Intuit Mailchimp vs. SendPulse

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Intuit Mailchimp
Score 8.3 out of 10
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Mailchimp is an email marketing and marketing automation platform. Beyond just tracking how campaigns perform, Mailchimp takes it a step further by analyzing data from over half a billion emails to show why campaigns perform, driving informed decisions.
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SendPulse
Score 3.7 out of 10
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SendPulse is an integrated messaging platform providing user communication that includes emails, SMS, web push, SMTP, and user management.. This solution includes 15,000 free emails with up to 2,500 subscribers per month.N/A
Pricing
Intuit MailchimpSendPulse
Editions & Modules
Free
$0
Essentials
starts at $13
per month
Standard
starts at $20
per month
Premium
starts at $350
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Intuit MailchimpSendPulse
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing starts from $9 a month and depends on the number of messages sent.
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Community Pulse
Intuit MailchimpSendPulse
Considered Both Products
Intuit Mailchimp
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
More options and functionality
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
Mailchimp has the best deliverability of all the email marketing software I've used, and the most customizable design features.
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
These platforms have feature sets that are much better suited to B2B marketing than Intuit Mailchimp. In particular, the journey builders seem much better suited to long and complex business-to-business buying cycles like ours.
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
Intuit Mailchimp was far superior than Constant Contact. Also it was more affordable.

