MailWizz vs SendPortal (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, MailWizz and SendPortal share a 2.2 GPA, and only SendPortal has a free plan.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
MailWizz grades higher on value for money and features. SendPortal grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Which one is for you
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
Pick SendPortal if
- Fits if you have a Laravel developer and want a free newsletter tool
- Works for people who already pay for an email sending service
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want automation or a drag-and-drop editor, which aren't listed
- Skip it if you don't want to install PHP, Composer and a database
- Watch out: it has no sending of its own, so deliverability depends on the service you connect
- Watch out: no paid support plan is named
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAMailWizzFair | 2.2GPASendPortalFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | CFree with unlimited users, subscribers and messages, but self-hosted, so a C. You pay your own server and sending service. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free: no trial is offered, only a demo. | BFree outright with no plan limits. You need a server and sender first, so a B. |
| Features | BLists, segments, campaigns, autoresponders, surveys, bounce handling and customer groups. We found no gap named in the listing for the core job. | CSubscribers, segments, templates, campaigns and tracking. The pages list no automation workflows or drag-and-drop editing. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. You install and host it yourself, so a D. | DNo store rating on record. Version 4 needs PHP 8.3, Composer and MySQL or PostgreSQL, so a D. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, on your server. It connects to Amazon SES, SendGrid and Mailgun among others. | BWeb, with a REST API and AWS SES, Postmark, SendGrid, Mailgun, Mailjet and Postal. No apps. |
| Best for | self-hosted email marketing on a $79 lifetime licence | free open-source newsletters you host yourself |
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: MailWizz and SendPortal. How we grade
Price against what you get
MailWizz starts at $4.92 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. SendPortal has no paid plan and scores 2.0.
MailWizz scores higher, and starts $4.92 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other email marketing and newsletter tools on the chart, 2 score higher than MailWizz for less, and none scores higher than SendPortal 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
- MailWizz can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- SendPortal is open source, according to its own site.
- MailWizz also covers marketing automation.
At a glance
| MailWizz | SendPortal | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Starts at | $59 per year (Regular license); lifetime license $79 once | Free |
| Free plan | None | Free open-source software with unlimited users, subscribers, segments and messages; you pay only for your own server and sending service. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | MailWizz | Mettle |
| Price read from | mailwizz.com | sendportal.io |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
SendPortal
- You install and maintain it yourself; version 4 needs PHP 8.3 or newer, Composer, and MySQL 5.7+ or PostgreSQL 10+.
- The pages describe campaigns, segments and tracking; they do not list automation workflows or drag-and-drop editing.
- It has no sending infrastructure of its own, so deliverability depends on the email service you connect.
- The vendor's pages name no paid support plan.
Key features
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.
SendPortal
- Subscribers and segments
- Import or update subscribers through the API or a CSV upload, and group them with tags and custom-defined segments.
- Campaigns and templates
- Send a campaign to every subscriber or to selected segments, using templates you build yourself.
- Message tracking
- Sends, opens, clicks, bounces and unsubscribes are tracked for each campaign.
- Workspaces
- Several workspaces or teams can be handled from a single interface.
- REST API
- API endpoints for templates, subscribers, tags and campaigns.
- Bring your own sender
- The documentation covers AWS SES, Postmark, SendGrid, Mailgun, Mailjet, Postal and plain SMTP as email services.
Plans
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.
SendPortal
Self-hosted$0
Open-source software you host yourself, with unlimited users, subscribers, segments and messages. Sending costs are paid to your chosen email service.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, MailWizz or SendPortal?
As of Nov 13, 2026, SendPortal is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $4.92 a month when paid by the year for MailWizz. MailWizz starts at $59 per year (Regular license); lifetime license $79 once, and SendPortal is free.
Which has a free plan, MailWizz or SendPortal?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only SendPortal has a free plan. MailWizz 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.