Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill) comparisons
Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill) is compared head-to-head with Twilio SendGrid, Postmark and Mailgun and more: 7 head-to-heads in Transactional Email Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill) head-to-head
- Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill) vs Twilio SendGrid
- Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill) vs Postmark
- Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill) vs Mailgun
- Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill) vs Infobip Email API
- Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill) vs Plunk
- Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill) vs SocketLabs
- Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill) vs Retarus Transactional Email
Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill) vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Delivery methods | Template options | Event webhooks | Delivery log retention | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill) | No | — | Both | Both | Yes | 30 days | 8.3 |
| 1 | Twilio SendGrid | No | $19.95/mo | — | — | — | — | 9.3 |
| 2 | Postmark | Yes | $15/mo | — | — | — | — | 8.6 |
| 4 | Mailgun | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7 |
| 5 | Infobip Email API | No | — | Both | Both | Yes | 48 days | 7.7 |
| 6 | Plunk | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | 6.9 |
| 7 | SocketLabs | No | $39.95/mo | — | — | — | — | 6.9 |
| 8 | Retarus Transactional Email | — | — | Both | — | Yes | — | 6.8 |
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