Comparison

Flodesk vs Mailchimp pricing

Both bill on stored contacts, but Mailchimp caps monthly sends while Flodesk includes unlimited sends on every paid plan. Mailchimp Essentials undercuts Flodesk Lite at 500 contacts. From 1,000 through 25,000, Lite is the cheaper entry plan wherever both publish a figure. The Flodesk 100,000 column stays empty on every plan.

Snapshot 3, Flodesk checked 13 September 2026, Mailchimp checked 14 September 2026. Monthly billing shown first. Flodesk stays outside the six vendor tables and the watchlist.

Entry paid plans, side by side

Flodesk Lite against Mailchimp Essentials, the cheapest paid plan each vendor sells at the eight breakpoints. Plans are not feature matched.

Prices are compiled from public vendor pages and can lag behind a change. Cells marked Der are calculated from published rules and cells marked Est are rough figures. Neither is an invoice or a quote, so confirm with the vendor before you spend.

Contacts	Flodesk Lite	Mailchimp Essentials	Cheaper
500	$25$19 annualDer	$13Ver	Mailchimp by $12
1,000	$25$19 annualVer	$26.50Der	Flodesk by $1.50
2,500	$32$29 annualDer	$45Ver	Flodesk by $13
5,000	$52$48 annualDer	$75Ver	Flodesk by $23
10,000	$72$66 annualDer	$110Ver	Flodesk by $38
25,000	$162$149 annualDer	$270Ver	Flodesk by $108
50,000	n/aNot	$385Ver	not comparable
100,000	n/aNot	n/aNot	not comparable

Flodesk Lite against Mailchimp Essentials, month to month billing, with the per month cost of paying yearly underneath. The Cheaper column compares the monthly prices. Plans are not feature matched.

Where the cheaper entry plan sits

Lite at 500: $25; Essentials is $13 at the same size
Lite at 10k: $72; Essentials is $110 at the same size
Lite at 25k: $162; Essentials is $270 at the same size

Mailchimp Essentials is cheaper than Flodesk Lite at 500 contacts only. From 1,000 contacts through the last overlapping stop, Lite is the cheaper entry plan wherever both publish a figure.

At 25,000 contacts Lite is $162 against Essentials at $270. Lite then hits its 25,000 subscriber ceiling and is not sold at 50,000. At 100,000 contacts every Flodesk cell stays empty (none) rather than inventing a midpoint between nearby slider stops. Mailchimp Standard still publishes $800 at that size; Essentials is not sold there.

Step up plans

Flodesk Pro against Mailchimp Standard, then Everything against Premium. Neither pair is feature matched.

Contacts	Flodesk Pro	Mailchimp Standard	Cheaper
500	$28$25 annualDer	$20Ver	Mailchimp by $8
1,000	$28$25 annualVer	$45Der	Flodesk by $17
2,500	$39$35 annualDer	$60Ver	Flodesk by $21
5,000	$59$54 annualDer	$100Ver	Flodesk by $41
10,000	$79$72 annualDer	$135Ver	Flodesk by $56
25,000	$169$155 annualDer	$310Ver	Flodesk by $141
50,000	$389$357 annualDer	$450Ver	Flodesk by $61
100,000	n/aNot	$800Ver	not comparable

Flodesk Pro against Mailchimp Standard, month to month billing, with the per month cost of paying yearly underneath. The Cheaper column compares the monthly prices. Plans are not feature matched.

Contacts	Flodesk Everything	Mailchimp Premium	Cheaper
500	$54$49 annualDer	$350Ver	Flodesk by $296
1,000	$54$49 annualVer	$350Der	Flodesk by $296
2,500	$87$79 annualDer	$350Der	Flodesk by $263
5,000	$107$99 annualDer	$350Der	Flodesk by $243
10,000	$137$126 annualDer	$350Ver	Flodesk by $213
25,000	$257$236 annualDer	$620Ver	Flodesk by $363
50,000	$527$483 annualDer	$815Ver	Flodesk by $288
100,000	n/aNot	$1,025Ver	not comparable

Flodesk Everything against Mailchimp Premium, month to month billing, with the per month cost of paying yearly underneath. The Cheaper column compares the monthly prices. Plans are not feature matched.

At 10,000 contacts Pro is $79 against Standard at $135. Everything at the same size is $137 against Premium at $350. Pro is cheaper than Standard at 1,000, 2,500, 5,000, 10,000, 25,000, 50,000.

Sends, free plans and what each one counts

Paid Flodesk Lite, Pro and Everything include unlimited email sends. Mailchimp Essentials includes 10 times the contact count in monthly sends, which is 100,000 emails at 10,000 contacts for $110. Standard multiplies by 12 and Premium by 15.

Mailchimp. The free plan covers 250 contacts and 500 emails a month. Mailchimp's contact table publishes a yes or no per status. Subscribed, unsubscribed and non subscribed contacts all count toward the monthly contact limit. Cleaned contacts, which is where hard bounces land, do not. Pending contacts do not count and are deleted after 60 days if they never confirm.

Flodesk. Soft bounced contacts still count toward the tier. Unsubscribed, hard bounced, cleaned, archived and deleted contacts stay off it. The free plan covers forms and landing pages and does not send email. Lite stops at 25,000 active subscribers, then auto-moves to Pro.