The short answer
- Choose Dyspatch if you want one tool to build production emails with locked, on-brand blocks and export them straight to your ESP, and you’re a larger team that can use its Teams+ localisation.
- Choose Mailfois if you build in your ESP (or anywhere) and need the plan by market, translation with outside translators, sign-off with outside approvers and a library, at a small-team price.
Who’s writing this: I’m Liam Kane and I built Mailfois, so I’m not neutral. I’ve tried to be fair about where the other tool is the better choice. Facts and prices come from each company’s own website and help pages, checked on 15 October 2026.
Side by side
| Dyspatch | Mailfois | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Building production emails with governed blocks, then exporting to your ESP | The workflow around the email, whichever builder you use |
| Building | Drag-and-drop and code editor, locked blocks and themes, AMP, dark-mode previews, Litmus testing | Studio for wireframes and mock-ups with HTML export; the final build happens in your ESP |
| Export to ESPs | Around 17 export guides, including Braze, Salesforce, Klaviyo, HubSpot and Iterable | None yet: copy the HTML |
| Approvals | Submit, locked until approved; named approvers; approving appears to need a Dyspatch user | Rounds with outside approvers by private link and no account; two-stage sign-off |
| Localisation | Teams+ only (custom price): locales, POT/PO files, Smartling, Phrase, Crowdin and XTM | Every plan: translators work in the email from a link, with checks and reuse |
| Campaign planning | Not built in | Email calendar by market |
| Price | Starter $149 a month, Teams $499 a month, Teams+ on request; no free plan shown | Free; Pro £12 a month; Team £24 per seat a month |
Where each one wins
Dyspatch is better for
- Building production emails with locked, governed blocks.
- Exporting straight to many ESPs.
- Built-in Litmus testing, AMP and image hosting.
- Enterprise localisation with translation-management integrations.
Mailfois is better for
- Teams who build in their ESP already.
- Translation and outside approvers on every plan, without an enterprise contract.
- Planning campaigns by market.
- Small teams and agencies on a budget.
What a team of five pays
| Dyspatch | Mailfois | |
|---|---|---|
| Five people | Starter $149 a month or Teams $499 a month (user limits not published); localisation on Teams+, price on request | £120 a month (Team, 5 seats at £24); outside approvers free |
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Frequently asked questions
Does Dyspatch support translation?
Yes, on its Teams+ plan (custom pricing): locales per email, POT/PO files and integrations with Smartling, Phrase, Crowdin and XTM. Mailfois includes translation with translator links on every plan.
Can outside people approve in Dyspatch?
Anyone with a share link can comment, but Dyspatch’s documentation describes approvers as users with access to the workspace. In Mailfois, outside approvers approve from a private link with no account.
Is Mailfois an email builder like Dyspatch?
Not for production emails. Mailfois Studio makes wireframes and mock-ups with HTML to start from; the final email is built and sent in your ESP.
Liam Kane is an email and marketing automation specialist with over ten years in marketing and seven in email, planning and building campaigns on Marketo, Bloomreach and Silverpop. He founded Mailfois, so read his take on it with that in mind. More about Liam.
Sources, checked 15 October 2026: Dyspatch pricing, Dyspatch: submitting an email, Dyspatch roles, Dyspatch: localizing an email. Prices are in the currency each company publishes and change over time, so check before you buy. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.