AcyMailing vs MailChimp for WordPress
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| Feature | AcyMailing v11.1.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | MailChimp for WordPress v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 5,000+ | 1M+ |
| Last updated | October 6, 2026 | September 16, 2026 |
| Editions | AcyMailing Starter · AcyMailing Essential ($) · AcyMailing Enterprise ($) | MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress · Mailchimp for WordPress Premium ($) |
| Pros | Campaigns, lists and sign-up forms in the admin; Sign-up form shortcode, block and widget; Works with several email sending services | Native HTML sign-up forms with full field control; Sign-up hooks for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms and WooCommerce; Form widget and block for placing forms; Lists refreshed daily from the Mailchimp account |
| Cons | Queue, captcha, automations and bounce handling need a paid licence; Automations and bounce handling need the Enterprise level; Sending depends on cron and the chosen mail service | Form designer, logging and user sync are Premium only; Needs a Mailchimp API key connected to the site; Procaptcha bot protection loads a third-party script when enabled |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Newsletter campaigns, Contact lists, Sign-up form shortcode, Sign-up form Gutenberg block, Newsletter archive block and widget, Elementor widgets, Sending queue configuration ($), reCAPTCHA and hCaptcha on forms ($), Automations with triggers ($), Custom subscriber fields ($), Bounce handling mailbox ($) | Sign-up forms built from native HTML, Sign-up form widget, AMP-compatible sign-up forms, Campaigns archive block, Daily Mailchimp list refresh, Background subscribe through Action Scheduler or WP-Cron |
| Integrations | ||
| Brevo, Postmark, SendGrid, Mailgun, AcyMailer sending service ($) | Mailchimp | |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | Elementor | Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms |
| Other | Google reCAPTCHA ($) | Procaptcha (Prosopo) |
| Requires WordPress | 5.8 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.brevo.com, api.postmarkapp.com, api.elasticemail.com, api.mailgun.net, api.eu.mailgun.net, api.sendgrid.com, api.acymailer.com, api.acymailing.com | js.prosopo.io, api.prosopo.io, api.mailchimp.com |
| Blocks | 3 | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |