LearnDash LMS - Notifications vs MailChimp for WordPress
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| Feature | LearnDash LMS - Notifications v1.6.10 · 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 LMS - Notifications ($) | MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress · Mailchimp for WordPress Premium ($) |
| Pros | Many LearnDash event triggers for emails; Delayed emails queued for later sending; Runs on WordPress mail, so any mail plugin applies | 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 | Needs a paid LearnDash LMS licence; Auto-updates need a valid LearnDash LMS licence; Depends on WordPress mail for delivery | 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 | Email triggers for LearnDash events ($), Email on course enrolment and group enrolment ($), Emails before and after course expiry ($), Delayed emails queued and sent by cron ($), Login tracking with reminder cron ($), Sends through WordPress wp_mail ($) | 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 | |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads |
| Plugins | LearnDash LMS ($) | Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms |
| Other | — | Procaptcha (Prosopo) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.6 | 5.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.5 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | js.prosopo.io, api.prosopo.io, api.mailchimp.com |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |