Is Blubrry or Mailchimp better?

Neither clearly leads. Blubrry starts at $12/month and Mailchimp at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Blubrry or Mailchimp?

Mailchimp has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $12/month for Blubrry and Free for Mailchimp.

Does Blubrry or Mailchimp run on more platforms?

Blubrry runs on Web, Wordpress. Mailchimp runs on Web, iOS, Android.

Can I use Mailchimp for free?

Yes. Mailchimp has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Blubrry starts at $12/month.

What is Blubrry best used for?

Blubrry is most often used for hosting a podcast with a managed wordpress site included, publishing to podcast directories with iab compliant statistics, running programmatic and dynamically inserted podcast advertising at the professional tier. Of those, hosting a podcast with a managed wordpress site included and publishing to podcast directories with iab compliant statistics are not what Mailchimp is typically brought in for.

What can Blubrry do that Mailchimp cannot?

Blubrry covers Unlimited hosting, Distribution, Advanced analytics, WordPress plugin. Mailchimp covers Email campaigns, Marketing automation, Landing pages, Forms & popups. Both handle WordPress.

Podcast & Audio Publishing · head to head

Blubrry vs Mailchimp

Blubrry

Podcast & Audio Publishing

Podcast hosting with advanced analytics and tools

From: $12/month
Rated: -

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Mailchimp

E-commerce

Turn emails into revenue

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Mailchimp has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Blubrry entry plan at $7 per month allows only 1.5 hours of new audio published per month; Mailchimp the free plan allows 250 contacts and 500 sends a month, with a 250 daily cap
They diverge on capability: Blubrry covers Unlimited hosting, Mailchimp covers Email campaigns.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Blubrry and Mailchimp actually diverge.

Attributes where Blubrry and Mailchimp differ
Attribute	Blubrry	Mailchimp
Starting price	$12/month	Free
Pricing model	subscription	Unknown
Free tier	No	Yes
Platforms	Web, Wordpress	Web, iOS, Android
Category	Podcast & Audio Publishing	E-commerce
Founded	2005	2001

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Blubrry

Unlimited hosting
Distribution
Advanced analytics
WordPress plugin
Monetization
Detailed stats
All podcast platforms
Email services

Only in Mailchimp

Email campaigns
Marketing automation
Landing pages
Forms & popups
Audience management
Content studio
Analytics
Social media

Both cover

WordPress

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Blubrry

Hosting a podcast with a managed WordPress site includednot Mailchimp
Publishing to podcast directories with IAB compliant statisticsnot Mailchimp
Running programmatic and dynamically inserted podcast advertising at the Professional tiernot Mailchimp

Mailchimp

Email newslettersnot Blubrry
E-commerce marketingnot Blubrry
Lead generationnot Blubrry
Customer engagementnot Blubrry
Marketing automationnot Blubrry

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Blubrry

Entry plan at $7 per month allows only 1.5 hours of new audio published per month
Advanced podcast statistics require the $25 per month Advanced 6 plan; cheaper plans get standard statistics only
Monetization features are restricted to the Advanced plans
Dynamic ad insertion, programmatic advertising, unlimited shows and sub-accounts sit on a Professional tier with no published price
Publishing allowance is measured in hours of audio per month, so a long-form show hits the cap quickly

Mailchimp

The free plan allows 250 contacts and 500 sends a month, with a 250 daily cap
Price is driven by contact count, so the list growing raises the bill regardless of how much you send
Send allowances are a multiple of contacts, 10x on Essentials and 12x on Standard, so a large list with heavy sending forces a tier change
Essentials allows 3 seats and Standard 5; unlimited seats need Premium at $350 a month
The headline $13 and $20 prices are for 500 contacts, not a flat rate

Pricing, plan by plan

Blubrry

$12/month

Basic$12/month
- Unlimited hosting
- Distribution
- Analytics
Advanced$20/month
- All Basic features
- Advanced analytics
- Monetization tools

Mailchimp

Free

FreeFree
- 250 contacts
- 500 sends per month
- Basic email campaigns
Essentials$13/month
- 500+ contacts
- Email campaigns
- Basic automation
Standard$20/month
- Advanced automation
- Segmentation
- Landing pages

Which should you pick?

Choose Blubrry if

You need unlimited hosting.
You work on Web, Wordpress.
You also want distribution.

Blubrry review

Choose Mailchimp if

You need email campaigns.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, iOS, Android.
You also want marketing automation.

Mailchimp review

Questions people ask

Is Blubrry or Mailchimp better?: Neither clearly leads. Blubrry starts at $12/month and Mailchimp at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Blubrry or Mailchimp?: Mailchimp has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $12/month for Blubrry and Free for Mailchimp.
Does Blubrry or Mailchimp run on more platforms?: Blubrry runs on Web, Wordpress. Mailchimp runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Mailchimp for free?: Yes. Mailchimp has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Blubrry starts at $12/month.
What is Blubrry best used for?: Blubrry is most often used for hosting a podcast with a managed wordpress site included, publishing to podcast directories with iab compliant statistics, running programmatic and dynamically inserted podcast advertising at the professional tier. Of those, hosting a podcast with a managed wordpress site included and publishing to podcast directories with iab compliant statistics are not what Mailchimp is typically brought in for.
What can Blubrry do that Mailchimp cannot?: Blubrry covers Unlimited hosting, Distribution, Advanced analytics, WordPress plugin. Mailchimp covers Email campaigns, Marketing automation, Landing pages, Forms & popups. Both handle WordPress.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Mailchimp: Does Mailchimp offer a free plan?

Yes, Mailchimp's free plan supports up to 250 contacts and 500 sends per month with a 250-per-day cap.

Source

Mailchimp: What email features does Mailchimp include?

Mailchimp provides email campaign builder, automation sequences, segmentation, contact management, and A/B testing for email marketing.

Source

Mailchimp: Can Mailchimp integrate with e-commerce platforms?

Yes, Mailchimp integrates with Shopify, WooCommerce, Squarespace, and other e-commerce platforms for customer sync and abandoned cart automation.

Source

Blubrry vs Mailchimp

Blubrry

Mailchimp

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Blubrry

Only in Mailchimp

Both cover

What people use each for

Blubrry

Mailchimp

Where each one falls short

Blubrry

Mailchimp

Pricing, plan by plan

Blubrry

Mailchimp

Which should you pick?

Choose Blubrry if

Choose Mailchimp if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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