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Anonymous
Used less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
Reviewed March 2023
One of the best email tools out there
Raul
Verified reviewer
Retail, 5,001-10,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2020
The easiest drag and drop software
Our Marketing Automation Software, Acoustic Campaign, is a bit antiquated when it comes to email design. You can either design an email using a 1990s style WYSIWYG or use a beta drag and drop builder. However, using BEE Pro has ensured I can design emails as good as any agency while saving on agency prices! After our Marketing Automation Software, BEE Pro is my next go-to tool for doing my job.
PROS✔ Drag and drop functionality, meaning anyone with any level of skill can design an email. ✔ The software allows for a fully mobile-responsive design, without the need for coding. ✔ The ability to export in different formats, including PDF (which makes proofing and sign off processes a breeze) but also zipped HTML (for loading into any marketing automation software). ✔ Easy to plug into Google fonts.
CONS❌Pasting in a text can sometimes be annoying due to loss for formats, etc. But other than that, which isn't even close to a deal-breaker, is fine.
Vendor Response
Hi Raul, thanks for the detailed feedback on how BEE Pro fits with your work. That was really interesting and helpful for us. On the text formatting side, we just shipped a feature that addresses the "keep links active" part, and we'll continue to improve things in the future. We'd love to learn more about how you are using BEE Pro with Acoustic, and whether there are things that we could do to make life easier there. Thanks again!
Replied December 2020
Ryan
Financial Services, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2020
Best Designer Focused Email Design Tool
I love it. After using a handful of email design tools professionally, and testing over 30 template builders, I can say that this template builder is the best all-around option for a small team with different levels of technical/design saavy. Probably ideal for users with a small amount of web/graphic design.
PROSMy favorite aspect of the software is it's flexibility in design. The ability to make granular changes to rows, content boxes, etc is a breath of fresh air.
CONSI've found that it can be a bit buggy at time. It's never been a very big deal, but removing some of the consistent bugs would make the experience feel a bit smoother. For example, the rendering of font sometimes has issues. For non-standard font, sometimes the difference between bold and normal is almost impossible to detect. This isnt the case on all templates, so I'm not sure if this is user error, or just a minor bug.
Reason for choosing Beefree
BEE Pro provided greater flexibility in customization. The free templates were also a great perk.
Reasons for switching to Beefree
I wasnt happy with the limitations of MailChimp's template builder. The inablity to control row characteristics and the font management limited our design goals.
Vendor Response
Thanks for the detailed feedback, Ryan. Really appreciated. If you have more details about the bugs that you have run into, please reach out. For example, we'd love to take a closer look at some of the issues you've had with fonts. Thanks again!
Replied December 2020
Sarah
Legal Services, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed May 2022
Was Great, Until Forced into a Higher-Priced Tier
Great SaaS overall, including a wonderful GMail plug-in, but non-responsive customer service (at least for us).
PROSOverall, it's on par with some of our favorite HTML WYSIWYG editors. Mobile and desktop emails both look nice, lots of templates, it's easy to use, UI/UX overall was pretty good. One of the features we enjoyed, which we have not seen with others, is the Gmail plug-in (which I think you can use on mobile, if I remember correctly).
CONSWe are still attempting to receive a refund for our subscription, after we were sent an email that BeePro was changing their plans, and discontinuing the one we had purchased. This included forcing us into a higher priced tier. So, we contacted customer service to cancel our subscription and receive a pro-rated refund for our unused months, as we feel it wasn't right to be forced into the higher tier and pay more. After multiple follow ups, they still have not responded after saying they "will look into it." Unacceptable to be strong-armed into a higher paid tier, then ignore us when we contact them about it. In regards to UI, the template management is slightly confusing/clunky, but the Pros outweigh the Cons specifically for this UI consideration.
Reason for choosing Beefree
At the time, price, until they cancelled our subscription tier and forced us into a higher priced one.
