tinysend vs mailchimp
A Mailchimp alternative
Mailchimp is a broad marketing platform — campaigns, automations, audiences, landing pages — with pricing and a UI to match. tinysend does one thing: send newsletters and email well, from your inbox or from an API.
If you need a full marketing suite, Mailchimp has it. If you want something lean and programmable, read on.
feature comparison
| capability | mailchimp | tinysend |
|---|---|---|
| send newsletters | yes | yes |
| write from your email client | no | yes |
| hosted inbox for replies | no | yes |
| subscriber management | yes | yes |
| custom domains | yes | yes |
| open tracking | yes | yes |
| public archive + RSS | yes | yes |
| REST API | yes | yes |
| agent self-signup (auth.md) | no | yes |
which to pick
Pick Mailchimp if you want an all-in-one marketing suite with automations, audiences, ads, and landing pages.
Pick tinysend if you want a simple newsletter you can send from your inbox, predictable pricing, and a clean API that agents can use.
switching over
Export your Mailchimp audience as CSV and import it into a tinysend list, then set up your sending domain. See managing subscribers and custom domains.