Comparison

How Nimbl Mail compares to Mailchimp, Everlytic and Mail Blaze.

Every one of these is a capable platform. They differ most in what they charge you for, and that single choice decides what you pay as your list grows. Here is the honest version, with each claim linked to the source it came from.

Checked against each vendor's published pricing on 1 October 2026. Prices change, so follow the links before you decide.

The difference that actually shows up on the invoice.

We charge for sends

Your contact database can be as big as you like. A 50,000-name list you email once a month costs the same as a 5,000-name list you email once a month, because the sending is what costs us money.

They charge for contacts

Mailchimp and Mail Blaze both price on list size. Every contact you add moves you towards the next tier, whether or not you ever email them, so growing your audience raises the bill on its own.

Side by side

Nimbl MailMailchimpEverlyticMail Blaze
What you pay forEmails you sendContacts you storeList size and send volumeSubscribers on your list
Growing your listFree, unlimited subscribersPrice rises with each contact tierPriced by list sizePrice rises with subscriber count
Published pricingYes, in randsYes, converted to randsShown excl. VAT, then quotedYes, in rands
ContractMonth to monthMonthly, or 12 months for a discount12-month contractMonthly or pay as you go
Billed inZARZAR (converted)ZAR, excluding VATZAR
Built for South AfricaPOPIA tooling, local supportGlobal productSouth AfricanSouth African
SMS and WhatsAppNo, email onlyVaries by marketYes, at extra costNo

What each one costs

Each one's entry price, published as at 1 October 2026. Like-for-like comparison is genuinely hard here, because three of the four price on list size and we price on sends, so read the basis, not just the number.

Nimbl MailFrom R249/month

Solo at R249 for 10,000 emails a month, Starter at R695 for 50,000, Enterprise at R1,195 for 100,000. Unlimited subscribers on every plan, month to month.

Mail BlazeFrom R108/month

Published subscriber tiers: R108 up to 1,000 subscribers, R540 up to 5,000, R804 up to 10,000, R5,124 up to 100,000. Cheaper than us on a small list, and we would rather say so.

Mail Blaze pricing comparison ↗
MailchimpFrom R310/month

Their displayed Standard rate at up to 500 contacts, in rands, including the introductory discount shown on their site. It moves up through contact tiers from there, and overages are billed if you exceed a limit.

Mailchimp pricing ↗
EverlyticFrom R750/month

Excluding VAT, on a 12-month contract, shown as promotional pricing for new customers. Foundation is R750 for 2,000 subscribers and 24,000 emails a month; Accelerate is R4,935 at 50,000 subscribers. Three tiers: Foundation, Accelerate, Accelerate Plus, each ending in Get a Quote.

Everlytic pricing ↗
What you'd pay at each list size→Drag the slider.
5,000 subscribers
Nimbl MailR249/monthSolo · 10,000 emails a month
Mail BlazeR540/monthPublished subscriber tier
Mailchimp Standard$100/monthUS list price, billed in rands at their rate
EverlyticR1,360/monthFoundation · 60,000 emails · excl. VAT
About the fine print. Everlytic does show prices now, but read the small text: they exclude VAT, they're promotional pricing for new customers, they come with a 12-month contract, and every plan ends in a "Get a quote" button. Most people just want to know what they're getting into. Ours are on the page, VAT included, month to month.
R249 vs R540 at Mail Blaze and R1,360 + VAT at Everlytic. This is where the lines cross.

Assumes one send a month to your whole list. Mail Blaze figures are their published rand tiers as at 1 October 2026. Mailchimp figures are their Standard plan US list prices on monthly billing, as published in 2026; you're billed in rands at their conversion, so your exact rand price will differ. Everlytic figures are their cheapest plan shown at each subscriber count on everlytic.com/pricing (October 2026), excluding VAT, on a 12-month contract, offered as a promotion to new customers. A dash means no price is shown at that size.

Being straight with you

We are not the right answer for everyone.

Choose Mailchimp if

You want the largest integration catalogue in the business, a mature automation builder, and a small list you email often. On a few hundred contacts it is inexpensive and very well trodden.

Choose Everlytic if

You need email, SMS and WhatsApp from one platform with onboarding and training included, and an annual contract with a dedicated account manager suits how your organisation buys software.

Choose Mail Blaze if

Your list is small and stable. At 1,000 subscribers their published R108 a month is less than any plan we sell, and they are a South African company with local support too.

Choose Nimbl Mail if

Your list is growing faster than your send volume, you would rather not be billed for contacts you are not emailing, and you want rand pricing with no annual contract and a person who answers.

Where these figures come from

Everything above was taken from each company's own public pricing page on 1 October 2026. Prices and plans change, and the right comparison depends on your list size and how often you send, so check the originals:

Mailchimp pricing ↗Everlytic pricing ↗Mail Blaze pricing comparison ↗

Mailchimp, Everlytic and Mail Blaze are trademarks of their respective owners. We are not affiliated with any of them.

See what you would actually pay.

Three plans, published in rands, month to month. Unlimited subscribers on every one of them.