Elastic Email vs Mailmodo

Don't Settle for Basic Email Automation: Upgrade to Mailmodo

Tired of basic automation, slow support and low deliverability rate? Introducing Mailmodo, the Elastic Email alternative with interactive emails for higher ROI -

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Build advanced email automations

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Land your emails directly in the inbox

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Get in-person customer support on time

Are your emails taking a hit?

You are not alone. Many others have faced the same issues with Elastic Email

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Lacking live support?

Do you get stuck when sending emails and cannot find relevant support?

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Poor deliverability of emails?

Are your emails not getting delivered in the inbox at the right time?

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Limited automation?

Struggling to engage your users using basic automation?

Features of Mailmodo that will help you win

Mailmodo helps you complete you email marketing and create AMP emails without any developer or designers help.

✅ Reliable customer support team

Break barriers with pro active support to get desired results.

✅ Advanced automation builder

Build advanced email automation workflows with required triggers and actions

✅ High deliverability rate

Avoid spam folder by Improving your deliverability rate with our consultation

Comparison summary: Elastic Email vs. Mailmodo

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

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Email editing and creation

Provides a flexible email editor software that supports HTML as well as AMP email creation

Provides a basic email editor and Raw HTML editor. Editor can create HTML emails only

Automation

Has a visual email journey builder. It also offers different triggers, actions and conditions, including API/Webhook/Integrations.

Automations have basic email handling capability along with API actions to improve email marketing action space

Integration

21 integrations

19 integrations

Transactional emails

Included in all plans

Only email support

Ease of Access

Easy to setup and create campaigns with clear navigation and detailed dashboards

Basic email marketing software with no easy learning curve

Customer Support

Includes knowledge base, emails, chat, phone and video support from experts

Includes knowledge base, emails, chats and phone 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

NA

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Affordable alternative to Elastic Email

In comparison to Elastic Email, Mailmodo offers better price-to-performance with customer support, email automation, and analytics.

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50,000 $149/mo $162/mo
100,000 $429/mo $360/mo
200,000 $499/mo $420/mo

Detailed comparison: Elastic email vs. Mailmodo

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Trial Period

21 days on all plans

No trial

Customer support

Includes video tutorials, knowledge base, ticketing system, live chat, email support, personalized kick off call and onboarding manager too

Email Support, In-App dedicated support, In-App Knowledge base, Customer Support

Account activation

Generally email verification is done. 2-factor authentication can be configured manually

Email verification and 2 factor Authentication

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

No Onboarding form

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)

No education but redirects from dashboard to section based on requirement

Product theme

Light theme

Light theme

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In-product templates

67 and growing templates

143 templates

Has a template inspiration gallery

Yes, free inspiration gallery

No

Inspirational Templates count

200+ templates

No inspirational templates

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AMP email creation

Support AMP email creation with no code WYSIWYG editor. Doesn't require coding knowledge

Yes. via coding

Whitelisting support

Provides dedicated whitelisting support

No

Automatic HTML fallback

Yes

No

Customize HTML fallback

Allows customization for manual inputs

Yes

Sending AMP emails

Yes

Yes

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Template editor

Can create from scratch or select template from library

Can create from scratch or select template 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

Elements can be dragged and dropped any where within the email

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 600 px

Pre-made layouts

12 variations of layouts to select from

Not Applicable

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 bg color options are provided.The editor is glichy and it has no scroll option in the tool box which makes it unaccessible to some options

Supported Email Fonts

Total 46 fonts

  • 11 email safe fonts
  • 24 web safe fonts
  • 11 web fonts.

Total 26 fonts.

  • 18 standard web fonts
  • 8 custom web 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. No prompt while editing.

Template preview

HTML and AMP are displayed together with toggle between desktop and mobile screens

Only HTML display with toggle between desktop and mobile screens

Template testing

HTML and AMP versions are different, supports unlimited testing

Only HTML. and supports unlimited testing.

Adding custom HTML code

No

No

Rich text editor

Yes

Yes, but needs coding experience

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Interactive AMP widgets

16 AMP elements

AMP Emails are supported but requires coding expeirence(AMP email editor)

Carousel/Image Carousel

Yes

No, can be coded

Accordion

No

No, can be coded

Basic Event invitation

Yes,with forms

No

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

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

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Form Submission capture

Automatic collection and storage of form submission data. Export options available

Elastic Email doesn't have email forms

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

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Dynamic segments

Yes

Yes

Static segments

Yes

No

Segment on basis of campaign activity

Yes

Yes

Pre-built segments

based on engagement

Yes

Contact-level campaign data

Yes

Yes

Add contacts via

Manually, CSV, API, Apps, CRM, etc.

