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rapidmail

🇩🇪 DE · Free plan · paid from €59/mo

4.2/5· 5,769 reviews across 4 portals

German email marketing with drag-and-drop campaigns and EU-only hosting

EU hostedGDPRFree planISO 27001
Newsletters, automation and analytics on ISO 27001-certified servers in Germany. rapidmail is built for SMEs and agencies that need GDPR-compliant email campaigns without data leaving the EU. The free plan allows up to 10 recipients per month.

Replaces

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Features

Newsletter Creation & Design

  • Drag-and-drop editor for intuitive email creation
  • Over 250 free, modern, and responsive newsletter templates
  • 1-click design feature to create templates in corporate design
  • Flexible adaptation of design, layout, and content
  • Access to over 1.5 million free images
  • Customizable newsletter registration forms

Email Sending & Automation

  • Reliable newsletter sending with high delivery rates
  • Automated email campaigns for various occasions
  • Transactional emails (e.g., registration, order, delivery confirmations)
  • Up to 1,000 free transactional emails per month

Contact & Subscription Management

  • GDPR-compliant management of customer data and recipient lists
  • Intuitive and legally compliant import of recipient lists
  • Segmentation of contacts into subgroups and tagging
  • GDPR-compliant sign-up forms in corporate design, embeddable on websites

Analytics & Reporting

  • Automatically generated newsletter statistics
  • Insights into open rates, click rates, and unsubscribe rates
  • Tools to optimize mailings based on analytics

Security & Compliance

  • 100% GDPR-compliant software and data handling
  • Servers located in Germany
  • External data protection partner (Keyed) ensures compliance

Support

  • Free customer support via phone, email, and ticket for all customers

Pricing

Free
Free for the first newsletter dispatch to up to 2,000 contacts
  • First newsletter dispatch to up to 2,000 contacts free
  • Up to 1,000 free transactional emails per month
  • No hidden costs
Transactional Emails
€59 per month (plus VAT) for up to 50,000 emails
  • Beyond the free 1,000 transactional emails/month
  • Scalable pricing for higher volumes

Published pricing for regular newsletter plans varies (starting around $11–$25/month). Contact rapidmail for current monthly packages.

EU Trust Profile

5 of 9 criteria verified with evidence, last checked 2026-08-03. Every ✓ links to its source.

  • Data Processing Agreement (DPA)

    The Data Processing Agreement can be concluded online in the customer account.

    Evidence →
  • Trust center / security page

    This page serves as the dedicated security and compliance page for rapidmail.

    Evidence →
  • EU data residency

    All data is stored on servers located exclusively in Germany.

    Evidence →
  • Public sub-processor listnot verified
  • ISO 27001Data centre certification

    The data centre used by rapidmail is certified under ISO 27001.

    Evidence →
  • SOC 2not verified
  • BSI C5not verified
  • TISAXnot verified
  • German-language support

    German-speaking support is available by phone, email, and ticket.

    Evidence →

Verified means: the claim was publicly documented at the linked source on the check date. The vendor's own information prevails.

Reviews

Recurring themes, synthesized from public reviews across portals.

What users value

  • Intuitive and user-friendly interface, ideal for beginners and small businesses
  • Quick setup and well-structured workflows enable fast results
  • Highly praised customer support: competent, friendly, and fast, with German-language phone assistance
  • GDPR-compliant with hosting on German servers, ensuring data protection
  • Drag-and-drop editor simplifies newsletter design
  • Large selection of templates for quick and professional designs
  • Reliable delivery of mass emails with consistent performance

Where users see room to improve

  • · Limited advanced features: lacks deep segmentation, automation, and built-in landing page tools
  • · Pricing model can become expensive for the provided feature set, especially beyond basic plans
  • · Subscription system inflexible, with no pay-per-recipient option in certain tiers

Ratings across portals

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Feature, pricing and integration details are based on web research (as of 2026-06-21), without guarantee, errors are possible. The vendor's website prevails.