Vendor Response
Hi Sarah, we're really sorry to hear that you had a bad experience with our customer service team. We take a lot of pride in responding to customers quickly and accurately, so we are surprised in hearing about this. Could you please share with us the support ticket number so that we can investigate what happened? With regard to the sunsetting of the Freelancer plan, as you know the reason is that we introduced a completely free plan, which provides BEE Pro completely free of charge to thousands and thousands of businesses around the world. For those that use BEE Pro frequently, there is an increase in price when moving to the Team plan, but the increase is rather small ($12.50/month when billing yearly, otherwise $15/month), and the Team plan comes with many additional, useful features. In any case, we are very sorry to hear that you had a disappointing experience. Thanks again for your feedback!
Replied May 2022
Chris
Higher Education, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2021
Great Product! Easy to use.
A great product that keeps getting better. I look forward to a few more features in the new pages section
PROSWe love the drag and drop nature of Bee Pro. It is super intuitive even for the most non-technical of users.
CONSThere are some new features that still feel a bit raw, but still show great promise. I wish the user management was a bit for featured in the teams tier. Being able to assign users to projects not just brands would be super useful
Reason for choosing Beefree
The fact that it works with any mail system and that it does integrate with Gmail
Vendor Response
Thanks so much for the positive feedback, Chris. You are absolutely right that the new "Pages" area could be improved: we will continue to release new functionality and a better user experience throughout the year. You'll see some nice changes in that section already in May. If you have specific requests about building & hosting landing pages in BEE Pro, please reach out and let us know. We want to hear them. Thanks again!!
Replied April 2021
Nicole
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2023
Recommendation for anyone who wants to make their everyday life easier
Our company is growing and has not invested much in marketing in the past. As we want to expand marketing and continue to grow, we rely on platforms like beefree por. We save an enormous amount of time without having to cut back on performance or quality. We are absolutely grateful for the opportunity to work with this software.
PROSI love how easy it is to create your professional newsletter without disregarding your brand. Also, if you don't have any design ideas for special occasions like christmas or blackweek, the template library is especially helpful.All functions are so easy and intuitive to use that I can really recommend this software to everyone.
CONSSometimes it is difficult to work in the editor when you have two columns and want to put a single column between the rows.
Reason for choosing Beefree
Thats easy, because it is so intuitive to use and best results are guaranteed.
Sarah
Financial Services, 51-200 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
2
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2020
Amazing product I’ve been using for years!
AMAZING! The detail and thoroughness of my work has been highly revered at work as well as my personal portfolio projects.
PROSIt’s front-end based, plus true constant updates to functions makes this software easier to use each time.
CONSOnly the background image is full width. I wish that an update could include for in-line image blocks to do the same.
Reason for choosing Beefree
Amazing product and great price!
Reasons for switching to Beefree
This software was more flexible and customizable and easy to use.
Vendor Response
Hi Sarah, thanks so much for the kind words and for having been a customer for many years. In your review you indicated that the support you received wasn't stellar. If you have feedback for us there, please let us know. Thanks again!
Replied December 2020
Leanna
Non-Profit Organization Management, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2020
So easy!
I love BEEPros ease of use. It’s easy to learn and train on. There are a lot of design elements to choose from, too.
CONSMaybe it needs something to help with designing for dark modes?
Reasons for switching to Beefree
We just needed something easier for our team to use. They aren’t coders or even designers.
Vendor Response
Thanks for the positive feedback around ease of use, Leanna! And "yes", we're going to invest into additional tools that can help with dark mode. Thanks again!
Replied December 2020
Glenn
Research, 1,001-5,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed June 2021
Bee Pro is my go-to emailer creator
In my opinion, the best emailer creator out there, so easy to use that creating 2-3 weekly emailers doesn't devolve into a time-sucking chore.
PROSCreating an emailer is amazingly easy, fun, and quick. I just build up my content and "arrange" them to look nice and logical. Lots of options for layout, with no coding needed.
CONSI am hoping they build up the Pages feature so my emailers can link to web pages that are design-consistent with my emailers. They have it now, but need to have my own webhosting, which kinda defeats the purpose of a one-stop shop.
