Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill)
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Plans and prices
From Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill)'s own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| 1–20 blocks | $20 a month | 25,000 emails per block · 1–500,000 emails per month · 1–20 blocks · billed monthly |
| 21–40 blocks | $18 a month | 25,000 emails per block · 500,000–1,000,000 emails per month · 21–40 blocks · billed monthly |
| 41–80 blocks | $16 a month | 25,000 emails per block · 1,000,000–2,000,000 emails per month · 41–80 blocks · billed monthly |
| 81–120 blocks | $14 a month | 25,000 emails per block · 2,000,000–3,000,000 emails per month · 81–120 blocks · billed monthly |
| 121–160 blocks | $12 a month | 25,000 emails per block · 3,000,000–4,000,000 emails per month · 121–160 blocks · billed monthly |
| 161+ blocks | $10 a month | 4M+ emails; each block contains 25,000 emails · 25,000 emails per block · 4,000,000+ emails per month · 161+ blocks · billed monthly |
| Free trial | Free | New transactional users; up to 500 free email sends to a verified domain |
| 121-160 blocks | $12 a month | 3M to 4M emails; each block contains 25,000 emails · $12 per block |
| 81-120 blocks | $14 a month | 2M to 3M emails; each block contains 25,000 emails · $14 per block |
| 41-80 blocks | $16 a month | 1M to 2M emails; each block contains 25,000 emails · $16 per block |
| 21-40 blocks | $18 a month | 500k to 1M emails; each block contains 25,000 emails · $18 per block |
| 1-20 blocks | $20 a month | 1 to 500k emails; each block contains 25,000 emails · $20 per block |
The facts
Each one read from Mailchimp Transactional (formerly Mandrill)'s own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account requirement
- A Mailchimp account is required for transactional messaging access and billing.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Automatic top-ups
- Accounts can automatically purchase blocks at a predefined limit.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Block exhaustion
- Sending stops when the account runs out of purchased email blocks.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Customer support
- Mailchimp customers can contact the support team; new customers can contact sales.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Dedicated IP
- A dedicated IP is available as an optional $29.95 monthly add-on.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Dedicated IP option
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Delivery log retention
- 30checked 20 Sep 2026
- Delivery methods
- bothchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Developer resources
- It provides SDK repositories, guides, and a first-party MCP server.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Event webhooks
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Inbound email
- Inbound email can be received, processed, and parsed through the service.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Monthly send limit
- 25000checked 20 Sep 2026
- Reporting tools
- Reporting tools track delivery rates, recipient engagement, and account reputation changes.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Template editing
- Templates support drag-and-drop editing and testing for marketer-developer collaboration.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Template options
- bothchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Transactional email
- Sends targeted and event-driven messages through API or SMTP.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Transactional SMS
- Sends critical SMS through the API using a Mailchimp SMS sending number.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Unused email policy
- Unused emails do not roll over month to month.checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Billing unit
- Email pricing uses blocks, with each block representing 25,000 emails.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
- Free trial limit
- New users can send up to 500 free emails to a verified domain.checked 28 Sep 2026
- Marketing plan access
- Transactional Email is an add-on to Standard, Premium, or legacy Monthly plans.checked 28 Sep 2026
The company
- Company trademark
- Mailchimp is a registered trademark of The Rocket Science Group.checked 28 Sep 2026
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