Email Marketing Service reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 207 Reddit reviews across 17 subreddits and 34 posts to rank the best Email Marketing Service brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Emailmarketing, r/marketing, r/digital_marketing, r/startups, r/Blogging. Top-rated brands include Mailchimp (3.6/5), MailerLite (4.5/5), ActiveCampaign (4.4/5).

Stats

Reviews207

Subreddits17

Posts34

Brands76

Products3

Top communities

r/Emailmarketing62 r/marketing35 r/digital_marketing26 r/startups24 r/Blogging17

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Mailchimp

3.6

(34)

"I personally love Mailchimp!"

"I couldn't recommend Mailchimp more!"

"But I'd run with Mailchimp, personally. Super easy to use, great templates, powerful analytics, and automation tools."

"So far I think I might be going with Mailchimp."

"Mailchimp has a free plan for up to 500 subscribers."

"Mailchimp is a popular option. It has integrations with various lead generation tools."

"It's fine to stick with MC. It's what you know. It's working."

"MailChimp is the best known and the biggest one for sure."

"For standard email newsletter stuff we use Mailchimp."

"Normally marketers will use and recommend mo"

MailerLite

4.5

(25)

"I'd recommend MailerLite or Moosend—both are user-friendly, reliable, and have plans that fit within your budget."

"Mailerlite is great! I handle marketing for a very large non-profit and I know a lot of our email folks love it too."

"Mailerlite does everything Mailchimp and Constant Contact does with a simpler interface for less than $10 per month."

"Our company is really happy with Mailer Lite and their customer service is great."

"Been happy with it so far"

"I recently switched to MailerLite from ConvertKit."

"I use MailerLite. :)"

"Try Mailerlite. For small list (up to 1000) they have excellent free plan."

"MailerLite for sure. I'm not a fan of MailChimp."

"For up to 1,000 subscribers, it's free."

ActiveCampaign

4.4

(14)

"I absolutely love its automation features! They’re a total game-changer!"

"ActiveCampaign is by far the most complete platform out there."

"Personally, I’m a big fan of ActiveCampaign and MailerLite."

"We use ActiveCampaign and love it."

"I used mailchimp for a while, but now use Active Campaign. I would start with that one."

"Active campaign or drip had the best features at the best price for me."

"ActiveCampaign"

"ActiveCampaign is a good option. I think it offers good value for money."

"My results have been quantifiably better with ActiveCampaign than with other platforms."

"Active Campaign is a solid option. Has all the bells and whistles you need."

Klaviyo

4.5

(13)

"I would recommend Klaviyo, especially for e-commerce! :)"

"Klaviyo has some of the best API integration features in the industry."

"Klaviyo. But he needs to look into segmenting these."

"Klavyio. Hands down."

"Mailchimp is the best for small businesses, Klaviyo is the best for medium-large businesses."

"Klaviyo by far."

"Klaviyo."

"I used Mail Chimp, but switched to Klaviyo."

"Klaviyo is baller."

"Have you tried Klaviyo? For the SME segment, people usually start with Mailchimp or Klaviyo."

Moosend

4.7

(7)

"Moosend has solid customer support and good customization options without bugs."

"Moosend for their customer service alone. They helped me out a lot."

"Moosend is best for the $."

"Check out Moosend. In my opinion, it has the best editor."

"Moosend, hands down. Similar features, excellent automations and triggers."

"Moosend is great with its user-friendly interface, but I found ActiveCampaign’s automation features superior."

"Great pricing and while not as fully featured as something like MailChimp."

GetResponse

4.4

(7)

"GetResponse stands out as the ultimate email marketing tool, revolutionizing businesses with its unrivaled features."

"Try GetResponse. It has everything you need."

"The best email marketing I recommend is GetResponse which all you need in building and growing your business."

"You could use GetResponse."

"I use [GetResponse](https://www.getresponse.com/) - easy to use."

"Aweber and GetResponse are better options."

"I ended up going with GetResponse, because of the auto-response calendar."

ConvertKit

4.0

(7)

"Hands down convertkit. Powerful, quick and easy."

"Convertkit is a good option but I think you need an all-in-one solution."

"I recently decided on ConvertKit."

"Why not convertkit?"

"I ended up switching to convertkit though."

"I ended up switching to convertkit though. More functionality."

"ConvertKit doesn’t seem like a good fit."

Sendinblue

4.0

(7)

"**SendinBlue**: SendinBlue offers a free plan with limitations but also has afforda"

"I’d go with Send in Blue if you have a big list."

