Marketing & Content
Email marketing and automation platforms
Email and multi-channel marketing platforms for newsletters, drip campaigns, and lifecycle automation, evaluated for affordability and Indian small-team fit.
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Zoho Campaigns is the strongest overall fit we list for Email Marketing, best suited for Indian SMBs already using Zoho CRM, Bigin or Zoho One.
Mailmodo is the main alternative, stronger when you need marketers whose audience reads email mainly in Gmail and who want in-email forms, polls and bookings.
Every option below lists its pricing caveats and a last-verified date, so you can confirm the details before you buy.
Paid plans start around ₹180/mo for a GST-registered business (Zoho Campaigns), though final pricing depends on team size and add-ons. 7 of 9 tools offer a free plan you can start on. Always confirm current pricing on the vendor site before buying.
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| Tool | Best for | Starts at (₹ all-in) | Free option | Data status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zoho Campaigns | Indian SMBs already using Zoho CRM, Bigin or Zoho One | ₹180/mo | Free plan | Source checked 12 Nov 2026 |
| Mailmodo | Marketers whose audience reads email mainly in Gmail and who want in-email forms, polls and bookings | ₹1,999/mo | Free plan | Source checked 12 Nov 2026 |
| Mailchimp | Small businesses and solopreneurs new to email marketing | ₹845/mo | Free plan | Source checked 12 Nov 2026 |
| Brevo | Small teams sending newsletters, drip campaigns and transactional email | ₹563/mo | Free plan | Source checked 12 Nov 2026 |
| ActiveCampaign | SMBs serious about marketing automation | ₹1,484/mo | Free trial | Source checked 12 Nov 2026 |
| MailerLite | Creators and small businesses | ₹1,069/mo | Free plan | Source checked 12 Nov 2026 |
7 of 9 tools here are source-checked against vendor pages. The rest are curated listings pending review, so verify their details before deciding.
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Email Marketing, Made in India, Source-checked
Contact based email marketing from Zoho, with SMS and WhatsApp campaigns on paid credits, a forever free plan and native links to Zoho CRM and the wider Zoho suite.
Use it to send newsletters, recover abandoned carts
Email Marketing, Made in India, Source-checked
Email marketing platform known for interactive AMP emails, now pitched around AI campaign, template and journey builders.
Use it to send newsletters, build forms and surveys, write marketing copy
Email Marketing, Source-checked
Intuit's email marketing platform with automation flows, audience segmentation, popup forms and AI writing help, priced by how many contacts you store.
Use it to send newsletters, measure marketing performance, capture and qualify leads
Email Marketing, Source-checked
Email marketing and automation platform with a contact CRM, AI campaign tools, and paid add-ons for sales pipelines, SMS and WhatsApp.
Use it to send newsletters, recover abandoned carts, capture and qualify leads
Email Marketing, Source-checked
Simple, affordable email marketing tool with automation, landing pages and a generous free tier.
Use it to send newsletters, capture and qualify leads, build a website
Email Marketing
Email marketing tool from a small Toronto team with campaigns, automations, forms and segments on every plan, priced by subscriber count.
Use it to capture and qualify leads, run marketing for clients, send newsletters
Email Marketing, Source-checked
Creator-focused email marketing and automation platform (formerly ConvertKit).
Use it to send newsletters, sell online courses
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