Stripo Vs ActiveCampaign - Which one’s for you?

Hey there, if you’re deep in research to find the best email marketing platform for your brand, you’ve come to the right place. To make this easier for you, below table has a detailed overview of Stripo vs ActiveCampaign, to help you choose the right platform. If you want to talk to an expert to help you decide, feel free to book a demo.

How Stripo compares with ActiveCampaign

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


Email editing and creation	Provides a visual, HTML editor. Editor can create HTML emails only	Provides a visual, HTML and text editor. Editor can create HTML emails only.
Automation	Not Applicable	Automations have superior omni sending capability. Performs similar to Zapier and Mailchimp.
Integration	75 integrations	926 integrations.
Transactional emails	No	Available with Postmark.
Ease of Access	HTML email template software focused for email creation	Omnichannel software focused for marketing as well as sales. Requires long active hours on the platform to send complicated drips without confusion.
Customer Support	Email Support, Chat support, Phone Support, Google meet/Zoom support, Corporate workshop	Email, live chat, and knowledge base support. Phone call is available only for Professional and Enterprise plan users.
Interactive emails	No	No.
Other marketing features	No other features	Has the following marketing tools: - Signup form builder - SMS marketing - Landing pages builder - Site tracking for pages - Sales CRM and lead scoring tool

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Here’s how Mailmodo compares to both ActiveCampaign & Stripo

Feature	Mailmodo	stripo	activecampaign
Trial Period	21 days on all plans		Has 14 days trial plan
Customer support	Includes video tutorials, knowledge base, ticketing system, live chat, email support, personalied kick off call and onboarding manager too	Email Support, Phone support, and Chat suppor	Email, live chat, and knowledge base support. Phone call is available only for Professional and Enterprise plan users
Account activation	Generally email verification is done. 2-factor authentication can be configured manually	Email verification	2-factor authentication is configured automatically Email verification is done for the sender id before sending out the first email
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	N/A	Onboarding form requires: Name of the user. Phone number of the user. How many contacts/prospects do you have? How many employees do you have? What industry is your business in? What email service or marketing automation provider do you currently use?
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)	Education in Stripo's academy	Prompts for migration request, add some contacts or automations
Product theme	Light theme	Light	Light theme

Feature	Mailmodo	stripo	activecampaign
In-product templates	67 and growing templates	35 and growing	237 and growing templates
Has a template inspiration gallery	Yes, free inspiration gallery	Yes, free inspiration gallery	Yes, free inspiration gallery
Inspirational Templates count	200+ templates	1200+	58 templates

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

Feature	Mailmodo	stripo	activecampaign
Template editor	Can create from scratch or select template from library	Can create from scratch or select template from library	Can create from scratch or select template from library
Email Dimensions	3 Width options(600px, 700px, 800px) are provided(that resemble industry standards). Rich text emails can be sent with full width email	Minimum width is 420px and Maximum width is 900px. 10px scale is used. So, 420px, 430px, 440px......880px, 890px and 900px are available options. Multiple options are a drawback for users. To change width you have to skim through all of them. If you want a 800px width and you are default is at 600px, then you have to go through 610px, 620px ....., 790px and then reach 800px. Multiple clicks are frustating.	Have a fixed width of 650 px
Pre-made layouts	12 variations of layouts to select from	6 variations to select from	7 variations of layouts to select from
Pre-made blocks/modules	12 Headers 54 Content Cards 14 Gallery 13 CTAs 29 Forms 15 Product Cards 12 Footers	3 Preheader. 12 Headers. 54 Banners. 29 Blog Posts. 26 Set of Blog Posts. 30 Product Cards. 27 Set of Product Cards. 14 Info on Order. 21 Info Modules. 15 Signature. 13 Footers. 4 NPS AMP Modules. 12 AMP Modules	Not applicable
Ability to save & reuse blocks	Can save any layout block	Can save any layout block	Can save any layout block and element
Design Options	Common options like pading, email body and email bg color options are provided	Apart from common options, many advanced options are provided. BG can be a image and also edit the image within the editor	Common options like padding, email body and email bgcolor options are available
Supported Email Fonts	Total 46 fonts 11 email safe fonts 24 web safe fonts 11 web fonts.	11 standard fonts and 10 non standard fonts Total 21 fonts	Total 46 fonts 10 standard 10 non-standard 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	Prompt: If an email client doesn't support the non-standard font, a similar standard font will be used instead	Prompt for non standard: If an email client doesn't support the non-standard font, a similar standard font will be used instead
Template preview	HTML and AMP are displayed together with toggle between desktop and mobile screens	desktop and mobile screens are displayed together with toggle between HTML and AMP	HTML and text email preview on desktop screen
Template testing	HTML and AMP versions are different, supports unlimited testing	HTML or AMP versions, based on browser. Supports 5 testings per day. Lands in spam. Fails to load elements	Only HTML, can send unlimited test emails
Adding custom HTML code	No	Yes	Yes
Rich text editor	Yes	Yes	Yes

