Can I migrate from Sendy to AcelleMail without losing subscriber data?
Yes. Sendy stores subscribers and lists in its own MySQL database — export each list to CSV from the Sendy admin, or query the subscribers and lists tables directly for very large sets. AcelleMail's import accepts CSV with custom-field mapping and supports XLSX or direct DB seed. Custom fields and the brand each list belongs to map to AcelleMail lists and subscriber fields one-to-one. Plan a half-day for a list under 5,000 contacts; 2–3 days if you also rebuild autoresponders as workflows.
Sendy sends through Amazon SES and a few SMTP providers — does AcelleMail support more?
Sendy sends through Amazon SES and, per sendy.co, also works natively with SendGrid, Mailjet, and Elastic Email. AcelleMail ships 8 built-in drivers — Amazon SES, SendGrid, SparkPost, Mailgun, Elastic Email, Blastengine, Gmail relay, and generic SMTP — plus a plugin SDK for additional vendors. If you are already on SES, SendGrid, or Elastic Email with Sendy, the same credentials carry straight over; you gain the option to add or mix more providers later.
How does AcelleMail's automation compare to Sendy's autoresponders?
Sendy provides autoresponders — a series of drip emails to follow up with subscribers automatically. AcelleMail ships Automation2, a visual workflow builder with trigger / wait / condition / branch / send / segment-move nodes. A linear Sendy drip maps directly to a workflow; the difference is that AcelleMail can branch a journey on engagement, tags, or field logic in the UI, where Sendy drips run as a linear sequence. If your sequences are simple follow-ups, both work; if you want behavior-driven branching without external code, that is the AcelleMail difference.
Why does AcelleMail cost more than Sendy's $69 one-time license?
Sendy is $69 one-time per sendy.co. AcelleMail Regular ($80 one-time) buys a broader bundle: a visual automation builder, A/B testing, a visual segment builder, an 18-locale UI, full unencrypted PHP source, a plugin SDK, and the Extended path ($199) to a multi-tenant SaaS layer with subscription plans, 6 payment gateways, prorated upgrades, and dunning. Both are one-time licenses with no recurring software fee — the price difference reflects the feature breadth, not a subscription.
Can I run client accounts and resell under AcelleMail like Sendy's white-label client accounts?
Yes. Sendy offers white-labeled client accounts where you set pricing, control permissions, and set sending limits. AcelleMail's Extended License ($199) offers customer accounts with the same controls plus a built-in billing layer: subscription plans, 6 payment gateways (Stripe, PayPal, Braintree, Razorpay, Paystack, Offline), prorated upgrades, and dunning — so recurring client billing runs inside the app rather than alongside it. See the
For Developers page for the architecture.
What stack does AcelleMail need compared with Sendy?
Both are PHP + MySQL/MariaDB applications you self-host. Sendy runs on standard/shared PHP hosting with a small footprint. AcelleMail needs PHP 8.1+, MySQL ≥ 5.7 or MariaDB ≥ 10.3, ~512 MB RAM minimum, and a system cron entry for campaign workers; an optional Redis cache and queue workers support higher volume and the automation engine. AcelleMail is a Laravel application, so it has more moving parts than a single-purpose newsletter app — that is the cost of the bundled automation, multi-tenancy, and plugin runtime.
Is AcelleMail's source code editable?
AcelleMail ships full, unencrypted PHP source under a CodeCanyon Regular/Extended license — you can read and modify it, and private modifications carry no copyleft obligation. It also exposes a four-pattern Hook plugin SDK (REGISTRY, EVENT, FILTER, BEHAVIOR) so you can add sending drivers, payment gateways, and UI panels without forking core. Sendy is distributed as a commercial PHP product; if editable source is a requirement, confirm the current terms against sendy.co for your version.
Which is the right choice for a simple single newsletter with no automation needs?
Both work well. Sendy's $69 one-time license and small footprint make it a strong fit for a broadcast newsletter plus simple drips through Amazon SES. AcelleMail's license bundles a visual builder, branching automation, A/B testing, segmentation, an 18-locale UI, and the Extended SaaS path — useful if you expect to grow into automation, more sending providers, or reselling. Pick Sendy for the leanest single-purpose sender; pick AcelleMail when you want room to grow into those without switching tools.
Can AcelleMail handle high-volume sending, and how fast is it?
AcelleMail's throughput is bound by your sending service and your server, not by a software cap. Campaign delivery runs through queue workers — add more workers (and Redis) to raise parallelism — and you can set per-sending-server daily and hourly limits to warm an IP up gradually or stay inside a provider's rate limit. With Amazon SES (≈$0.10 per 1,000) on a modest VPS, teams send hundreds of thousands of emails per campaign; scaling beyond that is a matter of worker count and your SES account's send rate. There is no software-imposed subscriber or send-volume cap on any license.
