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Mailchimp vs Sendy

Mailchimp: Email and SMS marketing minus the learning curve. Sendy: Newsletter sending without monthly fees. Same fact set for both, straight from each vendor's docs.

Mailchimp

Free tier
Free plan, up to 500 contacts (500 sends/mo)
Paid from
$13/mo (Essentials, 500 contacts); scales with contact count · pricing page
Public API
Yes docs
MCP server
Yes · Official MCP for Transactional (Mandrill) in dev docs; Marketing API MCPs are community
Best for
Email and SMS marketing minus the learning curve
Website
https://mailchimp.com

Sendy

Free tier
No free plan; one-time license model, no trial advertised
Paid from
$69 one-time license · pricing page
Public API
Yes docs
MCP server
Community · No vendor MCP; third-party viaSocket MCP connector exists.
Best for
Newsletter sending without monthly fees
Website
https://sendy.co

Which one?

Mailchimp suits email and sms marketing minus the learning curve. Sendy suits newsletter sending without monthly fees. Pricing changes; the fact tables above link both vendors' live pricing pages. For the rest of the field, see Mailchimp alternatives, Sendy alternatives, or the full table.