AcelleMail vs MailWizz (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AcelleMail and MailWizz share a 2.2 GPA, neither has a free plan and their prices can't be set side by side, so the choice depends on which features you need.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
They get the same grade on all five counts.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
AcelleMail
Self-hosted email marketing software sold as a one-time license
Which one is for you
Pick AcelleMail if
- Fits if you can host it and want no per-subscriber fees
- Works for people who want to resell it with the $199 Extended licence
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a free trial, as none is listed
- Skip it if you don't want to run a server and an SMTP service
- Watch out: updates and support last 6 months and the page doesn't say what renewal costs
- Watch out: the Regular License covers one domain and doesn't allow charging end users
- Watch out: prices exclude VAT or GST
Pick MailWizz if
- Fits if you can host it and want to avoid per-subscriber fees
- Works for agencies that want to resell it, using the Extended licence
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want to try it free, as there is no trial
- Skip it if you don't want to run a server, since the licence doesn't include servers, sending or deliverability
- Watch out: annual subscriptions go offline after a 5-day grace period if they lapse
- Watch out: each licence includes only 1 month of premium support
- Not for you if you want to charge customers on the Regular licence, which is personal use only
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAAcelleMailFair | 2.2GPAMailWizzFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A$80 once for the Regular License, far under a year of this category's middle price. Servers and SMTP sending cost extra. | AThe Regular lifetime licence is $79 once, well under a year of this category's middle price of $20 a month. Servers and sending are extra. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free: no free plan or trial in the listing. | FNothing free: no trial is offered, only a demo. |
| Features | BCampaign builder, automation, list management and deliverability tools, sending through your own provider. We found no gap named in the listing. | BLists, segments, campaigns, autoresponders, surveys, bounce handling and customer groups. We found no gap named in the listing for the core job. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. You host and maintain it yourself, so a D. | DNo store rating on record. You install and host it yourself, so a D. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only on your server, with Amazon SES, SendGrid, SparkPost, Mailgun, Postmark and Elastic Email. | BWeb only, on your server. It connects to Amazon SES, SendGrid and Mailgun among others. |
| Best for | self-hosted email marketing for an $80 one-time licence | self-hosted email marketing on a $79 lifetime licence |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: AcelleMail and MailWizz. How we grade
Where they differ
- AcelleMail also covers forms.
- MailWizz also covers templates.
At a glance
| AcelleMail | MailWizz | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $80 one-time (Regular License) | $59 per year (Regular license); lifetime license $79 once |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | AcelleMail | MailWizz |
| Price read from | acellesend.com | mailwizz.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
AcelleMail
- You host and maintain it yourself; the price covers the software, not servers, SMTP sending or deliverability.
- Updates and support are included for 6 months only; the pricing page does not state what renewal costs.
- The Regular License covers a single domain and one end product and does not allow charging end users for access.
- Prices exclude VAT or GST, which is added at checkout.
MailWizz
- You host it yourself; the license does not include servers, sending or deliverability, and the vendor's hosted MailWizz is a separate service.
- Subscriptions last one year. If one lapses, the vendor says the application goes offline after a 5-day grace period, though the data stays untouched.
- Each license includes 1 month of premium support; longer support is sold separately.
- The Regular license is for personal use only; charging customers for access requires the Extended license.
Key features
AcelleMail
- Campaign builder
- A drag-and-drop editor with more than 100 templates, A/B testing, scheduling and spintax for email campaigns. The same builder is listed for landing pages and signup forms.
- Marketing automation
- Trigger-based workflows, drip series, behavioral targeting, RSS-to-email and birthday emails.
- List management
- Mass import, advanced segmentation, tags, embeddable signup forms and double opt-in.
- Deliverability tools
- SPF, DKIM and DMARC setup, IP warmup, spam scoring, click maps and real-time analytics.
- Bring your own sending service
- Sends through Amazon SES, SendGrid, SparkPost, Mailgun, Postmark, Elastic Email or your own SMTP server, so sending costs are paid to that provider.
- Multi-tenant SaaS mode
- On the Extended License, separate customer workspaces, subscription plans, payment gateways and white-label branding for running an email service of your own.
MailWizz
- Lists, segments and campaigns
- Unlimited email lists, segments, subscribers and recurring campaigns, plus autoresponder (follow-up) campaigns and surveys.
- Template builders
- Several drag-and-drop template builders to choose from, including Basic, GrapesJS and Stripo, and uploads of existing email templates.
- Delivery and bounce handling
- Multiple delivery servers (SMTP or email providers), bounce servers, feedback loop servers, sending and tracking domains with DKIM signatures.
- Customer groups and limits
- Customers and administrators sit in groups with fine-grained permissions and limits, so one install can serve many accounts.
- SaaS features
- With an Extended license: price plans, payment gateways (PayPal and offline included), orders, promo codes, currencies and taxes.
- Extensions and themes
- Extensions, themes and language packs can be added; the vendor mentions backup managers and list cleaning services as examples.
Plans
AcelleMail
Regular License$80
one-time
Full PHP source for one end product on a single domain. Unlimited subscribers and emails, 6 months of updates and support. You host it; no charging end users.
Extended License$199
one-time
Everything in Regular, plus multi-tenant user management, built-in subscription plans and billing, and white-label branding, so you can charge customers.
MailWizz
Regular subscription$59
per year for 1 license
For managing your own lists and campaigns. Includes updates and 1 month of premium support. 3 licenses cost $159 a year, 5 licenses $239.
Extended subscription$219
per year for 1 license
Adds the right to run MailWizz as a paid service for customers. 3 licenses cost $589 a year, 5 licenses $879. Includes 1 month of premium support.
Regular lifetime license$79
one-time
Personal-use license valid for the life of the product, with 1 month of premium support. Extra support is sold in separate support packs.
Extended lifetime license$275
one-time
Lifetime license that allows using MailWizz as a SaaS business and charging customers, with 1 month of premium support.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, AcelleMail or MailWizz?
As of Nov 13, 2026, AcelleMail starts at $80 one-time (Regular License), and MailWizz starts at $59 per year (Regular license); lifetime license $79 once.
Which has a free plan, AcelleMail or MailWizz?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither AcelleMail nor MailWizz has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.