ConvertKit vs Mailmodo

Email tool should be sharp not its learning curve

Tried of overwhelming features, confusing pricing, basic automation? Introducing Mailmodo, the ConvertKit alternative for interactive email marketing

User-friendly interface

Drag-and-drop email automation builder

Simple and clear pricing

Are you starting to feel that email marketing is not worth it?

Confusing navigation?

Frustrated with confusing navigation within the dashboard?

Sky-high pricing?

Not getting results after paying such a hefty pricing?

Limited email customization?

Unable to customize your emails for better engagement rate as per your need?

You’re not the only one who’s looking for an alternative

I find Convertkit’s Landing Pages to have really limited design options

Am I missing something?

Or is this really the case?
— Javier Luis Gomez 🚶‍♂️ (@javiiegomez) April 11, 2023

I swear on BABY convertkit is the WORST email marketing platform I’ve worked with so far. Jesusssssssss
— hard pass (@Peanutbttrgawd) February 27, 2021

I'm using ConvertKit for my email newsletter, but it's so expensive! If anyone has any cheaper recs, let me know... I'm coming up on my annual renewal date 😂 I don't need fancy marketing features, just a form embed and the ability to have multiple lists.
— Jess Chan | Coder Coder (@thecodercoder) April 13, 2023

Not sure if it's just me and my specific usecase but ConvertKit's support is really bad.
— amitsarda.xyz (@sardamit) June 27, 2024

ConvertKit customer support is one of the worst. There I said it.
— Khoi N. (@lifeaskhoi) November 1, 2019

Meet Mailmodo, an email tool that feels like your childhood toy

Mailmodo helps you in engaging your customers with highly featured customizable interactive emails

✅ Intuitive email marketing

Create and send emails effortlessly with bug-free email marketing platform for improved user experience

✅ Affordable pricing

Scale your email marketing without worrying about your growing audience

✅ Drag-and-drop automation builder

Target the users at the right time with multiple triggers and conditions

Mailmodo is a better choice for growth-hungry companies

Here’s a summary and non-biased comparison between ConverKit and Mailmodo on the basis of email marketing features


Email editing and creation	Provides a flexible email editor software that supports HTML as well as AMP email creation.	Provides standard HTML editor which is similar to Notion
Automation	Has a visual email journey builder. It also offers different triggers, actions and conditions, including API/Webhook/Integrations.	Automations have huge scope it misses simple elements and thus making operations complicated. Let's say I have to send email sequence but based on conditions that if the user has been previously approached or not. For the above case you need to have level 1 tags as User or Customer while level 2 tags as non contacted lead or contacted lead. This keeps on multiplying down a funnel
Integration	21 integrations	320 integrations
Transactional emails	Included in all plans	Only on paid plans
Ease of Access	Easy to setup and create campaigns with clear navigation and detailed dashboards	Simple marketing solution but feature are to complicated to understand and use. Therefore needs enormous efforts to build basic funnels
Customer Support	Includes knowledge base, emails, chat, phone and video support from experts.	Email & chat support
Interactive emails	Create and send interactive AMP emails with widgets such as carts, forms, surveys, quizzes, etc. to improve engagement and submission rate	No.
Other marketing features	○ Forms inside emails ○ Ecommerce integration with Shopify ○ Dark mode email tester ○ Smart template suggestion	Has the following tools on marketing: ○ Websites builder for landing pages ○ Forms for website ○ Creator network for better engagement

Affordable alternative to ConvertKit

Compared to ConverKit pricing plans, Mailmodo has a better price to performance ratio, backed by advanced automation builder, no-code template editor and AMP interactivity.

Contacts	Mailmodo	ConvertKit
25,000	$149/mo	$199/mo
50,000	$249/mo	$379/mo
100,000	$499/mo	$679/mo

Based on ConvertKit pricing on 08/21/23.

Here's a detailed non-biased feature wise breakdown of how ConverKit compares with Mailmodo

Feature	Mailmodo	convertkit
Trial Period	21 days on all plans	14 days trial
Customer support	Includes video tutorials, knowledge base, ticketing system, live chat, email support, personalized kick off call and onboarding manager too	Community Support for free, Live Chat and Email Support for Creator, Priority Chat and Email Support for Creator Pro
Account activation	Generally email verification is done. 2-factor authentication can be configured manually	Email verification
Onboarding form	Onboarding form requires: First name of the user Reason for using Mailmodo as a tool Total number of emails or subscribers Phone number of the user	Onboarding form requires: Do you already use an email marketing tool in your business? Subscribers on YouTube, followers on Instagram, etc. What is your business, newsletter or brand name called? What kind of creator are you? What do you hope to achieve with ConvertKit?
Product education	Stepwise instructions(basic and advanced) are provided to send out the first email. Team provides demo on-demand. Also have dedicated course(Email Marketing Masterclass)	Stepwise instructions(basic) are provided to broadcast out the message
Product theme	Light theme	Light theme

