Mailchimp Transactional Email (formerly Mandrill)

Mailchimp Transactional Email (formerly Mandrill) is a delivery service for developers who need their websites and applications to send triggered messages. Messages are passed to it through an API or over SMTP. It is sold as an add-on for Mailchimp accounts.

Features

• API and SMTP sending: developers can hand off contextual, time-sensitive emails from their own code.
• Delivery infrastructure: the service is described as reliable, scalable and secure for application-generated mail.
• Mailchimp add-on: it attaches to an existing Mailchimp account rather than being a separate sign-up.
• Template support: the wider Mailchimp platform offers custom-coded HTML templates and pre-built designs.

Customers and markets

It is aimed at developers and teams that run websites or applications and want system-generated emails, such as receipts or notifications, sent through a managed service.

Key facts

• Formerly known as: Mandrill
• Sending methods: API or SMTP
• Availability: add-on for Mailchimp accounts
• Support: email and chat support round the clock are listed on the wider Mailchimp plans