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Spedito vs Mailchimp: which costs less in 2026?
The short answer
Spedito costs much less than Mailchimp at every list size. With 2,500 contacts Mailchimp Essentials costs $45 a month and Spedito €9; with 10,000 contacts it’s $110 against €25. Mailchimp is still a good choice if you need hundreds of ready-made integrations or already use other products from Intuit, which owns it.
Monthly price: Mailchimp vs Spedito
| Contacts | Mailchimp | Spedito |
|---|---|---|
| 2,500 | $45 | €9 |
| 5,000 | $75 | €15 |
| 10,000 | $110 | €25 |
| 25,000 | $270 | €49 |
With 10,000 contacts you save about €876 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).
Mailchimp and Spedito at a glance
| Mailchimp | Spedito | |
|---|---|---|
| Price grows with | Contacts on the list | Subscribed contacts (unsubscribed and bounced are free) |
| Free plan | 250 contacts, 500 emails a month (max 250 a day), with Mailchimp branding | 500 contacts and 3,000 emails a month, every feature included |
| First paid plan | Essentials: $13 a month for 500 contacts | €5 a month for up to 1,000 contacts |
| Based in | United States | European Union |
Mailchimp charges by the contacts in your audience: Essentials starts at $13 a month for 500 contacts and Standard costs more. Unsubscribed and non-subscribed contacts also count towards the limit until you archive them. The pricing page shows the price “for 12 months”: check what it costs afterwards.
Why choose Spedito over Mailchimp
- With 5,000 contacts you spend €15 a month instead of $75: you save about €622 a year.
- You pay only for subscribers: unsubscribed and bounced contacts don’t push the price up.
- Even on the free plan you can schedule emails and run automations.
When Mailchimp is the better choice
- You need hundreds of ready-made integrations, including niche tools.
- You already use QuickBooks or other Intuit products.
- You want lots of reports and analytics, even at the cost of a busier interface.
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 Mailchimp to Spedito
- Export your contacts from Mailchimp 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
Is Spedito cheaper than Mailchimp?
Yes. With 2,500 contacts you pay €9 a month instead of $45 (Mailchimp Essentials); with 10,000 contacts €25 instead of $110. On top of that, Spedito counts only subscribed contacts.
Is Mailchimp’s free plan better than Spedito’s?
No, Spedito’s is bigger: Mailchimp’s free plan covers 250 contacts and 500 emails a month, Spedito’s 500 contacts and 3,000 emails a month. On top of that, Mailchimp’s free plan doesn’t let you schedule emails or use automations, and adds its branding; Spedito’s free plan does both, without branding.
Can I import my contacts from Mailchimp?
Yes. Export your list from Mailchimp 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
- Mailchimp — Pricing · official price list · checked 16 October 2026
- Moosend — Mailchimp pricing · independent source · checked 4 February 2026
- tinyCommand — Mailchimp pricing explained · independent source · checked 15 September 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. Mailchimp 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.