Inxmail vs rapidmail (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, rapidmail grades higher than Inxmail: 2.0 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Inxmail grades higher on features. rapidmail grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
rapidmail
German newsletter tool with recipient-based monthly plans
Which one is for you
Pick Inxmail if
- Fits if you send large volumes and want a German-hosted provider
- Works for companies that want unlimited contacts with a volume-based bill
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you send small: €200 a month and up, plus a setup fee
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there isn't one
- Not for you if you want a full price up front, since only minimums are published
- Watch out: annual quotas are paid in advance, and going over is charged at the unit price plus 10%
- Watch out: the advanced API is optional and only a basic one is included
Pick rapidmail if
- Fits if you want a German-run tool with phone support
- Makes sense if you run Shopware or WooCommerce and send to a few hundred people
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a free plan, since you get one mailing, once
- Tight if you want A/B tests or scheduled sending, as those start on Performance at €25
- Watch out: monthly prices rise with the recipient count and the steps above 500 weren't readable
- Watch out: prices are in euros and the page doesn't say whether VAT is included
How we grade them
| 1.6GPAInxmailWeak | 2.0GPArapidmailFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPlatform starts at €200 a month, plus a one-time setup fee and a sending package. That's well above the $20 middle and the $149 start of the dearest tenth. | C€15 a month for up to 500 recipients on Essential, €25 on Performance and €35 on Unlimited, rising with the list. That's ordinary against a $20 middle. |
| Free plan and trial | FNo standard free plan or trial. Test accounts are offered separately on special conditions. | DThe free offer is one mailing to up to 2,000 recipients, once. There's no recurring plan and no trial. |
| Features | BEditor with an AI assistant, automation, campaign and transactional mail, unlimited contacts, deliverability and testing. Nothing in the listing shows a gap in core work. | CEditor, automations, forms, reporting and transactional email. A/B tests, scheduled delivery and 1-click design aren't in Essential. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Sold through a demo and setup, with an editor and automations to build. | CNo store rating on record. A web app where you build the newsletters and automations. |
| Platforms and integrations | CA web platform with a basic API included and no integrations listed. | BWeb app with Shopware and WooCommerce plugins and an API for other systems. No phone or desktop app. |
| Best for | high-volume German email marketing | German newsletters priced by recipients |
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: Inxmail and rapidmail. How we grade
Price against what you get
Inxmail starts at about $223.44 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. rapidmail starts at about $16.76 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and rapidmail starts $206.68 a month lower. Of the other email marketing and newsletter tools on the chart, 33 score higher than Inxmail for less, and 18 score higher than rapidmail 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
- rapidmail also covers forms.
At a glance
| Inxmail | rapidmail | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free plan |
| Starts at | €200 per month and up (Platform), by sending volume | €15 per month for up to 500 recipients (Essential), or €20 for a single send to 500 |
| Free plan | None | The first mailing to up to 2,000 recipients is free of charge; this is a one-time trial of a single send, not a recurring plan. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Inxmail | Positive Group Deutschland GmbH |
| Price read from | inxmail.de | rapidmail.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Inxmail
- The cost is a one-time setup fee, a base fee and a sending package or annual quota; only the minimums are published.
- Annual quotas are paid in advance, and sending past the quota is charged at the unit price plus 10%.
- The advanced API is optional; only a basic API is included.
- Test accounts are offered separately under special conditions; there is no standard free plan.
rapidmail
- Prices are shown in euros; the page does not state whether VAT is included.
- Monthly prices rise with the recipient count; the steps above 500 recipients were not readable on the page as fetched.
- A/B tests, scheduled delivery and 1-click design are not in Essential.
- Shop plugins are listed for Shopware and WooCommerce; other systems connect through the API.
Key features
Inxmail
- Editor with AI assistant
- A no-code drag-and-drop editor with AI-supported editing and subject line suggestions, plus style sets and templates.
- Marketing automation
- A graphical workflow editor with trigger events, time-controlled sending and lead scoring.
- Campaign and transactional email
- Newsletters, order and system emails are sent from one account, and all sends count toward one volume.
- Unlimited contacts
- Contacts, attributes and target groups are unlimited; only the number of emails sent is billed.
- Deliverability and hosting
- Says it runs CSA-certified servers in Germany with SPF, DKIM, DMARC and BIMI, and ISO 27001-certified infrastructure.
- Reporting and testing
- A/B testing, link and spam tests, click maps and real-time dashboards, with export automation for BI tools.
rapidmail
- Drag-and-drop newsletter editor
- Build mailings from more than 250 templates; the 1-click design feature builds a template in your brand style on paid plans.
- Automations
- Send automated email sequences for set occasions. The number of automations depends on the plan, from 1 to unlimited.
- Sign-up forms
- Forms for subscribing and unsubscribing, with automatic double opt-in, can be embedded on a website.
- Reporting
- Delivery statistics, a click map, device and location analysis and Google Analytics tracking are listed in the feature table.
- Transactional email
- SMTP sending for transactional messages is offered as a separate feature of the service.
- Phone, email and ticket support
- The vendor says all customers get free support by phone, email and ticket, whatever the package.
Plans
Inxmail
SMTP Mail Relay€70
per month and up, by sending volume
SMTP delivery only: no editor, link tracking or recipient management. 1 hour of support a month.
Platform€200
per month and up, by sending volume
Editor, automation, reporting and A/B tests with unlimited contacts. Setup fee and sending package come on top.
rapidmail
Essential€15
per month for up to 500 recipients, billed monthly
1 automation, 3 sender addresses, 3 recipient lists, 250 templates. Price rises with the recipient count.
Performance€25
per month for up to 500 recipients, billed monthly
5 automations, 10 sender addresses, 10 lists, 2 extra users, A/B tests and scheduled delivery.
Unlimited€35
per month for up to 500 recipients, billed monthly
Unlimited automations, sender addresses, lists and extra users, plus the Performance features.
Pay as you go€20
single delivery of 500 emails, no contract term
No subscription: you pay per send. 1 automation, 3 sender addresses and 3 lists.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Inxmail or rapidmail?
As of Nov 13, 2026, rapidmail is cheaper to start with: about $16.76 a month, against about $223.44 a month for Inxmail. Inxmail starts at €200 per month and up (Platform), by sending volume, and rapidmail starts at €15 per month for up to 500 recipients (Essential), or €20 for a single send to 500.
Which has a free plan, Inxmail or rapidmail?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only rapidmail has a free plan. Inxmail does not.
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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.