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Leaving Mailchimp
Mailchimp’s free plan now stops at 250 contacts and 500 sends a month, and you need somewhere to move a small list before the cap bites.
The pick
Kit
Its free tier runs to 10,000 subscribers — forty times Mailchimp’s new free cap — and the signup page advertises free migrations.
Skip it if
Skip Kit if you expect to pay soon and send little — MailerLite’s paid plans start at $10.80 a month at 500 subscribers, against Kit’s Creator plan at $33.
Skip Kit if you are still under 250 contacts and Mailchimp serves you — staying put beats migrating for its own sake.
Runner-up
MailerLite
MailerLite wins when you would rather pay sooner and pay less.
The Comfort plan costs $10.80 a month billed yearly at 500 subscribers, with the full feature set on every paid plan.
Evidence
Checked on 6 October 2026
- Mailchimp’s Free plan includes 1 seat, 1 audience with a maximum of 250 contacts, and up to 500 sends per month (250 max per day); paid Essentials starts at $13 a month for 12 months at 500 contacts. Source
- Kit’s free plan runs to 10,000 subscribers at $0 a month; its signup page advertises free migrations, and the Creator plan costs $33 a month at 1,000 subscribers. Source
- MailerLite’s Comfort plan costs $10.80 a month billed yearly at 500 subscribers ($129.60 a year). Source