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Mailchimpvs
Mighty Networks
Mailchimp is the small-business email standard with templates, automations, and reporting. Mighty Networks bundles community, courses, events, and memberships in one network.
How Mailchimp and Mighty Networks compare
Mailchimp is the name most small businesses say first. Templates, a drag-and-drop editor, segmentation, customer journeys, A/B testing, reporting, forms and landing pages, and integrations with nearly everything make it a dependable marketing hub. The AI tools and Intuit's ecosystem keep it moving.
Mighty Networks is built around one idea: people join for the content and stay for each other. Spaces that mix feed, chat, events, and courses, paid memberships charged in hundreds of currencies, native iOS and Android apps for every member, livestreaming, gamification, and Mighty Co-Host AI that drafts your landing page and brand from a single question. If you want to sell a $48 a month membership and keep members active on their phones, Mighty is designed for that job and has the numbers to show for it.
Where they are different
Mailchimp
- Mailchimp pages capture leads.
- Mailchimp sends.
- Mailchimp has no shop or bookings.
Mighty Networks
- Mighty's website is a landing page in front of a members-only Network, indexable on Scale and up.
- Mighty reaches members with notifications and a Message All Members announcement and hands newsletters to Kit.
- Mighty sells memberships, courses, and bundles through plans.
- Mighty has chat between members.
Choose Mailchimp when you want a mature email marketing hub with integrations into everything else you use.
Choose Mighty Networks when a paid membership with courses, events, and a native app is the business, and member-to-member activity is the value you sell.
Compare features
What's on Mailchimp and Mighty Networks
A check means that capability is available. Mailchimp and Mighty Networks are marked only when the offer is comparable, not the same product.
Site and brand
- Workspace siteMailchimp: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
- Custom domainMailchimp: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
- Theme and fontsMailchimp: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
Reach and quality
- SEOMailchimp: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
Audience and email
- AudienceMailchimp: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
- Marketing emailsMailchimp: IncludedMighty Networks: Not included
- Campaign workflowsMailchimp: IncludedMighty Networks: Not included
Commerce
- Shop paymentsMailchimp: Not includedMighty Networks: Included
Team
- Admin usersMailchimp: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
- Per-admin permissionsMailchimp: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
- AI AssistantMailchimp: IncludedMighty Networks: Included
* Note: This table does not capture every feature of Mailchimp or Mighty Networks, and is not intended as a comprehensive list. We keep this page current, but Mailchimp or Mighty Networks may add or remove features that are not shown here.
Mailchimp vs Mighty Networks pricing
Compare plans, prices, and what it costs to get started.
Mailchimp
Current plans and prices
See what Mailchimp charges on their pricing page.
Mighty Networks
Current plans and prices
See what Mighty Networks charges on their pricing page.
Cardel: An alternative to
Mailchimp and Mighty Networks
You don't pay until you publish.
Cardel provides a home for your craft. Share and sell your work, grow your audience, and bring your community together on a site of your own.
Common questions
Is Cardel an alternative to Mailchimp or Mighty Networks?
Cardel is a home for your craft: a site of your own with a blog, newsletter, shop, community, and one inbox. It can replace Mailchimp or Mighty Networks when you want your work, audience, and sales in one place. The feature list on this page shows where Mailchimp and Mighty Networks are marked.
Can I use Cardel with Mailchimp or Mighty Networks?
Yes. Cardel pages can link out to other products, so you can keep Mailchimp or Mighty Networks for what it does best and bring the rest of your work to Cardel.
How much does Cardel cost compared with Mailchimp and Mighty Networks?
You don't pay for Cardel until you publish. Choose Starter, Pro, or Studio when your site goes live. Mailchimp and Mighty Networks set their own prices, so check their pricing pages on this page for current plans.
How do I switch from Mailchimp or Mighty Networks to Cardel?
Start with Build Your Site, set up your home, and bring your work over at your own pace. You do not have to move everything on day one.