Smore alternative
The Smore alternative for the whole school.
Smore’s Basic, Pro and Premium plans are for one teacher, and a team needs a quote. Mailmanny gives your school, PTA, preschool or tutoring center one shared workspace, newsletters sent from your own domain, and welcome emails that greet every new family on their own.
- Sends from your school’s own address
- Several staff in one workspace
- Welcome emails for new families on autopilot
Your list · subscribed contacts
At 2,500 contacts: Smore for Teams $83.25 a month, Mailmanny Standard $36 a month, 57% less, $567 a year.
On Smore, as of Oct 2026
- Every individual plan is for one person
- Your own sending domain: Teams only
- Team pricing is quote-only
Pricing, side by side
For one teacher, it depends. For a whole school, we cost less.
A school with several people sending needs Smore for Teams, which is sold by quote. Here’s its listed starting price next to Mailmanny Standard.
| Contacts | Smore for Teams | Mailmanny Standard |
|---|---|---|
| 500 | $83.25/mo | $14/mo83% less |
| 1,500 | $83.25/mo | $26/mo69% less |
| 2,500 | $83.25/mo | $36/mo57% less |
| 5,000 | $83.25/mo | $59/mo29% less |
| 10,000 | Quote only | $89/mo |
Smore for Teams is quote-only (from 5 users and 50,000 emails a month). $83.25 a month is the $999-a-year starting price Capterra lists; Smore quotes each school, and the quote grows with users and sends, so we don't compare above 5,000 contacts.
Over a year
What stays in your pocket
Mailmanny Standard vs Smore for Teams, twelve months on monthly billing.
- 500$831
- 1,500$687
- 2,500$567
- 5,000$291
Smore prices individual plans by emails sent, Mailmanny by contacts. For one teacher it depends on the list: paid yearly, Mailmanny Essentials is $90 a year for up to 500 contacts and 5,000 emails a month, against $99 for Smore Basic’s 5,000 emails; with a big list you email a few times a month, Smore Basic can cost less. Once several people need to send, Smore points you to Smore for Teams, sold by quote; Capterra lists it from $999 a year. Mailmanny Standard is $14–59 a month up to 5,000 contacts, with your own sending domain and unlimited automations.
What you pay for
The fine print, side by side.
The list price is half the story. Here’s what each bill actually counts, and what happens when your list grows.
Who a plan is for
Smore
Basic ($99 a year), Pro ($179) and Premium ($299) are for one user each. More people need Smore for Teams, from 5 users, by quote.
Mailmanny
Every paid plan is a workspace your staff share, with a seat for each person.
What you pay for
Smore
Monthly email sends: 5,000, 15,000 or 30,000 on the individual plans. Teams starts at 50,000.
Mailmanny
Subscribed contacts, measured daily. Each plan includes 10–20× your contacts in emails a month.
Your sending address
Smore
Verified sender domains are part of Smore for Teams.
Mailmanny
Every paid plan sends from your own verified domain, with DKIM, SPF and DMARC set up step by step.
Going over your plan
Smore
Each plan has a monthly send limit (5,000 to 30,000 on the individual plans).
Mailmanny
Nothing is ever charged automatically. We email you at 90% and 100%, signups keep coming in, and you choose when to move up.
Plan to start on
Smore
A free plan whose newsletters lock 30 days after you publish them.
Mailmanny
Free plan: 500 contacts and 1,000 emails a month, with the same deliverability protection as paid plans.
Feature by feature
Built for one teacher. Or the whole school.
The plans side by side, and where Smore gives you more.
| Feature | Smore | Mailmanny |
|---|---|---|
| Price for a school team | Quote (Capterra lists from $999 a year) | $36 a month at 2,500 contacts (Standard) |
| People on one plan | 1 on Basic, Pro and Premium | Staff seats on every paid plan |
| Send from your school’s own domain | Teams only | Every paid plan |
| Automations (welcome emails, follow-ups) | Scheduling (Pro and up) | Essentials: 10. Standard: unlimited |
| Lists and segments | Mailing lists | Lists, tags and segments |
| Automatic translation for families | Pro and up | Not included |
| Event RSVPs and file attachments | Every plan | Not included |
Fair’s fair
Where Smore is ahead
- Made for schools: education backgrounds, event RSVPs and file attachments on every plan.
- Automatic translation for families on Pro and up.
- District brand kits, SSO, purchase orders and a Mass Notification export on Smore for Teams.
- Priced by emails sent, which can cost less for one teacher with a large list: Basic is $99 a year for 5,000 emails a month.
If you’re one teacher sending a classroom update, Smore is a great fit. If your school, PTA or preschool wants several people sending from its own domain, with new families welcomed automatically, Mailmanny costs less than a Smore team plan.
Leaving Smore
Switch in an afternoon.
Most schools move in an afternoon. Your mailing lists come with you; your newsletters you rebuild from our templates.
Export your mailing lists
In Smore, open Mailing Lists, pick a list, open its Settings and use Export List to download it as a CSV. Repeat for each list.
Import them into Mailmanny
Email and name columns match themselves. Import each list with its own tag (Families, Staff, PTA) so you can send to one group or everyone.
Verify your school’s domain
Copy the DKIM, SPF and DMARC records into your DNS, or send them to whoever runs your school’s website. We check them as they go live.
Rebuild your newsletter and send
Pick a template, drop in your text and photos, and send yourself a test. Save it as a template so the next issue takes minutes.
Questions
Mailmanny vs Smore, plainly answered.
The questions people ask before they move from Smore. Anything else? Email support@mailmanny.com.
For a school team, usually yes. Smore’s individual plans are for one user, so several staff need Smore for Teams, which is sold by quote; Capterra lists it from $999 a year. Mailmanny Standard is $36 a month at 2,500 contacts. For one teacher it depends on your list: paid yearly, Mailmanny Essentials is $90 a year for up to 500 contacts and 5,000 emails a month, against $99 for Smore Basic’s 5,000 emails, but with a large list you email only a few times a month, Smore Basic can cost less. US list prices, October 17, 2026.
Yes. Every paid plan is a shared workspace with a seat for each person, so office staff, teachers and PTA volunteers send from one place, with one set of lists and templates.
Yes, on every paid plan. Verify your school’s domain once (we walk you through the DNS records) and families see your school’s address as the sender, not ours.
Not automatically. Smore Pro translates newsletters for families, and Mailmanny doesn’t yet. Many schools send a short version in each language their families read.
Yes. Export each list from Smore as a CSV (Mailing Lists, then the list’s Settings, then Export List) and import it into Mailmanny with a tag per list. Newsletters themselves don’t transfer: rebuild them from one of our templates.
No. Mailmanny is email marketing for small organizations of every kind: schools, PTAs, preschools, tutoring centers and camps use the same newsletters, signup forms and automations as bakeries and shops.
No. Smore is a product of SchoolStatus. Mailmanny is an independent company and isn’t affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Smore or SchoolStatus.
Sources and notes · checked October 17, 2026
- Smore: pricing
- Capterra: Smore pricing
- Smore help: how to export a mailing list
- SchoolStatus: SchoolStatus acquires Smore (Dec 2022)
Prices are Smore’s published US list prices on monthly billing as of October 17, 2026, before taxes, add-ons and promotions. Mailmanny prices are from our pricing page. Features are compared at each company’s published plan level and may change; check the sources for today’s details.
Smore is a trademark of SchoolStatus. Mailmanny isn’t affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Smore or its owner.
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