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tinyEmail vs HubSpot

E-commerce AI email vs enterprise marketing ecosystem

TL;DR

tinyEmail costs $65/month at 10k contacts with e-commerce AI and Shopify integration. HubSpot Marketing Hub Professional costs $800+/month plus required onboarding fees. Choose tinyEmail for affordable e-commerce email with AI. Choose HubSpot for enterprise CRM ecosystem with unified sales, service, and marketing.

Key Differences

The main things that set these tools apart

Price Gap
tinyEmail wins

tinyEmail costs $65/month at 10k contacts. HubSpot Marketing Hub Professional costs $800+/month plus $3,000+ mandatory onboarding. tinyEmail is 90%+ cheaper. This is a significant difference for any business.

E-commerce Focus
tinyEmail wins

tinyEmail is built for e-commerce with AI product recommendations, deep Shopify integration, and tinyAlbert AI. HubSpot is a general business platform. For online stores, tinyEmail is more specialized.

Platform Scope
HubSpot wins

HubSpot is a complete business platform with CRM, sales, service, marketing, and CMS hubs. tinyEmail is focused e-commerce email. HubSpot offers vastly more, but at vastly higher cost.

Simplicity
tinyEmail wins

tinyEmail is straightforward e-commerce email marketing with AI. HubSpot has hundreds of features across multiple hubs. For focused e-commerce email, tinyEmail is far easier to master.

Enterprise Features
HubSpot wins

HubSpot has advanced attribution, reporting, team management, and enterprise security. tinyEmail is a small/medium business tool. For enterprise requirements, HubSpot is built for it.

Pricing Comparison

At 10,000 contacts

tinyEmail
$65/month

Pro plan, 15,000 emails/month, AI features, unlimited segments.

Visit tinyEmail
HubSpot
$800+/month

Marketing Hub Professional + contact fees. $3,000+ onboarding required.

Visit HubSpot
Sequenzy

The SaaS alternative

$49/month

10k subscribers, unlimited sends, native Stripe integration.

Feature Comparison

Side-by-side feature breakdown

Feature
tinyEmail
HubSpot
Sequenzy
Pricing & Value
Cost at 10k Contacts
$65/month
$800+/month
$49/month
Free Plan
500 subs (Shopify free)
Free tools available
14-day trial
Onboarding Fees
None
Required ($3,000+)
None
Price Transparency
Clear pricing
Complex tiers
Clear pricing
AI Capabilities
AI Assistant
tinyAlbert (dedicated)
AI features (various)
AI campaigns
Product Recommendations
AI-powered
Via integrations
Subject Line AI
Content Generation
tinyAlbert
AI tools
AI-powered
Platform Ecosystem
CRM
Full CRM hub
Sales Hub
Included ecosystem
Service Hub
Included ecosystem
CMS / Website
Full CMS hub
E-commerce Features
Shopify Integration
Native, deep
Good
WooCommerce
Abandoned Cart
AI-optimized
Advanced
Product Feeds
AI-powered
Via integrations
Email Features
Template Library
600+ templates
Good library
Component library
A/B Testing
Advanced
Dynamic Content
E-commerce focused
Advanced
Landing Pages
Advanced
Automation
Workflow Builder
Good
Advanced
Good
Lead Scoring
Advanced
Attribution
Basic
Advanced
Basic
SaaS Features
Stripe Integration
Via integrations
Native OAuth
Subscription Events
Via integrations
Native

Best For

When to choose each tool

Choose tinyEmail if you...
  • E-commerce businesses on budget
  • Shopify stores wanting AI
  • Online retailers with product catalogs
  • SMBs not needing CRM
  • Merchants wanting AI recommendations
Choose HubSpot if you...
  • Enterprise companies with budget
  • Teams needing unified CRM + marketing
  • Organizations requiring advanced attribution
  • Companies wanting sales + service integration
  • Businesses needing complete CMS
Choose Sequenzy if you...
  • SaaS companies with Stripe billing
  • Subscription businesses
  • Software companies needing unified email
  • Teams wanting affordable SaaS automation

When to Consider Sequenzy Instead

Built for SaaS, Not E-commerce

tinyEmail is for e-commerce. HubSpot is for enterprise. Sequenzy is built for SaaS with native Stripe integration and subscription lifecycle automation that neither offers.

SaaS-Specific at Budget Price

At $49/month for 10k contacts, Sequenzy costs less than tinyEmail while being purpose-built for subscription businesses rather than e-commerce.

No Enterprise Overhead

You don't need HubSpot's CRM, sales hub, or service hub for SaaS email marketing. Sequenzy gives you what subscription businesses need without enterprise complexity or cost.

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Overview

tinyEmail and HubSpot are at opposite ends of the email marketing spectrum. tinyEmail is an e-commerce-focused platform with AI features. HubSpot is a comprehensive enterprise ecosystem. See our HubSpot comparison for more context.

The Price Reality

Let's be direct about pricing - this is where these platforms differ most dramatically:

  • tinyEmail: $65/month for 10,000 contacts with AI features
  • HubSpot: $800+/month for Marketing Hub Professional, plus $3,000+ required onboarding

tinyEmail is 90%+ cheaper. That's not a typo. Compare on our pricing page.

What You Get With HubSpot

HubSpot's price buys you an entire business ecosystem. Marketing, Sales, Service, CMS, and Operations hubs that work together. Full CRM with deal tracking. Advanced attribution and reporting. Enterprise security. If you need all of this and have the budget, the integration value is real.

What You Get With tinyEmail

tinyEmail gives you e-commerce email marketing with AI. tinyAlbert for product recommendations and content generation. Deep Shopify integration. 600+ templates. A free plan for Shopify stores. It does focused e-commerce email well at a fraction of the cost.

