In hostile move, Mandrill gives all developers 60 days to switch to paid Mailchimp service

Feb25

by Sindy Cator on February 25, 2016 at 10:12 am

Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, Insider

Mandrill has long been Mailchimp’s standalone email service for developers needing to send transactional email from their apps. Today, the company has announced a bizarre developer-hostile move: it’s turning the standalone service into a Mailchimp add-on that requires a paid Mailchimp account — or risk losing their service. Mailchimp justifies the change because its competitors, like Amazon SES or Sendgrid provide a better “utilitarian” service for customers that’s cheaper and more efficient — so the company wants to compete on features instead of price. Fixed the Mandrill home page, in light of recent developments. pic.twitter.com/wn4Ph5LY3o — shawn roos (@shawnroos) February 25,…