SendFox vs Mailchimp
By Chad Boyda
Both send your newsletter and your welcome emails. Only one bills you every month.
SendFoxLifetime deal, 5,000 contacts
Standard plan, 5,000 contacts
Not for you? Get your money back within 60 days.
4 out of 5341 reviews28,815 bought on AppSumo
See how much you keep
Mailchimp's bill grows as your list grows, even when your revenue doesn't. Pick your list size and how often you email.
You keep $5,971
That's a new laptop, plus three months of a part-time assistant.
At 5,000 contacts, Mailchimp Standard bills $100 a month, and people who unsubscribed still count.
Over 5,000? See what happens
Emailing 5,000 people monthly, your 300,000 sends last 5 years.
60‑day refund
4 out of 5 · 341 reviews
We compare Mailchimp Standard because Essentials, its cheaper plan, stops each automated series at 4 steps. Essentials is $13 a month at 500 contacts and $75 at 5,000.
See the numbers by year
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SendFox | $29 | $29 | $29 | $29 | $29 |
| Mailchimp Standard | $1,200 | $2,400 | $3,600 | $4,800 | $6,000 |
Mailchimp Standard is $20 a month for up to 500 contacts and $100 a month for up to 5,000, billed month to month. Yearly billing starts at 10,000 contacts. Essentials is $75 a month at 5,000 contacts, with 4 steps per automation.
Mailchimp list prices, checked Nov. 2, 2026.Sources
$29 once? What's the catch?
One-time means one-time
Pay once. There's no monthly bill and nothing to cancel, and updates are included.
300,000 emails, total
Your sends don't refill each month. Emailing 5,000 people monthly, they last 5 years. When they run out, add SendFox Pro from $19 a month to keep sending. Your list stays put.
Built and run by AppSumo
AppSumo makes SendFox and answers your support emails, so there's no third party to chase.
60-day refund
Try it for 60 days. Not for you? Get your money back.
3 things to know
- A small SendFox footer stays on your emails. Removing it takes SendFox Pro.
- New signups confirm their email first (double opt-in) till you verify your sending domain. Then you can switch Lifetime to single opt-in.
- There's no Shopify app. Connect a store through Zapier or the API.
Which one fits you
SendFox keeps email simple, and simple is all most small lists need. Pick the card that sounds like you.
A newsletter, blog or podcast
SendFox
Email up to 5,000 people, and SendFox drafts a newsletter from each new post for you. $29 once.
See what you keep at 2,500 contactsJust starting a list
SendFox
Mailchimp Free stops at 250 contacts. SendFox holds 5,000 for $29 once, and you can start on SendFox Free with 1,000.
See what you keep at 500 contactsA coach or creator with one offer
SendFox
A landing page for your offer, welcome emails that send themselves, and a follow-up list of everyone who clicked. $29 once.
See what you keep at 1,500 contactsAn online store, or a big list you email weekly
Mailchimp
Store products drop into each email. Worth the monthly bill if email is how your store sells.
Compare store features
Why people pick SendFox
Same newsletter. $29 once instead of $100 every month.
Mailchimp's price climbs with your list. SendFox's doesn't.
SendFox is $29 once for up to 5,000 contacts. Mailchimp bills you more each time your list crosses a new size.
SendFox: $29 once, at every size up to 5,000
Free plan contacts
Not ready to pay yet? SendFox Free holds 1,000 contacts. Mailchimp Free stops at 250.
- SendFox Free
- 1,000
- Mailchimp Free
- 250
Made by AppSumo
AppSumo built SendFox and still runs it, so it won't vanish when a deal ends.
- Bought on AppSumo
- 28,815
Can SendFox do what Mailchimp does?
For a newsletter, they do the same job, and SendFox costs a lot less. Mailchimp's wins are big monthly sends and a few extras, mostly for online stores.
- Included
- Partly
- Not included
- SendFox wins
- Mailchimp wins
Tap a row for details
Same price as your list grows: SendFox never bills again. SendFox: Yes: Paid once Mailchimp: No: Goes up
- SendFox
- Yes$29 once at any size up to 5,000
- Mailchimp
- NoThe price goes up with your list, and going over your limit adds charges on its own
How many emails you can send: Mailchimp does more. SendFox: Partly: 300,000 total Mailchimp: Yes: 60,000/mo
- SendFox
- Partly: 300,000 in totalThey don't refill
- Mailchimp
- Yes: 60,000 a monthOn Standard
People you can email SendFox: Yes: 5,000 Mailchimp: Yes: 5,000
- SendFox
- Yes: Up to 5,000
- Mailchimp
- Yes: 5,000At this price
Automated emails, like a welcome series SendFox: Yes: Unlimited Mailchimp: Yes: 200 flows
- SendFox
- YesAs many as you want
- Mailchimp
- Yes: Up to 200Automation flows on Standard
Your emails without the tool's logo: Mailchimp does more. SendFox: Partly: Pro plan Mailchimp: Yes: Paid plans
- SendFox
- Partly: Not on the $29 dealComes with SendFox Pro
- Mailchimp
- YesOn paid plans
Free plan: SendFox does more. SendFox: Yes: 1,000 Mailchimp: Yes: 250
- SendFox
- Yes: 1,000 contacts3,000 emails a month
- Mailchimp
- Yes: 250 contacts500 emails a month
Signup forms, popups and landing pages SendFox: Yes: Mailchimp: Yes:
- SendFox
- YesAs many as you want
- Mailchimp
- Yes
Turn new blog posts into emails SendFox: Yes: Mailchimp: Yes:
- SendFox
- YesA draft from each new post, or a weekly roundup
- Mailchimp
- Yes
- Extras most newsletters don't need
Test two versions of an email: Mailchimp does more. SendFox: Partly: Pro plan Mailchimp: Yes: Yes
- SendFox
- Partly: Not on the $29 dealSendFox Pro tests automated emails
- Mailchimp
- YesPlus tests of several versions at once on Standard
Built for online stores: Mailchimp does more. SendFox: No: Zapier only Mailchimp: Yes: Built in
- SendFox
- NoConnect a store through Zapier or the API
- Mailchimp
- YesStore products in your emails once you connect your store
For a newsletter, SendFox does the job for $29 once. Mailchimp Standard, the plan with those extras, costs $1,200 a year at 5,000 contacts.
