Honest take: Should you actually leave Mailmodo?

Mailmodo built something genuinely innovative with their AMP email focus. Interactive forms, carousels, and surveys inside emails - that's legitimately cool. The question is whether it's practical for your specific situation.

Here's my honest assessment after testing the alternatives:

Switch if your audience doesn't use Gmail

AMP emails require Gmail or Yahoo Mail. If you're in B2B SaaS where Outlook and Apple Mail dominate, your AMP features are invisible to most of your list. You're paying for complexity that only a fraction of subscribers can experience. Standard HTML emails reach 100% of inboxes.

Switch if you want simpler pricing

Mailmodo's credit-based system works for some, but subscriber-based pricing is easier to understand and budget. With tools like Sequenzy at $49/mo for 10k or Brevo with unlimited contacts, you know exactly what you're paying without calculating email credits.

Switch if you need deeper integrations

Mailmodo is YC-backed and founded in 2020 - impressive growth, but fewer years means fewer native integrations. If your stack includes tools that Mailchimp or ActiveCampaign connect to directly but Mailmodo requires Zapier for, you might hit friction.

Stay if AMP is working for you

If you've seen measurable improvements from AMP interactivity and your audience is primarily Gmail users, Mailmodo's unique approach might be worth the tradeoffs. Check your email client breakdown in analytics before deciding.

What makes each alternative different

Let me break down when each option makes sense:

For SaaS companies: Sequenzy

If you're building a SaaS product, you probably don't want to spend hours writing email sequences. Sequenzy's AI generates them from simple prompts. Describe your onboarding flow, and it creates the emails. Stripe integration means customer data syncs automatically - trial conversions, plan changes, cancellations all reflected in your segments without manual work.

It combines transactional emails (password resets, receipts) with marketing in one platform at $49/mo for 10k subscribers. Read our guide on the best email tools for SaaS.

For budget constraints: Brevo

Brevo (formerly Sendinblue) charges by email volume, not contacts. Unlimited subscribers on every plan. If you have a large list but don't email frequently, this model saves money. SMS marketing and transactional emails are included too.

For complex automations: ActiveCampaign

ActiveCampaign has the most sophisticated automation builder available. Conditional logic, lead scoring, CRM pipelines - if your workflows have dozens of branches and conditions, this is where to go. It's not simple to set up, but once configured, it handles complexity that other platforms can't match.

For creators: ConvertKit

ConvertKit (now Kit) is built for the creator economy. Landing pages, digital product sales, newsletter monetization. If you're a blogger, YouTuber, or course creator, the features align with how you work. Not cheap at $119/mo for 10k, but purpose-built for creators.

For webinars: GetResponse

GetResponse combines email marketing with a built-in webinar platform. If you run regular online events and want everything in one place without integrating separate tools, this handles both. AI features for content and subject lines too.

For tight budgets: Moosend or MailerLite

Moosend at $32/mo for 10k with unlimited sends, or MailerLite at $50/mo with landing pages included. Neither is the most sophisticated, but both cover the basics well for businesses watching every dollar.

For e-commerce: Klaviyo or Omnisend

If you're running an online store, Mailmodo's AMP emails aren't what you need. Klaviyo is the industry standard for e-commerce email with deep Shopify integration, abandoned cart flows, and revenue attribution. It's expensive at $100/mo for 10k contacts, but the ROI tracking justifies it for serious stores.

Omnisend offers similar e-commerce features at a lower price point ($59/mo). Less powerful analytics than Klaviyo, but gets the job done with pre-built automation workflows.

For product-led companies: Customer.io

Customer.io takes a behavioral approach. Instead of broadcast campaigns, you trigger messages based on what users do in your product. Great for onboarding flows, feature adoption, and re-engagement. Requires technical setup and costs more ($100/mo for 5k profiles), but the event-driven model is powerful for PLG companies.

For simplicity: AWeber

AWeber has been around since 1998 and that's actually its selling point. No fancy features to learn, no complex automations to build. Just reliable email marketing that works. If you're a small business owner who wants to send newsletters without a learning curve, AWeber delivers that.

Migration from Mailmodo

Moving off Mailmodo is straightforward for most setups:

1. Export subscribers - Download your list as CSV from Mailmodo's audience section. Use our email validator to clean it.

2. Document your automations - Screenshot Mailmodo workflows before starting. AMP templates won't transfer, so note what each email should accomplish.

3. Rebuild as standard HTML - Your AMP templates need to become standard email templates. This is the main work if you built complex interactive emails.

4. Import and reconnect - Upload subscribers to the new platform, recreate automations, update signup forms on your site.

5. Warm up sending - Don't blast your full list immediately on a new platform. Use our warmup calculator to plan.

For simple setups: a weekend project. If you have complex AMP templates: budget a week to properly rebuild them.

My recommendations by situation

After testing all these:

• SaaS founder? Start with Sequenzy. AI writes your sequences, Stripe syncs automatically, transactional included.

• E-commerce store? Klaviyo for serious stores, Omnisend if budget is tighter.

• Product-led growth? Customer.io for behavioral messaging based on user actions.

• Budget-conscious? Brevo for unlimited contacts or Moosend for cheapest per-subscriber pricing.

• Complex workflows? ActiveCampaign. Nothing else matches its automation depth.

• Creator/blogger? ConvertKit. Purpose-built for how you work.

• Need webinars? GetResponse. Email + webinars in one platform.

• Want simplicity? AWeber. Proven platform that just works, with phone support.

• Big team, lots of integrations? Mailchimp. Not cheap, but connects to everything.

The AMP email reality check

Let's be direct about AMP: it's innovative technology with real limitations. Google created it, but Microsoft and Apple haven't fully embraced it. Most B2B audiences have significant Outlook and Apple Mail usage where AMP is invisible.

Before committing to AMP-focused tools, check your email client breakdown in your current analytics. If Gmail is 70%+ of your audience, AMP might be worth it. If it's 40% or less, you're building features most subscribers can't see.

Standard HTML emails work everywhere. They're easier to build, test, and maintain. Sometimes the boring choice is the right choice.

What about deliverability?

Deliverability depends more on your practices than your platform. That said:

• Mailmodo has solid deliverability as a newer platform that's selective about customers
• AMP emails can sometimes trigger spam filters in unsupported clients
• Established platforms like Mailchimp have longer track records but more mixed customer quality
• Platforms that vet customers (like Sequenzy's manual approval) tend to maintain better IP reputation

The biggest factor is your own list hygiene. Clean regularly with our email validator, remove bounces promptly, and use our blacklist checker to monitor your domain.