GetResponse vs Mailchimp (2026)
A head-to-head on price, free access, and staying power. Both live and price-verified as of Jul 21, 2026.
The verdict, first
Mailchimp
- if it starts cheaper, at $13/mo against $19/mo.
- if you lean toward the more recent build, from 2001.
What each one is
GetResponse
What sets it apart Built-in webinar hosting (live and automated) integrated into the email and automation platform, which most email marketing tools do not offer natively.
Founded in Poland in 1998, GetResponse runs email campaigns and automation workflows alongside landing pages, sales funnels, and built-in webinar hosting in a single subscription. The native webinar feature, which supports both live and automated sessions, sets it apart from most email tools that stop at campaigns and contact lists. Pricing starts with a free tier capped at 500 contacts and rises to paid plans from about $19 per month that scale with list size, with webinar hosting reserved for a higher tier. It suits solo operators, small businesses, and course creators who prefer to run email, automation, and webinars through one vendor.
Sources GetResponse - Pricing and Service Plans (vendor) · GetResponse - Wikipedia · GetResponse Celebrates 25 Years of Innovation in Email Marketing - PR Newswire · GetResponse Email Marketing Review - TechRadar
Mailchimp
What sets it apart Intuit Assist, a generative AI assistant integrated into the campaign editor that rewrites email copy in line and drafts campaigns, bundled at no extra cost on paid tiers rather than sold as an add-on.
Owned by Intuit, Mailchimp is an email and SMS marketing platform built for small businesses and e-commerce sellers. Its campaign builder embeds Intuit Assist, a generative AI assistant that edits email copy in line (adjusting length, tone, or grammar) and drafts product-announcement campaigns, included at no added charge on the Standard and Premium plans. Pricing runs from a free tier capped at 250 contacts to Essentials at $13 per month, with Standard at $20 and Premium at $350. Billing scales with contact count, so costs climb as an audience grows.
Sources Mailchimp Marketing Pricing (official) · Introducing Intuit Assist for Mailchimp (official newsroom) · Mailchimp homepage
Side by side
| Metric | GetResponse | Mailchimp |
|---|---|---|
| From $/mo | $19 | $13 |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 1998 | 2001 |
| Best for | solo & SMB | solo & SMB |
| Status | Live | Live |
ALL FIGURES = LOWEST PAID MONTHLY PLAN · STATUS & PRICE VERIFIED JUL 21, 2026
Where they differ
Price
Mailchimp is the cheaper entry at $13/mo, versus $19/mo for GetResponse. Both prices are the lowest paid monthly plan, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Free access
Both GetResponse and Mailchimp offer a permanent free tier - you can trial either at no cost. A permanent free tier lowers the risk of committing before you have validated the fit.
Track record
GetResponse has been operating since 1998; Mailchimp since 2001. For a tool you build a business process on, a longer survival record matters.
Questions of record
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