Mailpiece vs Sendy
Cheap to send, once Amazon lets you out of the sandbox.
We think a newsletter belongs to the person who writes it, and Sendy agrees: you install it on your own server and keep your list there. Where we differ is shape. Sendy sends campaigns through Amazon, for brands and clients, and reports opens as they come in; Mailpiece is built for writing posts that live on your site and reach everyone who asked.
With Sendy
A campaign, sent through Amazon
- Write in blocks, a rich editor or HTML
- Choose who gets it with lists and segments
- Watch opens, clicks and locations come in
- Your server, Amazon's mail, a licence to buy
With Mailpiece
A post, sent how you choose
- Ask your agent to write it, or write it yourself
- Everyone who asked gets the same issue
- No tracking, ever. Readers say if they liked it
- Free and open source, sent how you choose
A week with each
build the campaign in the editor, or have its assistant draft it
tell your agent what this week's issue is about
shape segments and custom fields for each send
write to everyone who asked, when you choose
watch who opened, who clicked and where they are
hear from the readers who say they liked it
send through Amazon, the service it's built around
send through the mail provider you already use
keep a web version of each campaign
keep every issue as a post on your own domain
Side by side
- Sendy is built to send campaigns through Amazon, for several brands at once. In Mailpiece, you look after one newsletter of your own, sent the way you like.
- In Sendy, you write in blocks or HTML, or create and send through its API. In Mailpiece, your agent does all you can do on screen, on every install, for free.
- In Sendy, your list lives on your server. In Mailpiece, it does too.
- In Sendy, your readers are tracked unless you switch it off or make it anonymous. In Mailpiece, they're left alone.
- As your list grows, Amazon bills you for your sends. In Mailpiece, nothing changes.
- In Sendy, your day goes to brands and campaigns. In Mailpiece, you write, test and send.
Moving from Sendy
Install Mailpiece, export your subscribers from Sendy and import the addresses, then connect the mail provider you want to send with, Amazon included if you like it. Your next issue goes out from Mailpiece. Only the addresses come across: your brands, segments, custom fields, autoresponders and reports stay in Sendy, so keep it running for as long as you want them.
Who should stay on Sendy?
An agency or a business mailing for several brands or clients, each with its own domain, access and sending limits, and happy to send through Amazon. Sendy is built for that, and Mailpiece is built for writing.
Sendy runs on my server too. Why switch?
You don't have to: both keep your list on a server you choose. Switch if you'd rather write than run campaigns: Mailpiece is free and open source, sends through any provider you choose, gives every issue a home on your own domain, lets your agent do all you can do on screen, and never tracks anyone.
Move your newsletter this afternoon
Install Mailpiece on a server, import your list, connect your sender, and send your next issue from it.