Email marketing · replacement recipe

Email marketing

Replaces Mailchimp. 4 ways out. Best: Kit (ConvertKit) (free tier) (switch vendor), about $106 saved in year one.

Modeled, not measured. Savings use public prices and planning assumptions: the bill you stop paying, minus the new tool, your upkeep time and your setup time at $50/hour, over the first 12 months. No verified migrations yet. Check the must-haves in each recipe before you switch.

What you use

  • Email campaigns
  • Audience/contact management
  • Automations

Not covered

  • Signup forms and landing pages
  • Templates
  • A/B testing
  • Reporting

Check before switching

  • You only rely on: Email campaigns, Audience/contact management, Automations
  • Export your data from Mailchimp before canceling

Agents: get_recipe("replace-mailchimp") on the Stackcut MCP server.

4 ways out, best first

Switch vendorKit (ConvertKit) (free tier)Saves $106 in year one
$13/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $156/yr · payback 3.8 mo
1 seat. If your use fits the free tier (Up to 10,000 subscribers; unlimited broadcasts and forms).
Covers 67% of the core features (not: Automations)
Kit Free covers up to 10,000 subscribers with unlimited broadcasts vs Mailchimp Free's 250 contacts.
Sources: mailchimp.comkit.com
Switch vendorbeehiiv (free tier)Saves $106 in year one
$13/mo today → $0/mo · setup 1 h · then $156/yr · payback 3.8 mo
1 seat. If your use fits the free tier (Launch: up to 2,500 subscribers).
Covers 67% of the core features (not: Automations)
beehiiv Launch is free up to 2,500 subscribers.
Sources: mailchimp.combeehiiv.com
Switch vendorMailerLiteCosts $38 more in year one
$13/mo today → $12/mo · setup 1 h · then $12/yr · payback 50 mo
1 seat. Similar feature set; free to 250 subscribers, paid from ~$12/mo.
Covers 100% of the core features
Similar feature set; free to 250 subscribers, paid from ~$12/mo.
Sources: mailchimp.commailerlite.com
Open sourcelistmonkCosts $1,304 more in year one
$13/mo today → $5/mo + 2 h upkeep · setup 4 h
1 seat. Free self-hosted list manager; pair with Amazon SES for sending at cents per 1,000.
Covers 67% of the core features (not: Automations)
Free self-hosted list manager; pair with Amazon SES for sending at cents per 1,000.
License: open_source
Sources: mailchimp.comlistmonk.app

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