Plume vs hosted SaaS
The same emails, without the per-subscriber bill.
Mailchimp and ConvertKit charge by how many people are on your list. Plume charges nothing for the software and passes through Amazon SES at cost. Here's what that means as you grow.
Monthly cost at your list size
Assuming 4 sends/month. Drag to your audience.
25,000 subs
YOU
Plume + SES
$10.00
per month, all-in sending
Mailchimp
$230
23× more
ConvertKit
$219
22× more
Estimates from published Standard-tier pricing; SES at $0.10/1,000 emails. Add a small server (~$5–10/mo) to self-host Plume.
Calculated with Amazon SES pricing — Plume works with any SMTP provider.
Feature by feature
Where an open, self-hosted model wins — and the honest trade-offs.
✓Where Plume wins
- Cost stays flat as your list grows
- You own the data and the sending reputation
- Open source, extensible via hooks, no lock-in
!Honest trade-offs
- You run a server and configure an email provider
- You warm up your own sending domain
- No phone support — community + docs
Stop paying for subscribers you already own.
Self-host Plume in minutes. Free and open source under AGPL-3.0.