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Best email marketing software in 2026

Email marketing tools let you build a subscriber list, design emails, send campaigns and set up automations such as welcome series and abandoned-cart reminders. The right one depends on whether you are a creator, a store or a B2B company.

10 tools compared. Top picks first, then alphabetical. No paid placements.

Klaviyo

FreemiumTop pick

Email and SMS marketing built for e-commerce brands.

Best for: Online stores that want data-driven email and SMS.

  • Deep store integrations
  • Flows and automation
  • Segmentation
  • SMS

HubSpot CRM

FreemiumTop pick

Free CRM that grows into a full marketing, sales and service platform.

Best for: Small and mid-size businesses that want to start free and add marketing and sales tools later.

  • Contacts and companies
  • Deal pipelines
  • Email tracking and templates
  • Meeting scheduler

ActiveCampaign

Free trial

Email marketing with some of the strongest automation available.

Best for: Businesses that want advanced automation and a built-in CRM.

  • Automation builder
  • Email campaigns
  • CRM
  • Lead scoring

Brevo

Freemium

All-in-one email, SMS and CRM platform priced by emails sent (formerly Sendinblue).

Best for: Businesses with large contact lists that send moderate volumes.

  • Email campaigns
  • Transactional email
  • SMS and WhatsApp
  • Automation

Polished email marketing with strong design tools.

Best for: Marketers and agencies who care about email design.

  • Drag-and-drop builder
  • Templates
  • Automation journeys
  • Segmentation

Beginner-friendly email marketing with events and phone support.

Best for: Small businesses and nonprofits that want hands-on support.

  • Email templates
  • Event marketing
  • Social posting
  • Automation

Kit

Freemium

Email marketing for creators (formerly ConvertKit).

Best for: Bloggers, YouTubers, podcasters and course creators.

  • Landing pages and forms
  • Tag-based subscribers
  • Visual automations
  • Digital product sales

Mailchimp

Freemium

Well-known email marketing platform with templates and automation.

Best for: Small businesses and beginners starting email marketing.

  • Email builder
  • Automations
  • Audience segmentation
  • Landing pages

MailerLite

Freemium

Simple, affordable email marketing with a generous free plan.

Best for: Small businesses and creators on a budget.

  • Drag-and-drop editor
  • Automations
  • Landing pages and websites
  • Forms and pop-ups

Omnisend

Freemium

Email and SMS marketing for e-commerce, a Klaviyo alternative.

Best for: Small and mid-size online stores.

  • Pre-built e-commerce automations
  • Email and SMS
  • Pop-ups and forms
  • Segmentation