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Mailchimp vs Typeform

Side-by-side plans, pricing, and feature gates for Mailchimp and Typeform, verified . Mailchimp is primarily email marketing; Typeform is primarily form builders.

Mailchimp

Starting price
Free
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
14 days
Plans
4
Full Mailchimp profile →

Typeform

Starting price
$28/mo
Free plan
No
Free trial
·
Plans
4
Full Typeform profile →

Plans side by side

Every published plan from each vendor, with the headline monthly anchor price. Some prices scale with subscriber count or seats; full detail lives on each tool's page.

Mailchimp

  • Free

    Up to 250 contacts, 500 sends/month

    Free
  • Essentials

    Entry paid tier with A/B testing

    $13/mo
  • Standard

    Most popular paid tier

    $20/mo
  • Premium

    For high-volume senders and bigger teams

    $350/mo

Typeform

  • Basic

    Entry tier for solo creators and small forms

    $28/mo
  • Plus

    Remove branding and scale to small teams

    $56/mo
  • Business

    Conversion analytics and priority support

    $91/mo
  • Enterprise

    Custom limits, SSO, and compliance

    Custom

Limits at the entry paid tier

Compares Essentials (Mailchimp) against Basic (Typeform). Both are the lowest-priced non-free, non-custom plan on each side.

Limit Mailchimp Typeform
Contacts 500 contacts (anchor; scales up) ·
Emails / month 5,000 sends (10x contacts) ·
Team seats 3 1
Automations 4 flow steps ·
Campaigns 3 audiences ·

When Mailchimp wins

  • Small businesses that want one tool with a real onboarding flow and a huge integration list
  • Teams already living in Intuit (QuickBooks) products
  • Operators who want a brand-name vendor for stakeholder approval

Where Mailchimp is the wrong fit

  • Creators with growing newsletters; the per-contact tax compounds (Kit, beehiiv, or MailerLite tend to be cheaper at 10k+ subscribers)
  • B2B sales teams; the CRM is light versus HubSpot or ActiveCampaign
  • Teams needing predictive AI on a budget; you have to jump to the $350 Premium plan

When Typeform wins

  • Marketing teams that need a polished, branded survey or lead-capture form
  • Onboarding flows that benefit from one-question-at-a-time conversational UX
  • Brands prioritizing form aesthetics and completion rate over feature breadth

Where Typeform is the wrong fit

  • Hobbyists who can use Google Forms or Tally for free
  • High-volume survey teams where cost per response gets expensive fast
  • Developers who want form-as-API workflows (Formspree or Tally fit better)

Common questions

Is Mailchimp cheaper than Typeform?
At the entry tier, Mailchimp starts at Free versus Typeform at $28/mo. Mailchimp is cheaper at the entry. Pricing scales differently above that, so check the full plan grid.
Does Mailchimp or Typeform have a free plan?
Only Mailchimp has a permanent free plan. Typeform only offers a free trial.

Mailchimp: https://mailchimp.com/pricing/marketing/ · Typeform: https://www.typeform.com/pricing/

Last verified . Pricing changes between refreshes; confirm at the vendor before purchasing.