Mail Blaze vs SendPulse (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Mail Blaze if

• Fits if you want to pay month to month with no contract
• Works for small lists where $9 covers what you need

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you want a free plan, as it's only a 14-day trial
• Pricey if your list grows: Flame runs $68 to $201 and Fire $205 to $920
• Tight if you need transactional email, because it isn't in Ember
• Watch out: exact prices only show after picking a contact range in the calculator

Pick SendPulse if

• Fits if you want chatbots, SMS or a CRM from the same vendor as your email
• Works for occasional senders, who can buy email packs from $48 for 10,000 that last a year

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you stay free and your list is heading past 500 subscribers
• Pricey if a big team needs access, as unlimited users need Enterprise from 2,500 subscribers
• Not for you if you want SMS and receipt emails in your email plan, as they're priced as separate products
• Watch out: Standard has 3 users and Pro 10, and email verification and re-engagement emails need Pro
• Watch out: the free plan allows only 5 automated flows, and there's no trial of paid plans on record

Mail Blaze

• Price follows contact count; the page shows $9 to $63 on Ember, $68 to $201 on Flame and $205 to $920 on Fire.
• There is no permanent free plan, only a 14-day trial limited to 500 subscribers and 1,000 sends.
• Transaction emails are not listed in the Ember plan.
• Exact prices appear only after picking a contact range in the price calculator.

SendPulse

• The Free plan stops at 500 subscribers and 15,000 emails a month.
• Standard includes 3 users and Pro 10; unlimited users need Enterprise, which starts at 2,500 subscribers.
• Chatbots, SMS, web push, transactional email and the CRM are separate products with their own prices.
• Pay-as-you-go email packs start at $48 for 10,000 emails, valid for a year.

Mail Blaze

Drag-and-drop campaign builder

A visual builder with a template library for designing newsletters and campaigns.

Customizable automations

Automations are listed in every paid plan, with the number of contacts deciding the price.

Surveys

Surveys are included in all three paid plans, listed beside the builder and automations.

Full reporting

Campaign reporting is listed in each plan, with support offered seven days a week.

Transaction emails

Transaction emails appear in the Flame and Fire plan lists but not in Ember.

No contract terms

The vendor says plans run month to month with no lock-in contract.

SendPulse

Email builder and templates

A drag-and-drop builder with over 140 editable templates, plus payment processing inside emails on paid plans.

Automation flows

Event-triggered flows with 5 flows on Free, 10 on Standard, 50 on Pro and no limit on Enterprise.

Segments and A/B tests

Static segments from Standard and saved dynamic segments from Pro, with A/B tests of subject, content and sender.

Forms and landing pages

Multichannel subscription forms, 2 websites and 2 link-in-bio pages built with SendPulse's page builder.

AI assistant and MCP

SendPulse lists an AI assistant among its tools, and an MCP server connects AI tools such as chat assistants to your account.

Mobile apps

SendPulse links to iOS and Android apps from its homepage, alongside the web app.

Mail Blaze

• Ember$9

  per month for 0-500 contacts, billed monthly

  For lists up to 10,000 contacts, $9 to $63 a month. Reporting, builder, templates, surveys, automations.

• Flame$68

  per month for 10,001-10,200 contacts, billed monthly

  For lists from 10,001 contacts, $68 to $201 a month. Adds transactional emails to the Ember features.

• Fire$205

  per month from 50,001 contacts, billed monthly

  For lists from 50,001 contacts, $205 to $920 a month, with the Flame feature set.

SendPulse

• Free$0

  500 subscribers, 15,000 emails a month, 140+ templates, sign-up forms and 5 automated flows.

• Standard$9.60

  per month for up to 500 subscribers, billed yearly ($12 monthly)

  Unlimited emails, 3 users, A/B tests, scheduling, payments in emails, no branding. Price rises with the list: $78 a month billed monthly at 10,000 subscribers.

• Pro$11.52

  per month for up to 500 subscribers, billed yearly ($14.40 monthly)

  Re-engagement emails, dynamic segments, email verification, 10 users, 50 flows and guided onboarding. $93.60 a month billed monthly at 10,000 subscribers.

• Enterprise$51.07

  per month for up to 2,500 subscribers, billed yearly ($63.84 monthly)

  Unlimited users, sender addresses and flows, full A/B testing and dedicated support; starts at 2,500 subscribers. $131.04 a month billed monthly at 10,000.

Mail Blaze

No public discounts listed.

SendPulse

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with yearly billing

  SendPulse's pricing page takes 20% off email plans billed yearly and 10% billed every six months: Standard at 500 subscribers is $9.60 a month instead of $12.