Afterwards, Intuit Mailchimp could not keep up with a full CRM like Highlevel.
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
When we switched long time ago from Constant Contact it was because Mailchimp demonstrated more innovative features to be adapted in our communications. At that time Constant Contact it was too limited and it was constructed mainly to send bulk emails. So when we saw what …
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
In some cases, Intuit Mailchimp is more user-friendly than some of these platforms. However, Intuit Mailchimp has been the most consistent. For example, some of these brands were acquired by larger companies and drastically changed their pricing models and offerings without …
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
I used Intuit Mailchimp, and I would say other software I used is equally good and competes with Intuit Mailchimp. Well, Intuit Mailchimp's reporting is better, and ActiveCampaign has more affordable pricing, so in the end, it all comes to what you need. What we needed was …
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
We did not select this as we are happy with Intuit Mailchimp and this platform did not seem to be an upgrade for us.
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
Mailchimp is the gold standard currently for email campaigns.
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
The pricing and features for Mailchimp beat constant contact hands-down.
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
Intuit Mailchimp is more affordable, scalable for all team sizes, has a shorter SMS registration approval timeframe, integrates with more platforms, and doesn't require training to get started.
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
Mailchimp's email marketing is vastly superior to Bloomerang CRM or Fundraising (formerly Qgiv) but Mailchimp will integrate seemlessly to Bloomerang, so every email sent to a constituent will be recorded as a transaction. The email design blocks are much cleaner and easier to …
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
Constant Contact was overpriced and Action Network worked poorly.
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
It's been years since I used Hootsuite and I used it to schedule posts on our social media channels. I do not need to use Intuit Mailchimp for this.
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
I think it’s so much nicer than Active Campaign on every level.
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
We went back to Flodesk due to their services being much more cost effective. We send emails to tens of thousands of people at a time, and we only pay $35/month for Flodesk
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
I used constant contact years ago like 15-20... so Im unusre, I did not take the time to learn Intuit Mailchimp I hired someone.
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
The user functionally is way better but we keep them on our list of CRM items due to the call features.
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
We ended up going with Intuit Mailchimp because of the templates and the pricing. While we didn’t actually use Constant Contact, just looking through it, Intuit Mailchimp seems much easier to use as well.
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
My business was not allowed on other SMS services. The ridiculous rules the others have to deal with make it difficult to send anything for tactical training. It is used by many other businesses I know, so it seemed trustworthy. I don't like using services I have never heard of.
Chose Intuit Mailchimp
We do not use other programs and have not used other programs for this.
SendPulse
Chose SendPulse
SendPulse was more professionally developed - the better usability. It was a reason we moved to SendPulse from Pipeline. The main problems were discovered during using this software
Chose SendPulse
For SendPulse's price point, I consider their competition to be the likes of MailChimp, ConstantContact, etc. While SendPulse rates roughly average across the board in all areas, for businesses looking for the cheapest option (which comes with a lack of features/quality), …
Chose SendPulse
This software has many advanced features which make it my favourite email service for sending newsletters. Its UI is very intuitive and easy to operate. Its drag and drop feature can create beautiful emails in very little time. In this software I can send email in specific …
Chose SendPulse
Its campaign editor feature makes it my favourite application for email marketing. It is extremely easy to send a campaign in very less time. And the results are very satisfying. So I switched to this application.
Chose SendPulse
Its integration with sms facility and Viber makes it different from others.
To be very honest I use all three facilities depending upon the content which i need to communicate to my subscribers. I use SendPulse more frequently because of its richness. And it delivers good …
We use SendPulse for different purposes - starting with regular email campaigns and up to push notifications and smart processes for increasing open rate. It's not the only service we use for our email marketing needs, but it's definitely one of the most powerful ones. It was …
Chose SendPulse
SendPulse's artificial intelligence feature and the easy but powerful A/B Testing feature helps us test many subject ideas for our subscribers. The other similar product in the email marketing field doesn't have push notifications on the browser. Push notification is not and …
Chose SendPulse
I transitioned recently from Mailchimp to SendPulse because I love to be able to customise my messages more so that emails are sent at the right time for each customer. This for me is a HUGE advantage that SendPulse provides. Additionally, even with a small list, Mailchimp was …
Chose SendPulse
SendPulse is a great new email provider for your businesses. I have worked with other clients in the past such as Constant Contact and Blue Hornet and haven't found as many talking points as I have with SendPulse.
Chose SendPulse
Sendpulse is a lot cheaper and has unique features like resend capabilities as well as AI options that others just don't offer. For our company, we need to get the best return on our time and money and with sendpulse's pricing and features we do.
Chose SendPulse
For me, it was the obvious choice if we compared SendPulse and MailChimp/MailerLite/Aweber. Some of the competitors don't have SMS/push features, some are too simple (MailerLite), some are too complex or not so intuitive. I always preferred more all-in-one tools, because …
Features
Intuit MailchimpSendPulse
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Intuit Mailchimp
8.1
Ratings
6% above category average
SendPulse
4.0
Ratings
67% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor8.30 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Dynamic content8.00 Ratings1.00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content8.00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Landing pages8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing7.70 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Mobile optimization8.10 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting8.70 Ratings7.00 Ratings
List management8.20 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences7.90 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Intuit Mailchimp
8.9
Ratings
13% above category average
SendPulse
-
Ratings
Lead nurturing automation7.40 Ratings00 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data quality management8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
Intuit Mailchimp
8.0
Ratings
8% above category average
SendPulse
-
Ratings
Calendaring7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Intuit Mailchimp
8.2
Ratings
11% above category average
SendPulse
-
Ratings
Social sharing and campaigns8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Social profile integration8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Intuit Mailchimp
8.3
Ratings
12% above category average
SendPulse
4.7
Ratings
49% below category average
Dashboards8.50 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Standard reports8.50 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Custom reports7.80 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Intuit Mailchimp
7.8
Ratings
4% above category average
SendPulse
-
Ratings
API7.90 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizability5.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with SugarCRM8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Third-party software integrations8.10 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Intuit MailchimpSendPulse
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
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1.0
