Comparison Guide

Better Email vs. Taxi for Email

Both platforms focus on email design and production. Better Email adds AI-powered creation and strict brand guardrails — so you can build campaigns faster while staying on-brand.

At-a-Glance Comparison

Both platforms handle email design and production — your ESP handles sending.

CategoryBetter EmailTaxi for Email
Email Design SystemFull flexibility with 100% Liquid support, image editing, and AI-assisted buildingModular templates/components with editor guardrails
AI AssistanceBuilt-in AI assistant (Betty) for generation and editingMCP beta for AI assistants, but no built-in AI creator or editor
Editor ExperienceUser-friendly drag-and-drop UI designed for everyone, with AI chatDrag-and-drop editor with preview tools
Workflow & CollaborationReal-time collaboration, simple built-in roles and permissionsComments, tagging, teams and granular permissions, but no verified simultaneous co-editing
Multi-brand SupportAI translation + multi-brand scalingMulti-version workflows available
Preview & QABuilt-in device preview + automated Preflight checks before exportLive device previews and Expectations checks; client testing requires a separate Litmus account
Exports & IntegrationsFree one-click export to many ESPsHTML exports, API access and many ESP connectors
Key Differentiator

AI-Powered Email Creation

Better Email includes Betty, an AI assistant that generates and edits campaigns directly while respecting your design system. Taxi offers an MCP server in beta, but not a built-in AI campaign creator or editor.

Feature
Better Email
Taxi for Email
Generate campaigns from prompts, URLs, or documents
Manual creation only
Chat with Betty to make changes
Manual editing only
Betty generates HTML, Liquid and settings
Manual development required
Point to a webpage, get a campaign
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Upload Word, PDF, images
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Instant translation to any language
Manual localization workflows
"Use the product module from Black Friday 2025"
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< 2 minutes

From idea to first draft with Betty AI

Chat-Based Creation

Tell Betty what you want. Get a campaign that respects your design system.

Brand-Safe Output

AI generates campaigns within your locked brand guardrails. No off-brand surprises.

Days → Minutes

Email production that used to take days now takes minutes with AI assistance.

1. Email Design System

Email Design System & Flexibility

Both platforms offer modular design systems with similar core concepts. Better Email is more flexible with 100% Liquid support, built-in image editing, and AI-assisted building.

Feature
Better Email
Taxi for Email
Designers build modules, editors combine them
Similar modular approach
100% Liquid support for dynamic content
Taxi Syntax with Liquid variable substitution, not full Liquid support
Betty generates modules automatically
Manual HTML development
Crop, resize, and edit images directly
External image editing required
Automatic Cloudflare image transformation and CDN delivery
Upload resizing, compression presets and metadata removal, enabled on request
Access to free stock images
No built-in asset library
2. Editor & Workflow

Editor Experience & Collaboration

Both platforms have drag-and-drop editors. Better Email is designed with a user-friendly interface so everyone can create campaigns, while Taxi has a more technical approach.

Feature
Better Email
Taxi for Email
Betty helps while you edit
Multiple users edit the campaign simultaneously
Taxi documents comments, tagging and presence, but not simultaneous co-editing
Admin, Designer, Editor, and Reviewer, ready out of the box
Teams with granular feature and content access permissions
With user permission controls
Nested folders up to five levels with inherited permissions
Professional version control
3. Code Quality & Developer Tools

Code Quality & Developer Tools

Better Email includes powerful developer tools and automated QA checks — so you catch errors before they reach your ESP.

Hover the icon on any feature for a plain-English explanation.

Feature
Better Email
Taxi for Email
Code minificationAutomatically shrinks the exported HTML so Gmail doesn't clip your email at 102 KB.
Automatic minification for Gmail clipping prevention
Link validationChecks that every link in your email is live and returns a valid URL before you export.
Validates all links before sending
No automated link checking
Built-in code editorA built-in editor lets users edit HTML and CSS directly inside the product. An external editor or integration does not count.
Advanced editor with AI assistance
Taxi recommends the separate Litmus Builder code editor
Full Liquid supportLiquid is a templating language for personalisation, conditional content and loops. Full support means the complete Liquid language can be used in the design system.
100% Liquid support for dynamic content
Taxi Syntax supports Liquid variable substitution, but Taxi does not document full Liquid support
Preview across devicesSee how your email looks on mobile and desktop before sending.
Built-in email client testingBuilt-in testing means client previews are included in the product without requiring a separately purchased third-party account.
Built-in previews across 90+ email clients
Requires the customer to connect a separate Litmus account
Pre-export checksPre-export checks evaluate campaign content before it leaves the creation platform. The checks included differ between products.
Preflight checks include links, accessibility, images and content
Configured Expectations check placeholders, copy limits, required fields and image size, and can block export
Ready to switch?

Switch from Taxi to Better Email

Keep what works from your Taxi workflow while adding AI-powered speed and stricter brand control. Our team helps you migrate smoothly.

Faster production

AI assistance means campaigns that took days now take minutes

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Keep your design system

We help migrate your existing templates and modules

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Stricter brand control

Locked elements ensure on-brand output every time

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Real-time collaboration

Multiple team members can work together simultaneously

Migration support included

Our team helps you set up your Email Design System, import templates, and train your team.

Why choose Better Email?

Better Email is built for teams who want to create campaigns faster without sacrificing brand consistency.

  • AI-powered email creation and editing
  • Faster production (days to minutes)
  • Strict, enforced brand consistency
  • Real-time collaboration
  • AI translation for localization
  • User-friendly interface designed for everyone
  • Free ESP integrations included

Ready to see Better Email in action?

Book a demo and see how AI-powered email creation can transform your workflow.