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4.57
132 Reviews
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out of 5Functionality
out of 5"Cheaper than mailchimp, good dashboards, has bookfunnel integration api, great campaign and automation planning tool."
"Amazing support team, very responsive and kind. The tool is on a very reasonable price and being continuously developed."
"Real-time statistics: watch in real time how your campaigns perform. Outstanding support: I needed support to use the API and got great help from them."
"The automation is very poor. You can't send emails based on behaviour but just with a delay of hours/days/weeks."
"The embeddable form are quite ugly, they look at least ten years old."
"For me there's no serious cons of this software."
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RYAN
Verified reviewer
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Industry: Higher Education
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
September 2018
Best Email Service Anywhere
Outstanding. I have so much control and flexibility to use this service for so many bulk emailing applications and I can scale up or down to mirror my busy seasons. I have been thrilled with this service for years.
Pros
I have been a user of EmailOctopus for years and have seen the company, services, and functionality grow and develop over time. The customer service has been extraordinary whenever I have had questions and I have always received highly respectful communications from this company. They know that your success makes them succeed as well so they are in your corner every step of the way and they treat customers fairly at all times. The ease and flexibility of this web-based program are outstanding and I have made recommendations in the past that have since been implemented. What the service is now is a godsend for anyone needing to send bulk emails whether frequently or occasionally because they allow you to scale up or down to your needs, which I see as further proof of their customer first philosophy. The setup is easy if you follow the instructions or ask for any help and once you are setup with amazon and email octopus, you can be confident that you will achieve everything you desire with this service. Best of luck to you all in future endeavors.
Cons
None Exist. Try to change my mind. This service is outstanding.
Josh
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Real Estate
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
March 2021
Probably one of the best & most cost-effective ESP's out there!
Truly outstanding customer service. Quick response times and always willing to go out their way to ensure that you are properly looked after. This too is one of the key reasons why we are still with EO and have no intention of leaving. Solid company and staff all round!
Pros
The thing we love most, is that when you link your Amazon SES account with Email Octopus, you can get a real bargain, esp. when compared to other ESPs out there. The user interface is very intuitive and simple to use, yet, it comes with very advanced email marketing features. All in all, we can recommend EO to anyone looking for an advanced email marketing system that doesn't break the bank.
Cons
In terms of advanced segmentation, the current version is still somewhat limited, but I've been in touch with their support team who have ensured us that it's on it's way. But other than that, no complaints whatsoever.
Reasons for choosing EmailOctopus
While SendGrid is known for their ultra-high deliverability rate, the UX of their platform is sub-optimal. We managed to figure things out, but their built-in email templates were seriously lacking in creativity and weren't optimised for mobile at all. After signing up with Email Octopus, we ensured that everything was properly set up with Amazon SES (which granted, took a bit of reading up), but we now have an above average deliverability, open and click rate.
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
MailChimp is good, but far too expensive, esp. when you have a larger email database and send out weekly newsletters.
Anonymous
Company size: 1 employee
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
April 2022
Onboarding makes no sense
Pros
It's very easy to build emails and work with forms and landing pages
Cons
Before being able to send any communication they sent you a set of questions about your data base and lists, where and how you acquire your contacts. They sent this like two hours before I've signed in. I'm supposed to give them all my info, wait for their approval and only then shoot my emails. This is absurd doesn't happen with any other provider I've used before (mailchimp, hubspot, etc)

Response from EmailOctopus
Hi there, Sorry to hear you weren't happy with our approval process. We have an approval process in place to maintain our industry leading deliverability. During the approval process we look to find out what kind of emails you'll be sending and how the list was grown many companies continue to use purchased lists, which are not only against the law but impact the service massively too so having this step allows us to educate users and improve our service for all. In many cases approval can be done immediately, without any additional questions. However at times we do need to get some additional information, this is what will have happened in your case. Those questions only need to be answered once, and should take no longer than 2 minutes to answer. While we appreciate those questions may add some additional friction to signing up, it's done with the best of intentions and is why our reputation is so high with the likes of Gmail and Yahoo.
Replied April 2022
Mikey
Company size: 1 employee
Industry: Entertainment
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
August 2020
Reliable and cost-effective
Overall I've been very pleased. I have tried several other providers and found that this service is excellent and compares well with other providers who charge a lot more for similar features.
Pros
EmailOctopus offers a reliable platform at an excellent price, and the level of customer support is particularly good. Questions are answered promptly and efficiently. The platform is easy to use and has a good range of features.
Cons
I'd like to see the drag and drop email editor improved. It works well enough and the emails look good, but it is not as slick as other editors I've used.
Reasons for choosing EmailOctopus
I've tried all those listed and a few more. MailerLite let me down several times. They were unreliable and their support was poor. Sendfox is very basic and charges for options such as single optin lists. Mailpoet has a great editor and integrates with my site beautifully, but it didn't integrate with Bookfunnel, and that was a dealbreaker. Mailchimp has become very expensive.