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Likelihood to Renew
10.0
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9.1
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Usability
8.5
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3.0
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Availability
9.5
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Performance
8.9
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-
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Support Rating
8.8
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9.1
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Implementation Rating
7.4
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8.2
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Configurability
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Ease of integration
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Product Scalability
9.5
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-
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Vendor post-sale
10.0
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Vendor pre-sale
10.0
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User Testimonials
Intuit MailchimpSendPulse
Likelihood to Recommend
It allows you to reach out to our customer base and discuss updates, sales, education, and much more. I am grateful to have reached out to them and to have gained brand loyalty in the process. It helps us truly connect, not just sell. I can segment my audiences and decide who I want to send communications to.
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In my department it is very well suited. It is one of the best application for sending weekly newsletters to my clients. I use it to send important market information to my clients on a regular basis. The kind of templates it provides me I fill with adequate information for my clients. It also allows me to present that information in a very organised manner.
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Pros
  • 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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  • I feel its User Interface is one of the strengths. It is very simple to operate. It is not necessary for any user to have good knowledge of newsletters design or e-mailer design to make a good and informative e-mail design on this software.
  • Its technical ability to send user's campaign to customer's Inbox is something which one can rely on. Its deliver-ability is almost 100 percent.
  • It gives detailed analysis of any campaign. And this feature is very necessary for any software to help its users to understand the outcome of that email activity. SendPulse is awesome in this feature. It gives you detailed statistics to analyse your campaign. Users can download these statistics in PDF and Excel format also.
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Cons
  • The pricing tiers do scale quickly so if you have a free newsletter it may get expensive
  • The pricing is based on total emails so if you have users who you only email rarely it might not make sense to use Intuit Mailchimp
  • Customer support can be a bit lacking at times and their docs aren't always the best
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  • I like its Drag and Drop function to design e-mailers but it lacks in some functionalities. Foe example when I write two different contents in a same box I need a line to show separation between my contents in the same box but this feature is unavailable in SendPulse.
  • They should include more fonts. Every product or service needs different kind of fonts to make a right impact on customers. With limited option of fonts it restricts user's creativity.
  • It is good to have templates to give users some idea for designing campaigns but here SendPluse has nothing much to offer. They have very limited number of templates.
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Likelihood to Renew
We love the product. One thing we haven't mentioned yet is the human element. Recently, MailChimp re-structured their plans/pricing based on the feedback they had received. They listened to a pain their users were experiencing, then strategized a solution, and implemented it fairly. The updated pricing strategy was intended to save subscribers money, and they did a great job of communicating it to their users. I would be surprised if anyone reacted negatively to the change.
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Because I love how easy and intuitive SendPulse is.
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Usability
It's very easy to use - I could quickly explain how to use Mailchimp to someone not in marketing and feel confident they'd be able to use basic skills to figure it out. Plus, we use it beyond just email marketing now for subscriber welcomes, forms, and nurture sequences.
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I find that overall SendPulse is very intuitive to use and the support is there to help you out in case you don't find how to do what you wish to do. The drag and drop functionalities make it easy to create the newsletters you want. Every field is explained and small tutorials are included to show you how to create a new template, newsletter, etc. which makes it very easy to use.
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Reliability and Availability
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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Performance
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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Support Rating
Any time we needed their help or support they responded promptly, friendly, and straightforwardly. It's a great feature to have multi-language support as we are a diverse team, and anyone can reach out to receive help. We've always solved our inquires
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Every time I contacted the support team with a question or a problem, they were very fast in replying and helping me out solve it. Usually latest within 10 minutes I would receive a first answer, and the problem would get solved on the same day.
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Implementation Rating
I am little satisfied with the MailChimp implementation process, since although it has been a bit complicated and we have had various complications that tried to affect our performance, with a little general effort, we take full advantage and currently It is out main marketing and advertising campaign platform.
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When implementing SendPulse, it is a good idea to have a transition phase where you still use both systems, in case anything goes wrong.
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Alternatives Considered
I used Intuit Mailchimp, and I would say other software I used is equally good and competes with Intuit Mailchimp. Well, Intuit Mailchimp's reporting is better, and ActiveCampaign has more affordable pricing, so in the end, it all comes to what you need. What we needed was available in cheaper price in other software as well. But I would definitely say Intuit Mailchimp has its own advantages too.
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For SendPulse's price point, I consider their competition to be the likes of Mailchimp, ConstantContact, etc. While SendPulse rates roughly average across the board in all areas, for businesses looking for the cheapest option (which comes with a lack of features/quality), ConstantContact beats them. For quality/features/value, I'd say Mailchimp is the best option for small businesses.
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Scalability
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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Return on Investment
  • One of my retail web store clients was sending out email specials and notices about once a month. After clicking the send button, we would watch Google Analytics and the current site users would light up immediately. Often, the current site visitors would pop up to 20, 30 or more after the email was sent. On a normal day, seeing 1 or 2 online users would be OK.
  • Pretty much in all cases, we could see an uptick in positive activity after sending out a Intuit Mailchimp email to a list.
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  • Tapping NRI clients with this software helps me in generating good revenue in last financial year.
  • I grow my NRI database by 60 in last year. And this software played a major role in doing so.
  • It made brand building very easy among my clients.
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ScreenShots

Intuit 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.

SendPulse Screenshots

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