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> The problem with MailChimp is that it's very simple and easy to use, and once your list actually gets popular the pricing falls off a cliff. At 2,000 subscrib
by seanwilson 9y ago
> The problem with MailChimp is that it's very simple and easy to use, and once your list actually gets popular the pricing falls off a cliff. At 2,000 subscribers MailChimp is free; at 3,000 it's $50 a month, and it keeps going up.
I really like the MailChimp functionality and interface but I could never understand this pricing model and how they can justify charging that much for a few thousand users. Compared to e.g. the monthly infrastructure cost an app or SAAS project your newsletter is about, $50 for 3K users seems really disproportional to how important a newsletter is. Am I missing something here?
- bluedino 9y agoIt's really for a marketing list and not something like reminder emails or updates if you are running a software product (email user x every time event y happens type of thing)
- seanwilson 9y agoFor an app or service though, sending out newsletters about new features or related articles is pretty common and 3K users isn't that many.