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Unlayer alternative
Keep the sender. Run design and approval in a studio.
Unlayer is typically an embeddable email editor. Agencies that want a studio of their own (client workspaces, Brand Kits, review links, and preflight) look for an Unlayer alternative that sits before the sender. Memo exports into the platform you already use.
When Memo fits
- You do not want the design workspace to live inside someone else's product.
- Each client needs a workspace with its own Brand Kit, blocks, and review history.
- Approval should happen on a Memo review link before HTML ever reaches the ESP.
- You already have a sender and only need a studio that exports clean HTML into it.
When to stay with Unlayer
- You are embedding an editor inside your own product and need that embed to stay in place.
- Designers already work inside the ESP canvas and do not need a separate review workflow.
How it works
- 01
Work in Memo, not inside the ESP
Open the agency studio and a client workspace. The sender stays where it is.
- 02
Compose with kits and blocks
Lock brand rules once, then assemble campaigns from reusable email blocks.
- 03
Freeze a version for approval
Share a review link. Comments attach to the version that will ship.
- 04
Export into the existing sender
Hand off HTML and plain text. Memo does not take over lists, journeys, or delivery.
Frequently asked
- Is Memo an Unlayer alternative?
- For agencies that want a standalone studio with brand kits, review, and preflight, yes. Memo is not an embeddable editor you drop into another product.
- Will we lose the sender we already embedded an editor in?
- No. Keep that sender. Memo is the design and approval layer in front of it.
- Does Memo manage contacts or automations?
- No. Those stay in the platform that already sends. Memo stops at export.
- How do merge tags work on export?
- Export uses merge-tag profiles so the HTML matches the syntax your sending platform expects.
Want the category comparison? Read Memo vs Unlayer.