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Last updated: September 2026 | Pricing checked on September 30, 2026 | 10 min read<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Cheap” is the most misleading word in email marketing pricing. Almost every tool has a low starting price. What matters is what you pay once your list reaches 1,000, 5,000 or 10,000 contacts, and what the cheap plan leaves out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So we skipped the headline prices. We moved the pricing slider on each vendor\u2019s site to 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000 contacts and wrote down the monthly price. We also checked the free plans, sending limits and the features each cheap plan removes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our pick for most small businesses is Mailercloud<\/strong>. It\u2019s free for 1,000 contacts and $10\/month for 5,000 contacts with unlimited sends, the lowest price we found at that size. At 10,000 contacts, EmailOctopus and Zoho Campaigns are slightly cheaper, and we say where each one wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quick Answer:<\/strong> Mailercloud is the cheapest full-featured email marketing service in 2026<\/strong> for most small businesses: free for 1,000 contacts and $10\/month for 5,000<\/strong> with unlimited sends (Mailchimp Essentials: $75). At 10,000 contacts, EmailOctopus ($44.50)<\/strong> and Zoho Campaigns ($49)<\/strong> are slightly cheaper than Mailercloud ($50). Brevo<\/strong> is cheapest for big lists you email rarely, and Kit<\/strong> has the biggest free plan (10,000 subscribers, no automation).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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