Reasons for switching to Beefree
Mailchimp has less layout features and sometimes need coding. Bee Pro allows me to be more creative in my emailer layouts
Sara
Retail, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2020
Overall worth it
Overall really happy with this product and use it for every email I send.
PROSMore customizable than MailChimp and easier to build templates. Recent updates have made column customizations even easier.
CONSNothing to complain about in particular, but the more customization options they come out with, the better.
Reason for choosing Beefree
Easier to make small customizations to templates.
Vendor Response
Thank you very much for the kind words, Sara. And happy to hear that you liked the recent improvements to column management!
Replied December 2020
Elizabeth
Performing Arts, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2021
Thanks BEE Pro!
I was able to set up a free non-profit account for the non-profit I work for. This has helped us create mobile-responsible beautiful emails much quicker and more easily. I’m grateful for the dramatic improvement to our workflow.
CONSHaving to navigate out of the email editor in order to change the preview text and export is sometimes frustrating. I wish it was a next step from building.
Reason for choosing Beefree
We still use Pardot to send emails, but we use BEE Pro to build the emails. BEE Pro is much easier to use and allows me to create beautiful emails quickly.
shi
Financial Services, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2022
One of best email platform in the market!
excellent!!! I witness it changes time to time, and it is getting better and better. I was the person who recommended this platform after research and study, presented a list of top two email platform with pro and cons to pour company executive team more than two years ago.
PROS• easy to learn• easy to customize for specific client• dark and light mode build in for preview (even the dark mode does not 100% matched with Outlook, but there is a test option for self testing in dark or light mode)• responsiveness well on desktop and mobile• customize font size, padding spacing, alignment on one content for desktop and mobile without duplicate the content (one of best feature in bee pro on my book)
CONS• still do not have "non-wrap" on copy (for club name, bank name, client does not like their name breaked in two lines. I was told by your customer service it would be available in March 2022. I know can be added non-wrap code on HTML, but our client like to see a PDF. So, for that reason, I have to editing the PDF exported via bee pro to keep bank name in one line before send it to our client. (PS, the PDF editing does not provide extra line space if need one after move the bank name to the next line. I have to make break on old text box, the new one even cannot do a break which I totally understand the reason.• cannot adding a row inside of two-column row (only can add it above or below, not inside of one of column) Because I like to do content area background color under the copy.• wish there is a lock button for mark mode change on a row. Just imaging, I use a photo at bottom of a row, top of that picture is a headline text box with same color background. Look great until it is in a dark mode, the background color changed which does not match with the image background color underneath anymore. (I noticed that if the content are background color dark enough, it will keep as is even in the dark mode)•
Reason for choosing Beefree
sorry, was done about three years ago, searched my email box, it is not there anymore. Cannot recall other company's name. My VP suggested other company, but after my list of pro and cons of there two platform by Google searching, I know anything about either of them back then). Bee pro won.
Vendor Response
Hi Shi, thanks so much for the detailed feedback, which is really helpful and will be shared with our Product team. Quick question on the PDF side of things, when you have time: it appears that you use "Export to PDF" as a way to share the asset with clients: what is the main reason for doing that vs. using the collaboration/commenting features that are built directly into BEE Pro? Thanks again!!
Replied November 2022
Xavier
Real Estate, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2020
Great Job ! really
Great experience, I've contacted the support only once and the answer was clear and simple and I had no other reason to complain, great editor
PROSEasy to use, constent improvement. It allows me to make really nice Emails with drag and drop and it's almost perfect on every web client (only Outlook is not always working)
CONSHonnestly, I don't see a think to say here, it's way cheaper than other editor such as Dartagnan but have only a few less features
Reason for choosing Beefree
Better rendering
Reasons for switching to Beefree
Price
Vendor Response
Hey Xavier, great to hear that you like BEE Pro, and that you've also had a good experience with our support team. They'll love to hear that!