Feature	Mailmodo	stripo	activecampaign
Interactive AMP widgets	16 AMP elements	3 AMP elements	No AMP elements
Carousel/Image Carousel	Yes	Ye	No
Accordion	No	Yes	No
Basic Event invitation	Yes,with forms	Yes, with forms	No
Add to calendar	Yes	No	No
Calendly	Yes	No	No
Zoom Webinar	Yes	No	No
Shopify Card Abandoment	Yes	No	No
Shopify Product Recommendation	Yes	No	No
Poll	Yes	No	No
Live Price Ticker	Yes	No	No
Star Rating	Yes	No	No
NPS Rating	Yes	No	No
Thumbs up or down	Yes	No	No
Emoji Rating	Yes	No	No
Chip selection	Yes	No	No
Spin the Wheel	Yes	No	No
Quiz	Yes	No	No
Gokwik	Yes	No	No
Form	Yes	Yes	No, has website subscription forms
Star Rating	Yes	No	No
Thumbs up or down	Yes	No	No

Feature	Mailmodo	stripo	activecampaign
Thumbs up or down	Structured for case specific	No	No
Star Rating	Yes	No	No
Form Submission capture	Automatic collection and storage of form submission data. Export options available	For data storage or collection, we need to establish a CORS on your side, create endpoints on your servers and connect your emails to the data service.(couldn't check the whole usage as it requires upgradation)	Collects form submission data as contacts from websites
Conditional forms	Yes	No	No
Step wise forms	Yes	No	No
Hidden field	No	Yes	No
Form fields	15 field options	5 field options	5 field options
Dropdown	Yes	Coming Soon.	No
Radio	Yes	Coming Soon.	No
Checkbox	Yes	Coming Soon.	Yes
Emoji	Yes	No	No
Thumbs up or down	Structured for case specific	No	No
Text	Yes	Yes	Yes
Multiline	Yes	No	Yes
Image Link	Structured for case specific	Basic with no input elements	Yes
Date picker	Yes	No	No
Time picker	Yes	No	No
Phone number	Yes	No	Yes
Single chip	Yes	No	No
Multichip	Yes	No	No
Star Rating	Yes	No	No
Nps Rating	Yes	No	No

Feature	Mailmodo	stripo	activecampaign
Dynamic segments	Yes	Yes	Yes
Static segments	Yes	No	No
Segment on basis of campaign activity	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pre-built segments	based on engagement	Yes	Yes
Contact-level campaign data	Yes	Yes	Yes
Add contacts via	Manually, CSV, API, Apps, CRM, etc.	Add single contact, Import	Add single contact, copy and paste, import from file, import from external apps

Feature	Mailmodo	stripo	activecampaign
Triggered	Yes	Not Applicable	Yes, for RSS feed
Bulk	Yes	Not Applicable	Yes
AB testing subject line	Yes	Not Applicable	Yes
Sending Schedule	Supports email sending by send now, schedule later and fragmented scheduling	Not Applicable	Send and Schedule are two different options
Fragmented/Batch Scheduling	Yes	Not Applicable	No
Send time optimization	Yes	Not Applicable	No

Feature	Mailmodo	stripo	activecampaign
Opens	Yes	Not Applicable	Yes
Clicks	Yes	Not Applicable	Yes
CTOR	Yes	Not Applicable	No
Submissions	Yes	Not Applicable	No
Bounces	Yes	Not Applicable	Yes
Blocked	Yes	Not Applicable	No
Unsubscribe	Yes	Not Applicable	Yes
Spam complaints	Yes	Not Applicable	No
Forwards	Yes	Not Applicable	Yes
Device usage	Yes	Not Applicable	No
Email clients	Yes	Not Applicable	Yes
Link click tracking	Yes	Not Applicable	Yes
Click heatmap	Yes	Not Applicable	No
Custom analytics dashboard	No, upcoming	Not Applicable	No
Graphical rep	No	Not Applicable	Yes

