The main Canadian alternatives to Mailchimp are Cyberimpact, Cakemail and Envoke, which all describe themselves as Canadian and say they store data on Canadian servers. Real estate agents can use OneHive Mail, based in British Columbia, with a CRM and CAD pricing. Constant Contact, Brevo and MailerLite are well-known international options.
OneHive Mail is our product. Everything we say about the other platforms comes from their own websites, checked on October 22, 2026, with links at the end. Several of them show prices in the currency of the visitor’s location, so the figures you see may differ. Confirm prices with each company before you buy.
Why Canadian businesses look for alternatives
Mailchimp is a capable, general-purpose platform, and its free plan suits very small lists. Canadian businesses usually start looking elsewhere for one of these reasons:
- Currency. Mailchimp’s prices are set in US dollars. Its pricing page can show Canadian dollars, but as an estimate based on exchange rates.
- Which contacts you pay for. Mailchimp counts subscribed, unsubscribed and non-subscribed contacts toward your plan.
- CASL. Mailchimp has a help article on staying compliant with Canada’s anti-spam law, and it says compliance is up to you. Some Canadian platforms build consent tracking into the product.
- Where data is stored. Some organisations prefer, or are required, to keep personal information in Canada.
- Industry fit. A general platform may not have the templates, contact fields or CRM tools your industry needs.
The alternatives at a glance
| Platform | Based | Free plan | Published starting paid price | Data in Canada |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberimpact | Canada | Up to 250 contacts | From $25 CAD/month (Basic) | Yes, per its site |
| Cakemail | Canada | 500 contacts and 6,000 emails a month | Not shown on its main plans page when we checked | Yes, per its site |
| Envoke | Toronto, Ontario | No; 30-day trial | $29 CAD/month for 1,000 contacts (Standard) | Yes, Toronto and Montreal, per its site |
| OneHive Mail | British Columbia | No; 10-day trial | $35 CAD/month ($25 USD outside Canada) for up to 1,000 contacts | App and database hosted in Canada; email delivered from the US |
| Constant Contact | Waltham, Massachusetts | No; free trial | CA$14.45/month billed annually (Lite) | Not stated |
| Brevo | Founded in India and France | Yes, up to 300 emails a day | CA$10/month (Starter, 5,000 emails a month) | Not stated |
| MailerLite | Remote company | 250 subscribers, 2,500 emails a month | $12 USD/month for 500 subscribers | No; EU data centre |
Canadian-built platforms
Cyberimpact
Who it’s for: organisations that put compliance first, such as governments, municipalities, non-profits, healthcare and education. It also has a real estate industry page. Its site calls it “a Canadian email marketing platform” with a team based in Canada.
Key features: a drag-and-drop editor with 120+ templates, multi-step automation, segmentation, forms and pop-ups, and landing pages. The interface is available in English and French.
Pricing: a free plan for up to 250 contacts, then Basic from $25 CAD/month, Plus from $45 CAD/month and Pro from $65 CAD/month, rising with your contact count. All plans include unlimited sending.
Canadian considerations: prices in Canadian dollars, contact data stored on Canadian servers, and CASL tools that track express and implied consent and report on consent that may soon expire.
Limitations: full automation starts on Plus, and landing pages are limited on lower plans. We didn’t find a sales pipeline.
Cakemail
Who it’s for: small businesses, agencies, non-profits and developers. Its Canadian page describes it as a “homegrown tech company” and a Canadian email marketing platform.
Key features: 700+ templates, automated workflows, segmentation, signup forms, landing pages and pop-ups, A/B testing and an email API.
Pricing: a free plan for 500 contacts and 6,000 emails a month, with no card needed. Paid prices weren’t displayed on its main plans page when we checked. It says Canadian-dollar billing is available.
Canadian considerations: contact lists and campaign data stored on Canadian servers, tools built with CASL consent rules in mind, and support in English and French.
Limitations: sending stops when you reach your plan’s send or contact limit until the next cycle or an upgrade. We didn’t find a CRM pipeline.
Envoke
Who it’s for: organisations whose email is mainly communication rather than sales: post-secondary institutions, regulators, municipalities, public health and associations. It’s a privately owned company headquartered in Toronto, started in 2007.
Key features: subscription management, mandatory messages people can’t opt out of where that’s appropriate, departments and sub-accounts, dynamic content, polls and automations.
Pricing: Standard is $29 CAD/month and Professional $74 CAD/month at 1,000 contacts, with unlimited sending, and a pay-as-you-go option. There’s no free plan, but there’s a 30-day trial.
Canadian considerations: data, including backups, stored on Canadian servers in Toronto and Montreal on infrastructure Envoke owns, CASL compliance tools and bilingual messages.
Limitations: it’s built for institutions, and we didn’t find landing pages or industry templates for small businesses.
For real estate agents: OneHive Mail
Who it’s for: real estate agents and small teams in Canada and the US. OneHive Mail is our product, based in British Columbia.
Key features: ready-made real estate email templates such as Just Listed, Open House and newsletters, with your branding filled in; segments, automations and reports; and a built-in real estate CRM with a pipeline, tasks, a calendar and buyer and seller preferences on the same contact list.