Replied December 2020
Jessica
Marketing and Advertising, 1 employee
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2021
Mailchimp's Design Features Weren't Cuttin' It
Beepro has been great. I've been using it to design emails for about 3-4 years now.
PROSI love the design features of Beepro - I love how it acts like the world's easiest webpage builder. For example, I moved from Mailchimp to Beepro because of the expanded features - even something simple like editing rows and having 3-columns rows (both of which mailchimp, at least at the time, couldnt do!). I love how you can export as html and upload your email design to other email sending providers (I still use mailchimp as my crm / to send eblasts).
CONSI really dont have any negatives to speak of!
Reasons for switching to Beefree
Better design features
Vendor Response
Thanks for sharing this, Jessica. Very happy to hear that the design flexibility that BEE provides has been helpful as an add-on to Mailchimp. Also, great to hear that you are enjoying the new page-building features!
Replied April 2021
Jocelyn
Design, 1 employee
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2020
Has always been helpful-now it’s even better!
Excellent. We put out 3 emails + a day in addition to the other print & online content we create. This really makes me so much more efficient. Lifesaver (ahem. Sanity saver) for sure!
PROSSuper easy to use, with easily accessible history, packaging of images & code, and downloading proofs. So much better than writing the code myself! A timesaver.
CONSThe adaptability of code for MSO use is always a huge PIA no matter which program you use. But I feel that with Beepro there are issues around this in particular and I have to manually go in and check/adjust spacing etc.
Vendor Response
Hi Jocelyn, thanks for the kind words. We're always super happy when we hear words like "sanity saver"!! And thanks for pointing out compatibility with Microsoft Outlook as an area for improvement. It's a tricky one, as you indicated, but it is indeed something that we are constantly trying to get better at. Thanks again!
Replied December 2020
Ellen
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2022
BEE Pro Transformed Our Emails!
Having used BEE Pro for the last year and a half, we have found it to be a game-changer for our organization. We like Mailchimp as our eCRM, but found the design features hard to use and not as flexible as we would like. BEE Pro has helped us create higher quality emails and has helped us make sure that our formatting is as intended. In addition, it's a huge time-saver.
CONSThere is only one thing that I would change and that's the image library. Our library has gotten a bit messy and it's hard to find things. If I could go and reorganize the images and folders, I would love to do so. The only option that I have is to delete an image and re-upload to the right place.
Vendor Response
Hi Ellen, thanks so much for the positive feedback about using BEE Pro together with Mailchimp! With regard to image management, it is indeed something that we have heard from other users and that we are taking a very close look at. Thanks again!
Replied December 2022
Cruz
Marketing and Advertising, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2022
Everyone needs to try
I've made more money this year than I ever would've and it's all because of Bee Free. If it wasn't for this software I wouldn't be making as much money as I have this year or any at all.
PROSThis is the absolute best software for an email marketer looking to make dynamic emails. Once you master using BeeFree your life just becomes so much easier & your emails are as good as those of top players. I also love how nicely it integrates with Klaviyo, how you can view the email from your phone with a QR code. Just a bunch of tiny features that make me say "oh that's nice"
CONSIt can be a bit difficult to create a dynamic abandoned cart email, I just go use a template from the sending provider itself. Testing emails like that can be a bit hard and not many resources on it from BeeFree
Vendor Response
Thanks so much for the kind words and for the detailed feedback about dynamic emails. We would love to learn more about how we can make it easier for you to create cart abandonment templates that you can use with Klaviyo. Would it be possible for our Product team to contact you? Thanks again!
Replied December 2022
Tori
Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
4
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed October 2023
Very happy with BEE Pro!
Easy to use, lots of teamwork in our process and everyone is able to follow.
CONSCannot design in dark mode. Limits a lot of our designs.
Michelle
Publishing, 501-1,000 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2021
Game Changer
BeePro has been a complete game-changer for me. It is so easy to build and edit emails with BeePro. Hands down my favorite program.
PROSBee Pro is the easiest software to learn. Within minutes you are creating beautiful responsive emails.
CONSEvery issue that I've had with the software has been addressed in updates.