Copy & Paste, Upload a file

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Triggered

Yes

No

Bulk

Yes

Yes

AB testing subject line

Yes

Yes

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

Yes

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Opens

Yes

Yes

Clicks

Yes

Yes

CTOR

Yes

Yes

Submissions

Yes

No

Bounces

Yes

Yes

Blocked

Yes

Ni

Unsubscribe

Yes

Yes

Spam complaints

Yes

No

Forwards

Yes

No

Device usage

Yes

Yes, in audience section

Email clients

Yes

Yes, in audience section

Link click tracking

Yes

Yes

Click heatmap

Yes

Yes

Custom analytics dashboard

No, upcoming

No

Graphical rep

No

Yes

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Journey Advancement

Basic email handling and webhooks available

Basic email handling with very limited automations

Drag & drop journey builder

Yes

No

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 trigger options

  • Contact joins a list
  • Contact opens an email
  • Contact clicks a link
  • Contact status is changed
  • Triggered by the action of another automation campaign
  • When API request is sent
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

2 Rules/Conditions

  • Email Activity (opens, clicks, click a specific link)
  • Contact list status
Actions

6 Actions

Send campaign, Webhook, Add contact to a list, Remove contact from a list, Update contact property, Exit journey

9 Actions

Send an email, Add to a list, Remove from a list, Manually trigger another automation, Delay, Add to a list, Remove from a list, Send text message, Trigger new automation

Limitations

Only one trigger point, also post webhook you cannot proceed further with journey. There is only API entry point and no webhook trigger

Only one trigger point and limited actions.

Web/App/External event triggers

Yes

Yes

CRM triggers

Yes

Yes

Pre-made email flows

No

No

Email flows Inspiration

Yes, have a dedicated industry wise research to send engaging drips.

No

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Dynamic data

Yes

No, requires coding

Spam testing

No

No, requires coding

Integrations

21 integrations More details.

19 integrations.More details.

Drag and drop

Yes

Yes

Transactional emails

Yes

Yes

Content optimization

No

No

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, and Campaign, automation and account level details. Refer this page to understand in detail.

Upgrade Your Email Marketing Game with Mailmodo

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

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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

unlimited contacts
Contact List Management

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

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Complete Email Analytics

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

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High Deliverability

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

Features of Mailmodo that will help you win

Mailmodo helps you use AMP emails without any developer or designers help

No redirects

Get amazing inbox placement with concierge support

Unique email experience

Send emails that wow your users with interactivity

Higher conversions

Remove friction and make it easy for users to convert

Many folks have migrated from Elastic Email to Mailmodo

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

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

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

Pranav Goyal

Growth Lead

Frequently Asked Questions

Mailmodo is the best alternative to Elastic Email because it has user-friendly email design features, manages your deliverability to boost your inbox placement rate, and provides 24/7 email, phone, and customer support.

Elastic Email is good for businesses looking to do email marketing on a small scale. At a large scale, however, the tool has shown deliverability issues. For boosting your inbox placement rate, consider using Elastic Email alternatives like Mailmodo to get a dedicated IP server and 1-on-1 consultation with a deliverability expert.

Mailmodo is far more superior than Elastic Email in terms of deliverability. The former offers warmed up domain and tools to authenticate your emails to boost your inbox placement rate.

No, Elastic Email discontinued their free service sometime in 2020. To send emails for free and test out an email marketing platform, consider using Elastic Email alternatives like Mailmodo.

Import contact info into Mailmodo to make sure the Elastic Email data you want to maintain will still be available after the migration is finished.

Is Elastic Email the right email marketing tool for you?

Elastic Email is the right solution for you -

  • If you're a beginner email marketer
  • If you are a freelancer or small/midsize business
  • If you send mass or bulk emails
  • If marketing automation is vital to your campaigns
  • If you want to create engaging and dynamic emails
  • If you want to send interactive campaigns
Are you still confused about which platform is the right one for you?

Talk to our email experts and find the best solution for your brand. On the house.

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