Head to head

Mailercloud vs Woodpecker

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Mailercloud

$10/mo Free tier

Email marketing platform with a free plan for 1,000 contacts and 12,000 emails a month. Premium starts at $10/mo for 5,000 contacts.

Where Mailercloud fits

Creators sending a newsletter to under 1,000 contacts
Shopify, WooCommerce or Magento stores
SaaS teams pairing marketing and transactional email
Teams that want AI assistants to run campaigns via MCP

Woodpecker

$35/mo 14 day free trial

Cold email tool with optional LinkedIn steps, billed by contacted prospects. 500 prospects cost $35/mo, with a 14-day trial and no card.

Where Woodpecker fits

SDR teams sending cold email at steady volume
Agencies adding many mailboxes and users
Teams connecting outreach to Clay or a CRM
Buyers who want a 14-day trial with no card

At a glance

Detail	Mailercloud	Woodpecker
Starting price	$10/mo	$35/mo
Free tier	✓Yes	–No
Free trial	Not on record	14 day free trial
MCP server	✓Yes	✓Yes
Public API	✓Yes	✓Yes
Listed under	Deliverability, Outreach	Verification, Lead generation, LinkedIn, Outreach

Where they pull apart

Mailercloud

Stands out: A hosted MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor run campaigns, contacts and stats using your Mailercloud API key.

Watch out: Premium is priced by contact count, so 10,000 contacts cost about $50/mo. The transactional Email API is billed separately from $7/mo.

Not the right fit for

Sales teams that need cold email sequences
Senders who want pay-per-email pricing

Woodpecker

Stands out: Unlimited team members and mailboxes at no extra cost, since billing is set by how many prospects you contact.

Watch out: LinkedIn costs $29/mo per connected account, and the API, webhooks, MCP and CLI sit in a $20/mo integrations add-on.

Not the right fit for

LinkedIn-first teams that want it in the base price
Buyers who want API access without an add-on

Pros and cons

Mailercloud

Free 12,000 emails a month to 1,000 contacts
Premium from $10/mo with unlimited sends
Hosted MCP server plus REST API

Price climbs quickly with contact count
Transactional API is a separate bill
Enterprise pricing is sales-quoted

Woodpecker

$35/mo for 500 contacted prospects
Unlimited users and mailboxes
Hosted MCP server and REST API

LinkedIn is $29/mo per account
API and MCP need a $20/mo add-on
Sending stops at your prospect cap

What each one costs

Mailercloud

$10/mo

Free is $0 forever for 1,000 contacts and 12,000 emails a month. Premium is $10/mo billed monthly for 5,000 contacts with unlimited sends, and the price rises with contact count (about $50/mo at 10,000 contacts); annual billing saves 30%. The Email API for transactional mail is a separate product from $7/mo. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Woodpecker

$35/mo

Billed per contacted prospect at $7 per 100, so 500 prospects cost $35/month, and annual billing saves 33 percent. LinkedIn is $29/month per account and the API/MCP integrations add-on is $20/month. The 14-day trial (or 100 emails) needs no card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 19 Sep 2026

Common questions

Is Mailercloud cheaper than Woodpecker?

Mailercloud starts lower, at $10/mo against $35/mo for Woodpecker. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.

Can you try Mailercloud or Woodpecker for free?

Mailercloud carries a free tier on our listing. Woodpecker offers a 14 day free trial.

Does Mailercloud or Woodpecker have an MCP server?

Mailercloud and Woodpecker ship a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 19 Sep 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?