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Growth Should Feel Like Progress, Not a Pricing Penalty

Mailchimp raises costs as your email list grows. FluentCRM is built for WordPress businesses who want predictable pricing, native automations and full control.

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Both Send emails, Only One is Designed to Scale

MailChimp and FluentCRM both send emails. One offers much more native features, while the other squeezes revenue off your business

Features

Core and Integrations

Setup & Operation	Self-hosted inside WordPress	External Saas/Connector-based
Data Ownership	Contact data stays inside WordPress	Contact data is held in Mailchimp’s hosted platform
Users/Managers	Unlimited	5 Seats
Integrations	45+ WordPress Plugins, mostly native	300+ integrations, mostly addon-based
Native Product Ecosystem	FluentCart,, FluentBooking, FluentCommunity & More (Free integrations)	Landing page, forms, domain & SEO tools (Costs more to add each)

Channels

CRM
Email Marketing
Email Automation
SMS Marketing
WhatsApp Marketing

Contacts and Lead Capture

Data Source	Collect user and activity data from WordPress and connected plugins	Basic platform data and connected sources (requires integrations and sync)
Lead Forms	Advanced, customizable conditional forms powered by Fluent Forms	Basic lead capture forms
Contact Limit	Unlimited, self-hosted on your website	Tiered by Pricing
Contact Data	User activity, form submissions, purchases, automation history, behavior, etc.	Basic contact profile & email activity
Contact Management	Lists, tags, segments & advanced filters by user activities	List, Tags and Custom Field based (Requires prior data mapping)
Custom Fields
Company Module

Create and Send Emails

Email Editor	Block, Drag & Drop, & HTML Editor	Drag & Drop and HTML editor
Email Send Limit	Send unlimited email via toSend/external SMTP	Fixed by platform, 12X Contact Limit
Personalization	Hyper-personalize emails with WordPress and user activity shortcodes	Possible via basic smartcodes and mapped custom fields
Email Sequence	Available	Built through workflows
Email Campaign
Email Templates
Recurring Campaign/Newsletter
Dynamic Content
Campaign Archives

Automate Customer Activity

How Automations Work	Triggers by 100+ native user activities inside your WordPress site	Only tag/sync-based automation for WordPress events
Automation Triggers	Built-in CRM, E-Commerce, Subscriptions, LMS, Membership Triggers & more.	Mailchimp events and data supplied by connected tools
Automated Actions	CRM, WordPress, e-commerce, LMS, community and more actions from workflows	Contact, email and connected app actions
Automation funnels/flows	Build workflows around all kinds of site or user events	List, tag and webhook triggered funnels only
Cart Abandonment	Built-in cart abandonment with FluentCart & WooCommerce	Requires add-on for WooCommerce
Automation Funnel Limit	Unlimited, build as many as you want	200 Automations
Automation Template/Recipe
A/B Testing
Smartlinks
A/B Testing

Measure and improve

Email Reports & Analytics
Automation Reports
CRM Reporting
E-Commerce Reporting
LMS Reporting

Free Version Capabilities and Pro Cost

Free Capabilities	Regular email newsletters, WP and Ecosystem automations	250 contacts, Basic email newsletters
Pricing Model	Flat, Affordable Yearly Pricing	Contact-tier based Pricing
Starting Price	$129/year	$2760/Year for 10K Contacts

Current Price

_$103_/Year

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$2,760/Year

(for 10K Contacts)

Hear From WordPress Users Who Made the Switch

See how people describe what changed when they brought their email marketing into WordPress using FluentCRM.

Not Sure Why I didn’t Leave Mailchimp Earlier!
After 10+ years running a WordPress store, I’m always looking to improve. Just a couple months with FluentCRM and I can already feel the momentum. FluentCRM, Fluent Forms, and FluentSMTP work seamlessly alongside my Woo store.

@donwatza
We were paying too much for basically automated emailing!
Once we tried FluentCRM, we were blown away. We use it to onboard our members who sign up via Paid Memberships Pro. We also tie in with Fluent Forms to handle inquiries and automate replies. We cancelled our expensive MailChimp and use this to send our weekly email campaigns.

@gregblakerobins
I’ve moved many clients from Mailchimp and ActiveCampaign.
Our clients get everything they had before— automation, templates, integrations, and unlimited sending but without contact limits or rising costs. One client alone now saves over £800 per year after switching

@jacalakie

See What Each Setup Could Cost as You Grow

At 10,000 contacts, Mailchimp can cost $1,000+ per year. FluentCRM costs just $129/year + the email service of your choice. Grow your list, not your bill!

Current contacts

10,000

Emails / month

100,000

$2,760/yr

Unlimited Contacts
Native Integrations
No Addon Required

$321/yr$129 plan + $192 sending

Unlimited Contacts
Native Integrations
No Addon Required

Start Saving At Least: $2,439/yr

Keep Your Marketing Close to the Customer Activity

Mailchimp keeps your email work in a separate platform. FluentCRM runs in WordPress, closer to the people and activity your site already knows.

Works Inside WordPress

With Mailchimp, your team moves between WordPress and another dashboard. FluentCRM keeps contacts and campaigns in the site you already manage.

Dashboard showing WordPress user data sync with FluentCRM

Use More of Your Site Data

Mailchimp needs WordPress data synced. FluentCRM shows supported form, purchase, and site activity beside each contact, helping you choose the next message.

Automation Tied to Real Site Activity

Mailchimp needs mapped or synced WordPress data. FluentCRM can start supported workflows from purchases, forms, or enrollments on your site.

Marketing automation workflows for e-commerce discounts.

Works Directly with Your Plugins

MailChimp connects through paid external integrations. FluentCRM works directly with supported WordPress plugins, keeping site activity closer to your workflows.

Automation tool interface with LearnDash selected and trigger options.

Build Beyond Email in WordPress

Mailchimp’s additional tools offer limited functionalities. FluentCRM offers free integrated eCommerce, form, support, community, booking plugins to help you grow beyond email and SMS.

Connect your favorite digital tools into a seamless, integrated ecosystem. Streamline your workflow by bringing all your essential apps together.

Pricing That Doesn’t Punish Growth

Most email tools raise costs as your list grows or lock features behind tiers. FluentCRM keeps pricing predictable, so scaling stays affordable.

Pricing comparison between typical SaaS and FluentCRM software.

If Your Business is on WordPress, The Choice is Simple

The clearest answer comes from mapping what you use today to the setup you want tomorrow. Choose which fits your business.

Choose FluentCRM if:

Your business runs on WordPress
You want predictable pricing as you grow
You prefer automation tied directly to your user activity
You want full control over your email marketing

Choose Mailchimp if:

You want a standalone SaaS email tool
Your marketing isn’t tightly connected to WordPress
You’re comfortable with pricing that scales with contacts

Marketing that lives inside WordPress, Growth that stays with your business.

Start Growing Today

Goodbye Success Taxes!

Plans are priced by the number of websites you use FluentCRM on, not by the size of your list.

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$129/Year _$103_/Year

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$249/Year _$199_/Year

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. FluentCRM supports email campaigns, automation funnels, segmentation, contact management, and more inside WordPress. You can fully replace Mailchimp with FluentCRM while keeping your marketing workflows intact.

Mailchimp data stays on their servers and they charge monthly based on subscriber count and sending limits, so costs typically rise as your audience expands. FluentCRM runs inside WordPress and data stays on your site so we only charge a flat yearly license fee no matter how big your email list grows.

FluentCRM connects to your preferred email sending service (such as Amazon SES, SendGrid, or others). These services usually cost very little (e.g., 10000 Emails/$3 for toSend) compared to SaaS email platforms and give you more control over deliverability and pricing.

Yes. FluentCRM is designed exclusively for WordPress and integrates directly with WordPress plugins, forms, memberships, ecommerce tools, and user data.

Yes. You can export contacts from Mailchimp and import them into FluentCRM. Many businesses moved their lists, tags, and segmentation data during the switch.

FluentCRM is optimized to run efficiently inside WordPress. With proper hosting and email sending configuration, most users run FluentCRM without any performance impact.

Yes. FluentCRM includes everything from form, email campaigns to visual automation funnels, behavior-based triggers, dynamic segmentation, and more. Because it runs inside WordPress, it can also trigger advanced automation directly from your site activity and plugin events.