Mailchimp vs. Mautic (open source)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Mailchimp
Score 7.9 out of 10
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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
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Mautic
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Mautic Community Edition is an open source cross-channel campaign management software solution designed to enable users to build email, nurture campaigns, personalize messages, execute A/B tests, and measure results. The open source edition is community supported. Support is available for Acquia Campaign Studio, which is based on Mautic technology acquired by Acquia in May 2019. Acquia Campaign Studio is available on the
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Pricing
MailchimpMautic (open source)
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Mautic Marketing Automation
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MailchimpMautic
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
MailchimpMautic (open source)
Considered Both Products
Mailchimp
Chose Mailchimp
Mailchimp is not for large organizations with complicated campaigns and conversion labels. It's for simple companies - I wouldn't advise communications teams to use it.
Chose Mailchimp
HubSpot is too expensive and too complex for our current needs, so we gave up on using it. Mautic demanded that we knew coding and web and we didn't have this knowledge in our team. Mailchimp was the perfect fit because it was simple, easy to implement and use, and free.
Mautic
Chose Mautic (open source)
We had originally tested Mailchimp and Sendy, but they are best used as bulk email marketing tools. Where Mautic really shines is as a full-service contact resource center, so you can do full contact list management, as-complicated-as-you want drip campaigns, all still while …
Chose Mautic (open source)
Mautic's competitive advantage is cost. Other solutions can be prohibitively expensive, and some other marketing automation solutions I had used required costly up-front investment for onboarding. I chose Mautic because I had grown weary of the aggressive sales tactics and …
Top Pros
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Features
MailchimpMautic (open source)
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Mailchimp
8.0
472 Ratings
3% above category average
Mautic (open source)
8.5
9 Ratings
9% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor8.1437 Ratings7.88 Ratings
Dynamic content7.8420 Ratings7.89 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content7.9401 Ratings7.89 Ratings
Landing pages7.5325 Ratings9.47 Ratings
A/B testing8.0356 Ratings8.98 Ratings
Mobile optimization8.1431 Ratings8.58 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting8.5459 Ratings8.49 Ratings
List management8.1459 Ratings9.59 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences7.7317 Ratings8.58 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Mailchimp
9.1
2 Ratings
17% above category average
Mautic (open source)
8.4
9 Ratings
9% above category average
Lead nurturing automation6.22 Ratings8.59 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading10.01 Ratings8.59 Ratings
Data quality management10.01 Ratings8.57 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks10.01 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
Mailchimp
8.1
48 Ratings
6% above category average
Mautic (open source)
8.5
7 Ratings
11% above category average
Calendaring8.443 Ratings8.07 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing7.734 Ratings9.06 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
Mautic (open source)
7.4
6 Ratings
1% below category average
Social sharing and campaigns8.340 Ratings7.45 Ratings
Social profile integration8.134 Ratings7.46 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Mailchimp
7.5
457 Ratings
0% above category average
Mautic (open source)
8.7
9 Ratings
15% above category average
Dashboards7.7120 Ratings8.99 Ratings
Standard reports8.0455 Ratings8.89 Ratings
Custom reports6.948 Ratings8.47 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Mailchimp
7.3
41 Ratings
4% below category average
Mautic (open source)
6.0
9 Ratings
23% below category average
API7.831 Ratings7.49 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals6.26 Ratings7.95 Ratings
Customizability5.62 Ratings7.97 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com8.320 Ratings4.65 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM7.517 Ratings4.02 Ratings
Integration with SugarCRM8.12 Ratings4.02 Ratings
Third-party software integrations7.636 Ratings00 Ratings
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Medium-sized Companies
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User Ratings
MailchimpMautic (open source)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(496 ratings)
9.9
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.5
(51 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Usability
8.4
(373 ratings)
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Availability
9.5
(6 ratings)
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Performance
9.0
(7 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.8
(14 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
7.5
(22 ratings)
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Configurability
10.0
(2 ratings)
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Ease of integration
8.0
(4 ratings)
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Product Scalability
9.5
(6 ratings)
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Vendor post-sale
10.0
(2 ratings)
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Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(2 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MailchimpMautic (open source)
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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Acquia
Mautic is not Salesforce or Dynamics of course; it is hard to install, still buggy and you have to know what you're doing if you want to use it. But that is your admission fee to an always free system that does essentially all the same things as the pricey alternatives, does it effectively and gives you total control. Mautic was acquired by Acquia, the company behind Drupal, and has been making substantial upgrades since that seem to be accelerating. The system has an active user community, active development and will only get better, making it an excellent choice to grow with and build your own systems around and never be dependent on third parties
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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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Acquia
  • Marketing email organization
  • Email tracking
  • Email automation
  • Contact management
  • Open rates
  • Delivery rates
  • A/B testing
  • Email sending
  • Unsubscribe management
  • SMTP management
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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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Acquia
  • Setting up the email templates has required hiring a professional. The templates that are provided are not fully responsive.
  • More responsive form templates are needed.
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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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Acquia
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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Acquia
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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Acquia
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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Acquia
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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Acquia
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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Acquia
No answers on this topic
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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Acquia
Infusionsoft, at the time I tested it, had a crazy editor--very unintuitive and not very clean. Mautic (open source) makes it much easier to build up campaigns. Besides that, it didn't provide what we needed to justify the lack of possibility to self-host it and the requirement to pay for it.
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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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Acquia
No answers on this topic
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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Acquia
  • We made our ROI back within a year.
  • Fulfills our needs and our client's needs, our clients love it.
  • I would just add more templates to the email construction selection, other than that, it is just perfect.
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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.