MailChimp Review

MailChimp is a paid email marketing service that includes an unlimited free trial to send a limited number of email up to 2000 subscibers.Is free with a limited number of features.  It has a friendly pricing model for starters, but for advanced features such as automation or delivery by time zone you have to upgrade to a paid account.

In MailChimp you can import lists with contacts, create campaigns (different types of newsletters), use mobile responsive templates that can be personalized, track opens, clicks. It displays real time preview of your newsletter for mobile devices.

Includes inbox preview and email testing before sending.

Good features for sending and tracking.

Constant Contact

iContact

GetResponse

Benchmark Email

AWeber

StreamSend

Mailigen

MailChimp

VerticalResponse

Mad Mimi

10

10

9.38

9.38

8.75

8.75

8.13

8.13

8.13

6.88

Does not have online forum or live chat.

Benchmark Email

Constant Contact

GetResponse

Mailigen

VerticalResponse

AWeber

iContact

Mad Mimi

MailChimp

StreamSend

10

8.75

7.50

7.50

7.50

7.50

6.25

6.25

6.25

6.25

It is a popular service because it has a good plan for starters, but also offer a wide range of features, including many mobile-friendly templates, to create, send and track newsletters.