An Email on Acid alternative

Email on Acid renders your email. We QA the campaign.

Forward a test. Get a client-ready QA report in 90 seconds covering broken links, bad UTMs, copy issues, dark-mode breaks, authentication, and compliance. The seven-category check that runs before send. No ESP integration required.

7-day trial, plan selection required. From $19/mo after.

Pre-send QA report

Broken links
UTM validation
Copy and merge tags
Subject-line scoring
Dark-mode render QA
SPF, DKIM, DMARC

Catch the mistake before the client, the audience, or the analytics dashboard does.

Email on Acid is a strong inbox-rendering suite. It will tell you how your email looks in 90+ clients. It will not tell you the primary CTA returns a 404, the footer is missing utm_campaign, or the merge tag came through as {{first_name}}.

CheckYourCampaign runs seven QA categories in a single report. Forward a test, the report lands in about 90 seconds, and you get a clean URL the agency can hand to a client without forcing them through a login.

Comparison

Email on Acid vs. CheckYourCampaign

Different categories. Different jobs. Pick the one that matches the work you actually do before send.

CapabilityCheckYourCampaignEmail on Acid
CategoryPre-send campaign QA reportInbox-rendering suite
Starting price$19/mo$74/mo
Broken-link checkingEvery link, redirects followedLimited
UTM validation with workspace rulesPer-link, with required-fields and naming-convention enforcement-
Copy and merge-tag QABuilt in, runs against the rendered HTML-
Subject-line scoringAI scoring on five criteriaSubject preview only
Render targets for failure-mode QADesktop, mobile, dark mode90+ inbox clients
Authentication checksPlain-English explanationsYes
Shareable client report URLYes, no login requiredLimited

Email on Acid pricing is the lowest published tier observed in 2026. CheckYourCampaign is built to replace the manual QA checklist that comes before the send.

Where Email on Acid is the right tool

Email on Acid is a render-test suite, and a good one. If your job involves validating how an email looks across 90+ inbox clients, Email on Acid does that work well at a meaningfully cheaper price than Litmus.

For email designers and dev teams who need wide render verification without paying Litmus pricing, Email on Acid is the answer.

What Email on Acid does not check

Six things Email on Acid does not catch that CheckYourCampaign catches in every report.

  • Broken links.
  • UTM validation against workspace rules.
  • Merge-tag and rendered-HTML copy QA.
  • Subject-line scoring.
  • Compliance and client-readiness checks.
  • A clean client-shareable report URL.

$19 instead of $74

The cheapest published Email on Acid plan is $74 a month. CheckYourCampaign Starter is $19 a month and runs all seven QA categories on every check.

The price gap is real, but the substance is the seven categories Email on Acid does not run. Price is the headline grabber. Category is the conversion.

PlanPriceChecks/moTeamNotes
Starter$19/mo751All seven QA categories
Growth$49/mo3005Workspace UTM rules, brand-voice learning
Scale$129/mo1,000UnlimitedHigh-volume retention controls

What CheckYourCampaign is not

Stating the boundary out loud protects everyone.

  • An Email on Acid replacement on render-client breadth.
  • A deliverability platform.
  • A legal compliance authority.
  • A developer sandbox.
  • An email build tool.
"We caught a 404 on the primary CTA forty seconds before send. That is the cheapest $19 I spend each month, and it is not close."

Maya R., email lead, mid-size DTC brand, 38 campaigns/month

Common questions about switching from Email on Acid

Can I run both Email on Acid and CheckYourCampaign?+

Yes. Some teams do. Email on Acid for render verification across 90+ clients, CheckYourCampaign for the seven-category pre-send QA report.

How does the test inbox work?+

Each workspace gets a private review address. Forward your normal test send from Mailchimp, Klaviyo, HubSpot, Brevo, or any platform. We start running the seven QA checks when the email arrives. Report ready in about 90 seconds.

Is the render QA as deep as Email on Acid?+

No, on purpose. We render at three viewports - desktop, mobile, dark mode - chosen for the failure modes that actually embarrass senders.

Can I cancel anytime?+

Yes. Manage your plan from account settings. Reports remain available through your plan's retention window.

Send your next campaign without the pre-send dread.

7-day trial. Choose a plan, send a few checks, and turn campaign QA into a repeatable launch step.