Benchmarkemail slashes Free plan send cap to 1,000, adds $12 Pro entry tier
What happened
Between the Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026 captures of Benchmarkemail's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Free plan monthly email send cap cut from 2,500 (5x contacts) to 1,000 emails per month; paid plans still send up to 10x contact limit; Pro plan adds a new 500-contact entry tier at $12/mo ($10/mo billed annually); previously Pro started at 1,000 contacts for $19/mo ($16/mo annual). Pro contact range now 500 - 100,000. Pulse files it as a packaging change (freemium change, threshold added) with an upward direction. The current page lists Pro Plan at $10.
It lands 21 days after Benchmarkemail's previous change, "Benchmarkemail adds Brand Kit to every plan, keeping logos, colors and…" (Oct 12, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Benchmarkemail: API access and list verification added to plan comparison" (Aug 17, 2026). Benchmarkemail has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window ActiveCampaign, Mailchimp, Convertkit, Klaviyo and Constant Contact also changed their Marketing & Content pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Free Plan · Free tierRemoved
BeforeFree plan monthly email send cap
AfterNot listed
- Pro Plan · LimitAdded
BeforeNo 500-contact entry tier
After500-contact entry tier
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Plan | Free tier | Free plan monthly email send cap | Not listed | Removed |
| Pro Plan | Limit | No 500-contact entry tier | 500-contact entry tier | Added |
Values as written on Benchmarkemail's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Benchmarkemail's pricing page (benchmarkemail.com) from Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the Free plan monthly email send cap no longer appears.
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Benchmarkemail, the last 90 days
Full history- Nov 2, 2026packagingBenchmarkemail slashes Free plan send cap to 1,000, adds $12 Pro entry tier · this change
- Oct 12, 2026improvedBenchmarkemail adds Brand Kit to every plan, keeping logos, colors and…
- Aug 17, 2026improvedBenchmarkemail: API access and list verification added to plan comparison
Across Marketing & Content in the same window
All Marketing & Content changes- ActiveCampaignOct 26ActiveCampaign: Email/WhatsApp/Both channel selector removed from main pricing page; WhatsApp plans moved to a separate 'View…
- MailchimpOct 12Mailchimp Commerce adds Enterprise SSO to Premium plan as a new feature
- ConvertkitOct 12Convertkit offers extra 25% off Pro yearly and adds Growth Concierge
- KlaviyoSep 9Klaviyo swaps free Composer credits for $5 usage cap, adds AI Helpdesk
- Constant ContactAug 24Constant Contact demotes 'Teams' to 'Multi-Account'
Questions about this change
Did Benchmarkemail raise prices in November 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: freemium change, threshold added.
What changed on Benchmarkemail's pricing page between Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026?
Free Plan free tier: Free plan monthly email send cap → Not listed, removed; Pro Plan limit: No 500-contact entry tier → 500-contact entry tier, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Benchmarkemail change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Benchmarkemail in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Benchmarkemail adds Brand Kit to every plan, keeping logos, colors and…" on Oct 12, 2026; Benchmarkemail has been tracked since 2023-11-14.