# Stripo vs Topol: per-template metering against per-account metering

*Source: https://www.editorstack.cc/compare/stripo-vs-topol-io — last updated 2026-08-19. Licensed CC BY 4.0 with attribution to EditorStack.*

## Summary

- Stripo Plugin charges $100 per month for 400 unique emails; Topol Plugin charges around $60 per month for 50 prepaid customer accounts. Same category, incompatible meters.
- Stripo is cheaper for platforms with many accounts creating few templates; Topol is cheaper for platforms with few accounts creating many templates.
- Both are hosted-only, neither publishes a verifiable package or repository, and neither offers what the larger vendors offer in scope — which is why both are cheap.

## At a glance

| Product | Type | Licence | Frameworks | Bundle (min+gzip) | Price from | Self-hosted | White label | Score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Stripo Plugin](https://www.editorstack.cc/libraries/stripo) | sdk | Proprietary | Any (framework-agnostic) | Not measurable | from $100/mo | No | Yes | not scored |
| [Topol Plugin](https://www.editorstack.cc/libraries/topol-io) | sdk | Proprietary | Any (framework-agnostic) | Not measurable | from $60/mo | No | Yes | not scored |

## Work out the ratio

This is the only comparison in the dataset where we would tell you to open a spreadsheet before
reading further.

Take your projected customer accounts that will open the editor in a month, and the number of
distinct templates they will create between them.

- **Many accounts, few templates each** — for example 400 accounts creating 300 templates a month —
  favours Stripo, where you pay for 300 templates and the account count is irrelevant.
- **Few accounts, many templates each** — 40 accounts creating 800 templates — favours Topol, where
  you pay for 40 accounts and template volume is irrelevant.

The two meters are close to inverses, which makes this pairing unusually easy to resolve once you have
the ratio and unusually easy to get wrong without it.

## Where Stripo wins

**A free plan for integration testing**, so you can build the integration before paying.

**AMP and interactive modules**, which Topol does not emphasise.

**A large template catalogue** included.

**Volume-based predictability** for products whose account count fluctuates but whose content
production is stable.

## Where Topol wins

**A lower absolute entry**, around $60 per month against $100.

**Unlimited exports and no API caps**, so template production is not itself a cost.

**A meter that maps to B2B customers**, where an account represents a company rather than a person.

**An Unlimited tier at $600 per month** that caps your exposure entirely — useful when growth is
uncertain and you want a ceiling.

## What both share

Neither can be self-hosted. Neither publishes an npm package or a public repository we could verify
against a registry, so our dataset carries nulls for both where other vendors gave us primary-source
facts. Neither has been run by us hands-on, so neither carries a score — see
[methodology](/methodology).

Both are also narrower than [Unlayer](/libraries/unlayer) and
[Beefree SDK](/libraries/beefree-sdk): email only, with no landing page or popup builder. That
narrowness is why they cost a fraction as much.

## Migration

Both export HTML. Neither imports the other's editable templates. If you expect to switch — and at
these price points, growing out of one is a realistic outcome — the practical mitigation is to keep
your own copy of every template's exported HTML as it is saved, so a future migration starts from
content you hold rather than content you must request.

## Verdict

Run the ratio. Many accounts and modest template creation: Stripo. Fewer accounts creating steadily:
Topol. Interactive or AMP email: Stripo, on capability rather than price.

If you outgrow both — and platforms whose customers create constantly do —
[Unlayer](/compare/unlayer-vs-stripo) and [Beefree SDK](/compare/beefree-sdk-vs-stripo) are the
flat-tier options that stop the meter from being your problem.

## Decision checklist

1. **What is our ratio of active accounts to templates created?** The two meters are near inverses,
   so this ratio is the answer.
2. **Do we need a free plan for integration development?** Stripo has one; Topol offers a trial.
3. **Is AMP or interactive email required?** That points to Stripo.
4. **Do we want a spending ceiling?** Topol's Unlimited tier at $600 per month provides one.
5. **How will we export customer templates if we switch?** Neither vendor solves this for you, so
   store exported HTML as you go.

## The number that matters

Two meters, no overlap. Stripo counts templates, Topol counts accounts, and no feature comparison will
tell you which is cheaper for your product. Build the spreadsheet with your own projections before
reading either vendor's page — or ours.


## Frequently asked questions

### Which is cheaper, Stripo or Topol?

Neither, universally. Stripo meters templates and Topol meters accounts, so the answer depends on the ratio between your customer count and how many templates each creates.

### Do either offer a free plan?

Stripo Plugin offers a free plan for integration testing; Topol offers a 14-day trial with no permanent free tier.

### Which supports AMP email?

Stripo, which lists AMP and interactive modules among its plugin features. If interactive email is a requirement, that narrows the choice quickly.