Mailchimp vs Listmonk
How much are you overpaying for email marketing?
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Mailchimp (Standard)
$70/mo
$840/year
Listmonk (self-hosted)
$5/mo
$260 year 1 (incl. $200 setup)
Your annual savings
$580
Year 1 (after setup cost). Year 2+: $780/year.
That's $65 saved every month.
Listmonk runs on a $5/mo VPS. Setup by upready.dev starts at $200 (one-time). Mailchimp pricing based on Standard plan, March 2026.
How does Listmonk save you money?
- • No per-subscriber pricing — Pay only for VPS hosting (~$5/mo)
- • Cheap email delivery — Amazon SES costs ~$0.10 per 1,000 emails
- • No feature gates — All features included, no plan upgrades needed
- • Unlimited sending — No artificial limits on email volume
Ready to switch? Read our Listmonk deployment guide or check out the full comparison.