The Mailchimp alternative for businesses that just want to send.
Mailchimp is a full marketing suite. If what you really need is campaigns that reach the inbox, a team that can log in and a bill that doesn’t jump, Sendonia does that job for a fraction of the price.
Choose Sendonia if…
- You send newsletters and promotions and want them authenticated on your own domain.
- Your whole team needs to log in without paying per seat.
- You want a predictable bill with no overage charges.
Choose Mailchimp if…
- You rely on multi-step automations or e-commerce flows today.
- You need forms, landing pages and a large integration marketplace in one tool.
Price
What Sendonia and Mailchimp cost at real list sizes.
Monthly price in USD for a list that gets 4 campaigns a month, excluding VAT.
| List size |  Sendonia |
Mailchimp (Essentials, monthly) |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 contacts4,000 emails a month | $15 Starter | See their pricing page |
| 5,000 contacts20,000 emails a month | $29 Growth | $75 |
| 10,000 contacts40,000 emails a month | $59 Business | $110 |
Mailchimp prices by contacts with a slider; the 1,000-contact price is not shown without an account, so we left it out. Checked Nov 4, 2026.
Feature by feature
Where each one is stronger.
Sendonia is focused on sending well. Mailchimp does more in some areas, and we say so.
| Feature | Sendonia |
Mailchimp |
|---|---|---|
| Team seats on the entry paid plan | Unlimited | 3 on Essentials, 5 on Standard |
| Going over your plan | Sending stops at the limit. No surprise charges. | Overage charges are added automatically |
| Features by tier | Every feature on every plan | A/B testing on Premium; automation flows of up to 4 steps on Essentials |
| Your data and AI training | Never used for training | Terms (section 30) allow AI inputs and outputs, including customer data, to be used for machine learning |
| Automation (welcome series, drips) | Not yet | Yes, multi-step on higher plans |
| Signup forms and landing pages | Not yet (API import instead) | Yes |
| Free plan | No. Paid plans from the first month | 250 contacts and 500 sends a month, with Mailchimp branding |
Switching from Mailchimp
Move over in an afternoon.
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1
Export your contacts
Export your contacts from Mailchimp as a CSV, including unsubscribed and bounced contacts, and import them all into Sendonia. Their status comes along, so people who left stay suppressed.
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2
Connect your domain
Add the DKIM, MAIL FROM and DMARC records we generate, or connect automatically if your DNS provider supports Domain Connect. We check them for you.
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3
Send your first campaign
Start from a template, preview on desktop and mobile, and send or schedule. Results start arriving within minutes.
Monthly, no contract
Pay month to month. There is no minimum term and no cancellation fee.
Cancel any time
Cancel from your billing page and keep full access until the end of the period you paid for.
Your data stays yours
Nothing is deleted when a subscription ends. Sign in, see your reports and export your contacts.
No feature gates
Every feature is on every plan, from the first one. You only choose the volume.
No seat fees
Invite your whole team. Adding a colleague never changes your bill.
Never used for AI training
Your contacts and emails are not used to train AI models, ours or anyone else’s.
See the Refund and Cancellation Policy and Terms of Service.
Sources for this comparison
- Mailchimp, checked Nov 4, 2026
- Mailchimp pricing · About Mailchimp pricing plans · Mailchimp terms · Mailchimp pricing 2026 (GroupMail)
- Sendonia
- Prices and limits from our pricing page. Competitor plans change often; if something here is out of date, write to [email protected] and we’ll correct it.
Ready to switch from Mailchimp?
Create a workspace, import your contacts and connect your domain. We take care of delivery from there.
- Authenticated sending on your domain
- Amazon SES sending in the EU and the US
- Unlimited seats on every plan
- Every feature on every plan
- Monthly, cancel any time
- Your data stays yours
- Bot-filtered analytics