E-commerce AI

tinyEmail has tinyAlbert - a dedicated AI assistant for e-commerce. Product recommendations, subject line generation, content optimization. HubSpot has AI features but nothing this specialized for e-commerce. For online stores wanting AI-powered email, tinyEmail is more focused.

The Honest Comparison

This is an apples-to-oranges comparison. HubSpot is a full business platform. tinyEmail is an e-commerce email tool. HubSpot has vastly more features and integrations. tinyEmail costs 90% less. The question is whether you need (and can afford) what HubSpot offers.

When HubSpot Makes Sense

If your organization needs:

  • Unified CRM + marketing + sales + service
  • Advanced attribution and reporting
  • Enterprise security and compliance
  • Team management across departments
  • Complete website CMS

...and has the budget for $800+/month plus onboarding, HubSpot delivers real value.

When tinyEmail Makes Sense

If your organization:

  • Runs an e-commerce business
  • Wants AI-powered product recommendations
  • Uses Shopify as primary platform
  • Needs effective email at reasonable cost
  • Values simplicity over enterprise features

...tinyEmail delivers excellent value at a fraction of enterprise pricing.

For SaaS Companies

Neither platform is built specifically for SaaS. tinyEmail focuses on e-commerce. HubSpot is a general enterprise platform. Sequenzy offers Stripe integration with subscription-aware automation at $49/month - purpose-built for subscription businesses.

Making the Choice

Choose tinyEmail for affordable e-commerce email with AI features. Choose HubSpot for comprehensive business platform with unified CRM ecosystem. For SaaS with Stripe billing, consider Sequenzy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. tinyEmail costs $65/month at 10k contacts. HubSpot Marketing Hub Professional costs $800+/month plus $3,000+ mandatory onboarding. The price difference is dramatic. You're comparing focused e-commerce email to an enterprise ecosystem.

HubSpot has various AI features for content and optimization, but no dedicated e-commerce AI assistant like tinyAlbert with product recommendations. For e-commerce AI, tinyEmail is more specialized.

If you need a unified CRM + marketing + sales + service platform with enterprise features, HubSpot's integration value is real. For e-commerce email marketing alone, it's vastly overpriced compared to tinyEmail.

Yes. HubSpot Professional and Enterprise plans require mandatory paid onboarding starting at $3,000. tinyEmail has no onboarding fees - just sign up and start sending.

tinyEmail. It has deep Shopify integration, AI product recommendations, and a free plan for Shopify stores. HubSpot integrates with Shopify but is not e-commerce specialized.

HubSpot has free tools, but Professional features cost $800+/month. Most small e-commerce businesses are better served by tinyEmail's focused features and pricing.

tinyEmail is far simpler. It focuses on e-commerce email with AI. HubSpot has hundreds of features across multiple hubs - powerful but requires significant learning investment.

No. tinyEmail focuses on e-commerce email marketing. HubSpot includes a full CRM with deal tracking, pipelines, and sales automation. If you need CRM, HubSpot offers it (at a price).

For e-commerce specifically, tinyEmail with its AI product recommendations, Shopify integration, and tinyAlbert assistant. HubSpot has broader features but is not e-commerce specialized.

Export subscribers from tinyEmail. Import into HubSpot and map to contact properties. Set up e-commerce integrations. Budget for onboarding fees. AI product recommendations will need different configuration. You'll gain CRM and enterprise features.

Export contacts from HubSpot. Import into tinyEmail. Connect your e-commerce platform. CRM, sales hub, service hub features won't transfer. You'll gain AI e-commerce features and save 90%+ on costs.

Not sure which to pick?

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Sequenzy - Complete Pricing Guide

Pricing Model

Sequenzy uses subscriber-based pricing. You only pay for subscribers active in sequences (automations). Inactive subscribers are free to store.

All Pricing Tiers

  • 0-100 subscribers: Free (Free annually) - 2k emails/month
  • 101-1,000 subscribers: $19/month ($205/year annually) - 15k emails/month
  • 1,001-5,000 subscribers: $29/month ($313/year annually) - 60k emails/month
  • 5,001-10,000 subscribers: $49/month ($529/year annually) - 120k emails/month
  • 10,001-25,000 subscribers: $99/month ($1069/year annually) - 300k emails/month
  • 25,001-50,000 subscribers: $199/month ($2149/year annually) - 600k emails/month
  • 50,001-100,000 subscribers: $349/month ($3769/year annually) - 1.2M emails/month
  • 100,000+ subscribers: Custom pricing (Custom annually) - Unlimited emails/month

Yearly billing: All plans offer a 10% discount when billed annually.

Free Plan Features (0-100 subscribers)

  • Visual automation builder
  • Transactional email API
  • Reply tracking & team inbox
  • Goal tracking & revenue attribution
  • Dynamic segments
  • Payment integrations
  • Full REST API access
  • Custom sending domain

Paid Plan Features (1,000 - 100,000 subscribers)

  • Visual automation builder
  • Transactional email API
  • Reply tracking & team inbox
  • Goal tracking & revenue attribution
  • Dynamic segments
  • Payment integrations (Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy)
  • Full REST API access
  • Custom sending domain

Enterprise Plan Features (100,000+ subscribers)

  • Visual automation builder
  • Transactional email API
  • Reply tracking & team inbox
  • Goal tracking & revenue attribution
  • Dynamic segments
  • Payment integrations
  • Full REST API access
  • Custom sending domain

Important Pricing Notes

  • You only pay for subscribers who are active in automations/sequences
  • Storing inactive subscribers is free
  • No hidden fees - all features included in the price
  • No credit card required for free tier

Contact

  • Pricing Page: https://sequenzy.com/pricing
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