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Affordable email marketing for small businesses

Newsletters, automations, landing pages, signup forms, transactional email API - everything you need in one platform, from $29/month. Built for businesses that need a full set of features, without enterprise-grade pricing.

No credit card required

Instant setup

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Mailchimp EssentialsElastic Email Starter

Free plan

250 contacts and 500 emails/month

1,000 contacts and 3,000 emails/month

2,500 contacts

$45

$29

Email sending limit

25,000

37,500

Transactional API + SMTP

Demo only

Generative AI features

(AI Template Designer)

Send-time optimization

Delivery by time zone

Move the slider and watch your old invoice get smaller

Compare what you'd pay across the major platforms for the same contact list. Elastic Email's pricing scales linearly - no jump when your list grows, no surprise charges on the invoice.

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Active Contacts

  • Mailchimp +55%

    $ 45
  • ActiveCampaign +34%

    $ 39
  • AWeber +21%

    $ 35
  • MailerLite +14%

    $ 33

Elastic Email Starter

$ 29

Numbers are based on publicly listed pricing as of September 2026.

Every feature you need to go from send to success

Because great email marketing is about having all the right ones working together.

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Email Designer & Template Gallery

A drag-and-drop builder and a gallery of pre-designed, mobile-friendly templates are included on every plan. If you need AI-powered help, AI Template Designer will create a template for you from scratch. No HTML skills required, but a full raw editor is there too if you want it.

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Email API + SMTP relay

Transactional emails are also available even in the Email Marketing product. It offers one endpoint for order confirmation, password resets, and notifications. Comprehensive documentation and API Libraries for 12 programming languages made the setup easy and smooth.

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Monetize your audience

Pro plan unlocks monetization features - Paid Newsletters, offering subscription premium content, and Checkouts, allowing you to sell your digital products via Stripe in 7 currencies. Elastic Email is one platform that leads you from list to revenue without juggling external tools.

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Landing pages + signup forms

Build entire landing pages and signup forms without code. Use the Elastic Email drag-and-drop editor to build attractive landing pages to promote your products or create captivating inline and pop-up forms to grow your audience. GDPR-compliant double opt-in and reCAPTCHA included.

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Deliverability

Email deliverability you control. Easily add your DNS records (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), suppress contacts, verify your email contacts, and monitor email delivery in real time. Take control over your sender reputation with private IPs available on demand as an add-on ($40/month Starter, $50/month Pro).

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Email automations

Create automations with the visual workflow builder. Set up welcome series, abandoned cart, re-engagement campaigns, or post-purchase emails. Just set the trigger, draw the flow, and let Elastic Email do the rest while you engage in other tasks.

What people say after they switch

A small business owner happy after switching to Elastic Email
  • I really appreciate how simple and intuitive the interface is. Even without technical background, it's easy to create and send campaigns, monitor delivery, and analyze performance.

    H

    Hanka N

    Secretary, Non-Profit Organization Management

  • I love how easy the Elastic Email platform is to use, and the intuitive nature of being able to separate lists is something I really appreciate.

    R

    Ruben M.

    Web Strategist & Consultant

  • Overall, Elastic Email has been an excellent platform for managing both transactional and marketing emails. It balances powerful features with ease of use, making it accessible whether you're just starting out or running larger campaigns.

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    Ryan A.

    Owner, Design

Set up your account in minutes and start sending today

You don't need a project manager to switch email marketing platforms

Account in a minute. Email or domain verified in less than 10 minutes. First campaign live in the afternoon.

If you're moving from another email service provider, our help center articles and support team will walk you through DNS, list import, and your first automation. Free 24/7 customer support via email and live chat is included on every plan, since day one.

Create your account

  1. 01

    Sign up free - no credit card required. Test basic features and upgrade if you need to store more than 1,000 contacts a month

  2. 02

    Verify your domain - add entries to your DNS settings (SPF, DKIM, and DMARC).

  3. 03

    Import your contacts - smart upload, list management, and powerful segmentation.

  4. 04

    Build your first campaign - drag-and-drop email designer, AI Template Designer, HTML editor, or pre-made template gallery, your call.

  5. 05

    Send - real-time delivery monitoring shows you exactly what's happening with your email campaign.

Pricing without asterisks

Free

$0

/ month

for up to 1,000 contacts

and up to 3,000 emails/month

Try for Free

Try all the basic features from the Starter plan and upgrade to send with a limit of 100 emails per day.

Starter

$29

/ month

Number of contacts

contacts

for up to 2,500 contacts

and up to 37,500 emails/month

Get Started

Access to Email Delivery Engine
Email Designer
Campaign Creator
Landing Page Editor
Signup Forms
Single & Bulk Email Verification
Segmentation
Analytics
Customer Support

Pro

$49

/ month

Number of contacts

contacts

for up to 2,500 contacts

and up to 37,500 emails/month

Get Started

All features from Starter, plus:
Email Automations
Paid Newsletters
Checkouts
Unlimited Custom Fields
Custom rDNS
Webhooks
Sub Accounts
User Management
Reseller Features

Frequently Asked Questions

You can sign up without a credit card and add subscribers at no cost. The free plan lets you test crucial features with limited sending - you can build your list, design templates, and see the platform before upgrading. When you're ready to actually start sending at scale, upgrade to Starter ($29) or Pro ($49).

Both plans include the full AI-powered email designer, campaign creator, landing pages, signup forms, segmentation, analytics, email verification, and access to our Email API + SMTP relay. Pro adds email automations (visual workflow builder), Paid Newsletters, Checkouts (sell digital products via Stripe), unlimited custom fields, custom rDNS, webhooks, unlimited subaccounts, user management with granular access, and full reseller features (white-label SMTP + HTTP API). If you're an agency, multi-brand operator, or creator monetizing your list, Pro pays for itself fast.

Pricing scales linearly with your contact count - Starter and Pro both go up to 1,000,000 contacts in clear, published tiers. You can enable auto-upgrade so the system bumps you up automatically when you hit your limit (and bills only the prorated difference), or be notified first and upgrade manually. You can also downgrade or cancel from the Billing screen in one click.

Yes. Both Starter and Pro plans include access to our Email API and SMTP relay, so you can send marketing and transactional emails on the same infrastructure, from the same dashboard, with the same billing. Our REST API has documentation and SDKs for 12 programming languages (Node, Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, .NET, Java, and more). If you want a more developer-focused, volume-based product, see our separate Email API offering.

No. Cheap-per-send isn't the same as cheap infrastructure. Elastic Email has run its own delivery engine since 2010, with full SPF / DKIM / DMARC support, IP warming for Private IPs, real-time delivery monitoring, automated contact pruning to protect your sender reputation, and dedicated deliverability experts available 24/7. We also include single & bulk email verification on every paid plan, so your list stays clean from day one.

The Pro plan includes unlimited subaccounts, unlimited users, granular access control, and full reseller features - CNAME hosting on your own domain, white-label SMTP, and white-label HTTP API. You can resell under your own brand, rebrand the platform, and manage all clients from one Pro subscription.

Yes to all. GDPR-compliant signup forms with double opt-in, Google reCAPTCHA built into form designer, tracking consent opt-in, privacy training for staff (GDPR, CASL, PIPEDA), real-time data replication, SSL/TLS encryption, video-surveilled data centers with DDoS mitigation, 2FA, and granular API key permissions. Full documentation available in the Help Center.

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