Visisto vs Mailchimp

Mailchimp cut its free plan to 1,000 sends/month in December 2025. Visisto gives you 15,000 free emails per month, 750 per day — plus 24+ conversion widgets, AI-powered email sequences, broadcasts, and contact management. All free. No credit card required.

15,000 free emails/month
24+ widgets free
AI email sequences free
No credit card needed

The free plan difference

Mailchimp cut free emails to 1,000/month. Visisto gives you 15,000.

In December 2025, Mailchimp reduced its free plan from 10,000 sends/month to 1,000 — a 90% cut. Visisto's free plan includes 15,000 emails/month + 750/day with no contact cap, plus 24+ conversion widgets, AI-powered sequences, and broadcasts. That is 15× more email volume, plus tools Mailchimp's paid plans don't even include.

Visisto free

15,000/mo

+ 750/day

Mailchimp free

1,000/mo

500 contacts cap

Difference

15×

more email volume

Quick verdict

Mailchimp is a mature email platform suited for large lists with complex segmentation. Visisto is the better choice if you want more free emails (15,000 vs 1,000), gamified popup widgets, and a platform where capture, sequences, and delivery work together without Zapier.

Visisto is best for
  • Teams who need more than 1,000 free emails/month
  • Businesses wanting gamified popups (spin wheel, scratch card)
  • Marketers replacing the popup tool + email tool + Zapier stack
  • Ecommerce and SaaS teams wanting AI-powered sequences free
Mailchimp is best for
  • Large lists needing deep segmentation
  • Teams with complex multi-step journey automations
  • Brands requiring advanced reporting and predicted demographics

Feature comparison

Free plan email limits

Free emails per month
Visisto
15,000
Mailchimp
1,000
Daily send limit (free)
Visisto
750/day
Mailchimp
No daily limit at 1K
No credit card to start
Visisto
Mailchimp
Contacts cap on free plan
Visisto
Mailchimp
500 contacts

Email features

Email broadcasts
Visisto
Mailchimp
Email sequences / automation
Visisto
Mailchimp
Paid only
AI-powered email sequences
Visisto
Mailchimp
Drag-and-drop editor
Visisto
Mailchimp
Audience segmentation
Visisto
Basic
Mailchimp
Predicted demographics
Visisto
Mailchimp

Conversion widgets

Popup form
Visisto
Mailchimp
Spin-to-win wheel
Visisto
Mailchimp
Scratch card widget
Visisto
Mailchimp
Sticky announcement bar
Visisto
Mailchimp
Slide-in widget
Visisto
Mailchimp
Exit-intent targeting
Visisto
Mailchimp
A/B testing widgets
Visisto
Mailchimp

Integrations & delivery

Native integrations
Visisto
Mailchimp
Webhook delivery
Visisto
Mailchimp
Delivery logs & replay
Visisto
Mailchimp
No Zapier required
Visisto
Mailchimp
Requires Zapier for some

Pricing comparison

Visisto
Free forever
£0/month
  • 15,000 emails/month + 750/day
  • 24+ conversion widgets
  • AI-powered email sequences
  • Broadcast emails
  • Contact management
  • A/B testing
  • Native integrations
  • No credit card required
Mailchimp
Free
$0/month
  • 1,000 sends/month (cut Dec 2025)
  • 500 contacts max
  • No automation on free plan
  • No popup widgets
  • Mailchimp branding on emails
  • Limited support

Visisto's free plan includes 15× more emails than Mailchimp, plus popup widgets and AI sequences Mailchimp charges for on paid tiers.

Where Visisto wins

15× more free emails

Mailchimp gutted its free plan to 1,000 sends/month in December 2025. Visisto gives you 15,000/month + 750/day — the most generous free email tier in the market.

Gamified widgets included free

Spin-to-win wheels and scratch cards capture significantly more emails than standard forms. Mailchimp has no popup widget builder — you need a separate tool.

AI sequences on free plan

Mailchimp locks automation to paid plans. Visisto includes AI-powered email sequences free — write a goal, let the AI draft your welcome and nurture flows.

No Zapier required

Visisto delivers contacts directly to your tools with signed webhooks and delivery logs. No middleware, no per-task billing, no broken Zaps.

Where Mailchimp excels

Deep list segmentation

Mailchimp's advanced segmentation with predicted demographics and customer journey mapping is best-in-class for large, complex lists.

Mature automation builder

Years of iteration have made Mailchimp's multi-step journey builder highly capable for complex drip sequences.

Transactional email

Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill) handles receipt and order confirmation emails, which Visisto does not cover.

Switching

How to switch from Mailchimp

1
Export your Mailchimp list

Download your subscriber list from Mailchimp as a CSV. You own your contacts and can import them anywhere.

