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EmailOctopus vs Mailchimp
Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.
Mailchimp
Email marketing for small businesses, now owned by Intuit.
Newsletters & EmailFreemium · $13/mo
At a glanceEmailOctopusMailchimp
At a glance
- Pricing
- EmailOctopus$9/mo
- Mailchimp$13/mo
- Pricing model
- EmailOctopusFreemium
- MailchimpFreemium
- Founded
- EmailOctopus—
- Mailchimp2001
- Location
- EmailOctopusLondon, UK
- MailchimpAtlanta, USA
- Bootstrapped
- EmailOctopusYes
- Mailchimp—
- Open source
- EmailOctopus—
- Mailchimp—
- Category
- EmailOctopus—
- MailchimpNewsletters & Email
- Indie alternatives
- EmailOctopus0
- Mailchimp6
- Founders
- EmailOctopusTom Evans
- MailchimpBen Chestnut, Dan Kurzius
Key differences
Pricing
EmailOctopus starts cheaper at $9/mo; Mailchimp starts at $13/mo.
Funding
EmailOctopus is bootstrapped; Mailchimp is venture-backed.
Indie alternatives
EmailOctopus has 0 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Mailchimp has 6.
Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.
Founder of EmailOctopus
Founders of Mailchimp
- Dan KurziusCo-founder
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