Posted by chandlercraig 4 days ago
We just added low-code functionality to our open-source email template editor. The editor features a Notion-inspired “/” command interface for inserting new blocks.
You still have the option of using MJML or HTML, but we wanted to give everyone an easier option for creating primarily text-based emails.
We have a live demo of the editor which you can access here (just hit the “Create Template” button): https://demo.dittofeed.com/dashboard/templates
Since this is the first iteration of the feature, we’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback on how we can improve it.
You can reach us anytime at:
founders@dittofeed.com
If you’d like to self-host Dittofeed and want help from us and the community, you can join our Discord: https://discord.gg/HajPkCG4Mm
Would you put a README in there in GitHub? No idea what I should look for in this subfolder in GitHub
On an unrelated note, I suppose congratulations is in order. The laudspeaker product (your fellow YC competitor) doesn't seem to be successful at all (they are even more pricey). I think Brevo and Klaviyo are gobbling up all the oxygen in the room for most marketing departments, they are basically the next mailchimp.
Thanks for the kind words as well. With regards to the state of our product category, it's definitely a crowded space. One of our main goals is to help companies save money as they scale their messaging, so it's great to hear your input on pricing.
$75/mo is not particularly expensive, Braze's starter plan is close to $35k/year
MJML is a relic
EDIT: Rather than drive-by disagreement, my case is that MJML is highly flexible and has broad enough use at this point that it’s seeing pickup in mainstream clients. (I like what Keila[1] is doing.) From a creative standpoint, it is easy to hop in an editor and build a template, and it solves the problem of email breakage while not being a significant departure from actual HTML layout.
I don’t think JSX makes sense for the email format unless literally all your tooling is built around it. And the fact is, so much tooling in both email and content management is still built around stuff like PHP.
[1]: https://www.keila.io
Main pain point at the moment is dark mode, but it doesn't seem like JSX email has much to offer there either, unfortunately.
Open to expanding our SDK selection though.
Someone else in these comments also adversarially mentioned their own product without mentioning they were the founder. Hope that doesn't become a trend on HN. Feels a bit dishonest.