LearnDash - ConvertKit vs MailChimp for WordPress
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| Feature | LearnDash - ConvertKit v1.4.0 · 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 | LearnDash - ConvertKit ($) | MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress · Mailchimp for WordPress Premium ($) |
| Pros | Course enrolment and progress tags in ConvertKit; Subscriber form shortcode and widget; Subscription status shown on user profiles | 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 | Commercial licence key needed for updates and support; ConvertKit only; no other email service; Creates a tag for each lesson, topic and quiz, which can clutter ConvertKit | 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 | Tags on course enrolment and group access ($), Tags on lesson, topic and quiz completion ($), Subscribe form shown on course status page ($), Course ConvertKit tag synced on course save ($), ld_convertkit_subscriber_form shortcode ($), Subscriber form widget ($), Subscription status on user profile ($) | Sign-up forms built from native HTML, Sign-up form widget, AMP-compatible sign-up forms, Campaigns archive block, Daily Mailchimp list refresh, Background subscribe through Action Scheduler or WP-Cron |
| Integrations | ||
| ConvertKit ($) | Mailchimp | |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | LearnDash ($) | Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms |
| Other | Real Big Plugins licence server ($) | Procaptcha (Prosopo) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.8.0 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 5.3.0 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.1.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | api.convertkit.com | js.prosopo.io, api.prosopo.io, api.mailchimp.com |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |