My Top 5 Email Marketing Software for Small Business for 2026

Email Marketing is essential for small businesses looking to engage, educate, inform, and sell to their audience.

Today, I’m excited to share my top 5 free email marketing software for small businesses in 2026.

There are 100s of email marketing tools available, however, only a handful offer an easy user experience, complimentary marketing activities and essential integrations.

Here are the top 5 email marketing software we discussed in this video:

✅ Get started with Omnisend for free here ➜
https://your.omnisend.com/stewartgauld

► Watch our full Omnisend tutorial here ➜
https://youtu.be/TbbhYxGTLKA

✅ Get started with MailChimp for free here:
https://mailchimp.com/

► Watch our full MailChimp tutorial here ➜
https://youtu.be/N-4pO0_NGV8
► Watch our Canva + MailChimp tutorial here ➜
https://youtu.be/5Q7of65JcAM

✅ Get started with our Sheetify CRM here (& say NO to expensive business subscriptions!) ➜
https://www.sheetifycrm.com/products/sheetify-google-sheets-crm-template

► Watch our full Sheetify CRM tutorial here ➜
https://youtu.be/tr49g0xXr4A

✅ Get started with Brevo for free here ➜
https://get.brevo.com/hr47y7

► Watch our full Brevo tutorial here ➜
https://youtu.be/rFZzZ9tfj5U

✅ Claim your ActiveCampaign 14-day free trial here ➜
https://try.activecampaign.com/Stewart-recommends

► Watch our full ActiveCampaign tutorial here ➜
https://youtu.be/ZMtVI1QoWiA

*(Some of the links above are affiliate links, which means we will get a commission if you upgrade to a paid plan through these links, this helps support our channel and we thank you in advance!)

► Today we cover the following chapters in this email marketing comparison guide:

0:00 Intro
01:10 Omnisend
04:09 MailChimp
06:19 Sheetify CRM
09:10 Brevo
11:20 ActiveCampaign
13:25 Outro

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Thanks for watching and enjoy!

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