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
I wanted to switch from a self-hosted email platform to a hosted one, and it was important that the service I chose integrated with Bookfunnel and my website.
Jargon
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Marketing and Advertising
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.
February 2021
This is the one!
10/10
Pros
EmailOctopus was SOOOOOO easy to use! I love it. I came over discouraged AF from trying MailChimp. Anyone whoever used MailChimp either has a degree in the software or hired someone. It is ridiculously difficult to use and it embeds itself into everything. EmailOctopus is so simple and effective. I got real-time results and I ended up making quite a bit of money emailing old customers. I will definitely be using EmailOctobus from here on out.
Cons
The only thing I didn't like is that I didn't find it sooner.
Reasons for choosing EmailOctopus
EmailOctupus is easy to use and doesn't require much setup. Zero headaches, zero nonsense
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
MailChimp was too difficult to use
Anonymous
Company size: 1 employee
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
June 2021
Simple mailing lists
I don't think I've ever had a better experience integrating with an API than with EmailOctopus. Their email support is also one of the best I've ever dealt with.
Pros
I like how quickly I was able to set it up. I also frequently give their API documentation as an example of a perfectly written document. While composing a new campaign, the UI doesn't get in the way and I'm able to just get down to work.
Cons
I couldn't figure out a way to "merge" multiple user lists, or send a campaign to users from multiple different lists at once.
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
ConvertKit started to become more cumbersome that I could bear, with heavier use of "user friendly" features and less ability to tweak the templates manually.
Soundarya
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Education Management
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.
December 2021
A great alternative
We are able to centralize all our email marketing campaigns across two products. Also the deliverability of the campaigns has been great so far.
Pros
1. Deliverabilty 2. Clean UI 3. Faster onboarding 4. Amazing support
Cons
Action or triggered based workflow creation feature will be a great add.
Reasons for choosing EmailOctopus
We know an influencer who is on Email Octpus whose emails always landed in our inbox. So we tested Email Octopus for deliverability and got amazing open rates. Also the UI and setup is very easy.
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
The open rates were not really great. Plus we wanted to used a branded domain to send our emails.
Brian
Verified reviewer
Company size: 1 employee
Industry: Writing and Editing
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
September 2020
KISS for email marketing
I use it to send a weekly email to my former ukulele students (300+). I also send out 'tech tips' to authors on a semi-regular basis.
Pros
What I love most about email octopus is the simplicity of it. The interface is minimal by design which doesn't derail me when I just need to get an email out to my lists.
Cons
I would love it if they supported markdown.
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
Mailchimp does not seem to have the high deliverability that email octopus does. Also, the email builder is bloated and complicated.
Payam
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Sporting Goods
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.
October 2021
Email Octopus reduced our newsletter fees by ~80%
Pros
Ease of transitioning existing contacts into email octopus, customizability of advertizements, excellent support. Able to link Email Octopus with our existing Amazon SES account.
Cons
Honestly not a lot to say here. The software is similar to others that fill this niche within the market.
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
Mailchimp Costs were getting high and out of hand

Maisarah
Verified reviewer
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Industry: Telecommunications
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
June 2021
Simple and cheap for a email marketing manager software
Pros
EmailOctopus provides a dependable platform at a reasonable price, with exceptional customer service. Questions are swiftly and thoroughly answered. The platform is simple to use and offers a wide range of options that i have use to write our newsletter and email marketing content.
Cons
I'd want to see the email builder drag and drop functionality enhanced. It works okay, and the emails are attractive, but it isn't as polished as some other newsletter builder software that I have used. The email template should be more customizable and easy to add a design into it.
Ian
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Marketing and Advertising
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.
December 2019
I Only Use This Software Because it Works
I ave never really had any issues with Email Octopus and only have good things to say. If you are using something else for your email services, I highly recommend you check this out. They are easy to use, very affordable, and the service is clean/not bogged down with a bunch of stuff that no one uses.
Pros
Easy to use dashboard, all the basic features I want without all the fluff of the other software out there, and the price is WAY better than most
Cons
It can be a pain to set it up with AWS. I would recommend getting an AWS freelancer to set it up for you initially if you don't know how to work with it
Reasons for choosing EmailOctopus
Price and ease of use
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
Price and ease of use
Kat
Company size: 1 employee
Industry: Writing and Editing
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
March 2021
Can't beat the features for the price
My overall experience has been positive. I'm comfortable with tech, so setting this up with AWS wasn't difficult. I like the user interface and I think deliverability is at least moderate. I've been able to save 10-20 month using EmailOctopus over the more mainstream and pricey email providers, so I'm happy.
Pros
I like that I have 90% of the functionality as with the more expensive options, like MailerLite. This allows me to build my newsletter list without the hefty price tag.
