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Gmail vs MailChimp: What are the differences?
Gmail: A free web-based e-mail service. An easy to use email app that saves you time and keeps your messages safe. Get your messages instantly via push notifications, read and respond online & offline, and find any message quickly; MailChimp: Easy email newsletters. MailChimp helps you design email newsletters, share them on social networks, integrate with services you already use, and track your results. It's like your own personal publishing platform.
Gmail and MailChimp can be categorized as "Email Marketing" tools.
Rainist, Typeform, and OpenGov are some of the popular companies that use MailChimp, whereas Gmail is used by Recalll, IRESS, and Pixplicity. MailChimp has a broader approval, being mentioned in 1667 company stacks & 670 developers stacks; compared to Gmail, which is listed in 16 company stacks and 11 developer stacks.
Pros of Gmail
- Its free21
- User-friendly7
- Nice UI2
- Snooze2
Pros of Mailchimp
- Smooth setup & ui259
- Mailing list248
- Robust e-mail creation149
- Integrates with a lot of external services120
- Custom templates109
- Free tier60
- Great api49
- Great UI42
- A/B Testing Subject Lines33
- Broad feature set30
- Subscriber Analytics11
- Great interface. The standard for email marketing9
- Great documentation8
- Mandrill integration8
- Segmentation7
- Best deliverability; helps you be the good guy6
- Facebook Integration5
- Autoresponders5
- RSS-to-email3
- Co-branding3
- Customization3
- Embedded signup forms3
- Automation2
- Great logo1
- Groups1
- Landing pages0
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Cons of Gmail
- Can't unsend, add open trackers or read recipients4
Cons of Mailchimp
- Super expensive2
- Poor API1
- Charged based on subscribers as opposed to emails sent1