Broadcast vs Serious Email Studio
Broadcast
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| Figure | Broadcast | Serious Email Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $250/mo | $12/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 7 | 3 |
| Spec score · Email Design Software | 8.3 (#11) | 7.5 (#35) |
| Intended users | The maker describes the product for founders and developers running their own email, freelancers with client installs, and agencies managing multiple installs. | The maker describes Studio as a fit for marketing teams, agencies, and developers who want controlled editing for recurring campaigns. |
| Product | Broadcast is self-hosted email marketing software for newsletters, automated sequences, and transactional email. | Serious Email Studio is an HTML email builder and template editor for solo marketers, freelancers, and teams. |
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.
Serious Email Studio
Serious Email Studio is a web-based HTML email builder and template editor for creating and exporting campaign messages. Its visual builder assembles sections with blocks for headers, text, images, buttons, columns, dividers, and footers, using table-safe spacing. Users can edit copy, upload or replace images, make common changes in an inspector, or edit scoped HTML. Approved sections can be saved for reuse, while templates can be grouped by project. Desktop and mobile previews come with checks for schema issues, HTML validity, and email compatibility. Test sends, recent-recipient management, and confirmation for outside recipients are also available. Finished emails can be copied as rendered HTML or downloaded with their images in a ZIP; paid accounts add Pardot-friendly export options. Studio is focused on building and exporting rather than general managed sending, which the maker describes as private and invite-only. The Free plan includes one user, three projects, and ten templates. Paid plans start at $12 a month.