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Mailercloud vs Woodpecker

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

Starting price

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

$26/mo 14 day free trial

Cold email tool with optional LinkedIn steps. The Email plan is $26/mo billed annually or $39 monthly, 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

DetailMailercloudWoodpecker
Starting price$10/mo$26/mo
Free tier✓Yes–No
Free trialNot on record14 day free trial
MCP server✓Yes✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underDeliverability, OutreachVerification, 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

  • Email plan from $26/mo billed annually
  • 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 4 Nov 2026

Woodpecker

$26/mo

Woodpecker's Email plan is $26 a month billed annually, or $39 monthly. Multichannel is $55 a month annually, or $68 monthly. LinkedIn is $29 a month. Scale is custom. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Mailercloud cheaper than Woodpecker?
Mailercloud starts lower, at $10/mo against $26/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 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?