2
Set up Visisto widgets

Install the Visisto script on your site and build your first popup or spin wheel. Most teams are live in under 10 minutes.

3
Connect or migrate

Use Visisto's native Mailchimp integration to keep your list in sync, or import contacts and run your sequences natively in Visisto.

4
Launch your first sequence

Use AI to draft a welcome sequence in Visisto. Activate your broadcast templates and start sending — all on the free plan.

Proof and trust

Switch from Mailchimp — keep more budget for growth

15,000 free emails/month, gamified widgets, AI sequences, and native delivery. Everything Mailchimp charges for, on Visisto's free plan.

30k+
Active users

Teams running contact capture and delivery every day.

24+
Modern widgets

Popups, wheels, scratch cards, bars, slide-ins, and more.

A/B
Testing built in

Test offers and copy without extra optimization tooling.

Native
Integrations first

Deliver directly to your stack with no Zapier middleware cost.

Compare more alternatives

See how Visisto compares to other popular tools.

Why teams switch

The fragmented stack costs more than just money.

Most businesses pay for four separate tools just to capture a website visitor's email and send a follow-up. Visisto replaces all of them with one flat subscription — and the savings are immediate.

Average monthly saving

£138

per month vs the old stack

Annual saving

£1,656

back in your budget every year

Visisto starts at

£24

per month, flat — no per-contact fees

See all plans
The old way6 subscriptions + maintenance

Popup / widget builder

OptinMonster, Privy, Wheelify

~£29/mo

Email marketing platform

Klaviyo, Mailchimp, ActiveCampaign

~£49/mo

Zapier automation

Required to connect every tool together

~£59/mo

CRM / contact database

HubSpot Starter, Pipedrive, etc.

~£25/mo

Testimonial platform

Testimonial.to, Senja, Famewall

~£29/mo

Booking & scheduling tool

Calendly, TidyCal, YouCanBook.me

~£19/mo

Total monthly cost

Plus hours of maintenance each month

162

That is not counting the time spent debugging broken Zaps, fixing field mapping, or manually deduplicating contacts when an integration drops events silently.

Visisto1 subscription — everything your website needs
24+ conversion widgets — popups, spin wheels, scratch cards, slide-ins, bars
Email marketing — sequences, broadcasts & automations
Contact management & full CRM
Testimonial collection & embeddable social proof
Booking & appointment flows
Event ticketing & attendee capture
Marketing automations
Audience segmentation & tagging
100+ native integrations — Klaviyo, Mailchimp, HubSpot, Slack & more
Signed webhook delivery + automatic retries
Delivery logs & full contact history
Campaign analytics & built-in A/B testing
Multi-site management from one dashboard
One script install — no developer needed

One flat subscription

Every feature included. No per-contact fees. No tool sprawl.

£24/mo

Replace 6+ tools · Save £138/mo · £1,656 back every year

No Zapier. No middleware. No integration maintenance. Every feature built natively — capture widgets, email sequences, CRM, testimonials, bookings, and analytics all in one growth system.

Quick answers

Answers for teams switching from Mailchimp

  • Mailchimp free plan: 1,000 sends/month, 500 contacts cap (as of December 2025).
  • Visisto free plan: 15,000 emails/month + 750/day. No contact cap. No credit card.
  • Visisto includes 24+ widgets (spin wheel, scratch card, popup, bar, slide-in) — Mailchimp has none.
  • AI-powered email sequences included free on Visisto. Mailchimp locks automation to paid Essentials.

How does Visisto compare to Mailchimp on the free plan?

Visisto's free plan includes 15,000 emails/month + 750/day with no contact cap, 24+ conversion widgets, AI-powered email sequences, and broadcasts. Mailchimp's free plan (as of December 2025) allows 1,000 sends/month to 500 contacts with no automation and no popup widgets. Visisto gives you 15× more email volume plus capture tools Mailchimp doesn't offer.

Does Visisto have popup widgets unlike Mailchimp?

Yes. Visisto has 24+ widget types including spin-to-win wheels, scratch cards, popup forms, sticky bars, and slide-ins — all absent from Mailchimp. These gamified formats generate 3–5× more opt-ins than standard embedded forms and feed captured contacts directly into Visisto's email sequences.

Can I use Visisto and keep my Mailchimp list?

Yes. Visisto's native Mailchimp integration syncs captured contacts to your Mailchimp lists in real time. You can use Visisto's gamified widgets for on-site capture and Mailchimp for your existing sequences, or migrate your email entirely to Visisto's free plan and remove Mailchimp.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Common questions when switching from Mailchimp to Visisto.

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