CodeTwo vs Xink (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Xink grades higher than CodeTwo: 2.2 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
CodeTwo grades higher on the free plan. Xink grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
CodeTwo
Email signatures, disclaimers and autoreplies for Microsoft 365
Free trial
Xink
Email signature management for Microsoft 365 and Google
Free trial · from $11/mo
Which one is for you
Pick CodeTwo if
- Fits if your company is on Microsoft 365 and wants signatures on mail sent from phones
- Works for IT teams that also set company-wide out-of-office replies
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you're on Google Workspace, which its product page doesn't mention
- Not for you if you want a free plan, as there's only the 14-day trial
- Watch out: we couldn't confirm a price, because CodeTwo's site turned our reader away with a bot check
- Watch out: it's managed in a browser console, with no app beyond the Outlook add-in
Pick Xink if
- Fits if your company mixes Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
- Works for IT admins who feed signatures from Entra ID or Active Directory
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you have 11 to 19 users, as blocks of 10 mean paying for 20
- Skip it if you need over 300 licenses without a chat, as those need a custom quote
- Watch out: the trial length isn't stated on the pricing page
- Watch out: the page picks USD, EUR or GBP from your location, so check the total at checkout
How we grade them
| 2.0GPACodeTwoFair | 2.2GPAXinkFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CNo price is on record. CodeTwo's pricing page turned our reader away with a bot check, so the listing holds no figure to set against this category's middle of $2.33 a month, and a tool with no price we could read sits at C. | C$11 a month for 10 users, about $2.20 a head for a team of five, between the category's cheaper quarter ($1.11) and its middle ($4.50). |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, only a 14-day trial with no credit card needed. | DA free trial is offered, but the pricing page gives neither its length nor whether a card is needed, and there is no free plan. |
| Features | CCloud and Outlook signatures, Entra ID rules, company-wide autoreplies, banner campaigns and one-click surveys. It does that job fully, but only for Microsoft 365: its product page doesn't mention Google Workspace. | BA management portal, directory integrations, wide mail-client coverage, campaigns with tracking and legal text in every signature. |
| Ease of use | CNo app store rating on record. An admin sets it up in a browser console and rolls the Outlook add-in out from the Microsoft 365 admin center, with rules built on Entra ID fields. | CNo store rating on record. You build the signature yourself and, for a team, connect a directory or collect the staff before it does anything. |
| Platforms and integrations | CMicrosoft 365 only: a browser console plus an Outlook add-in that runs on Windows, Mac, the web, iOS and Android. Outside Microsoft, the connections on record are Calendly and Google Analytics. | BA web app; the listing names Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, Outlook and Gmail. |
| Best for | signatures and autoreplies across Microsoft 365 | signature management across Microsoft 365 and Google |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: CodeTwo and Xink. How we grade
Where they differ
- CodeTwo also covers surveys.
- Xink also covers reports.
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At a glance
| CodeTwo | Xink | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | Not published | $11 per month for 10 users, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | Free trial offered; its length is not stated on the pricing page. |
| Web | ||
| Made by | CodeTwo | Xink Aps |
| Price read from | Not confirmed | xink.io |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
CodeTwo
- CodeTwo's website turned our reader away with a bot check, so its prices could not be confirmed from page text.
- The service is built for Microsoft 365; its product page does not mention Google Workspace.
- There is no free plan, only the 14-day trial.
- Management happens in a browser console; there is no separate desktop or mobile app beyond the Outlook add-in.
Xink
- Pricing is sold in blocks of 10 users, so 11 to 19 users means paying for 20.
- More than 300 licenses need a custom quote through chat.
- The page shows the same figures in USD, EUR and GBP and picks the currency from location, so check the total at checkout.
- The trial length is not stated on the pricing page.
Key features
CodeTwo
- Cloud and Outlook signatures
- Signatures are added in the cloud after sending, so mail from any client or phone gets one, or by an Outlook add-in as people type. Either mode or both can be used.
- Outlook add-in deployed centrally
- The Outlook add-in, which runs in Outlook on Windows, Mac, the web, iOS and Android, is rolled out from the Microsoft 365 admin center with no install by staff.
- Entra ID placeholders and rules
- Signatures pull names, titles and photos from Microsoft Entra ID, and rules pick a signature by sender, recipient or user attributes.
- Organization-wide autoreplies
- Sets company-wide automatic replies and out-of-office messages from the same browser console.
- Campaigns and surveys
- Schedule marketing banners with tagged links for web analytics, and add one-click customer satisfaction surveys to signatures.
- Data kept in Azure regions
- Mail is relayed through Azure-hosted services, and settings can be kept in a chosen Azure region; CodeTwo says it does not store emails.
Xink
- Management portal
- One dashboard controls all signatures, with role-based access control for admins.
- Directory integrations
- Reads user data from Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace Directory, on-premises Active Directory, SQL Azure, on-premises SQL or other systems through an API.
- Wide client coverage
- Lists new Outlook, classic Outlook, Gmail and other clients, for example when mail is sent from a CRM.
- Campaigns and tracking
- Banners can be scheduled, and built-in tracking shows statistics and the top-performing email senders.
- Legal text in every signature
- Disclaimers and confidentiality notices can be included so they appear on all outgoing mail.
Plans
CodeTwo
Pricing could not be confirmed. See codetwo.com.
Xink
Monthly billing$11
per month for 10 users, billed monthly
One set of features priced by user count in steps of 10: $44 for 40 users, $100 for 110 users, $165 for 300 users.
Yearly billing$120
per year for 10 users, billed annually
The same features billed yearly: $480 a year for 40 users and $1,818 a year for 300 users.
Ways to pay less
CodeTwo
No public discounts listed.
Xink
- Education
Discounts for education, nonprofits and government
The pricing page says discounts are offered to education, non-profit and government organizations; the amount is not stated.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, CodeTwo or Xink?
As of Nov 12, 2026, CodeTwo has no price we could confirm, and Xink starts at $11 per month for 10 users, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, CodeTwo or Xink?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither CodeTwo nor Xink has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.