Email marketing platforms · October 2026 Edition
Moosend vs Mailchimp
Zero of fourteen models named Moosend first on the direct prompt; zero named Mailchimp. Moosend was named by eight of the fourteen models and Mailchimp by fourteen and Moosend carries 11 labels and Mailchimp 50, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Atlanta, United States, founded 2001. Named in sixteen categories this edition.
First-choice share2%2%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate9%52%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#7#8A position in a field of 14; printed, not drawn.
Labels1150A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Moosend reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.HubSpot Marketing Hub was named alongside these two in thirteen of the fourteen direct answers. HubSpot Marketing Hub vs Moosend · HubSpot Marketing Hub vs Mailchimp · ActiveCampaign vs Moosend
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the email marketing platforms page.
By framing
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
MoosendFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMailchimp
Direct003 against Mailchimp
Paraphrase004 against Mailchimp
Comparative02
Budget-constrained117 against Mailchimp
Scale-constrained001 against Mailchimp
Negative001 against Moosend · 11 against Mailchimp
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Moosend and Mailchimp stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | |||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | |||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | ||
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | |||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | |||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | | |
Moosend Mailchimp first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Moosend on the left and Mailchimp on the right.The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Moosend and Mailchimp stood in it.
Neither was named
14 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Claude Haiku 4.5HubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: ActiveCampaign, Brevo, GetResponse
GPT-5.4 miniHubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: Adobe Marketo Engage, Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement
Gemini 3.5 FlashHubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: ActiveCampaign, Customer.io, Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement
Perplexity SonarHubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: ActiveCampaign, Outreach, Salesloft, ZoomInfo Marketing
Grok 4.1 FastHubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: ActiveCampaign, Adobe Marketo Engage
Mistral SmallActiveCampaign, HubSpot Marketing Hub
DeepSeek V4 FlashHubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: ActiveCampaign, Klaviyo, Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Llama 4 MaverickActiveCampaign alternatives: Dotdigital, Salesforce Email Marketing
Qwen 3.7 FlashHubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: ActiveCampaign, Adobe Marketo Engage, Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement, SharpSpring
Kimi K2ActiveCampaign, HubSpot Marketing Hub
GLM 4.7 FlashXHubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: ActiveCampaign, Brevo, Klaviyo
MiniMax M2.5ActiveCampaign alternatives: HubSpot Marketing Hub, Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement
GPT-6 LunaHubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: Adobe Marketo Engage, Salesforce Marketing Cloud Account Engagement
Muse Glimmer 30BActiveCampaign, HubSpot Marketing Hub alternatives: Adobe Marketo Engage
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Mailchimp leads by five points.
Mailchimp5%#6 of 11Moosend0%#– of 11Mid-marketThe figures above
Level: the same share of first choices.
Moosend2%#7 of 14Mailchimp2%#8 of 14Enterprise
Level: the same share of first choices.
Moosend0%#– of 13Mailchimp0%#13 of 13What the models said about Moosend
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“Excluded from some "best of" lists due to overlapping features with other tools and potential limitations in scalability” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“The most cost-effective email marketing platforms are Moosend, MailerLite, and Brevo.” Claude Haiku 4.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“No free plan (30-day trial) | ~$7–$9/mo (unlimited emails) | Automation-heavy needs without daily caps” Grok 4.1 Fast · budget prompt · alternative
“Extremely low-cost paid tiers... Moosend punches well above its weight class.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · budget prompt · alternative
What the models said about Mailchimp
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.
“One comparison explicitly says to avoid it if many contacts unsubscribe or bounce, because you may still be billed for them.” Perplexity Sonar · negative prompt · hard negative
“Criticized for charging for inactive or unsubscribed contacts, which can become expensive as your list grows.” Mistral Small · negative prompt · hard negative
“Very small list (<500 contacts) & want forever‑free | Mailchimp (free) or SendinBlue (free daily limit) | Generous free tier, easy to upgrade later.” MiniMax M2.5 · budget prompt · first choice
“Best Overall & Beginner-Friendly ### 1. Mailchimp - Best for: Beginners and small businesses” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · first choice
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Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.