Feature	Mailmodo	convertkit
In-product templates	67 and growing templates	23 and growing templates
Has a template inspiration gallery	Yes, free inspiration gallery	No inspirational gallery
Inspirational Templates count	200+ templates	Not applicable

Feature	Mailmodo	convertkit
AMP email creation	Support AMP email creation with no code WYSIWYG editor. Doesn't require coding knowledge	No
Whitelisting support	Provides dedicated whitelisting support	No
Automatic HTML fallback	Yes	No
Customize HTML fallback	Allows customization for manual inputs	No
Sending AMP emails	Yes	No

Feature	Mailmodo	convertkit
Template editor	Can create from scratch or select template from library	Can create from pre-made templates or layouts from library
Drag and Drop	Selection (single click) based template editor, can only stack new layout and elements at the selected position. To move elements up and down, there is a up and down button	Double click(add symbol and then element selection) based template editor, can only stack new elements at the selected position
Email Dimensions	3 Width options(600px, 700px, 800px) are provided(that resemble industry standards). Rich text emails can be sent with full width email	Have fixed width of 912 px
Pre-made layouts	12 variations of layouts to select from	Have 8 basic layout
Pre-made blocks/modules	12 Headers 54 Content Cards 14 Gallery 13 CTAs 29 Forms 15 Product Cards 12 Footers	Not Applicable
Ability to save & reuse blocks	Can save any layout block	Not Applicable
Design Options	Common options like pading, email body and email bg color options are provided	Common options like email background color options are provided
Supported Email Fonts	Total 46 fonts 11 email safe fonts 24 web safe fonts 11 web fonts.	Total 14 fonts
If non-standard font is used	Prompts are provided for Web Safe fonts while editing. In case, non-email safe font is use, then Mailmodo replaces it with a fallback font for clients where the fonts are not supported	In classic, for custom web safe fonts, Mailchimp uses a similar standard font instead and No prompt while editing
Template preview	HTML and AMP are displayed together with toggle between desktop and mobile screens	HTML preview is displayed for desktop only
Template testing	HTML and AMP versions are different, supports unlimited testing	Only HTML and supports unlimited testing
Adding custom HTML code	No	Yes
Rich text editor	Yes	Yes

Feature	Mailmodo	convertkit
Interactive AMP widgets	16 AMP elements	AMP Emails not supported
Carousel/Image Carousel	Yes	No
Accordion	No	No
Basic Event invitation	Yes,with forms	No, but has web forms
Add to calendar	Yes	No
Calendly	Yes	No
Zoom Webinar	Yes	No
Shopify Card Abandoment	Yes	No
Shopify Product Recommendation	Yes	No
Poll	Yes	No
Live Price Ticker	Yes	No
Star Rating	Yes	No
NPS Rating	Yes	No, but has web forms
Thumbs up or down	Yes	No
Emoji Rating	Yes	No
Chip selection	Yes	No
Spin the Wheel	Yes	No
Quiz	Yes	No
Gokwik	Yes	No
Form	Yes	No

Feature	Mailmodo	convertkit
Form Submission capture	Automatic collection and storage of form submission data. Export options available	Convertkit has only webforms
Conditional forms	Yes	Not Applicable
Step wise forms	Yes	Not Applicable
Hidden field	No	Not Applicable
Form fields	15 field options	Not Applicable
Dropdown	Yes	Not Applicable
Radio	Yes	Not Applicable
Checkbox	Yes	Not Applicable
Emoji	Yes	Not Applicable
Thumbs up or down	Structured for case specific	Not Applicable
Text	Yes	Not Applicable
Multiline	Yes	Not Applicable
Image Link	Structured for case specific	Not Applicable
Date picker	Yes	Not Applicable
Time picker	Yes	Not Applicable
Phone number	Yes	Not Applicable
Single chip	Yes	Not Applicable
Multichip	Yes	Not Applicable
Star Rating	Yes	Not Applicable
Nps Rating	Yes	Not Applicable

Feature	Mailmodo	convertkit
Dynamic segments	Yes	Yes
Static segments	Yes	No
Segment on basis of campaign activity	Yes	No
Pre-built segments	based on engagement	No
Contact-level campaign data	Yes	No
Add contacts via	Manually, CSV, API, Apps, CRM, etc.	Adding a single subscriber, Import a CSV, Import from another provider

Feature	Mailmodo	convertkit
Triggered	Yes	No
Bulk	Yes	Yes
AB testing subject line	Yes	No
Sending Schedule	Supports email sending by send now, schedule later and fragmented scheduling	Send and Schedule are two different options
Fragmented/Batch Scheduling	Yes	No
Send time optimization	Yes	No

Feature	Mailmodo	convertkit
Opens	Yes	Yes, also last time for activity is stored
Clicks	Yes	Yes, also last time for activity is stored
CTOR	Yes	No
Submissions	Yes	No
Bounces	Yes	No
Blocked	Yes	No
Unsubscribe	Yes	Yes, also last time for activity is stored
Spam complaints	Yes	No
Forwards	Yes	No
Device usage	Yes	No
Email clients	Yes	No
Link click tracking	Yes	Yes
Click heatmap	Yes	No
Custom analytics dashboard	No, upcoming	No
Graphical rep	No	No

