The rise of no-code email design tools has made it astronomically easier for anyone to create professional campaigns without any knowledge of HTML or email development.
Beefree and Stripo are among the best email design platforms in the game. But how do the two compare, and which one is a better fit for your business? Well, that depends on what you’re looking for.
How do Beefree and Stripo compare in terms of ease of use and user interface?
When it comes to email design, Beefree and Stripo are leading solutions that enable users, regardless of design skills, to craft engaging campaigns easily.
Both editors are sophisticated and advanced, allowing you to drag and drop multiple content types such as images, videos, banners, forms, GIFs, and more. For interactive elements such as countdown timers, polls, and questionnaires, Stripo offers an interactive content generator, while Beefree offers the ability to embed widgets. For more advanced users and needs, both platforms allow you to add custom HTML blocks.
Beefree not only enables users to design high-quality, on-brand emails, but it also allows for the creation of landing pages. This means that customers can craft comprehensive 360° campaigns, consisting of emails and landing pages with a consistent look and feel, in just a few minutes.
Users can generate a landing page from an email with one click and vice versa, making creating cohesive multi-channel communications effortless. Users can host landing pages within Beefree or export them to their preferred sending platform.
Email templates
Both platforms offer a wide range of templates for different use cases, industries, and seasons.
The Beefree catalog, however, has a slightly more extensive growing library of 1,900+ email and landing page templates. In addition, Beefree has dozens of Collections, which are industry-specific templates with a specific communication need.
Beefree’s full template catalog is also accessible to anyone on any plan, while Stripo’s template gallery access is limited to their free plan.
Editor capabilities
Advanced design capabilities
Both Stripo and Beefree offer powerful tools for seasoned creators such as display conditions, custom domains, and merge tag. However, some workflows and capabilities of Stripo can be a bit technical. For instance, with Stripo's HTML Import users can paste in code, but often need to make manual adjustments in the WYSIWYG builder, which means some coding knowledge is usually required.
Beefree delivers the same advanced capabilities but in a more streamlined, user-friendly way. Take HTML Import as an example: instead of needing to tweak code, users can simply drop existing HTML directly into the builder, making it perfect for large migrations or ongoing design updates. This simplified, no-code approach removes friction, speeds up complex tasks, and helps teams create polished, on-brand emails with ease.
Brand controls
Another key differentiator between Beefree and Stripo is how they handle brand controls. This is an essential feature for those managing multiple clients, brands, or business units.
Beefree’s Advanced Style Kit is built for scale. Instead of setting styles project by project, teams define logos, fonts, colors, and spacing once at the workspace level, and every new design automatically inherits those settings. This ensures brand consistency across all projects, reduces repetitive setup, and minimizes the risk of off-brand content slipping through.
Stripo’s General Styles & Brand Palette offers flexibility by letting users create multiple custom palettes and save them for use across projects. Its Brand Guidelines Kit also allows teams to generate a style reference from an existing template, capturing elements like colors and typography. While these features support brand alignment, they operate primarily at the project level and may requiremore manual oversight to achieve the same level of consistency and efficiency that Beefree delivers automatically at scale.
Learning curve
Stripo offers a wide range of advanced features, such as built-in AMP components, which can be powerful but may require more technical knowledge and expertise, especially since not all email clients support them.
Beefree also provides advanced capabilities, but with a focus on usability that can make it easier for teams to adopt quickly. This combination of functionality and accessibility can help teams work efficiently while still maintaining creative flexibility.
AI
Beefree and Stripo both integrate AI to speed up email creation, but they emphasize different strengths. Beefree focuses on content-level support with tools like an AI Writing Assistant for generating or refining text, translating content, bulk alt text creation, or text-to-image generation. Stripo takes this one step further by focusing on full email sequences. Its AI Hub generates email sequences with predefined brand parameters.
Customer support and resources
Support quality is often top of mind for users, encompassing not only responsiveness but also the depth and usability of learning resources. Both Stripo and Beefree provide multiple support options, including dedicated onboarding and Cusomer Success Manager for Enterprise plans.
Both Beefree and Stripo offer an Academy, but their approaches differ significantly. Stripo’s onboarding course is heavily text-based, with only a handful of video lessons. Its certification process is manual—requiring 2–3 business days for each module to be reviewed before learners can advance. Additionally, while the content ranges from basics to advanced AMP use cases, it skews toward more technical users rather than beginners or intermediates.
