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title: "Design the email itself, not a graphic you recode"
description: "Memo is a Canva Email alternative for agencies that need production HTML, brand kits, and review. Memo creates the email. You send it."
canonical: "https://memo.ly/alternatives/canva-email"
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# Design the email itself, not a graphic you recode

Canva Email sits in a general design tool. Agencies looking for a Canva Email alternative usually want the email to be the source of truth: email-safe layout, Brand Kits, review, Memo Check, and export-ready HTML. Memo is that studio. Your existing platform still sends.

## When Memo fits

- You are tired of designing a graphic and then rebuilding it as email.
- Brand Kits should govern the email file, not a separate design document.
- Clients should approve the actual HTML on a review link.
- Export must be production HTML and plain text for the sender you already use.

## When to stay with Canva Email

- You only need social graphics or general layouts and will recode email later.
- A one-page visual mock is enough, and someone else owns email production.

## How it works

1. **Start on an email-safe canvas** - Compose rows and blocks that export as HTML, not a flattened image.
2. **Apply the client Brand Kit** - Colors, type, and logos stay attached to the email as you design.
3. **Review the real message** - Share a link to the email, collect comments, and record approval on that version.
4. **Check and export HTML** - Run Memo Check, then export to the sending platform already in use.

## FAQ

### Is Memo a Canva Email alternative?

For agencies that need production email (brand kits, review, preflight, and HTML export), yes. Memo is not a general graphic design tool.

### Do we recode the design after approval?

No. The approved file is the email. Export HTML and plain text into the sender you already use.

### Is Memo an ESP or a notes app?

Neither. Memo is an email design studio. It does not send campaigns or store notes. It creates the email.

### Which plans are available?

Solo, Studio, and Agency. Studio and Agency include a trial. Pricing lives on the pricing page.

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