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Email tools with a real free plan

Every product in our catalogue whose official pricing page publishes a free tier, ordered by how much sending that tier actually allows. Limits were read from the vendor pages on 5 September 2026.
Compare the top 4Curated collection, updated Sep 4, 2026

Products in this collection

  1. Rank 1

    Sender

    Low-cost email and SMS sender with a permanent free plan for 2,500 subscribers and paid tiers from US$7.

    Free plan, paid from $7/mo

    2,500 subscribers and 15,000 emails a month, with Sender branding on the message.

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  2. Rank 2
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    beehiiv

    Newsletter platform with a free plan to 2,500 subscribers and paid tiers that add advertising and paid subscriptions.

    Free plan, paid from $43/mo

    2,500 subscribers with unlimited sends and custom domains.

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  3. Rank 3

    EmailOctopus

    Two-plan sender: a free tier for 2,500 subscribers and one paid plan with unlimited subscribers at a fixed price.

    Free plan, paid from $9/mo

    2,500 subscribers and 10,000 emails a month, one seat, EmailOctopus branding.

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  4. Rank 4

    Mailjet

    Campaign and transactional sender priced by monthly email volume, with unlimited contacts from the Essential plan.

    Free plan, paid from $9/mo

    6,000 emails a month with a 200-a-day cap and 1,000 contacts.

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  5. Rank 5

    MailerLite

    Newsletter and automation tool with a 250-subscriber free plan and two paid tiers priced by subscriber count.

    Free plan, paid from $12/mo

    250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month, and two seats rather than one.

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  6. Rank 6

    Brevo

    Multi-channel platform priced by monthly email volume rather than contact count, with a free tier and transactional sending included.

    Free plan, paid from $9/mo

    Free forever with no credit card, for individuals starting out.

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  7. Rank 7

    Mailchimp

    Marketing platform priced by contact tier, with a 250-contact free plan and Essentials, Standard and Premium tiers.

    Free plan, paid from $13/mo

    250 contacts, 500 emails a month and a 250-a-day cap.

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  8. Rank 8

    Omnisend

    Email, SMS and push for online stores, with a 250-contact free plan and contact-tiered Standard and Pro plans.

    Free plan, paid from $11.20/mo

    250 contacts, 500 emails and 500 web push notifications a month.

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  9. Rank 9

    Klaviyo

    Ecommerce marketing platform with a 250-profile free plan; paid pricing is built from active profile count.

    Free plan available

    250 profiles, 500 email sends and a small mobile-message allowance.

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