MailCheap alternatives
These tools do a similar job to MailCheap. Prices, free plans and features below come from each vendor's own site.
| MailCheap | EmailOctopus | Mailchimp | MailerLite | Sender | Sendy | Afilnet | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | from $19/mo | Free plan · from $9/mo | Free plan · from $13/mo | Free plan · from $10.80/mo | Free plan · from $9/mo | $69 one-time payment, plus Amazon SES sending costs | Pay per message by destination, for example 0.035 EUR per SMS to the U |
| Free plan | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated by the vendor | No |
| Free trial | No | No | Yes | Yes | Not stated by the vendor | Not stated by the vendor | Yes |
| Plans | 20,000 emails ($19/mo); 75,000 emails ($39/mo); 200,000 emails ($79/mo); 500,000 emails ($149/mo); 2,000,000 emails ($349/mo); 5,000,000 emails ($799/mo) | Starter ($0); Pro ($9/mo annual) | Free ($0); Essentials ($13/mo); Standard ($20/mo); Premium ($350/mo) | Free ($0); Comfort ($12/mo, $10.80/mo annual, $129.60/yr); Power ($25/mo, $22.50/mo annual, $270/yr); Enterprise (Custom pricing) | Free Forever ($0); Standard ($9/mo annual, $108/yr); Professional ($15/mo annual, $180/yr); Enterprise (Custom pricing) | Self-hosted licence ($69 one-time payment, plus Amazon SES sending costs) | Pay per SMS (Pay per message by destination, for example 0.035 EUR per SMS to the UK; no fees; credits never expire) |
| Fees and pricing notes | None stated | Billed yearly; price rises with subscribers | None stated | None stated | None stated | $69 one-time payment, plus Amazon SES sending costs | Pay per message by destination, for example 0.035 EUR per SMS to the UK; no fees; credits never expire |
| Best for | Not stated | Not stated | Small business | Creators, Small business | Not stated | Agencies | Not stated |
| Key features | Campaigns, scheduling and stats; Signup forms, welcome emails and imports; A web page for each issue; Your own sending domain and deliverability tools | Drag-and-drop editor or your own HTML; 100+ mobile-friendly templates; Merge-tag personalisation; Automations | Email campaigns and scheduling; Popup forms; Marketing automation flows (Standard and up); Generative AI features (Standard and up) | Email campaigns and automations; Drag and drop editor; Websites and landing pages; Signup forms | Email newsletters and automation; Landing pages, signup forms and popups; Transactional emails; SMS messaging | Drag and drop, WYSIWYG and HTML editors; Live campaign reports; AI assistant for newsletters and subject lines; List segmentation | Bulk SMS from the web, a PC or an API; Certified SMS and certified email with legal validity; Automated voice calls, email marketing and WhatsApp Business; Marketing automation, surveys, landing pages and discount coupons |
| Checked on | 2026-11-08 | 2026-10-03 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-03 | 2026-10-04 | 2026-10-19 |
Prices change; confirm on the vendor's site before you buy.