Broadcast vs Mela
Broadcast
sendbroadcast.net
Mela
usemela.comSide by side
| Figure | Broadcast | Mela |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $250/mo | $33/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 7 | 3 |
| Spec score · Email Design Software | 8.3 (#11) | 8.7 (#6) |
| Product | Broadcast is self-hosted email marketing software for newsletters, automated sequences, and transactional email. | Mela describes itself as a multi-site CMS for creating and managing sites from one dashboard. |
| Support | The Regular license includes email support, while Agency and Extended include priority email support. | Mela lists [email protected] for general inquiries and [email protected] for security inquiries. |
Plans
Broadcast
- Regular License$250, paid once
- Regular License$250 a month
- Extended License$1,000, paid once
- Extended License$1,000 a month
- Regular License$150, paid once
- Agency License$450, paid once
- Extended License$1,000, paid once
In their own words
Broadcast
Broadcast has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Mela
Mela is a multi-site CMS for creating and managing websites from one dashboard. It is aimed at freelance developers, agencies, studios, and small business owners. A site can begin from a blueprint or a blank slate and is live and editable when created. Mela supports visual content modeling and front ends built against a typed, versioned contract.
Every site includes forms with a submissions inbox, cookieless analytics, redirects, SEO controls, media, localization, and role-based access. Optional add-ons include visual page building, an email designer, and an AI site generator. The Email Builder exports email-safe HTML, but it does not send emails or include contact lists, scheduling, or open- and click-tracking. Brevo, Mailchimp, and Resend form integrations are listed as $9/mo add-ons. Developers can use a Next.js theme framework with a versioned theme contract, while the MCP server works with Claude Code, Cursor, or another MCP client for content modeling, site imports, media uploads, and typed frontend scaffolding.