PoliteMail for classic vs new Outlook vs PoliteMail Online

PoliteMail for the desktop allows you to create powerful measured emails for your internal communications, without ever leaving the Outlook application.  Use the PoliteMail Builder to create Templates, manage your Content, manage users, view Measurement reports and more.  At the same time, you can use the many tools and add-ins that Outlook has to offer.

PoliteMail for Outlook is a COM add-in, gets installed locally (setup.exe) or via packaging, and this type of add-in is NOT SUPPORTED by M365 or New Outlook.

PoliteMail Online (PMO) offers the same great features as the Desktop edition in an online interface – no downloads required.  PoliteMail Online is not a part of Microsoft Outlook, and so the interface is not constrained by Outlook's architecture.  This allows PMO to have a modern, more intuitive interface that has the latest features.

Enter the "New" Outlook

Because classic, desktop Outlook is outdated and scheduled for eventual deprecation, Microsoft is actively pushing users to the "New" Outlook, also known as Outlook 365.  As a result, PoliteMail has developed the PoliteMail Unified App (PMUA).

The PoliteMail Unified App (PMUA) is a simple, Modern Add-in installation that allows for the PoliteMail Online interface to display in ALL editions of PoliteMail, whether Desktop or M365, resulting in a consistent experience regardless of platform or OS.

General Features Comparison

FeatureDesktopPMO/PMUA
PM Builder
PMO/PMUA
Beefree
General


App Install requiredPMUA onlyPMUA only
Use Existing Groups/Lists


Custom Fields


Single Sign-On (SSO)


Send via Graph


Custom Lists






Template Creation



Brand Themes



Paragraphs



Links



Images



Smart Attachments



Buttons



Spacers



Dividers



Video
MP4 onlyMP4 only
Translation



Multi-Language Templates



Dynamic Content
Coding neededCoding needed
Custom Mobile Layouts


Free Stock Images


In-app Image Editing






Collaboration



Commenting



Live Collaboration



Approval Workflow







Send Options



Social Advocacy



Measured Appointments



Web Analytics Integration



Suppress Auto Replies



Direct Replies To



Save as Draft



Message Expiration



Tags



Menus / Anchor Links


Ai/B Testing

Subject Suggester


Personalization



Scheduled Sending



Customize Preheader



Show Message Size




Metrics



Account Reporting


Benchmark Comparisons


Campaign Reporting


Multi-Comparison