By contrast, Beefree Academy offers a more learner-friendly and modern experience: over 15 hours of free content spanning 46 video tutorials and two full courses, with each video paired with written material, quizzes, and templates to suit varied learning styles. Certification is automatic upon passing a final exam, ensuring smooth progression.
How do Beefree and Stripo handle integrations with email service providers?
Email builders are excellent tools, but they work best when seamlessly integrating with your existing tech stack. Stripo and Beefree offer a variety of ways to export your emails to your sending platform of choice, including:
- Downloading HTML
- copying and pasting HTML,
- or downloading as a PDF
Stripo supports direct integrations with over 80 ESPs and CRMs, but it lacks certain workflow enablers: for example, there is no native Canva integration (designs must be exported manually), and while a Slack integration has been listed as “coming soon,” no details are currently available. Stripo also does not appear to offer project management tool integrations for real-time notifications.
Beefree, by contrast, offers flexibility through its Custom Connector, which uses webhooks to connect with virtually any ESP, CRM, or MAP. This also extends to project management and collaboration platforms like Slack, enabling automated updates, streamlined approvals, and real-time notifications that keep teams aligned throughout the campaign process.
Integrations
How do the pricing models of Beefree and Stripo compare?
The limitations of the free plan for both platforms vary. For instance, Stripo limits access to its template catalog, while Beefree offers full access for all plans. Some other limitations of Stripo’s free plan include:
- 5 test emails per day,
- 4 exports per month with limits on its exporting options.
- 1 user
Beefree follows a “start for free, upgrade as you grow” pricing structure that allows users and their teams to scale as needed. Their free plan includes:
- 6 exports per month with no limitations on integrations
- Unlimited users
- Access to collaborative features such as design-specific commenting.
Free plan
Stripo’s paid plans are as follows:
- Basic ($20/m): Recommended for “solo email creators.”
- Medium ($45/m): Recommended for “small teams.” Limited to only 5 projects.
- Pro ($95/m) Recommended for “big teams.”
- Prime: Contact
Beefree’s paid plans are as follows::
- Professional ($30/m): Best for teams of 2-3
- Business ($160/m): Best for organizations who are scaling their email production
- Enterprise (Custom): Best for large organizations with complex email needs.
Paid plans
How do the collaboration features of Beefree compare to Stripo’s
Collaboration is key whether you’re a team of one working with multiple clients or 10 managing numerous clients and brands.
Stripo offers collaboration features such as user roles, permissions, and real-time co-editing. Beefree provides all of these and more. For mid-size and larger teams, Beefree stands out for its ability to help streamline email creation, organize assets, and enforce strong brand controls — essential for efficient teamwork in larger teams.
One of Beefree's standout strengths is its integrated, in-app review-for-approval workflow,. Team members can easily submit designs for review, track approval status, and incorporate feedback seamlessly. For teams with more complex or structured review needs, the Enterprise plan offers a multi-step approval flow. This allows up to five sequential approval stages, with one or more reviewers assigned per step. This feature is ideal for multi-stakeholder environments where reviews must pass through different departments or roles in a specific order
Moreover, Beefree enables real-time push notifications into your existing project management and communication tools using Webhooks, further helping to facilitate clear communication amongst teams.
Beefree's existing and fully integrated collaboration tools provide a more comprehensive and immediate solution for mid-size organizations seeking efficient email creation and collaboration capabilities.
Collaboration tools
Which email builder is right for you?
Choosing the right email builder depends on your team’s needs and the experience you want to have while creating. Many teams tell us they find Beefree more intuitive and enjoyable to use, thanks to its clean interface and drag-and-drop simplicity. But what really sets Beefree apart is the set of tools designed to help you work faster, stay on brand, and reduce errors.
With Beefree, you can collaborate seamlessly using built-in commenting and approval workflows, and ensure brand consistency by pre-setting your styles directly in the builder. These features are especially valuable for growing or distributed teams.
While Stripo may come at a lower price point, teams who explore both platforms often tell us they choose Beefree for the smoother design experience and collaboration features that support their workflows and quality standards. If your team prioritizes ease of use and brand control, Beefree could be the better fit.
The good news? Both platforms offer a free plan, so you can explore and decide for yourself. Try Beefree for free and happy designing!
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This article was revised September 2025 for accurary.
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