MailPoet vs Sendy
Both are in Newsletter platforms. Here is how their plans, prices and features compare, taken from each vendor's own site.
The main differences
- Fees: MailPoet For 500 subscribers; you manage your own email sending, For 500 subscribers, For 500 subscribers per site; Sendy $69 one-time payment, plus Amazon SES sending costs.
| MailPoet | Sendy | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free plan · from $8/mo | Not verified yet |
| Free plan | Yes | Not stated by the vendor |
| Free trial | Not stated by the vendor | Not stated by the vendor |
| Plans | Starter ($0); Creator ($8/mo); Business ($10/mo); Agency ($30/mo) | Self-hosted licence () |
| Fees | For 500 subscribers; you manage your own email sending; For 500 subscribers; For 500 subscribers per site | $69 one-time payment, plus Amazon SES sending costs |
| Best for | Not stated | Agencies |
| Key features | Newsletters sent from your WordPress dashboard; Subscription forms; Email and ecommerce marketing for WooCommerce; Basic marketing automation (Starter), targeted automation (Business) | Drag and drop, WYSIWYG and HTML editors; Live campaign reports; AI assistant for newsletters and subject lines; List segmentation |
| Checked on | 2026-10-03 | 2026-10-04 |
Prices change; confirm on the vendor's site before you buy. Full details and sources are on each tool's page.
MailPoet
- Free Starter plan for up to 500 subscribers
- Works inside WordPress and WooCommerce
- Yearly billing saves up to 15%
Trade-offs
- Starter is limited to 5,000 emails a month and shows MailPoet branding
- Segmentation and targeted automation need Business
- Priced by subscriber count, so cost rises with the list
Sendy
- $69 one-time with no monthly subscription
- Sending through Amazon SES costs about $1.60 per 10,000 emails
- White label accounts with sending limits per client
Trade-offs
- You host and maintain it yourself
- You need your own Amazon SES account
- No free plan or trial was listed