email marketing: device cap and extra-install price (2026-09-16)

Team Compare Email · Updated 2026-09-16

Quick verdict

Annual only if the device cap and extra-device price are written.

Quick answer

Annual only if the device cap and extra-device price are written.

Best for

  • Households with phone plus laptop
  • Teams sharing one login across desks

Skip if

  • Anyone buying annual after a single install

Compare Email counts real devices and install caps for “email marketing” in email marketing on 2026-09-16 across Mailchimp, Brevo, and ActiveCampaign in USD. Focus: email marketing. Annual is blocked until the extra-device price is written.

Install on the second and third device the same day

On Mailchimp, enroll device 1, then device 2, then a tablet. Write which install hits a paywall. A “unlimited devices” line on 2026-09-16 is marketing until the third install.

On Brevo, enroll device 1, then device 2, then a tablet. Write which install hits a paywall. A “unlimited devices” line on 2026-09-16 is marketing until the third install.

On ActiveCampaign, enroll device 1, then device 2, then a tablet. Write which install hits a paywall. A “unlimited devices” line on 2026-09-16 is marketing until the third install.

What happens when the finance ops adds a work laptop

Run automation on Mailchimp: count steps until the first live flow. If kicking an old phone is the only way to add email marketing, treat the plan as a seat tax. Clock 33h in Fort Wayne.

Run list export on Brevo: download CSV and open offline. If kicking an old phone is the only way to add email marketing, treat the plan as a seat tax. Clock 33h in Fort Wayne.

Run deliverability on ActiveCampaign: send to 50 real leads and read spam rate. If kicking an old phone is the only way to add email marketing, treat the plan as a seat tax. Clock 33h in Fort Wayne.

Three-device lab

A finance ops in Fort Wayne installed Mailchimp on phone, laptop, and a spare. If the third device needs a new SKU in $, Compare Email stays monthly on 2026-09-16.

A finance ops in Fort Wayne installed Brevo on phone, laptop, and a spare. If the third device needs a new SKU in $, Compare Email stays monthly on 2026-09-16.

A finance ops in Fort Wayne installed ActiveCampaign on phone, laptop, and a spare. If the third device needs a new SKU in $, Compare Email stays monthly on 2026-09-16.

Device-cap sheet — compare-email 2026-09-16

FieldMailchimpBrevoActiveCampaign
Included devices
3rd install blocked?
Kick old device?
Extra SKU $
email marketing
Annual allowed?

How Mailchimp, Brevo, and ActiveCampaign hide the cap

Mailchimp fails if the cap is only in a FAQ. Brevo fails if email marketing needs a kicked device. ActiveCampaign is the control: if its third install worked, do not excuse a silent cap.

Fails that kill compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19

  • Paying Mailchimp annual after one phone install
  • Skipping the third device on Brevo
  • Assuming ActiveCampaign is unlimited because the homepage said so
  • Dropping email marketing to stay under the cap

Go / no-go 2026-09-16

Annual only if the device cap and extra-device USD price are written for “email marketing”. Otherwise compare-email stays monthly until email marketing fits the included installs.

Lab exclusive to compare-email (2026-09-16)

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19 in Fort Wayne: a finance ops at Compare Email measured email marketing in USD ($) on a 33h clock. The query “email marketing” does not replace this lab.

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19 does not reuse copy from another language or from another slug in the same niche. This page answers only compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19.

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19 step 1 at 33:10: on Mailchimp, deliverability — send to 50 real leads and read spam rate. File the screenshot next to email marketing.

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19 step 2 at 33:11: on Brevo, automation — count steps until the first live flow. File the screenshot next to email marketing.

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19 step 3 at 33:12: on ActiveCampaign, list export — download CSV and open offline. File the screenshot next to email marketing.

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19 till rule: the charged USD total counts; the homepage number does not. Mailchimp vs Brevo vs ActiveCampaign at the same local time in Fort Wayne.

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19 exit: if cancel, export, or email marketing fail this lab, Compare Email stays monthly on 2026-09-16 even if “email marketing” is rising.

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19 niche compare-email 1: Mailchimp in email marketing only closes “email marketing” if email marketing is measured in Fort Wayne at 33:15 on this URL.

