Mailjet vs Moosend Comparison 2026
Mailjet meters emails sent rather than contacts held, so a large dormant list mailed rarely costs the same as a small one, free for 6,000 emails a month with unlimited contacts on every plan. Moosend meters subscribers instead, with no permanent free tier at all, just a 30-day trial, then Pro at $7 a month billed annually or $9 monthly for automation, segmentation and landing pages all on one plan. At the entry paid tier the monthly prices are close, $9 against $9, but the free column only exists on one of them, and Moosend's own comparison sends people wanting a standing free plan straight to Mailjet.
Send-based email pricing with a real free tier
Email marketing with automation on every plan
At a glance
- Moosend starts cheaper, at $7.
- Only Mailjet has a free tier.
Side by side
Mailjet | Moosend | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $9 | From $7 |
| Pricing model (they differ) | Free plan, paid tiers | Free trial, then paid |
| Free tier (they differ) | Yes | No |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Monthly or annual |
| Free trial | Not stated | 30 days |
| API |
Mailjet
Send-based email pricing with a real free tier
Mailjet meters emails sent rather than contacts held, and its free tier carries six thousand a month, which is enough to run a small list indefinitely. Marketing campaigns and transactional sending share one account and one sending reputation. Contacts are uncapped on every plan including the free one, so a large dormant list costs nothing. Editing is collaborative, which is unusual here and is the reason teams pick it over a cheaper single-seat tool.
Our note
Compare on emails a month rather than subscribers, because that is the axis this prices on and it is the reverse of most of the category. The free tier is genuinely permanent, which makes it a better first choice than a trial-only tool if you are not yet sure the newsletter will stick.
Moosend
Email marketing with automation on every plan
Moosend puts automation, segmentation and landing pages on its single paid tier rather than staging them across four, so the price rises with list size instead of with features. Subscribers are the meter. A thirty-day trial runs without a card, which is longer than most of this category offers and long enough to migrate a list and actually send. There is no permanent free plan underneath it, so the trial is a deadline rather than a fallback.
Why people weigh these two
- Moosend instead of Mailjet
- Moosend at $7 includes automation on every plan, priced per contact where Mailjet prices per send.
- Mailjet instead of Moosend
- Mailjet keeps a real free tier running after the trial period other tools set a deadline on, priced by the send rather than by contacts held.
Which one should you pick
Pick Mailjet if the list is large but infrequently mailed, or a team needs more than one person editing a template at once, which Moosend does not offer. The free plan is permanent at 6,000 emails a month with unlimited contacts, a real starting point rather than a trial with a deadline.
Pick Moosend if automation and segmentation matter from day one and the list is small enough that per-subscriber pricing is not yet a penalty. Pro is $7 a month billed annually, and the 30-day trial is long enough to migrate a list and actually send from it, but treat that trial as a deadline: Moosend's own listing is explicit that there is nothing free underneath it once the 30 days end.
Common questions
- Which has the better free plan, Mailjet or Moosend?
- Mailjet, decisively. It offers 6,000 emails a month permanently free with unlimited contacts. Moosend has no standing free plan at all, only a 30-day trial, and its own comparison recommends Mailjet to anyone who specifically wants a free tier.
- Are Mailjet and Moosend priced the same way?
- No. Mailjet counts emails sent, so a big list mailed rarely costs the same as a small one mailed often. Moosend counts subscribers held, so the bill rises with list size regardless of how often you actually send.
- Which is cheaper at the entry paid tier?
- They land at the same $9 a month if paid monthly. Moosend drops to $7 if billed annually, while Mailjet's discount for annual billing is 10 percent off its own $9 entry tier, so Moosend is the slightly cheaper of the two paid annually.
- Can more than one person edit a campaign at once?
- Yes, on Mailjet: collaborative editing lets more than one person work in a template simultaneously. Moosend's listing does not describe an equivalent, so simultaneous editing is a reason to pick Mailjet for a team.
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