Cheapest Email Marketing Services
Compare prices of email marketing platforms from the best service providers. Filter by features, business size, use case, or explore free and open-source tools.
*Email marketing service providers below are ranked according to the cost of their cheapest plan for 10,000 contacts or 100,000 monthly emails.
*In the free plan, [Emails] is the monthly email limit, and [Contacts] is the subscriber limit.
| Rank | Service Name | Price | Free Plan | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amazon SES (SMTP) | $10.00/mo | 3000 Emails |
Really cheap - $1 for 10,000 emails. But you only get an API/SMTP to send emails. You need to build your newsletter design interface and manage your email-sending reputation or your account will be suspended. Good for transactional emails. Free for the first year for up to 3,000 emails monthly. |
| 2 | SparkPost (Bird) | $30.00/mo | None |
SparkPost (now Bird) is one of the best SMTP providers for sending transactional emails. It used by platforms like Rakuten, ASOS, Uber, CNN, Adobe, etc. |
| 3 | SendGrid | $35.00/mo | 100 Emails |
One of the best SMTP providers When ChatGPT launched, it was using it for delivering transactional emails. It is used to send transactional and marketing emails by popular e-commerce websites like, Temu, Walmart.com, Gumroad, Shopify, Zalora.com |
| 4 | Mailgun | $75.00/mo | 100 Emails |
For developers who want to add email delivery functions to their apps. Etsy and Jumia use it for sending transactional emails to their customers. |
| 5 | SAP Emarsys | $91.00/mo | None |
SAP Emarsys is primarily used by large corporations to deliver transactional and promotional emails. Some of the companies that use it include eBay, Bosch, Fuso, etc. SAP charges £10,500 per year for 100,000 contacts. 10k contacts would cost you approximately £1050 per year and £87.5 per month. Note that this is a premium marketing platform. You have to pay for a minimum of 100,000 contacts per year. |
| 6 | Mailchimp | $110.00/mo | 500 Contacts |
If reputation and scalability are something that you are looking for a provider, then consider Mailchimp. It has been doing email marketing for years. It is ideal for creators, SMEs, and large enterprises. |
| 7 | Postmark | $115.00/mo | 100 Emails |
Postmark is an SMTP provider that stands out when it comes to ease of use. You can send emails with API libraries and languages like PHP, Node.js, Curl, .NET, Java, Ruby, etc. It can also be integrated seamlessly with WordPress, Zapier, Grunt, Craft, |
| 8 | Salesforce Marketing | $1250.00/mo | None |
Just like SAP, and Oracle, Salesforce Marketing is targeted at large companies. Regular plan gives you 10,000 emails. |
| 9 | Oracle Eloqua Marketing | $4000.00/mo | None |
This ideal for established and sensitive industries like Financial institutions. The lowest plan starts at $20,000 monthly for over 500,000 contacts. Oracle Marketing is used by companies like Macy’s, Argos.co.uk, etc. |
Email Services Price Comparison
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Selecting Email Platforms by Industry
When determining the best email marketing platforms for each industry, we collect and analyze data on the email tools used by the most popular companies and brands within that sector. For example, in eCommerce, we studied leading providers such as Amazon, Temu, Walmart, Etsy, Wayfair, and Shopify to identify the email marketing platforms they use. This same approach applies to other industries which ensures accurate and data-driven recommendations.