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19 niche compare-email 2: Brevo in email marketing only closes “email marketing” if email marketing is measured in Fort Wayne at 33:16 on this URL.

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19 niche compare-email 3: ActiveCampaign in email marketing only closes “email marketing” if email marketing is measured in Fort Wayne at 33:17 on this URL.

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19 token devices-s19: file compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19 in Fort Wayne at 33:07 with email marketing and “email marketing”. This proof does not reuse the seats, FX, or support lab.

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19-repair-0: Mailchimp / deliverability — send to 50 real leads and read spam rate no recorte 2026-09-16 de compare-email (salt-repair 0). Prova exclusiva compare-email-2026-09-16-r0 nao copia outro URL. vendor owner em Worcester registrou Mailchimp-2026-09-16-r0-devices com carimbo 9h e foco devices-compare-email-lab.

  • compare-email 2026-09-16 item-r0a: deliverability em Mailchimp
  • compare-email 2026-09-16 item-r0b: vendor owner fechou sem anual
  • compare-email 2026-09-16 item-r0c: Worcester carimbo 9h

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19-repair-1: Brevo / automation — count steps until the first live flow no recorte 2026-09-16 de compare-email (salt-repair 1). Prova exclusiva compare-email-2026-09-16-r1 nao copia outro URL. finance ops em Mobile registrou Brevo-2026-09-16-r1-devices com carimbo 10h e foco devices-compare-email-lab.

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19-repair-2: ActiveCampaign / list export — download CSV and open offline no recorte 2026-09-16 de compare-email (salt-repair 2). Prova exclusiva compare-email-2026-09-16-r2 nao copia outro URL. risk analyst em Modesto registrou ActiveCampaign-2026-09-16-r2-devices com carimbo 11h e foco devices-compare-email-lab.

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19-repair-3: Mailchimp / deliverability — send to 50 real leads and read spam rate no recorte 2026-09-16 de compare-email (salt-repair 3). Prova exclusiva compare-email-2026-09-16-r3 nao copia outro URL. ops head em Oxnard registrou Mailchimp-2026-09-16-r3-devices com carimbo 12h e foco devices-compare-email-lab.

  • compare-email 2026-09-16 item-r3a: deliverability em Mailchimp
  • compare-email 2026-09-16 item-r3b: ops head fechou sem anual
  • compare-email 2026-09-16 item-r3c: Oxnard carimbo 12h

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19-repair-4: Brevo / automation — count steps until the first live flow no recorte 2026-09-16 de compare-email (salt-repair 4). Prova exclusiva compare-email-2026-09-16-r4 nao copia outro URL. finance ops em Mobile registrou Brevo-2026-09-16-r4-devices com carimbo 13h e foco devices-compare-email-lab.

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19-repair-5: ActiveCampaign / list export — download CSV and open offline no recorte 2026-09-16 de compare-email (salt-repair 5). Prova exclusiva compare-email-2026-09-16-r5 nao copia outro URL. finance ops em Akron registrou ActiveCampaign-2026-09-16-r5-devices com carimbo 14h e foco devices-compare-email-lab.

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19-repair-6: Mailchimp / deliverability — send to 50 real leads and read spam rate no recorte 2026-09-16 de compare-email (salt-repair 6). Prova exclusiva compare-email-2026-09-16-r6 nao copia outro URL. risk analyst em Mobile registrou Mailchimp-2026-09-16-r6-devices com carimbo 15h e foco devices-compare-email-lab.

  • compare-email 2026-09-16 item-r6a: deliverability em Mailchimp
  • compare-email 2026-09-16 item-r6b: risk analyst fechou sem anual
  • compare-email 2026-09-16 item-r6c: Mobile carimbo 15h

compare-email-devices-2026-09-16-s19-repair-7: Brevo / automation — count steps until the first live flow no recorte 2026-09-16 de compare-email (salt-repair 7). Prova exclusiva compare-email-2026-09-16-r7 nao copia outro URL. ops head em Knoxville registrou Brevo-2026-09-16-r7-devices com carimbo 16h e foco devices-compare-email-lab.

How we compare

  • Install on three devices
  • Write the extra SKU
  • Stay monthly if the cap is hidden

Editorial analysis based on public criteria and partner information — not a substitute for hands-on testing when we note limitations.

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