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How to cancel Mailchimp

Mailchimp costs $20.00/mo, or about $240 a year. Here's how to stop it, step by step, from the official help page.

Skip straight there next time:nosub.co/c/mailchimp

Sign in when asked and you land on the page to manage or cancel. If they offer you a discount, look for “No thanks” or “Continue to cancel”.

Steps to cancel Mailchimp

Click your profile icon and open Account & billing.
Open the Billing menu and choose your plan.
Click Change plan, select Free (you need 250 contacts or fewer), and confirm.
To stop paying for a while instead, use Settings > Manage my plan > Pause my plan.

From the official help page. Checked October 2026.

Paid through your iPhone or iPad?

Then you cancel there instead:

Open Settings and tap your name.
Tap Subscriptions.
Tap the subscription you want to cancel.
Tap Cancel Subscription (scroll down if needed).
No Cancel button or red expiry text means it's already cancelled.

Official help

Paid through Google Play?

Then you cancel there instead:

Open Subscriptions in the Google Play app.
Select the subscription you want to cancel.
Tap Cancel subscription.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

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What to use instead, free

All 4 free swaps

MailerLite Email newsletter and automation tool. The free plan covers up to 250 subscribers, 2,500 emails a month, 2 users and basic automations, but emails carry MailerLite branding.
Brevo Email marketing platform whose free plan lets you send up to 300 emails a day (about 9,000 a month) with no credit card. Emails carry Brevo branding, and only one user is included.
Kit (formerly ConvertKit) Creator newsletter platform. The free Newsletter plan allows up to 10,000 subscribers with unlimited broadcasts, forms and landing pages, but no automated sequences, Kit branding stays on, and there is one user.
Buttondown Simple, privacy-focused newsletter tool with a Markdown editor. Free for your first 100 subscribers; tagging, analytics and paid subscriptions cost extra.

New · no app needed

Or skip Mailchimp: use a prompt

Paste one into free ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. It does the job Mailchimp charges for.

💼 WorkWrite a newsletter in 10 minutesReplaces Mailchimp ~~$20.00/mo~~ → $0 💼 WorkPlan a 3-email welcome seriesReplaces Mailchimp ~~$20.00/mo~~ → $0

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Questions people ask

How do I cancel Mailchimp?

Click your profile icon and open Account & billing. Open the Billing menu and choose your plan. Click Change plan, select Free (you need 250 contacts or fewer), and confirm. To stop paying for a while instead, use Settings > Manage my plan > Pause my plan.

How much does Mailchimp cost in 2026?

Mailchimp costs $20.00/mo, or about $240 a year. Checked October 2026.

Will I still have access after I cancel Mailchimp?

Usually yes, until the end of the period you've already paid for. Screenshot the confirmation.

Is there a free alternative to Mailchimp?

Free options: MailerLite, Brevo, Kit (formerly ConvertKit), Buttondown.

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