Mailercloud review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Mailercloud report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for small lists on a free plan with room to send
Mailercloud has a drag-and-drop builder, automation and A/B testing, and a free plan with 1,000 contacts and 12,000 emails a month. Premium is $10 a month at 1,000 contacts and climbs by contact count, $50 at 10,000. Dedicated IPs, single sign-on and an account manager are Enterprise only.
Who Mailercloud is for
- Fits if you have a list under 1,000 contacts and send a lot of email
- Works for small shops on Shopify or WooCommerce
Who Mailercloud is not for
- Tight if you stay free: 1,000 contacts and 1 advanced automation
- Pricey if your list grows: $50 a month at 10,000 contacts
- Skip it if you want a dedicated IP or single sign-on, which are Enterprise features
- Watch out: the Email API for transactional mail starts at $7 a month and is billed separately
- Watch out: unlimited sending on paid plans falls under a fair use policy
Why Mailercloud gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for money$10 a month for 1,000 contacts is the cheap end of the category, but the price steps up with contacts to $50 at 10,000. Unlimited sending is subject to a fair use policy.
- BFree plan and trialA free plan with 1,000 contacts and 12,000 emails a month, no card needed, though it allows only 1 advanced automation.
- CFeaturesBuilder, automation, segmentation, A/B testing and AI subject lines. Dedicated IPs, SSO and an account manager are Enterprise features, and the Email API for transactional sending is billed apart from the marketing platform.
- CEase of useA web app with no rating on record. You build lists, templates and automations yourself.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with Shopify, WooCommerce and Magento connections.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Mailercloud's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Mailercloud's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 27 of the 57 other email marketing and newsletter tools we grade, and level with 15.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 43 of 57) and worst on features (C, above 3).
Its paid plans start at $10 a month, against a middle price of $15 for the category: 12 of the 47 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 8 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 58 email marketing and newsletter tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Mailercloud’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 10 of 57, level with 33
- BFree plan and trialAbove 43 of 57, level with 12
- CFeaturesAbove 3 of 57, level with 19
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 57, level with 48
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 7 of 57, level with 50
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 50 email marketing and newsletter tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Mailercloud, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Mailercloud you would be making newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $120 a year.
What you could make
- Forms: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- Email sent in volume that still reaches the inbox.
- Splitting visitors between versions and telling you which won.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Mailercloud’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Mailercloud?
Mailercloud is an email marketing platform with a drag-and-drop builder, automations, A/B testing and form building. Paid plans are priced by the number of contacts stored rather than emails sent, and the company also sells a separate transactional Email API and an email verifier.
Worth knowing
- Pricing steps up by contacts stored, and the contact slider runs from 1,000 to 500,000 before a custom quote.
- Unlimited sending on paid plans is subject to a fair use policy.
- Dedicated IPs, SSO and a dedicated account manager are Enterprise features.
- The Email API for transactional sending starts at $7 a month and is billed separately from the marketing platform.
Key features
- Drag-and-drop builder and templates
- A template gallery, a drag-and-drop builder and a custom HTML editor, with AMP email support on Premium.
- Automation
- Basic workflows on Free; Premium adds advanced workflows, with 25 advanced automations on Premium and unlimited on Enterprise.
- Segmentation and contact rating
- Contacts can be segmented, monitored and rated, and a form builder collects signups.
- A/B testing and AI subject lines
- Premium includes A/B testing and an AI subject line generator.
- Reports and inbox tools
- Advanced reports, an inbox tracker, blacklist monitoring and delivery by time zone are listed among the features.
Mailercloud pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Mailercloud has a free plan, and paid plans start at $10 per month for up to 1,000 contacts, billed monthly.
- Starts at
- $10 per month for up to 1,000 contacts, billed monthly
- Free plan
- 1,000 contacts and 12,000 emails a month, with the drag-and-drop builder and basic automation. No credit card needed.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1,000 contacts and 12,000 emails a month, with basic automation (1 advanced automation) and email support. |
| Premium | $10per month for up to 1,000 contacts, billed monthly | Unlimited emails (fair use), 25 advanced automations, A/B testing, AI subject lines, priority chat. The page's table lists $50 at 10,000 contacts. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Everything in Premium plus dedicated IPs, a dedicated account manager, SLA, SSO and custom integrations, priced to sending volume. |
Read from mailercloud.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Mailercloud before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discount25% off with annual billing
The pricing page says annual billing saves 25% compared with paying month to month, charged once for the year.
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Common questions
Does Mailercloud have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Mailercloud is listed for Web.
Does Mailercloud have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Mailercloud is listed for Web.
Is Mailercloud open source?
Mailercloud is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.