Cakemail

Cakemail is a Canadian email marketing platform founded in 2007 in Montreal by Steve Smith and François Lane, originally conceived as a white-label email marketing solution for agencies and value-added resellers. What began in a small office in an old factory (where the legendary Pong console was once manufactured) with just 3 employees has grown into a company serving businesses worldwide while maintaining its distinctly Canadian identity and values.

The platform distinguishes itself through its strong focus on Canadian businesses, offering CAD pricing, CASL compliance, and data hosting within Canada to address the unique needs of Canadian companies concerned about US-based email providers' legal risks and privacy challenges. Cakemail has expanded its reach through strategic acquisitions of Canadian brand Courrielleur and French brand Simple-Mail, strengthening its position in francophone markets.

Cakemail excels in providing an intuitive, no-fuss email marketing experience with drag-and-drop editors, professional templates, marketing automation, and robust API capabilities for both marketing and transactional emails. The platform offers generous free plans (up to 6,000 emails to 500 contacts monthly) and emphasizes deliverability, sender reputation management, and seamless integrations with popular business tools through Zapier and native APIs.

The service is particularly valuable for small to medium businesses, especially those in Canada seeking a reliable, locally-hosted alternative to US-based platforms, as well as agencies and resellers looking for white-label email marketing solutions. With over 15 years of experience serving customers across multiple countries and languages, Cakemail has established itself as a trusted partner for businesses that prioritize simplicity, compliance, and keeping their data close to home while still accessing world-class email marketing capabilities.