Feature	Mailmodo	stripo	activecampaign
Journey Advancement	Basic email handling and webhooks available	Not Applicable	Basic email handling with very limited trigger and actions
Drag & drop journey builder	Yes	Not Applicable	No, click based journey builder
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	Not Applicable	28 trigger options Subscribes to a list unsubscribes from a list Submit a form opens/reads an email clicks a link in an email web page is visited event is recorded shares an email forwards an email replies to an email tag is added, tag is removed, forwards an email, field changes, goal is achieved, date based, RSS based, dismissed a site message, conversion occurs, makes a purchase, abandon cart, score changes, enters a pipeline, deal stage changes, deal status changes, sentiment changes, deal value changes, deal owner changes, task is completed.
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	Not Applicable	103 Rules Sending options: Send an email, send a site message, send an SMS, send a notification email, send a transactional email, send a 1:1 email. Contacts: Subscribe, unsubscribe, convert, update a contact, add a tag, remove a tag, add a note, add to facebook custom audience, remove from facebook custom audience, adjust a contact score. CRM: Add a deal, update a title, update a status, update a deal owner, update a value, update a stage, update a custom field stage, update an account field, add an account note, add an account owner, send a 1:1 email, add a deal task, complete a task, adjust a deal score, add contact to account. Salesforce: Create a account in Salesforce, create a lead in Salesforce. CX Apps.
Actions	6 Actions Send campaign, Webhook, Add contact to a list, Remove contact from a list, Update contact property, Exit journey	Not Applicable	10 Actions Wait, if/else, split, go to, goal, start an automation, end this automation, end another automation, webhook, perform math.
Limitations	Only one trigger point, also post webhook you cannot proceed further with journey. There is only API entry point and no webhook trigger	Not Applicable	Webhook and API triggers are missing
Web/App/External event triggers	Yes	Not Applicable	Yes
CRM triggers	Yes	Not Applicable	Yes
Pre-made email flows	No	Not Applicable	Yes. 909 premade automated workflows divided across 15+ industries and 5 languages: Portuguese, French, Italian, German, and Spanish.
Email flows Inspiration	Yes, have a dedicated industry wise research to send engaging drips.	Not Applicable	No

Feature	Mailmodo	stripo	activecampaign
Dynamic data	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spam testing	No	No	No
Integrations	21 integrations More details.	75 integrations https://stripo.email/integrations/	926 integrations.More Details.
Drag and drop	Yes	Yes
Transactional emails	Yes	No	Yes
REST API	Has basic email marketing properties, and Campaign and automation level details Refer this page to understand in detail https://www.mailmodo.com/developers/8e957152b6128-getting-started-with-mailmodo-api/	Yes Has basic email template information https://support.stripo.email/en/articles/3726123-stripo-plugin-js-api	Yes Has in depth details in every column Refer this page to understand in details.

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.

Easy Integrations

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

Transactional emails

Send bulk transactional AMP emails using API & webhook 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 & HTML emails

High Deliverability

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

Do more with emails - bring in the interactive email experience

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

No redirects

Get amazing inbox placement with concierge support

Unique email experience

Get amazing inbox placement with concierge support

Higher conversions

Get amazing inbox placement with concierge support

Many folks have migrated from Mailmchimp to Mailmodo and seen amazing results

“We saw a massive 250% increase in responses to our NPS survey emails. Our users loved the email as it enabled them to share their thoughts with us without even getting redirected once.”

Subhash Dash

Razorpay

“We moved from Mailchimp to Mailmodo because of interactive emails and direct checkouts. Our campaigns saw a visible increase in numbers.”

Ridhima Achaliya

Traya

“With Mailmodo’s fragmented batch scheduling, controlling the size of each batch of recipients was possible and open rates shot up from 12% to 38%”

Pragya Choudhary

Project Pro

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Frequently asked questions

No, Stripo is an email marketing platform integrated with various email service providers. However, it does not cover all existing ESPs.

You can design an email on Stripo and send it via the email service providers integrated with the platform. To send mass emails, prefer using Stripo alternatives like Mailmodo for a better inbox placement rate and higher deliverability rate.

Stripo is used for designing effective email templates that engage. However, high spam complaints often redirect users to Stripo alternatives like Mailmodo. Mailmodo offers domain warmup and expert consultations with deliverability experts to increase conversions via email.

ActiveCampaign takes a long time to load pages and emails. That may be due to slow or overloaded servers. It can be frustrating and not a pleasant feeling for any email marketer. To ace email marketing, businesses prefer ActiveCampaign alternatives like Mailmodo for instant sending and automating. You can send emails and download campaign reports without delays with Mailmodo.

According to Email Deliverability Report 2022, 11% of emails sent via ActiveCampaign go to spam, which adversely impacts deliverability. Email marketers, for this reason, prefer ActiveCampaign alternatives like Mailmodo for email deliverability management via domain warmup, email list cleaning, and detailed deliverability reports. We also have email deliverability experts on board to help you land in your users’ inboxes.

Compared to other email marketing tools like Mailmodo, ActiveCampaign is expensive. It’s counted among the highest-priced email marketing platforms. However, its price-to-performance ratio is poor owing to low email deliverability rates, emails going to spam, and basic automation workflows. Mailmodo, on the other hand, is worth every penny as it is 3-4 times more affordable than ActiveCampaign and has a bevy of advanced reporting and automation features to offer.