Mela vs Templatical
Mela
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| Figure | Mela | Templatical |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $33/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Email Design Software | 8.7 (#6) | 7.2 (#43) |
| Integrations | Mela's pricing page lists Brevo, Mailchimp, and Resend form integrations as $9/mo add-ons. | The importers page is described as offering converters for Unlayer, BeeFree, Stripo, Topol, Chamaileon, Easy Email Pro, MJML, and HTML. |
| Product | Mela describes itself as a multi-site CMS for creating and managing sites from one dashboard. | Templatical is an embeddable drag-and-drop email editor SDK for adding an email editor to an app. |
| Support | Mela lists [email protected] for general inquiries and [email protected] for security inquiries. | The FAQ directs bug reports to GitHub issues, questions and ideas to GitHub Discussions, and licensing inquiries to email. |
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In their own words
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.
Templatical
Templatical has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.