjet
Mailjet is just pretty straightforward there is no more "rocket science" needed to create/design templates for general marketing campaigns or for automation campaigns. For general campaigns, it can be compared with Mailchimp or Active, and yes maybe in my particular opinion Acti…
Chose Mailjet
At first I thought Mailjet is cheap in price. But finally, the lacking of support makes it worth not a penny.
Chose Mailjet
The free version offers more flexibility, and the interface is easier to navigate. Unlike competitors, Mailjet immediately offers an ability to add alternative text when adding an image to a campaign, which is required for our organization to meet ADA compliance. Great preview …
Chose Mailjet
Its email layout are very well designed for my products. They are very much relate-able. So I always prefer to use it for building customer relationship even after our sales process. My CRM team utilize this software effectively for proper communication with our clients. My …
Top Pros
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Features
MailchimpMailjet
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Mailchimp
8.0
472 Ratings
3% above category average
Mailjet
8.1
14 Ratings
1% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor8.1437 Ratings6.512 Ratings
Dynamic content7.8420 Ratings7.69 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content7.9401 Ratings00 Ratings
Landing pages7.5325 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing8.0356 Ratings7.57 Ratings
Mobile optimization8.1431 Ratings8.513 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting8.5459 Ratings9.314 Ratings
List management8.1459 Ratings9.114 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences7.7317 Ratings00 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Mailchimp
9.1
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Mailjet
-
Ratings
Lead nurturing automation6.22 Ratings00 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data quality management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
Mailchimp
8.1
48 Ratings
6% above category average
Mailjet
-
Ratings
Calendaring8.443 Ratings00 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing7.734 Ratings00 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Mailchimp
8.2
42 Ratings
9% above category average
Mailjet
-
Ratings
Social sharing and campaigns8.340 Ratings00 Ratings
Social profile integration8.134 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Mailchimp
7.5
457 Ratings
0% above category average
Mailjet
8.6
13 Ratings
9% above category average
Dashboards7.7120 Ratings7.813 Ratings
Standard reports8.0455 Ratings9.313 Ratings
Custom reports6.948 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Mailchimp
7.3
41 Ratings
4% below category average
Mailjet
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Ratings
API7.831 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals6.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizability5.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com8.320 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM7.517 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with SugarCRM8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Third-party software integrations7.636 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
MailchimpMailjet
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(496 ratings)
3.6
(14 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.5
(51 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(373 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.5
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.8
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.5
(22 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.5
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MailchimpMailjet
Likelihood to Recommend
Mailchimp
With Mailchimp we are able to revive and enhance our personal connect with the customers. The easy-to-use tools allows us to personalize the email content, segregate and target important leads & send relevant messages. Also, it offers interactive analysis on the performance of a particular campaign. We can judge the effectiveness of our mailers in real time.
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Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
I raised a ticket. It’s been four days and they won’t reply. So I raised another ticket asking why they are not replying. The issue was quite urgent. Then in a very short time, I saw the ticket was closed. So they have time to close my ticket, but they don’t have time or they don’t want to reply to a ticket. Very interesting.

Their attitude of doing nothing is the worst and the rudest I’ve ever seen in my years of working with several email service companies. And I see that they blame this on the pandemic. But many other good companies, they are not doing this. Your problem is your problem, don’t try to blame someone else.