"+1 to send in blue. Good automation tools and fairly affordable"

"Checkout send it blue."

"We use Send In Blue and MailChimp! MailChimp is definitely the most recognized email marketing service."

"Easy to use and cheap as well."

"Just go with an easy free one like Send in Blue."

SendGrid

3.8

(5)

"Hey, I use sendgrid and it's free till 2k subscriptions."

"Ive used SendGrid for years only their free tier. Never had a problem."

"I am using sendgrid for transactional and marketing email with a base of about 100k contacts."

"You can also try sendgrid."

"SendGrid has different purpose I believe, to send out the emails."

#10

Constant Contact

3.0

(6)

"I used ConstantContact to send over 50 million emails and it worked great."

"My favourite one is constant Contact. It may be a bit unfriendly to use."

"Constant Contact, I’m sure there’s others also."

"Pretty much any of the email companies (constant contact, mail chimp, etc) work for people who aren't sending high volumes of email."

"I’ve been using them for years, but their tools look a bit dated next to Mail Chimp."

"Constant Contact isn’t an option."

#11

HubSpot

4.0

(4)

"You should consider Hubspot. It includes email marketing and metrics."

"HubSpot treating me well as long as it’s ~1-2 a week per user"

"I'm a fan of tying activities like this to a CRM tool so I would suggest Hubspot."

"In My opinion, you should go with HubSpot email advertising."

#12

Brevo

4.3

(3)

"Check Brevo. Unlimited contacts. You can send 10k emails per month ifaik for free"

"Brevo, Zoho Campaigns"

"Brevo has a lot of benefits. Particularly great to target mobile users."

#13

EmailOctopus

4.3

(3)

"I'd always recommend EmailOctopus for that level of subscribers - their free plan covers up to 2.5k subscribers and includes loads of premium features."

"I'd always recommend EmailOctopus - their free plan covers up to 2.5k subscribers."

"Go with EmailOctopus. It is free for up to 2500 subscribers."

#14

Mailmodo

5.0

(2)

"You can try Mailmodo 100k subscribers - 250k emails for 249 USD."

"Try Mailmodo. They have built-in AMP emails."

#15

Postmark

4.5

(2)

"I've since switched to postmark and prettymuch all my issues went away. So can definatly recommend."

"It’s not the cheapest, but I have a soft spot for Postmark."

#16

beehiiv

4.0

(2)

"With 20K contacts, you probably want to go with an email marketing service like beehiiv."

"It’s free up to 2500."

#17

Unnamed Service

4.0

(2)

"With us, you can send up to 150,000 emails free per month."

"We are the lowest cost provider available."

#18

SalesNexus

4.0

(2)

"It's customizable and has marketing automation."

"You can automate marketing to subscribers using SalesNexus.com."

#19

Omnisend

4.0

(2)

"If you're in e-commerce, Omnisend’s got everything you need in one place and won’t break the bank"

"I think it’s pretty good and decent pricing."

#20

Sendlane

4.0

(2)

"Sendlane or mailchimp with credits if you’re not doing anything fancy"

"Sendlane has a slight advantage for marketers."

#21

AWeber

4.0

(2)

"Aweber and GetResponse are better options."

"Mailchimp is good for free, but once you get serious consider Aweber."

#22

Amazon SES

3.5

(2)

"Amazon ses :)"

"There are tons of newsletter apps on Github that tie into SES."

#23

Hikemytraffic

5.0

(1)

"My experience with Hikemytraffic® was even better."

#24

Dotdigital

5.0

(1)

"I'd recommend Dotdigital. Tons of experience in nonprofit lifecycle automation, easily integrates with wordpress, and can embed those videos."

#25

Campaign Monitor

5.0

(1)

"Honestly I've studied the majority indepth and campaign monitor is the best in my opinion."

#26

InboxArmy

5.0

(1)

"I’d strongly recommend looking into InboxArmy. They’re not just another agency—they specialize in tailored email marketing solutions."

#27

Systeme

5.0

(1)

"[Systeme](https://gosysteme.com) has an everything unlimited plan for $97/month or $828/year. We use it for everything. It’s awesome."

#28

GMX

5.0

(1)

"Gmx no doubt.... no spying no litle words at contract."

#29

MarketHero

5.0

(1)

"Its better than Aweber? It will even send you free pre written emails, with headlines, sales videos.. etc."

#30

Zoho Mail

4.0

(1)

"Check out Zoho Mail or Madmimi. Both are good and affordable."

#31

Madmimi

4.0

(1)

"Check out Zoho Mail or Madmimi. Both are good and affordable."

#32

ClickFunnels

4.0

(1)

"Clickfunnels.com is a good one but expensive."

#33

QuickMail

4.0

(1)

"You should check quickmail.io, neverbounce.co, or coldmail.ai."

#34

ZeroBounce

4.0

(1)

"One of the best email validation services is provided by ZeroBounce.net."

#35

DailyStory

4.0

(1)

"We’re a small/boutique platform catering to SMBs."

#36

Quentn

4.0

(1)

"We can find a nice deal for you as a nonprofit organisation."

#37

Elastic Email

4.0

(1)

"That's the most easy way to go about it."

#38

Instantly

4.0

(1)

"Instantly.ai has many amazing features."

#39

Bento

4.0

(1)

"Bento is definitely the move for your situation."

#40

Audienceful

4.0

(1)

"It's purpose-built for Webflow sites."

#41

MailPoet

4.0

(1)

"I got good results just installing like mailpoet."

#42

WebEngage

4.0

(1)

"Webengage for me."

#43

MailMunch

4.0

(1)

"We use MailMunch. In addition to email marketing."

#44

Encircl

4.0

(1)

"They have great automation tool with support/service."

#45

Emarsys

4.0

(1)

"Emarsys!"

#46

SendX

4.0

(1)

"I am sure their active support system can help you way better."

#47

Apollo

4.0

(1)

"They have all the automation you need plus some really cool insights into your campaigns and contacts."

#48

iContact

4.0

(1)

"Try out icontact."

#49

Sendy

4.0

(1)

"It's hard to beat for price."

#50

Zoho Campaigns

4.0

(1)

"Zoho campaigns is great easy to use."

#51

SMTPget

4.0

(1)

"For affordable email marketing, SMTPget, iDealSMTP, and Sendinblue are excellent choices."

#52

Mailjet

4.0

(1)

"Have you looked into Mailjet? You will be limited to 200 emails a day in the free tier."

#53

Campaigner

4.0

(1)

"I recommend Campaigner. It offers features such as list management, email sending, and reporting."

#54

Drip

4.0

(1)

"My go-to email marketing system for automation is Drip."

#55

Pabbly

4.0

(1)

"I would suggest Pabbly as it provides an easy dashboard for sending bulk emails."

#56

SendPulse

4.0

(1)

"Sendpulse is great and easy for newsletters."

#57

Mailtrap

4.0

(1)

"Great deliverability, fantastic email editor and decent analytics."

#58

Charley Email Marketing

4.0

(1)

"I'd like to throw Charley Email Marketing into the mix."

#59

Mailgun

4.0

(1)

"I'm using Mailgun at the moment."

#60

VerticalResponse

4.0

(1)

"Vertical response is good."

#61

Zoho

4.0

(1)

"Zoho Campaigns"

#62

EasySendy

4.0

(1)

"One suggestion to consider is EasySendy. It provides a user-friendly interface and advanced features."

#63

zagomail

4.0

(1)

"Zagomail is only 14$ a month for 3000 contact and it works great"

#64

BuyTechBetter

4.0

(1)

"I actually run a free service that supports on email marketing tech procurement."

#65

Postheat

4.0

(1)

"I'm currently building postheat.com if you are looking for an alternative."

#66

Ontraport

4.0

(1)

"I work for Ontraport, one of the marketing automation companies."

#67

Grouplist

4.0

(1)

"I don't think it gets in easier than group list - [https://grouplist.io/](https://grouplist.io/)"

#68

Mapp

4.0

(1)

"I use Mapp Empower, but have used all the main ones."

#69

MyContactForm

4.0

(1)

"I’ve used www.mycontactform.com in a pinch - you can drop it onto your website or they’ll host it."

#70

Sender

4.0

(1)

"I use Mailchimp and Sender."

#71

Keap

4.0

(1)

"Keap (Infusionsoft) has been good to us."

#72

AWS

4.0

(1)

"AWS Simple Email Service (SES) is a cheaper option for sending emails."

#73

CMG Local Solutions

4.0

(1)

"We use cmglocalsolutions.com for our B2B acquisition email."

#74

Email Service Provider

3.0

(1)

"If I were you, I would definitely go with at least two ESP's because your dedicated IP addresses and sender domains will get blacklisted."

#75

YMLP

3.0

(1)

"I’ve worked with YMLP and Mailchimp."

#76

Emma by Marigold

2.0

(1)

"We are currently using Luminate Online (the absolute worst in every way imaginable) and our choice was largely driven by a need to integrate with our CRM."

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