Cons
I wish there were more analysis-type features, like being able to tell me at a glance which subscribers haven't opened an email in six months, and then a mechanism to pull that group out and cull them from my list. Right now the process is manual and time-consuming.
Reasons for choosing EmailOctopus
Mostly price, but also functionality. I wanted a UI that was easily to learn and would make it simple to produce decent-looking newsletters.
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
Price - as my list of subscribers grew larger, it became cost-prohibitive to stay with MailerLite.
Freeman
Verified reviewer
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Education Management
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
October 2020
Love EmailOctopus!
Pros
EmailOctopus is focused on one thing - helping you send beautiful emails to your subscribers. It's not bloated, it's simple to use, and it's priced very competitively. We switched from Mailchimp a few years ago. We love the ability to use our Amazon SES account to keep costs low for our high volume of weekly email sends. I've also switched client's from Mailchimp to the EmailOctopus Pro plan and it always saves them time and money.
Cons
Would be great to have more integrations with other content management systems but they keep improving every day!
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
Price and ease of use. You shouldn't need a course to be able to understand how to use your email management service.
Sumeet
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Retail
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
November 2020
Best Email Marketing System
Overall, I think I am using EmailOctopus for more than 3-4 years now I think. I have been very satisfied with their product and haven't found any other service which gives me such good features at this price point. All the best to their team and hoping they take EmailOctopus to new heights.
Pros
I have been using this since it was a very small product. I have seen it grow and add new features with time. They have definitely grown for the better and added some really nice automated marketing features without increasing the cost too much.
Cons
Amazon SES reputation management is the biggest issue I have faced. Though, it's not their part of the product directly but there should be some way of managing the reputation and fixing those issues from within their product. Whenever I had doubts, their team did help me out a lot.
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
The pricing for simple email newsletter in MailChimp is too expensive for our business. Though they are actually shifting from just email newsletter to a complete e-commerce marketing platform. But the cost was too high for our subscriber base.
Steven
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Religious Institutions
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
August 2020
E-mail Octopus is a great platform
Overall, our experience has been great. Any time I've had a question or a problem the support center is very responsive, even factoring in the time lag because I'm in the United States and they are in Great Britain.
Pros
E-mail Octopus is very easy to use. It is an intuitive program. Over the past three years that we have been using it it has been nearly flawless. But the best thing about it is it's affordability and flexibility.
Cons
If I had to pick just one thing about the program that I would change would be on the reporting side. It gives good data about the number of opens, numbers who unsubscribe and bounces. However when they report clicks the base it not just on the number of opens but also factor in even the number who never opened the e-mail. To me, that doesn't make sense. How can you report data on someone who never even opens the e-mail.The realistic number of click throughs should be based on the actual number of the people who have opened the e-mail. That is the most accurate data a user like myself can benefit from.
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
They weren't able to keep up with the technology wen needed to be able to collect data about delivery, opens, clicks of our e-mail.
Brian
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Automotive
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
September 2020
Small Agency ESP Review
Very positive.
Pros
We use EmailOctopus for our small agency to send our newsletters and other targeted email campaigns. Their tool is extremely easy to use and is very cost efficient for small agencies that have to watch every penny. Plus the are continually adding new features to the platform which makes the value increase every quarter!
Cons
Would like the ability to create sub-accounts. And it's a bummer to pay a foreign transaction fee every month.
Reasons for choosing EmailOctopus
Easy decision. EmailOctupus offered the best value for our agency.
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
Better value
Kristian
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Internet
Time used: Less than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review.
April 2021
Simple & Effective
Incredible. In the time & age where platform are becoming extremely bulky, EmailOctopous keeps it simple, clean, automated. Customer support is on point every time.
Pros
- Simple yet powerful - Not overwhelming - Incredible customer support - Fantastic automation
Cons
- Segmentation features - Advanced automation & workflows
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
Mailchimp has become too complex & overwhelming over time.
Phil
Verified reviewer
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Marketing and Advertising
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
October 2020
The Ronseal of Email Platforms - Does exactly what it says on the tin!
Pros
Nutshell - AWESOME. Ease of use. After failing to be able to achieve what we needed with a well known competitor we switched. We had spent four days trying to import our list with the competitor but were unable to due to limitations in the host software.
Cons
No landing page. Sure its fine for us, we have a website page specifically for capturing new signups but some will not have this ability. For example in the MLM world the 'rep' or 'agent' may not have or need an actual website but will absolutely need email marketing with a very simple way to capture new users. Something with a url that would allow for sharing on social networks. Integration with Wordpress isn't very 'pretty'! We're having to use web hooks in a separate form to pass the data through automation to our audience list. The WP plugin isn't, and very probably never will be, as powerful as some of the built in tools within modern WP page builders. Unfortunately whilst the bigger guys tend to get their platforms integrated into WP plugins, it helps the plugin devs sell the product, EmailOctopus isn't current being supported. WP plugin devs, if you're reading this, make it happen!!
