Ecomail vs Omnisend (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Omnisend grades higher than Ecomail: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 17, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Omnisend grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Ecomail
Email marketing with ecommerce automation and an AI assistant
Omnisend
Email, SMS and push marketing for online stores, priced by contacts
Which one is for you
Pick Ecomail if
- Fits if you run a small shop on Shopify or PrestaShop and want abandoned-cart emails
- Works for lists under 50,000 contacts, where prices are published
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 200 emails a month and no transactional email
- Pricey if you want behavior automation, which needs Marketer+ at $30 a month
- Watch out: paid plans have a 3-month minimum term
- Watch out: the Czech site lists a CDP plan in koruna that the English dollar page does not show
- Skip it if you have over 50,000 contacts and want a posted price, as that goes to a custom offer
Pick Omnisend if
- Fits if you run a Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce or Wix store and want cart emails without building them
- Works for shops leaving another tool, as Omnisend moves it over free in about five days
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if lots of people get your automated emails, since all of them count toward the bill
- Skip it if you don't run an online store, as most of what you pay for is shop tools
- Tight if you want texts on Standard, as SMS needs the $59 Pro plan and is billed per message
- Watch out: Standard caps email at 12 times your list, and personalized content is an add-on from $5 a month
- Not for you if you want a public API, as none is listed
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAEcomailFair | 2.4GPAOmnisendFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$20 a month at the lowest contact tier ($16.67 on yearly billing) lands in the middle of this category. The price rises with active contacts, and big lists get a custom offer. | C$16 a month for 500 contacts, a little above the middle of what email tools charge, and $132 a month at 10,000. Paying 3 months upfront takes 30% off those months. Texts need Pro at $59 for 2,500 contacts and cost extra per message. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free plan with 200 emails a month, no transactional email, plus a 14-day trial of paid plans. 200 sends is a cap you hit on the first campaign. | CFree for 250 contacts, 500 emails and 500 web push messages a month, with 24/7 support included. That's room to try the shop automations, not to run a store's email. |
| Features | CEditor, behavior automation, ecommerce integrations, segmentation and A/B tests. Profi has no ecommerce integration or behavior automation, which sit on Marketer+. | BReady-made store automations, an email builder that pulls in your products and discount codes, SMS and push, pop-ups, landing pages, shopper segments and ad audiences. It covers a store's whole job. Personalized content on Standard is an add-on from $5. |
| Ease of use | CA web app with no rating on record. Automations and shop connections are yours to build. | CNo App Store rating on record. There are ready-made automations, but you'll still connect your shop and set up forms and segments in the web app. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Shopify, PrestaShop, Ecwid, nopCommerce, Make, Looker Studio and Mailchimp connections. | BWeb only, with Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Wix, Facebook and Google connections. No desktop or phone app, and no public API is listed. |
| Best for | small online shops sending by contacts | ready-made emails for small online shops |
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: Ecomail and Omnisend. How we grade
Price against what you get
Ecomail starts at $20 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Omnisend starts at $16 a month and scores 2.7.
Omnisend scores higher and starts $4 a month lower. Of the other email marketing and newsletter tools on the chart, 20 score higher than Ecomail for less, and 3 score higher than Omnisend for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Ecomail also covers sMS marketing and a/B testing.
- Omnisend also covers reports.
At a glance
| Ecomail | Omnisend | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $20 per month at the lowest contact tier, billed monthly | $16 per month for up to 500 contacts, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Up to 200 emails a month with the drag-and-drop editor, ecommerce integration and behavior automations. | Up to 250 contacts, 500 emails and 500 web push notifications a month, with 24/7 live chat and email support. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of the paid plans | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Ecomail | Omnisend |
| Price read from | ecomail.app | omnisend.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 17, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Ecomail
- Paid plans carry a minimum term of 3 months, and a plan can be paused once a year for up to 6 months.
- The Free plan sends only 200 emails a month and has no transactional email.
- The Czech site also lists a CDP plan with RFM analysis and product recommendations, priced in koruna; the English dollar page shows only Profi and Marketer+.
