Content Upgrades by Audience Ops vs MailChimp for WordPress
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| Feature | Content Upgrades by Audience Ops v1.5.6 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid 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 | — | 1M+ |
| Last updated | — | September 16, 2026 |
| Editions | Content Upgrades by Audience Ops ($) | MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress · Mailchimp for WordPress Premium ($) |
| Pros | Opt-in box on any post or page through shortcodes; Entries screen with CSV export; Connections to Mailchimp, Drip and Zapier | 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 | Licence key needed for updates; Subscriber sync needs an account with a supported email tool; Facebook conversion event only useful with the pixel installed | 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 | — | 2 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Content upgrade opt-in box through shortcodes ($), Content upgrade records stored as a custom post type ($), Entry capture by AJAX for logged-in and anonymous visitors ($), Entries admin screen ($), CSV export of entries ($), Optional Facebook conversion event on form submit ($) | 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 | ||
| Mailchimp ($), Drip ($) | Mailchimp | |
| Analytics | Meta Pixel ($) | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | Audience Ops store ($) | Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms |
| Other | Zapier ($) | Procaptcha (Prosopo) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 4.2.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | shop.audienceops.com, tag.getdrip.com | js.prosopo.io, api.prosopo.io, api.mailchimp.com |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |