Do my subscribers need to re-confirm when I move?

No. Changing provider does not need fresh consent. The importer carries the consent evidence Mailchimp kept across with each contact. Contacts with no evidence at all are left out rather than emailed, and you get the list of who they were so you can decide.

What happens to people who unsubscribed on Mailchimp?

They stay unsubscribed. Suppressions are imported first, before any address that can receive mail, and the CSV importer's status column turns Mailchimp's unsubscribed, bounced and complained rows into suppression entries with their original dates. Move-in also syncs unsubscribes from the old platform for 30 days after cutover.

Can I move some sites and leave others?

Yes. Each site is its own workspace on SendBeam, so you can move one site, run it in parallel and move the next when you are ready. The three-site prices above assume all three are here; the bill is the pooled plan that fits whatever you have moved so far.

Alternatives · Mailchimp

SendBeam vs Mailchimp, for people who run several sites

Mailchimp is built for small businesses and e-commerce stores that want one tool for email, ads and landing pages. SendBeam is one account for every site you run: a workspace per site, one pooled bill.

Who should stay on Mailchimp

Stay on Mailchimp if your business lives in one store and you lean on its ads, page builder and e-commerce reports. It is a marketing suite; SendBeam is email and forms for several sites.

01 · Price

What it costs for one site, and for three.

Monthly billing in US dollars. Mailchimp: the cheapest plan that removes its branding. SendBeam: the pooled account plan that fits the total contacts and the number of workspaces.

Contacts per site	One site		Three sites
Contacts per site	Mailchimp	SendBeam	Mailchimp	SendBeam
500	$13 Essentials	$0 Free: 500 contacts pooled, 2 workspaces, SendBeam footer	$45 1,500 contacts on one account (Essentials)	$9 Starter: 2,500 contacts pooled, 5 workspaces
2,500	$45 Essentials	$9 Starter: 2,500 contacts pooled, 5 workspaces	$110 7,500 contacts on one account (Essentials)	$29 Pro: 10,000 contacts pooled, unlimited workspaces
10,000	$110 Essentials	$29 Pro: 10,000 contacts pooled, unlimited workspaces	Check their page beyond the published ladder	$79 Business: 50,000 contacts pooled, unlimited workspaces
25,000	$270 Essentials	$79 Business: 50,000 contacts pooled, unlimited workspaces	Check their page beyond the published ladder	Talk to us above Business (50,000 contacts pooled)

Source · mailchimp.com/pricing/marketing/ · checked 3 September 2026

Three sites on Mailchimp: Audiences share one bill: 3 on Essentials, 5 on Standard. Every contact in every audience counts, so a person on two of your sites is billed twice.

The live pricing page renders GBP with introductory discounts, so the USD monthly ladder is from a 2 March 2026 breakdown (blog.groupmail.io/mailchimp-pricing-2026) and matches the tiers on Mailchimp's compare-plans page. Standard is $20 / $60 / $135 / $310 at the same sizes. SendBeam prices are from /pricing and are the amount charged; no tax is added at checkout.

02 · Features

What each one does.

Feature	SendBeam	Mailchimp
Owner-notified contact forms	Yes, with Turnstile and rate limits	No
Signup forms with double opt-in	Yes, per list	Yes
Transactional send API	Yes, on every plan (metered per hour)	No
Automations	1 live on Free, 5 on Starter, unlimited on Pro — per workspace	Yes
Several sites on one account	Workspaces: 2 on Free, 5 on Starter, unlimited on Pro; one pooled bill	One account, contacts added together
Double opt-in evidence kept	IP, timestamp and source on every confirmation	Yes
Import path from here	In-app importer with a Mailchimp API key, or the CSV importer	Export: Audience export (one CSV per status, zipped) or the Marketing API
Migration service	Move-in, done for you; included on Pro and Business	No
Free plan	500 contacts, 2,000 emails a month, 2 workspaces, SendBeam footer	250 contacts, 500 emails a month (250 sends a day, 1 audience, 1 seat, Mailchimp branding, no automations)
Who counts toward the limit	Subscribed contacts only, and a person on two of your sites counts once	Every contact in every audience, including unsubscribed and non-subscribed until you archive them; a person on two audiences counts twice

Source · Mailchimp's public plans and help pages · checked 3 September 2026

03 · Where Mailchimp is better

Credit where it is due.

The largest template, integration and app ecosystem of the eight
Ads, social posting, landing pages and a website builder in the same account
Deep e-commerce reporting and store integrations

Why people move

What switchers tell us.

Unsubscribed and non-subscribed contacts still count toward the plan limit until you archive them
Audiences are capped per plan (3 on Essentials, 5 on Standard) and a contact on two audiences is billed twice
The free plan fell to 250 contacts and 500 sends a month in January 2026, with no automations

04 · How to move

Two routes from Mailchimp, both keep unsubscribes unsubscribed.

Route one

Do it yourself

Paste a Mailchimp API key into the in-app importer and pick what to bring: contacts, tags, custom fields, opt-in dates and the people who unsubscribed. Or export a CSV and use the CSV importer. Free on every plan.

Step-by-step guide: moving from Mailchimp

Route two

Have us do it

Move-in: you give us a read-only key or a temporary seat, we load suppressions first, verify each sending domain, import every workspace, run in parallel and switch your forms over. Unsubscribes stay synced for 30 days. Included on Pro and Business.

See Move-in and request one

05 · Questions

Before you decide.

Do my subscribers need to re-confirm when I move?: No. Changing provider does not need fresh consent. The importer carries the consent evidence Mailchimp kept across with each contact. Contacts with no evidence at all are left out rather than emailed, and you get the list of who they were so you can decide.
What happens to people who unsubscribed on Mailchimp?: They stay unsubscribed. Suppressions are imported first, before any address that can receive mail, and the CSV importer's status column turns Mailchimp's unsubscribed, bounced and complained rows into suppression entries with their original dates. Move-in also syncs unsubscribes from the old platform for 30 days after cutover.
Can I move some sites and leave others?: Yes. Each site is its own workspace on SendBeam, so you can move one site, run it in parallel and move the next when you are ready. The three-site prices above assume all three are here; the bill is the pooled plan that fits whatever you have moved so far.
Are these Mailchimp prices current?: They were checked on 3 September 2026 against mailchimp.com/pricing/marketing/. The live pricing page renders GBP with introductory discounts, so the USD monthly ladder is from a 2 March 2026 breakdown (blog.groupmail.io/mailchimp-pricing-2026) and matches the tiers on Mailchimp's compare-plans page. Standard is $20 / $60 / $135 / $310 at the same sizes. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct the page.

06 · Start

Start with the site you run today.

Free to start, no card, no trial clock. Each site keeps its own domain, list and rules; you add the next one as a workspace whenever you launch it.

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