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Both cover email marketing & automation. Here is what separates them on price, billing, what you can take with you, and coverage.
Send-based email pricing with a real free tier
Build an email template once, export it anywhere
Mailjet | Stripo | |
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| Starting price (they differ) | From $9 | From $20 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Monthly or annual | Not stated |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Data export | Not stated | Everything, in an open format |
| Their cut | None | None |
Shaded rows are where the two answers disagree and both listings have answered. A row where one side has not stated a fact is left plain, because silence is not a difference.
Send-based email pricing with a real free tier
Mailjet meters emails sent rather than contacts held, and its free tier carries six thousand a month, which is enough to run a small list indefinitely. Marketing campaigns and transactional sending share one account and one sending reputation. Contacts are uncapped on every plan including the free one, so a large dormant list costs nothing. Editing is collaborative, which is unusual here and is the reason teams pick it over a cheaper single-seat tool.
Our note
Compare on emails a month rather than subscribers, because that is the axis this prices on and it is the reverse of most of the category. The free tier is genuinely permanent, which makes it a better first choice than a trial-only tool if you are not yet sure the newsletter will stick.
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Build an email template once, export it anywhere
Stripo designs the email and then hands it to whatever actually sends it, exporting to a long list of platforms rather than trying to be one. That suits anybody happy with their sending tool and unhappy with its editor. Modules can be saved and reused across a team so a brand's blocks stay consistent. It does not send, track or hold a list, so it is an addition to an email stack rather than a replacement for one.
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| Covers | Email Marketing & Automation, Newsletter & Email | Email Marketing & Automation, Design & Graphics |
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| Works with | Nothing in particular | Nothing in particular |
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| Founded | Not listed | Not listed |
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| Reader rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
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| Live deals | None right now | None right now |
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Our note
This earns its place as an addition rather than a replacement, so price it on top of what you already pay to send rather than against it. If your current tool's editor is merely adequate, the money is better spent elsewhere; if it is actively costing you hours a month, this pays back quickly.
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