Acumbamail vs. Gist

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Acumbamail
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Acumbamail is an Email, SMS marketing, subscription forms management and landing page editor for marketing, boasting a team of English-speaking, dedicated technical support ready to help with campaign creation. The tool integrates with Analytics, Wordpress, Prestashop, and Facebook.
$28
per month starting with 20,000 emails/month
Gist
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Gist is a unified marketing, sales, and support platform. It includes live chat, a help desk, knowledge base, email marketing, marketing automation, opt-in forms, and more.
$29
per month
Pricing
AcumbamailGist
Editions & Modules
Mailings - Basic
$28
per month up to 20,000 emails
Subscribers - Basic
$44
per month 2,500 subscribers
Mailings - Pro
$79
per month 20,000 emails
Subscribers - Pro
$95
per month 2,500 subscribers
Mailings - Enterprise (advanced optimization tools)
$247
per month 20,000 emails
Subscribers - Enterprise (advanced optimization tools)
$264
per month 2,500 subscribers
Professional
$29.00
per month
Premium
$99.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AcumbamailGist
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details20% discount for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
AcumbamailGist
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
AcumbamailGist
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Acumbamail
8.2
1 Ratings
3% above category average
Gist
-
Ratings
WYSIWYG email editor10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic content10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Landing pages10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
List management10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Acumbamail
8.3
1 Ratings
8% above category average
Gist
-
Ratings
Dashboards9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Acumbamail
9.0
1 Ratings
12% above category average
Gist
-
Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Previews10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Chat Analytics and Reports
Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Product A and Product B
Acumbamail
-
Ratings
Gist
8.7
2 Ratings
0% below category average
Chat history and transcripts00 Ratings8.72 Ratings
Chat reporting00 Ratings8.72 Ratings
Chat and web analytics00 Ratings8.72 Ratings
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User Ratings
AcumbamailGist
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.6
(112 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(9 ratings)
User Testimonials
AcumbamailGist
Likelihood to Recommend
Acumbamail
Acumbamail is a newer email marketing tool that has plenty of room to grow, but they are off to a fantastic start. Setting up my first email list was super easy and intuitive. Creating broadcasts is straightforward, as are landing pages. And the automation flows that are built in are incredible. The biggest downside is some of the documentation being in Spanish. It's easy enough to translate but still slows you down. That said, I'm really looking forward to growing with Acumbamail!
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Gist
If your marketing model is selling products, services, or SAAS where you are doing inbound marketing and your website will do most of the lead generation and conversion, this is a great product. From live chat, support, event tracking, and automation, you could almost put your entire business on autopilot. If your marketing model is mostly outreach to cold leads and conversion, this software currently does not have any type of sales stages or task generation. I would still use Gist for website inbound but use another software for outreach and cold leads then when they become a lead put them into Gist for marketing automation.
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Pros
Acumbamail
  • Creating Landing Pages.
  • Built in Automations.
  • Email List Maintenance.
  • The email editor is simple to use and very intuitive.
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Gist
  • Customer service via a unified inbox so you dont have to separately monitor your twitter, Facebook or IG account for consumer communication there. Gist unified all into one inbox, better than anyone else I've seen in the market. They archive all communications and tie them back to a single user so you get unified customer history / data.
  • Marketing segmentation and automation: they track user history and behavior across the site and have super detailed segmenting capability, on par with ActiveCampaign's, but better I'd say. Better UI for the marketing admin person, and more unified data than in AC.
  • Live chat and chatbot. Usually it's either one or the other but with Gist you can do both seamlessly.
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Cons
Acumbamail
  • The online support is excellent, but the written support is sometimes in Spanish.
  • Setting up your account for better email deliverability takes some time.
  • It's a newer program, so there is definitely some room for improvement in the user interface.
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Gist
  • Plan limits can be confusing. For example, there is a monthly charge for support and a monthly charge for "growth," plus there's a separate charge depending on how many contacts and seats you have. Perhaps this is normal in the industry, but it can make it a little challenging to understand the bill every month.
  • The vast amount of features means development will never be as fast as you'd like it to be (even though they release updates all the time). This may not actually be a valid concern, and it certainly isn't unique to Gist (who doesn't have a wishlist they're waiting on their favorite SaaS to get to?), but I do believe the likelihood of being stuck without your desired feature being developed goes up a lot as the product gets bigger and bigger.
  • Email deliverability has been less than perfect in the past, but it has improved drastically in the last year.
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Likelihood to Renew
Acumbamail
No answers on this topic
Gist
Gist is a quite reliable service with a lot of added values. We don't need to pay for different Saas for these important features. If I had an issue the team was super responsive and helpful, that is essential for every business. The email delivery is great, so virtually no email has landed into spam folder
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Usability
Acumbamail
No answers on this topic
Gist
It’s pretty simple, but it does a lot so there are more complicated features which depend on an individuals ability for software implementation. I am not an IT expert and I’ve managed to implement everything myself, others that are more tech-minded may find everything easier.
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Support Rating
Acumbamail
No answers on this topic
Gist
Fantastic support. Ask a question, get an answer within 24 hours every time. And sometimes within a few minutes. They've always come through for me, helpful and, even when it's an issue on my end, they point me in the right direction.
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Alternatives Considered
Acumbamail
Acumbamail is still in its infancy, so it's not fair to compare it to ConvertKit, which has been around for a while, but Acumbamail is very similar in its setup. In some ways, its automation look to be a lot more straightforward. I'm really hoping they'll be able to grow Acumbamail into a killer product!
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Gist
Gist combines all our previous products into one application and adds many more features that would require more apps. Gist is excellent and a no-brainer all-in-one application when compared to having to manage multiple applications at higher cost. The support from the whole Gist team has been extremely responsive.
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Return on Investment
Acumbamail
  • Still too early to tell, but down the road, the impact of having a good mailing list will be enormous!
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Gist
  • They are perfect for me as a someone who needs a lot of bang for the buck. The chat messenger device on my website alone has brought me new prospects that I did not have to spend money recruiting.
  • I am able to save hours of time with the automated emails that are GDPR compliant.
  • I don't have to pay for a designer to have excellent looking emails either.
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ScreenShots

Acumbamail Screenshots

Screenshot of Visual editorScreenshot of Acumbamail's reporting dashboardScreenshot of Acumbamail's templates

Gist Screenshots

Screenshot of Live ChatScreenshot of Email MarketingScreenshot of Marketing Automation WorkflowsScreenshot of Knowledge BaseScreenshot of Meetings