Feature	Mailmodo	convertkit
Journey Advancement	Basic email handling and webhooks available	comparable to Zapier
Drag & drop journey builder	Yes	Yes
Trigger options	12 trigger options and 5 Categories of start point Manual Trigger Specific Contacts Contacts Contacts added to a list, Change in property of a contact, Contact enters or leaves a segment, Occurance of date AMP activities Form Submission Custom events Occurence of an event External Platform API/Webhook, Zapier, Make, Integromat, Influencerbit	4 event/trigger options Joins a form Is added to a tag Custom field Purchase
Rules/Conditions	9 Rules Campaign Activities: Opened, Clicked, Submitted Advanced Conditions: Contact property, List/Segment membership Delay: Wait for a time period, Wait till specific time, Wait for an event	3 rules/conditions Tag Custom field Advanced filter
Actions	6 Actions Send campaign, Webhook, Add contact to a list, Remove contact from a list, Update contact property, Exit journey	Total 10 Actions 6 Actions Email sequence, Add or remove tag, Delay, Set custom field, Move subscriber, Unsubscribe 4 Events Tag is added, Tag is removed, Product purchased, Date occurs, Custom field
Limitations	Only one trigger point, also post webhook you cannot proceed further with journey. There is only API entry point and no webhook trigger	Unlimited trigger or event points that event connect with external apps. Automation can have event as a action point One can create a journey to change contact property and send email(by triggering sequences or changing tags). .But webhooks are missing
Web/App/External event triggers	Yes	Yes
CRM triggers	Yes	Yes
Pre-made email flows	No	Yes Total 28 inspirations
Email flows Inspiration	Yes, have a dedicated industry wise research to send engaging drips.	No

Feature	Mailmodo	convertkit
Dynamic data	Yes	Yes
Spam testing	No	No
Integrations	21 integrations More details.	320 integrations More details.
Drag and drop	Yes	Yes
Transactional emails	Yes	No, but can done by automations
Content optimization	No	Yes
REST API	Has basic email marketing properties, and Campaign and automation level details Refer this page to understand in detail.	Has basic email marketing properties, ecommerce product and page, and Campaign and automation level details too. Refer this page to understand in detail.

Mailmodo is your one-stop email marketing need

Mailmodo can help you with any email marketing use-case you have. It’s a complete email marketing platform.

Visual Journey Builder

Build a user journey to send automated emails triggered by events, webhooks, integrations, CRMs etc.

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Easy Integrations

Integrate with CRMs and marketing tools like Hubspot, Zapier, Google Sheets, Calendly, Zoom

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Transactional Emails

Send bulk transactional AMP emails using API & webhooks triggers based on user behaviors

Contact List Management

Segment users based on attributes or past campaign activities like Open, Click & Form Submissions

Complete Email Analytics

Analyze all your data - Delivered, Opens, Clicks, Subject line A/B tests, etc. for both AMP and HTML emails

High Deliverability

Get high deliverability & opens with well managed & dedicated IPs and advice from our deliverability team

Migration from ConvertKit to Mailmodo is easy and worth it

Companies trust Mailmodo to deliver a great email experience.

Easy to use

We’re ramping up our email volume with Mailmodo as the platform is intuitive and collaborative.

Saloni Rohatgi

Email Marketing

AMP email interactivity

Our campaigns saw a visible increase in numbers with Mailmodo’s interactive emails. The convenience of customer actions in the email is unparalleled.

Ridhima Achaliya

Growth Marketing

Powerful integrations

With the Mailmodo-Zapier-Slack integration, each time a user fills up the AMP feedback form, responses are posted on our Slack channel. We got 6% CTR and 15% open rates.

Pranav Goyal

Growth Lead

FAQs

You can sign up for free on ConvertKit to send unlimited emails to 1,000 subscribers. However, the trial, besides list segmentation and audience insights, doesn't give you a taste of automation and advanced reporting. You can consider using a ConvertKit alternative like Mailmodo. Mailmodo also offers complete analytics and automation features in its trial plan.

ConvertKit is tailormade for content creators, but it receives a lot of flak for poor deliverability and lack of advanced insights. If you've faced a low inbox placement rate recently, you can consider switching to a ConvertKit alternative like Mailmodo to fix your low engagement history, poor domain reputation, and scammy email list.

Mailmodo is a better choice in terms of email deliverability. The platform helps boost your email deliverability by offering you expert consultations to clean your lists, setting up proper authentication protocols, and managing your suppression lists.

ConvertKit's prices are inflated as compared to competitors. For example, if you’re using ConvertKit, you end up paying 4x of what you would pay to Mailmodo for sending transactional and marketing emails. Mailmodo is a cost-effective alternative to ConvertKit in this respect.

To ensure that the data you wish to keep from ConvertKit will still be accessible when the migration is finished, import contact data into Mailmodo. You should import only clean lists into Mailmodo and email an engaged list on your first send.