Best Canary Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from email design software ranked against Canary on the same published basis.
- 2Canary vs MJML
- 3Canary vs Mail Studio
- 4Canary vs Beefree (now RGE Studio)
- 5Canary vs Blocks Edit
- 6Canary vs Dragble
- 7Canary vs EmailBuilder.ai
- 8Canary vs GrapesJS Studio SDK Email Editor
- 9Canary vs MailEditor
- 10Canary vs Postcards
- 11Canary vs Serious Email Studio
- 12Canary vs Stripo
- 13Canary vs Tabular
- 14Canary vs Unitpost
- 15Canary vs Unlayer
- 16Canary vs Crema
- 17Canary vs Dragit
- 18Canary vs Email Designer Pro
- 19Canary vs EmailBuilder.js
- 20Canary vs Maildeno
- 21Canary vs MailLayers
Canary alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | MJML | 6.6 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows |
| 3 | Mail Studio | 6.5 | Free plan | $9.99/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 4 | Beefree (now RGE Studio) | 6.4 | Free plan | $30/mo | Web |
| 5 | Blocks Edit | 6.4 | Free plan | $1.67/mo | Web |
| 6 | Dragble | 6.4 | Free plan | $99/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | EmailBuilder.ai | 6.4 | Free plan | $39/mo | Web |
| 8 | GrapesJS Studio SDK Email Editor | 6.4 | Free plan | $9.03/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 9 | MailEditor | 6.4 | Free plan | $9/mo | API, Browser, Web |
| 10 | Postcards | 6.4 | Free plan | $16/mo | API, Browser, Web |
| 11 | Serious Email Studio | 6.4 | Free plan | $12/mo | Web |
| 12 | Stripo | 6.4 | Free plan | $20/mo | API, Web |
| 13 | Tabular | 6.4 | Free plan | €24.17/mo | Web |
| 14 | Unitpost | 6.4 | Free plan | $30/mo | API, Web |
| 15 | Unlayer | 6.4 | Free plan | $250/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 16 | Crema | 6.3 | Free plan | $5/mo | Web |
| 17 | Dragit | 6.3 | Free plan | $5.75/mo | Web |
| 18 | Email Designer Pro | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Mac, Windows |
| 19 | EmailBuilder.js | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | self-hosted, Web |
| 20 | Maildeno | 6.3 | Free plan | $7/mo | Web |
| 21 | MailLayers | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
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Questions about Canary alternatives
What is the best alternative to Canary?
MJML, number 2 in email design software with a score of 6.6 out of 10. The others here: Mail Studio, Beefree (now RGE Studio), Blocks Edit and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Canary?
MJML is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.