Reasons for switching to Beefree
I don't know code so it was incredibly difficult to create anything that went off the template.
Vendor Response
Thanks for the kind words, Michelle! Very happy to hear not only that BEE Pro met your needs, but also that the frequent updates gradually addressed the issues that you were having with it. If there are things that still give you a headache, do not hesitate to let us know. Thanks again!
Replied April 2021
Michele
Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2022
I depend on BEE Pro to do my job!
It's been exciting to see them add so many new features. Flexible designing platform. Great technical support (Willow is the best).
PROSConstantly adding new features, easy to use, great collaboration flexibility.
CONSHow emails render in Outlook, everything gets kind of buggy when new features are introduced.
Vendor Response
Thanks for the kind words Michele (we'll let Willow know!). Great to hear that you are taking advantage of the collaboration features: that's an area that we have invested a lot into, and will continue to do so. In fact, there are some cool new features coming out soon that improve notifications around comments. Thanks again!!
Replied November 2022
Eric
Telecommunications, 51-200 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed December 2020
The easiest email editor compatible with everything
I love the simplicity and ease of use with BeePro. They eliminate the time it takes to learn the software by making it intuitive and user-friendly. The .zip and .html files are accurate and transfer to other email softwares quickly. Would recommend BeePro for any single user or team.
CONSI have no current complaints about this product. I've used it for a year and love it. Maybe they can eventually turn into a software that deploys campaigns as well.
Vendor Response
Thanks for the kind words, Eric! No immediate plans to allow you to send an email campaign directly from BEE Pro, but we will continue to invest in making the integration with sending systems as seamless as possible. Thanks again!
Replied December 2020
Mattia
Marketing and Advertising, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed November 2022
At the top of Email Design
Bee Pro is a very usefull tool, this software is the Photoshop of Email Design, very fast and even easier to use, you can build a "responsive" email in literally few seconds, if you know what to do.
CONSYou can add more blank structural sections, I think people don't need templates but more customizable sections
Vendor Response
Hey Mattia, thanks for the kind words about BEE Pro. When you have time, could you further elaborate on what you mean with "more customizable sections"? Thanks again!!
Replied November 2022
Alex
Education Management, 201-500 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2021
BEE Pro is great for school communications
BEE Pro has allowed our school district to create fully branded communication that meets the needs of our community.
PROSMy favorite thing about this product is the ability to include specific hyperlinks to our messages. We use it to send text messages to our families with links to our emails.
CONSThe only con is that it is not yet fully integrated with SchoolMessenger. Would be nice if I did not have to design it on one site and then transfers the HTML.
Reason for choosing Beefree
N/A
Reasons for switching to Beefree
More customization, hyperlinks
Nathan
Graphic Design, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed October 2023
BEE Pro is a great tool to add to the toolbox!
It’s easy to integrate with MailChimp or even Gmail and M365. It’s a great way to create a brand image that mirrors our client’s.
CONSIt would be great to be able to connect multiple connections of the same connector (e.g., >1 MailChimp account). The free package was great and their recent changes have made it a monthly cost for a small entrepreneur designer.
Stiainin
Publishing, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
3
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed December 2020
Saves time and sanity
This has allowed us to make our emails responsive, and to make them quicker and cleaner, without constantly having to scour for where we allowed a bug to creep in.
PROSIt's incredibly easy to use and the collaboration feature is great. Love that you've just made columns able to be adjusted in size
CONSI work in medical publishing and have to use references and tables consistently. I still need to manually code these as where the former is concerned, bullets can't have customised sizes, and where the latter is concerned, tables just can't be done
Vendor Response
Hi Stiainin, great to hear that BEE Pro has helped you with making emails responsive and that you like the recent improvement to column management. And thank you for your feedback on handling tables: that's an area that so far we have not addressed because tables often don't do well on mobile (either stacking cells or becoming too small to read), but it's certainly something that could be looked more into. So if you have more feedback on that, please do not hesitate to reach out. Thanks again!
Replied December 2020