Pricing: from $35 CAD/month ($25 USD outside Canada) for up to 1,000 active contacts, with every feature and 3 users on every plan. Unsubscribed, bounced, archived and CRM-only contacts don’t count. See pricing.
Canadian considerations: fixed Canadian-dollar prices, consent records that follow CASL’s categories, and a compliance footer and one-click unsubscribe on every campaign. The app and database are currently hosted in Canada; email is delivered through Amazon Web Services in the US.
Limitations: no free plan, the designs and contact fields are written for real estate, and self-serve plans stop at 20,000 contacts. For a side-by-side look, see OneHive Mail vs Mailchimp, or our Canadian email marketing page.
Well-known international options
Constant Contact
Who it’s for: small businesses, with a real estate page aimed at agents, brokerages and associations. It’s headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Key features: email, social, SMS and event marketing, automation, reporting and a Canva integration.
Pricing: viewed from Canada, Lite starts at CA$14.45/month, Standard at CA$40.80/month and Premium at CA$92.65/month, billed annually, based on contacts and email sends. There’s no free plan, but there’s a free trial.
Canadian considerations: prices shown in Canadian dollars for Canadian visitors. We didn’t find a statement about Canadian data hosting.
Limitations: automation and segments are limited on Lite, and overage fees can apply. See OneHive Mail vs Constant Contact.
Brevo
Who it’s for: businesses that want email, SMS and WhatsApp in one platform. It was founded in India and France.
Key features: a drag-and-drop editor, segmentation, forms, automation, landing pages and an optional sales CRM with pipelines.
Pricing: a free plan of up to 300 emails a day, then Starter from CA$10/month for 5,000 emails a month, viewed from Canada. Plans are priced mainly by email volume.
Canadian considerations: prices can be shown in Canadian dollars. We didn’t find CASL tools or Canadian hosting on its site.
Limitations: automation starts on Standard, and new accounts need approval before sending. See OneHive Mail vs Brevo.
MailerLite
Who it’s for: creators and small businesses. It describes itself as a fully remote company, and it has real estate newsletter templates.
Key features: a drag-and-drop editor, automations, landing pages and websites, forms and pop-ups.
Pricing: a free plan for 250 subscribers and 2,500 emails a month. Paid plans start at $12 USD/month, or $10.80 USD/month billed yearly, for 500 subscribers. Prices are in US dollars.
Canadian considerations: billing in US dollars, and its site says its data storage centre is in the European Union.
Limitations: no Canadian-dollar pricing, and new accounts go through an approval process. See OneHive Mail vs MailerLite.
How to choose
- Decide what “Canadian” has to mean for you. Canadian ownership, Canadian data hosting and Canadian-dollar billing are different things. Some platforms offer all three, some only one.
- Check the CASL tools. Look for a place to record how and when each person agreed, automatic sender details and unsubscribe links, and suppression of people who opt out. The law still applies to you whichever tool you use; our article on CASL and CAN-SPAM for agents explains it.
- Look for your industry. Templates and contact fields made for your kind of business save hours every month.
- Compare like for like. Note whether a price covers contacts or sends, whether unsubscribed contacts count, and which features need a higher plan.
- Test before you move. Import a sample of your list, rebuild one email and send yourself a test.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a Canadian version of Mailchimp?
There’s no Canadian version of Mailchimp itself, but Cyberimpact, Cakemail and Envoke are email marketing platforms that describe themselves as Canadian and say they store data on Canadian servers.
Which email marketing platforms charge in Canadian dollars?
Cyberimpact and Envoke publish prices in Canadian dollars, Cakemail says Canadian-dollar billing is available, and OneHive Mail has fixed Canadian-dollar prices for customers in Canada. Constant Contact and Brevo show Canadian-dollar prices to visitors in Canada.
Which platforms store data in Canada?
Cyberimpact, Cakemail and Envoke all say on their sites that data is stored on Canadian servers. OneHive Mail’s app and database are hosted in Canada, while email is delivered through Amazon Web Services in the US.
Is Mailchimp CASL compliant?
Mailchimp has a help article on staying compliant with CASL, including footer details and ways to record consent, and it says making sure your consent complies is up to you. That’s true of every platform: CASL applies to the sender.
What’s the best Mailchimp alternative for real estate agents in Canada?
If you want email marketing and a CRM in one, with real estate templates and Canadian-dollar pricing, OneHive Mail was built for exactly that. If you only need newsletters and want a Canadian-hosted general platform, Cyberimpact also has a real estate page.
Can I move my contacts from Mailchimp?
Yes. Mailchimp lets you export contacts as a CSV file, which most platforms can import. Leave out unsubscribed and bounced contacts, and keep a record of how your contacts agreed to hear from you.
Sources
Each company’s information comes from its own website, checked on October 22, 2026.
- Mailchimp: Marketing plans and pricing, About Mailchimp pricing plans and Stay compliant with CASL
- Cyberimpact: About us, Plans, CASL and Email marketing for real estate
- Cakemail: Email marketing for Canadian businesses and Plans
- Envoke: About, Pricing and Data in Canada
- Constant Contact: Pricing, About and Real estate
- Brevo: Pricing and About
- MailerLite: Pricing and About
- OneHive Mail: Pricing and Privacy policy
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