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
Restrictions of the competitor product.
Sheila
Company size: 1 employee
Industry: Graphic Design
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
February 2021
Email Octopus makes it designing and sending emails easy and affordable
I'm getting more emails out and having more interaction with my customers. With the algorithms on social media changing daily, being able to consistently connect with my customers through email marketing is so important.
Pros
Email Octopus is so much easier to use that other email marketing products. The templates are simple and impactful, making sending new email campaigns an absolute breeze instead of a full-time job.
Cons
The only thing I would suggest is that email octopus develop an app for mobile users. That would make it even easier to use!
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
Cost, ease of use, support
Jacques-Louis
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Media Production
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
August 2019
I tried many Email services and EmailOctopus is my favorite
Pros
- Very low cost: EmailOctopus uses Amazon Simple Mail Service to send emails, for a fraction of the cost of other email platforms - Integrated API: I automate my list building using EmailOctopus full featured API. I can connect EmailOctopus to my workflow - Real-time statistics: watch in real time how your campaigns perform - Outstanding support: I needed support to use the API and got great help from them
Cons
It lacks a list segmentation feature and the list contacts editing could be more user friendly.
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
The price and the API

Response from EmailOctopus
Hi Jacques-Louis, We have some good news on segmentation - we've just launched this as a feature so you can now segment your mailing list based on custom fields and the data that's most important to your business. Let us know how it works for you. Thanks, Tom
Replied April 2020
Phillip
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Consumer Electronics
Time used: More than 2 years
Review Source: Capterra
October 2020
CEO
Pros
not as expensive! it's easy to use and works great! Never had a problem with it and always have had good success with it.
Cons
I'd like some more functionality but I understand if I need to pay to get those things.
Reasons for choosing EmailOctopus
less expensive
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
less expensive
Anonymous
Company size: 11-50 employees
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered
February 2021
Not-so-bad Alt to MailChimp
Pros
The fact that the free version comes with 2500 subscribers. 200 more than MailChimp.
Cons
For me there's no serious cons of this software. they did good job in improving their drag and drop editor. But i don't feel they keep up with enough updates. The sector of email marketing providers is crowded and if you don't keep up like what MailChimp did with launching Inbox and Surveys features plus their brand new editor: We as customers and therefore our clients will choose the most advanced solution.
Alternatives Considered
Reasons for choosing EmailOctopus
Client requests and project requirements
Switched From
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
Client requests
Ashleigh
Company size: 1 employee
Industry: Writing and Editing
Time used: Less than 6 months
Review Source: Capterra
October 2020
The Perfect Solution
I had a suggestion for a new feature and contacted customer service. They responded within hours and were extremely friendly. I have been very pleased with this program and will definitely be recommending it to others.
Pros
I examined many email clients before selecting Email Octopus. What really made this program stand above the rest was the fact that I could have 2500 subscribers on my list and still remain on the free program.
Cons
The "Drag and Drop" feature in the email builder has a slight learning curve, but it is still much easier to use than other programs I've worked with.
Alternatives Considered
Reasons for choosing EmailOctopus
EmailOctopus had the largest number of subscribers on the free version and was the easiest to use.
Ryan
Verified reviewer
Company size: 2-10 employees
Industry: Political Organization
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
October 2020
EmailOctopus is my go-to solution for mass emailing.
Fast. Reliable. Responsive. Very satisfied.
Pros
The software and the team behind it are fast, reliable, and responsive. I work in politics and things need to happen quickly to be impactful, which is why EmailOctopus is my go-to solution when I need to get a message out and get a report back on how well it was received.
Cons
I would add more data fields to list importing so I could segment better to one list.
Reasons for choosing EmailOctopus
Too costly by comparison to my needs.
Reasons for switching to EmailOctopus
Their customer service wasn't as good!
Jesse
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Industry: Construction
Time used: Less than 12 months
Review Source: Capterra
October 2020
Email Octopus Review
Pros
Ease of use, effectiveness, sends emails efficiently and quickly. The ability to choose from templates or create your own is a great feature! Being able to see who has been sent an email, see when they opened it, and if they clicked on any links is such a wonderful feature for our school! Great costumer service as well. This is the first time our company has ever used an email platform software and it has made my job so much more efficient and the communication between our entire membership and school has never been stronger before! On top of that, I finally get to do something in my position that is creative, I love playing around with the templates and adding my special touches, it has helped me bring fun into my job!
Cons
I would of loved more flexibility in creating my own templates, some features as far as how the emails look but other than that nothing!
Reasons for choosing EmailOctopus
I did research on emailing platforms and figured I would give this a try, fell in love with the ease of use and ability to quickly create an email.
