Cheapest Email Marketing Services

Like Mautic, PHP List is an open-source, lightweight email marketing software. The 100% free version can be downloaded from phplist.org while the commercial version is available at phplist.com. You can use your host's PHP's built-in mail(); function to send emails or connect to a third-party SMTP provider. 

Mautic is an open-source email marketing tool built using PHP. You need to download the script, set it up yourself, and connect it to an SMTP provider like Amazon SES, SendGrid, etc to send emails. It is one of the most powerful self-hosted email marketing software. Before you install it, be aware that it is resource-intensive.

Recommended for ecommerce stores. You can personalize emails, create automated workflows, etc.  With 10k subscribers, you can send unlimited emails per month. It is also suitable for agencies since you can share accounts.

With 10k subscribers, you can send up to 100k emails monthly. One thing I like about EmailOctopus is that it simplifies everything. From Pricing to, navigation to newsletter design. It also has an option to integrate with Amazon SES if you want to cut costs.

Easy to use. Can send 60,000 emails monthly to 10 contacts.

With 10,000 subscribers you can send as many emails as you want.

Regular plan gives you 120,000 emails monthly for 10,000 contacts. Free version lets you send 10,000 emails to 2,000 people.

Basic tools that works. Premium plans let you send unlimited emails.

If you have 10,000 subscribers, you can send as many emails as you want.

Regular plan does 120,000 emails monthly for 10,000 contacts. Free version gives you 15,000 emails and 2,500 contacts.

Selzy has an easy-to-use interface. You can easily create templates through drag-and-drop blocks, It also supports bulk mailing.

Sendx is recommended if you are only interested in sending basic emails without limits to the number of emails you can send. Pricing is based on the number of subscribers

Mailblaze is recommended if you are looking for a platform with basic email marketing features. For $60, you can send 120,000 emails monthly.

This is a self-hosted PHP application, which means you need to set it up yourself and use SendGrid, Amazon SES or a similar SMTP tool to send emails.

Mailer is recommended if you frequently send emails as it does not limit how many emails you can send each month if you get their business plan.

Feedblitz is so powerful when it comes to RSS to email automation. You can also connect RSS feeds for a YouTube channel, Pinterest, Shopify, etc. With 10k+ subscribers, you can send unlimited emails.

You set it up on your own server. Can send lots of emails but needs some tech knowledge.

Used for sending cold emails

Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) is an all-in-one marketing platform. It offers email marketing and CRM all in one dashboard. 

Good for mass mailing.

GetReponse recently added an option to monetize your newsletter. Additionally, you can send as many newsletters as you want without limits. There is only a limit on the subscriber count.

Ideals for for developers looking for an email service provider to to integrate in their apps. Works with languages like Node.js, Next.js, Php, Laravel, among others.

For sending sms and emails. Works well for ecommerce stores.

No limits on emails you can send.

More of PR platform. Good for reaching journalists. Send unlimited emails to 10,000 people.

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. 

Works well for small businesses. They do not tell you the email limit upfront though.

Pay once, send unlimited emails. Basic stuff but good for simple text emails.

Good if you need to handle emails for different brands all in one place.

Kit (Formerly ConvertKit) is the most recommended platform for content creators. Some of the most popular content creators who use it include Tim Ferriss, Neil Patel, Pinch of Yum, Ali Abdaal, etc. They have a free plan that allows up to 10k subscribers with limited features and comes with email ads.

Simple, open-source providers. The hosted/paid version costs $0.001 per email.

Decent for businesses. Sends 50,000 emails monthly to 10,000 subscribers.

You can add as many people as you want to your list. You just pay based on how many emails you send. This price is for sending 100,000.

Good at making personalized emails. Can send up to 50,000 emails. It also allows agencies to brand their accounts and offer email marketing services to their clients.

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.

This is self-hosted. Pay once and connect with Amazon SES or your favorite SMTP provider.

ActiveCampaign has one of the best AI-powered automation feature. It is ideal for content creators, agencies, and small and large businesses.

Built for Saas products. With 10,000 contacts, you can can send 500,000 emails monthly.

Pay once but need you need to integrate with a third-party SMTP provider delivery emails.

Price depends on email send speed not subscriber count. $150 lets you send 2,500 per hour.

Made for online stores. You get 120,000 emails with 10,000 contacts on regular plan, or unlimited on the expensive one.

Kalviyo is an all-round marketing platform that offers email, SMS, and mobile push. . You can send 100,000 emails per month for 10,000 active profiles.

Good if you already use Square.

Basic email tool from Belgium.

Basic tool for sendin EDMs.

Handles 25,000 people and 150,000 emails. Starts at $59 for 5,000 people.

Helps grow your email list with popups. Does emails and texts. No limits.

Pretty simple email tool.

Ontraport is meant for large businesses looking for a marketing, sales, and support platform. It has marketing, SMS, CRM, and payments all in one dashboard. 

Mainly used by content creators to monetize their work.

Easy to use but expensive. You will be charged $250 for sending 10,000 emails.

Ideal for sending personalized emails.

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.