- The page shows the lowest-contact prices; the price rises with active contacts, and databases above 50,000 contacts get a custom offer.
Omnisend
- Billing counts everyone who received an automated message, subscribed or not; only unsubscribed contacts are excluded.
- Standard caps email at 12 times your list size; Pro is unlimited subject to fair use of up to 60 times the list.
- SMS needs the Pro plan and is billed per message by country: $0.009 to $0.007 per US message depending on volume.
- On Standard, personalized content and personalized send time are add-ons from $5 a month each.
Key features
Ecomail
- Drag-and-drop editor
- A template editor with 200+ design templates, custom HTML import and AI help with subject lines and text.
- Behavior automations
- Automations based on campaign activity, on web behavior and on purchases, including abandoned cart emails, on Marketer+ and the free plan.
- Ecommerce integrations
- Syncs contacts, orders and web activity from stores such as Shopify and PrestaShop.
- Segmentation and A/B testing
- Segments by contact properties and behavior, plus A/B testing on every plan.
- AI agent EMA
- An AI agent that prepares campaigns and automations, used through AI credits; the first 100,000 credits are free.
Omnisend
- E-commerce automations
- Pre-built workflows for cart abandonment, order and shipping confirmation, welcome series and post-purchase, with splits and custom-event triggers.
- Store-aware email builder
- Drag-and-drop emails with product blocks imported from your store, recommended products and unique discount codes synced with the shop.
- SMS and web push
- Text messages and browser push notifications can sit in the same workflows and campaigns as email. SMS is charged per message on top of the plan.
- Sign-up forms
- Pop-ups, exit-intent forms, an always-visible sign-up box, a prize wheel and landing pages, with A/B testing and Forms AI to draft them.
- Shopper segments and ad audiences
- Segments by shopping history, engagement and lifecycle stage, synced to Facebook Custom Audiences and Google Customer Match for ads.
- Free migration
- Omnisend moves lists, automations, forms, segments and templates from your old tool in about five days at no charge.
Plans
Ecomail
Free$0
Up to 200 emails sent a month, with the editor, ecommerce integration, discount coupons and customer behavior automation.
Profi$16.67
per month at the lowest contact tier, billed annually ($20 monthly)
Unlimited emails, 200+ templates and AI subject lines. No ecommerce integration or behavior automation. Price rises with active contacts.
Marketer+$25
per month at the lowest contact tier, billed annually ($30 monthly)
Profi plus ecommerce integration, discount coupons, behavior automation, web tracking and abandoned cart. Price rises with active contacts.
Omnisend
Free$0
250 contacts, 500 emails and 500 web push notifications a month, free migration and 24/7 support.
Standard$16
per month for up to 500 contacts, billed monthly
6,000 emails a month (12 times the list), Forms AI and Reports AI. $11.20 a month for the first 3 months if paid upfront. $132 a month at 10,000 contacts.
Pro$59
per month for up to 2,500 contacts, billed monthly
Unlimited email, SMS from $0.007, dynamic content and AI product picks. $41.30 a month for the first 3 months if paid upfront. $150 a month at 10,000 contacts.
CustomCustom
For more than 150,000 active profiles: a custom contact count and unlimited email, agreed with the sales team.
Ways to pay less
Ecomail
- Annual discount
17% off with yearly payment
The pricing page shows the yearly plan about 17% cheaper per month than monthly payment.
- Nonprofit
50% off for nonprofits
The Czech pricing page offers nonprofits a 50% discount, arranged through support.
Omnisend
- Other savings
30% off the first 3 months, paid upfront
Paying 3 months upfront takes 30% off: Standard at 500 contacts costs $33.60 instead of $48 and Pro $123.90 instead of $177, then monthly billing at the full price.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Ecomail or Omnisend?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Omnisend is cheaper to start with: $16 a month, against $20 a month for Ecomail. Ecomail starts at $20 per month at the lowest contact tier, billed monthly, and Omnisend starts at $16 per month for up to 500 contacts, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Ecomail or Omnisend?
As of Nov 12, 2026, both Ecomail and Omnisend have 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.