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Spedito vs EmailOctopus: which costs less in 2026?
The short answer
On paid plans Spedito costs less than EmailOctopus at every list size. With 1,000 subscribers EmailOctopus Pro costs $13.50 a month and Spedito €5; with 10,000 subscribers it’s $44.50 against €25. EmailOctopus’s free plan is bigger, though: up to 2,500 subscribers and 10,000 emails a month, with its branding.
Monthly price: EmailOctopus vs Spedito
| Contacts | EmailOctopus | Spedito |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $13.50 | €5 |
| 2,500 | $20 | €9 |
| 5,000 | $31.50 | €15 |
| 10,000 | $44.50 | €25 |
With 10,000 contacts you save about €176 a year.
- Prices exclude VAT, in the currency each platform shows.
- For prices in US dollars, savings are estimated at the ECB rate of 2 October 2026 (€1 = $1.1225).
EmailOctopus and Spedito at a glance
| EmailOctopus | Spedito | |
|---|---|---|
| Price grows with | Contacts on the list | Subscribed contacts (unsubscribed and bounced are free) |
| Free plan | 2,500 subscribers, 10,000 emails a month, with EmailOctopus branding | 500 contacts and 3,000 emails a month, every feature included |
| First paid plan | Pro: $10 a month for 500 contacts | €5 a month for up to 1,000 contacts |
| Based in | United Kingdom | European Union |
EmailOctopus charges by subscribers. The free plan covers 2,500 subscribers and 10,000 emails a month, with EmailOctopus branding, one user and reports for the last 30 days. Pro starts at $10 a month for 500 subscribers; paying a year upfront saves about 10%.
Why choose Spedito over EmailOctopus
- With 10,000 contacts you save about €176 a year.
- No branding in your emails, free plan included, and your whole team at no cost per person.
- Automations with no step limit, already on the free plan.
When EmailOctopus is the better choice
- You have up to 2,500 subscribers and don’t mind EmailOctopus branding: the free plan is enough.
- You want simple landing pages in the same tool as your emails.
- You have very large lists: EmailOctopus plans go up to 500,000 subscribers, Spedito’s to 25,000.
What you get with Spedito, at every price
- You pay only for subscribed contacts: unsubscribed and bounced addresses don’t count.
- Ten emails a month per contact on paid plans, and no automatic overage charges.
- Every feature on every plan: automations, forms, integrations, A/B tests and your whole team at no per-seat cost.
- App and support in English, Italian, Spanish, French and German; AI translates your emails into each contact’s language.
- Data stored in the European Union, invoices with the right VAT for every EU country and Italian e-invoicing.
- No Spedito branding in your emails, even on the free plan.
- 60-day “It works or your money back”: if Spedito isn’t for you, we refund what you paid.
How to move from EmailOctopus to Spedito
- Export your contacts from EmailOctopus to a CSV or Excel file.
- Drop the file into Spedito: name, email, language and labels are recognised automatically, and people who had unsubscribed stay excluded.
- Verify your domain and rebuild your automations from ready-made templates: welcome, after purchase, abandoned cart, birthday.
Frequently asked questions
EmailOctopus or Spedito: which costs less?
If you have up to 2,500 subscribers and accept EmailOctopus branding, its free plan costs less. On paid plans Spedito costs less: €9 a month against $20 with 2,500 subscribers, €25 against $44.50 with 10,000.
How much does EmailOctopus cost with 5,000 subscribers?
Pro costs $31.50 a month billed monthly; paying a year upfront saves about 10%. Spedito costs €15 a month for 5,000 contacts, with 50,000 emails a month included.
Can I import my contacts from EmailOctopus?
Yes. Export your list from EmailOctopus as CSV or Excel and drop it into Spedito: columns are recognised automatically, duplicates are merged and people who had unsubscribed never get emails. A list of a few thousand contacts takes a few minutes.
Where is my data stored with Spedito?
In the European Union. For every contact Spedito keeps where they came from and when they gave consent, and every email has an unsubscribe link in the reader’s language. The data processing agreement (DPA) applies to every customer.
Sources
- EmailOctopus — Pricing · official price list · checked 16 October 2026
- EmailToolTester — EmailOctopus pricing · independent source · checked 17 December 2025
- Sequenzy — EmailOctopus pricing · independent source · checked 8 October 2026
- ECB — Euro foreign exchange reference rates (USD) · official price list · checked 2 October 2026
Platform prices change often: always check their website before deciding. EmailOctopus is a trademark of its respective owner; Spedito is not affiliated with or endorsed by them. If something is out of date, write to us and we’ll fix it.