MailChimp for WordPress vs WP Job Manager
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| Feature | MailChimp for WordPress v4.14.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details | WP Job Manager v2.4.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.4/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 1M+ | 70,000+ |
| Last updated | September 16, 2026 | October 7, 2026 |
| Editions | MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress · Mailchimp for WordPress Premium ($) | WP Job Manager · WP Job Manager Applications ($) · WP Job Manager Resume Manager ($) |
| Pros | Native HTML sign-up forms with full field control; Sign-up hooks for Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms and WooCommerce; Form widget and block for placing forms; Lists refreshed daily from the Mailchimp account | Free core with job board shortcodes and widgets; Front-end submission form and employer dashboard; Google reCAPTCHA option for submission forms; Yoast SEO and Polylang compatibility code included |
| Cons | Form designer, logging and user sync are Premium only; Needs a Mailchimp API key connected to the site; Procaptcha bot protection loads a third-party script when enabled | Applications and resume management need paid add-ons; Add-on licences are activated against the vendor's own API; Usage tracking is available but needs the site owner to opt in |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Sign-up forms built from native HTML, Sign-up form widget, AMP-compatible sign-up forms, Campaigns archive block, Daily Mailchimp list refresh, Background subscribe through Action Scheduler or WP-Cron | Job listing and single job shortcodes, Front-end job submission form, Employer job dashboard, Recent and featured jobs widgets, Automatic expiry of old listings, REST API for job listings, Basic statistics dashboard, Personal data exporter |
| Integrations | ||
| Mailchimp | — | |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads | — |
| Plugins | Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms | Yoast SEO, Polylang |
| Other | Procaptcha (Prosopo) | Google reCAPTCHA, Google Maps geocoding, wpjobmanager.com add-on licence API ($), WordPress translation servers |
| Requires WordPress | 5.3 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | js.prosopo.io, api.prosopo.io, api.mailchimp.com | maps.googleapis.com, wpjobmanager.com, translate.wordpress.com |
| Blocks | 2 | — |
| Shortcodes | — | 7 |