Email marketing · Free picks
Free Mailchimp
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Free tier — meaning actually free, not "free for 14 days". Open-source self-hostable options, or vendors with a free plan you can run a real workflow on.
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- 1Free 300/day. Starter $9/mo.
Brevo
Email and SMS with send-based pricing.
Best for: Lists where most contacts are inactive.
- 2Free 3,000/mo. Pro $20/mo.
Resend
Email for developers with great deliverability.
Best for: Product teams sending transactional + lifecycle email.
- 3Free 1,000 contacts. Pro from $49/mo.
Loops
Modern email tool built for SaaS lifecycle sends.
Best for: SaaS founders running onboarding and trial sequences.
- 4Free up to 10K. Creator from $15/mo.
ConvertKit
Email tool built for creators.
Best for: Newsletter writers, course creators.