So, please DO NOT buy it, consider others.
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Pros
Mailchimp
  • Mailchimp allows you to manage your mailing list really well. You can subscribe people, unsubscribe people manage the mailing list directly into segments, and what not.
  • Mailchimp has features where you can create campaigns based on your mailing lists and send out newsletters to your subscribers based on a multitude of parameters that you can setup. Such as send email daily, weekly, monthly and they also have event based mails that you can send out.
  • Mailchimp also has a feature where you can design your emails. The look and aesthetics are very important when sending emails to your subscribers and all those needs are addressed here.
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Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
  • Mailjet is good at "links", it's really easy to link your content and photos to outside links.
  • Mailjet is good at getting emails out in a timely fashion.
  • Mailjet is really cost-effective compared to their competitors for what all you get.
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Cons
Mailchimp
  • The interface remains a cluttered, non-intuitive mess. That's true from the haphazard way features are organized to the actual email layout.
  • Analytics have never been a priority, and I don't see that changing with Intuit's new ownership. I'm very frustrated over the limited choices for reporting, even when using third-party solutions. If I needed that function, I would not use MailChimp.
  • I would love to develop a workflow screen that lets me focus on the things that I use all the time. Customizing the interface where the content actually goes into the software would help.
  • I never understood why we couldn't import a document into a MC template. At best, we're spending time copying-and-pasting from one app into MC.
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Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
  • Customer service is not excellent.
  • My email list's integrity was in question. They repeatedly turned off our service questioning my results.
  • Multiple times I went to use the service in need of sending out an email and our service was not working.
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Likelihood to Renew
Mailchimp
We've had Mailchimp for about ten years, I want to say. I started with the company about four years ago, and I don't see us ever diverting to another source. It's easy for us to use, and we have all our clients already built into the database. I imagine we'll use them for as long as we have the company.
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Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
No answers on this topic
Usability
Mailchimp
Our team use Mailchimp almost every week. Overall UI is simple for anyone to get started with it. The resource library around using particular features is also there, so we don't have to train our team on this product. We also used a lot of other features as well.
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Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Mailchimp
I have, in the 4+ years that I've used Mailchimp, never seen an issue that restricted the use of their software/tools. I don't know of a single time when they're system crashed or went down. I could be wrong, but I honestly haven't experienced any issues with outages, errors or unplanned downtime
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Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
No answers on this topic
Performance
Mailchimp
I haven't noticed any slow speeds from Mailchimp or their tools. I think the landing pages load quickly and look nice. The email reports and editing operates smoothly and doesn't take time to load. Additionally, when I use Mailchimp in conjunction with Zapier + Hubspot I don't notice any drag between any of these tools
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Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Mailchimp
Website tools were easy to use and understand so a novice can easily meet or exceed their client's expectations! Loved that we were able to totally customize so that the e-mail we created conveyed our client's overall messaging consistent with their branding! Client love that we can provide turnkey services to support their sales and marketing teams!
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Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Mailchimp
It's pretty easy to get up and running! There's a slight learning curve on a few things, but once you find where everything is located, you can import your list and send your first email. It really makes our clients feel great to see how quickly they can get that first email out.
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Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
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Alternatives Considered
Mailchimp
Mailchimp is a means to an end and a way to stay within GDPR laws. We may not use it if this wasn't a requirement. Other platforms are better for design or management of contacts, but Mailchimp offers that secure storage of data that is required. I have not tried other bulk mail applications, so am unable to compare these.
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Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
Mailjet was much easier to set up, and much more affordable for us than other solutions we evaluated, such as SendGrid. SendGrid may be better suited for organizations with larger volumes or more technical staff, but for us, Mailjet was a superior solution at this time. We also looked at other competitors, but Mailjet impressed us the most with their ease of use and excellent customer support.
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Scalability
Mailchimp
Mailchimp over the years I've used it has grown in leaps and bounds. They have added so many additional features than were previously available. They are truly an all-in-one marketing platform now. If you're a small operation and just want to add email to your marketing efforts, they're there for you. If you're a larger operation and want to start sending postcard advertisements, they can do that. If you'd good with that and want to kick up your marketing by going social, you can do that on their platform. They are truly able to be as small as you need, but also get quite large in whatever it is you'd like to do through their system.
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Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
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Return on Investment
Mailchimp
  • Mailchimp has allowed us to communicate effectively with thousands of customers with ease.
  • Mailchimp's use during our second year of business helped us expand our list of brands considerably (almost 30% YTD) because of regular interactions that we've launched.
  • Mailchimp ramp-up time is minimal for new users so I can turn things over to junior staff - saving me time and money.
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Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
  • Changing from active campaign to Mailjet decreased our mail spend by more than 50% in savings.
  • Been able to send so many emails for different campaigns increases our retention with active users who became engaged users. In our case, it is important to be in constant communication with customers.
  • Mailjet needs to be complemented with other tools, such as Zapier, in order to create better implementations. It might cost you for additional software but it is still cheaper than solutions that charge you by the number of users.
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ScreenShots

Mailchimp Screenshots

Screenshot of Mailchimp's advanced analytics and reporting tools. These are used to monitor trends, track performance, and get actionable insights that help users to create better campaigns and drive customer engagement.Screenshot of Mailchimp's precise audience segmentation. Its AI simplifies the workflow by generating complex customer segments for highly personalized campaigns.Screenshot of omnichannel marketing. Campaigns can be built across multiple channels, and then managed from one convenient place.Screenshot of marketing automations with the Customer Journey Builder. This is used to reach the right people with the right message at exactly the right time, which helps to drive more repeat business, increase customer retention, and see more orders.Screenshot of Mailchimp's SMS marketing. SMS can be integrated into email, automations, and social campaigns.Screenshot of Mailchimp's AI, used to deliver relevant content faster. It can generate professionally written, on-brand marketing emails with the press of a button. The user only needs to review, edit, and send.

Mailjet Screenshots

Screenshot of Passport is Mailjet’s email editor that helps you create responsive emails in minutes and enables you to collaborate in real-time with other users inside the builder!Screenshot of Work as a team with Mailjet by inviting your team members to your accounts and defining each person’s role to increase productivity and ensure brand consistency.Screenshot of Check your campaign’s real-time statistics including opens, clicks, bounces, and more.Screenshot of Integrate Mailjet in less than 5 minutes and start sending emails via SMTP relay or Send API.Screenshot of Mailjet’s flexible infrastructure can process millions of emails per hour for customers worldwide with infinite scalability, real-time statistics, server availability, and distributed architecture.