SiteGround Email Marketing
5.2/10Contact-tiered email marketing service from web host SiteGround. It sends newsletters and simple automations, and is aimed at small businesses running WordPress or SiteGround sites.
Data last updated November 2026 · Our methodology
Overview
SiteGround Email Marketing is a newsletter and campaign tool launched in July 2023 by the hosting company SiteGround. It includes a drag-and-drop email builder with responsive layouts, an AI email writer and image generator, AI spam checks, campaign scheduling, and test sends. It also covers contact management with CSV import, groups, custom fields, segmentation and automatic suppression of hard bounces. Automation is limited to journeys that start when a contact joins a group, such as welcome sequences. At launch the tool had no automation at all. Campaigns go out from your own domain, authenticated with DKIM and SPF. Reports cover opens, clicks, bounces and interactions. Pricing is based on contacts, sold per domain, with a monthly email quota of ten times the contact limit and no daily send cap. The published tiers are 500, 1,000 and 1,500 contacts, plus a custom tier. The service has offered a 30-day free trial and steep first-year discounts on annual billing. The main integration is a free WordPress plugin that connects Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Elementor Pro Forms, Ninja Forms, comment and registration forms, and WooCommerce checkout. Signup forms also work with SiteGround's Website Builder. The tool suits small businesses and site owners already hosting with SiteGround. Its main limitation is depth: there is no confirmed A/B testing, no landing page builder, no SMS and no CRM integrations such as HubSpot. Users have also said per-contact pricing is expensive for large lists that receive email only occasionally.
Our Rating
Who SiteGround Email Marketing is best for
Good fit
It is built for site owners on SiteGround or WordPress who need simple newsletters and signup forms.
Less suited
Low entry tiers and the WordPress plugin fit solo site owners, though there is no white-label option for client work.
Small contact tiers and a WordPress plugin suit small sites.
It connects WooCommerce checkout, but has no ecommerce automation.
Automation is limited and A/B testing is not confirmed.
Commenters noted there is no white-label option, and pricing is sold per domain.
Automation is basic, CRM integrations are missing, and it is not HIPAA compliant.
- Mid-Market2/10
Published tiers stop at 1,500 contacts and it has no CRM integrations.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- The free WordPress plugin connects major form plugins (Contact Form 7, WPForms, Gravity Forms, Elementor Pro, Ninja Forms) and WooCommerce checkout to contact lists.
- The monthly email quota is ten times the contact count, with no daily sending limit.
- AI writer, AI image generation and AI spam checks are built into the campaign editor.
- Sending from your own domain with DKIM and SPF authentication helps deliverability.
- A 30-day free trial and large first-year annual discounts lower the cost of trying it.
Cons
- Automation is limited to journeys triggered when a contact joins a group, and none existed at launch.
- No confirmed A/B testing, landing page builder, SMS or e-commerce automation.
- No HubSpot or other CRM integrations, and no white-label option for agencies.
- Per-contact pricing sold per domain was criticised as costly for large lists that get occasional sends.
- The WordPress plugin is rated 2 out of 5 on WordPress.org, with complaints about Gravity Forms conflicts and no Divi support.
Key Features
SiteGround Email Marketing Pricing
500 contacts
- 500 contacts
- 5,000 emails per month
- 30-day free trial offered
- Promotional price of $2.40 per month shown with annual billing (first year)
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. SiteGround advertises 30 days free on the entry tier, followed by a discounted first year on annual billing.
The monthly quota is ten times your contact limit, for example 5,000 emails a month for 500 contacts. There is no daily sending limit.
Yes, but only in a basic form. You can build email sequences that start when a contact subscribes to a group, such as welcome series. More advanced behaviour-based triggers are not documented.
Mainly WordPress, through a free plugin that connects popular form plugins and WooCommerce checkout. Signup forms also work with SiteGround's Website Builder. A HubSpot integration was not available.
No. SiteGround stated that the service is not HIPAA compliant.
Yes. Double opt-in and consent checkboxes have been added, including in the WordPress plugin from version 1.6.1.
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