MailCheap

Key Features

• Write and send newsletters

• Schedule email delivery

• Phone preview of emails

• Themes for email design

• Website hosting for newsletters

• Signup forms and API for subscriber collection

Top Use Cases

• Compose and send a newsletter to subscribers

• Set a future send time to match optimal open rates

• Preview how the email appears on a phone before sending

• Add a signup form to a website using the API

Comparisons

• Costs up to 83% less than beehiiv, Mailchimp, and Ghost

• Charges per email sent rather than per subscriber

Pros

• Pay only for emails actually sent, not for dormant subscribers

• Pricing up to 83% lower than beehiiv, Mailchimp, and Ghost

• Subscription starts at $19 per month

• Includes scheduling, phone preview, and theme customisation

• Provides website hosting for newsletter archives

• Offers API for custom signup forms

• Reported delivery rate of 99.2% with spam complaints at 0.024%

What is MailCheap?

MailCheap is a newsletter platform that charges you per email sent, with plans starting at $19 per month.

What are its key features?

It lets you write and send newsletters, schedule deliveries, preview emails on a phone, apply themes, host a website for your newsletters, and integrate signup forms through an API.

What can you use it for?

You can create and distribute newsletters, plan send times for better open rates, check mobile rendering before sending, and collect subscribers via embedded forms or the API.

How does it compare to alternatives?

MailCheap advertises costs up to 83% lower than beehiiv, Mailchimp, and Ghost and uses a pay‑per‑email model instead of charging per subscriber.

What are its pros?

Lower cost, pay‑per‑email billing, starting price of $19, scheduling, phone preview, theme options, website hosting, API for signups, high delivery rate and low spam complaints.