Mailchimp or GitHub?
Which saas & b2b tool brand is right for you?
GitHubwins 6 of 7 categories
Mailchimp
Turn clickers into customers
4.3/5
|68,000 reviews1
Wins
2001
Founded
mid
Price
WINNER
GitHub
Where the world builds software
4.7/5
|120,000 reviews6
Wins
2008
Founded
mid
Price
Head-to-Head Comparison
82
Features & Functionality
GitHub wins
95
90
Ease of Use
Mailchimp wins
85
88
Integrations
GitHub wins
98
78
Pricing & Value
GitHub wins
90
72
Customer Support
GitHub wins
78
75
Scalability
GitHub wins
98
85
Security & Compliance
GitHub wins
92
Mailchimp excels at
Ease of Use
GitHub excels at
Features & FunctionalityIntegrationsPricing & ValueCustomer SupportScalabilitySecurity & Compliance
Pros & Cons
Mailchimp
Very easy to use
Great free tier
Beautiful templates
Good e-commerce integrations
Gets expensive with growth
Limited automation on lower tiers
GitHub
Industry standard—everyone uses it
Unlimited free private repos
GitHub Copilot AI pair programmer
GitHub Actions CI/CD (free minutes)
Microsoft ownership concerns for some OSS devs
Complex for Git beginners
The Bottom Line
Choose Mailchimp if you want...
- Email marketing beginners
- Small businesses
- E-commerce stores
- Newsletter creators
Choose GitHub if you want...
- Software development teams of all sizes
- Open source projects and communities
- CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions
- Code collaboration and review
Our pick: GitHub — Better overall scores and stronger performance across key categories. However, Mailchimp is the better choice if you prioritize ease of use.
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