Mergeline vs Gmail mail merge

Q: Can Gmail’s mail merge schedule a send?

No. It cannot be used with schedule send. Mergeline Pro schedules campaigns and can send only during set hours.

Gmail’s built-in mail merge costs nothing extra if your Workspace plan includes it, sends up to 1,500 emails a day and needs no third-party app. Mergeline works on every Gmail account, adds tags in subject lines, follow-ups, scheduling and attachments, and is free for 60 emails a day.

Updated October 29, 2026. Facts about other tools come from their own pages and public reviews, read on October 29, 2026 and listed under Sources. Mergeline is our product.

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How do Mergeline and Gmail mail merge compare, feature by feature?

Mergeline vs Gmail mail merge, checked October 29, 2026
	Mergeline	Gmail mail merge
What it is	Chrome extension that sends through your own Gmail tab	Built into Gmail on some Google Workspace plans
Free plan	60 emails a day, no time limit, no branding added	Not available on free gmail.com accounts or Business Starter¹
Monthly billing	Pro $12 a month	Part of an eligible Workspace plan. Plan prices: not checked
Yearly billing	Pro $99 a year (about $8.25 a month)	Part of an eligible Workspace plan. Plan prices: not checked
Daily sending	Free 60; Pro up to Gmail’s own daily limit	1,500 mail merge recipients a day, inside the 2,000 a day account limit¹
Follow-ups	Up to 7 on Pro, in the same thread, stopping for anyone who replies	None. Mail merge cannot be used with reply, forward or schedule send¹
Tracking pixels	None added: no tracking pixels and no link redirects	Not mentioned on Google’s help page¹
Where your data lives	In your browser. No Mergeline server receives your lists, emails or replies	Stays in your Google account; no third-party app
Google permissions	No Google account permissions by default. Optional Google sign-in asks for gmail.send, plus gmail.readonly only if you turn on reply detection	No third-party permissions
Attachments	Yes, on Pro	Not published
Scheduling	Yes, on Pro: start time and sending hours	No schedule send¹
A/B tests	Yes, on Pro: two subject lines	Not published
Google Sheets	Yes: paste a Sheets link. Pro adds new rows automatically	Yes, from the first tab, as text only¹

“Not published” means the vendor pages we read on October 29, 2026 did not state it. The feature or price may still exist, so check the vendor’s site.

What is the main difference between Mergeline and Gmail mail merge?

Google’s mail merge is a mode of Gmail’s compose window, on Workspace Individual, Business Standard and Plus, Enterprise Standard and Plus, and Education Standard and Plus. It is not on Business Starter or free gmail.com accounts¹.

It keeps things simple on purpose. Tags work in the body but not in the subject line or in linked text. You get one Cc or Bcc address, none with a spreadsheet. Sheet data must be in the first tab. There is no schedule send and no follow-up, and you cannot send from an alias¹.

Mergeline is a Chrome extension that works with any Gmail account. It runs in your browser, so the browser must stay open while a campaign sends.

How much do Mergeline and Gmail mail merge cost per year?

Google’s mail merge is included in eligible Workspace plans; we did not check those plan prices for this page. If you are on Business Starter or a free gmail.com account, you would need to change plans to get it¹.

Mergeline is free for 60 emails a day on any account. Pro is $12 a month or $99 a year.

Which one is more private?

Google’s feature is first party: there is no third-party app and no extra permission to grant¹. That is as private as it gets for the mail merge step itself.

Mergeline stores your lists, emails, results and do-not-email list in your browser’s extension storage. In its default mode it asks for no Google account permissions: it fills Gmail’s own compose window in your Gmail tab. If you choose Google sign-in instead, it asks for gmail.send, which Google classes as sensitive rather than restricted, and for gmail.readonly only if you turn on reply detection². That data is used in your browser and never sent to a Mergeline server. The full breakdown is on our security page.

Which one should you choose?

Choose Gmail mail merge if

Your Workspace plan includes it and the button is there.
You send one-off announcements with no follow-ups.
You want an unsubscribe link added for you.
You want no third-party tool at all.

Choose Mergeline if

You use a free gmail.com account or Business Starter.
You want tags in the subject line.
You want follow-ups that stop on reply.
You want to schedule a send or add attachments, Cc or Bcc.

Still deciding? See the best Gmail mail merge alternatives, or compare every tool’s price on the mail merge pricing page.

Questions people ask

Is Gmail’s mail merge free?

It is included in eligible Workspace plans: Workspace Individual, Business Standard and Plus, Enterprise Standard and Plus, and Education Standard and Plus. It is not on Business Starter or free gmail.com accounts¹.

Can I use Mergeline on Business Starter?

Yes. Mergeline works on any Gmail or Google Workspace account, including Business Starter, free for 60 emails a day.

How many emails a day can each send?

Gmail’s mail merge sends up to 1,500 recipients a day on eligible plans¹. Mergeline Pro sends up to Gmail’s own limit, about 500 a day for a personal account and 2,000 for Workspace³⁴.

Does Gmail’s mail merge add an unsubscribe link?

Yes, automatically, and you cannot export the list of people who unsubscribed¹. Mergeline adds no link; people who reply “unsubscribe” go on its do-not-email list.

Can Gmail’s mail merge schedule a send?

No. It cannot be used with schedule send¹. Mergeline Pro schedules campaigns and can send only during set hours.

Sources

Gmail Help: mail merge in Gmailhttps://support.google.com/mail/answer/12921167, checked October 29, 2026
Gmail API: choose Gmail API scopeshttps://developers.google.com/workspace/gmail/api/auth/scopes, checked October 29, 2026
Gmail Help: limits for sending emailhttps://support.google.com/mail/answer/22839, checked October 29, 2026
Google Workspace Admin Help: Gmail sending limitshttps://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/gmail/gmail-sending-limits-in-google-workspace, checked October 29, 2026

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60 emails a day free, with no card and no branding. Pro is $12 a month or $99 a year, with up to 7 follow-ups that stop on reply.

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