The product itself is a decent, basic email platform- no bells and whistles
Fair. The question is whether bells and whistles are worth $1,200 a year to you.
SendFox reviews from people who mention Mailchimp
54 of 341 SendFox reviews on AppSumo bring up Mailchimp. Here's how they rated SendFox.
4.3out of 5
Average of these 54 reviews
All 341 reviews: 4 out of 5.
- 5 tacos37
- 4 tacos7
- 3 tacos3
- 2 tacos3
- 1 taco4
Counted Nov. 3, 2026.
I've struggled with MailChimp for years trying to justify their subscription-based pricing for what I'm getting, and I wish I had switched way earlier.
joeyballoonsMarch 20245 out of 5 tacosBought on AppSumoRead the review I used Mailchimp for so many years that I forgot how many. But it became so limited and expensive that it was ridiculous.
claumgallegosApril 20245 out of 5 tacosBought on AppSumoRead the review I had to pay someone to help me set up MailChimp. This was so easy. So much less than MailChimp.
bill010April 20245 out of 5 tacosBought on AppSumoRead the review
Already on Mailchimp? Move your list in 6 steps
SendFox pulls your subscribed contacts straight from Mailchimp, and your Mailchimp account stays as it is while you switch.
Get SendFox
Buy it on AppSumo, then sign in at sendfox.com.
Import from Mailchimp
Create a list under Contacts and pick "Import contacts from MailChimp." Only people still subscribed come over, with their names.
Bring your tags
The direct import skips tags. Export one file per tag from Mailchimp, then tag each file as you upload it.
Rebuild your welcome emails
Copy each automated email across and set it up again. For most lists, that's one welcome series.
Connect your domain
So your emails come from you, not from SendFox. SendFox shows you how.
Send, then cancel Mailchimp
Send yourself a test, then send to your list. If your opens drop in the first month, you still have 60 days to get your money back. Cancel Mailchimp before it bills you again.
What comes over
- Your subscribed contacts
- Their first and last names
- Your tags, one file per tag
What you redo
- Your automated emails: copy and paste each one
Migration was reasonably painless, though transferring my automation was a manual "cut and paste" process and took some time
Stuck on a step? Read SendFox's full switching guide
Questions people ask before they buy
An email tool for newsletters and small lists. You collect signups with forms and landing pages, write emails in a simple editor, and set up welcome emails that send on their own. You can send your first email the day you buy it. AppSumo builds it.
Yes. SendFox is $29 once for 5,000 contacts and 300,000 sends in total, with updates included and 60 days to get your money back (see the catch).
Standard is $100 a month, which is $1,200 a year. Essentials is $75 a month. Both start lower, at $20 and $13 a month for up to 500 contacts, and go up as your list grows.
Yes. SendFox is $29 once. Mailchimp Standard is $20 to $100 a month for up to 5,000 contacts, every month (see what you keep).
Yes. AppSumo builds and supports SendFox, and it's rated 4 out of 5 out of 5 across 341 reviews (read what buyers say).
SendFox warns you before they run out. Then sending pauses, and your contacts and emails stay as they are. Add a Pro plan, from $19 a month, to keep sending. Emailing 5,000 people monthly takes 5 years to use them up.
This deal holds 5,000 contacts, and you can't buy two to hold more. Past that, SendFox Pro is a monthly plan that grows with your list, from $19 a month.
Yes, on every plan. SendFox imports your subscribed contacts straight from Mailchimp or from a file, and tags come over one file per tag (see the steps).
Yes. Mailchimp counts subscribed, unsubscribed and non-subscribed contacts toward your plan, so people who left your list can still push you into a higher price unless you archive them.
Yes, as many as you want: welcome series, onboarding and launch emails. You can move people who open or click an email onto another list for a follow-up. A/B testing those emails takes SendFox Pro.
For up to 5,000 contacts, SendFox at $29 once, with updates included. Not ready to pay? SendFox Free holds 1,000 contacts and sends 3,000 emails a month. Mailchimp Free holds 250.
SendFox: $29 once for 5,000 contacts, with updates included (compare features).
No. Mailchimp's plans bill every month (Standard and Premium also bill yearly from 10,000 contacts). Its Pay As You Go option sells email credits you buy again as you send. The closest thing to paying once is SendFox's one-time price on AppSumo.
Stop paying every month for your email list.
You keep $5,971 over 5 years. Not for you? Get your money back within 60 days.
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How we checked
AppSumo makes SendFox, so we're not neutral. Every number on this page comes from the sources listed here. Updated Nov. 3, 2026.
- Prices: Mailchimp prices come from mailchimp.com/pricing at each list size, billed month to month. Its plan features come from its compare plans page and help center. SendFox limits come from sendfox.com/pricing, the AppSumo product page and help.sendfox.com.
- Reviews: counts cover all 341 SendFox reviews on AppSumo, and a reviewer can name Mailchimp without having switched. Quotes are copied word for word.
- Left out of the tool: Mailchimp's first-year discounts on bigger lists and add-ons like texts. SendFox Pro is counted only after your sends run out. You'd also add it if your list passes 5,000 or you want the SendFox footer gone.