Adestra vs. Pinpointe On-Demand

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adestra
Score 3.3 out of 10
N/A
Email automation software with optimized personalization to drive engagement.N/A
Pinpointe On-Demand
Score 9.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Pinpointe On-Demand is an email marketing platform best suited to medium-sized businesses and agencies. Pricing starts at $36 / month for 5,000 email. Pinpointe also offers plans based on number of active subscribers.
$74
Contacts, Email Volume
Pricing
AdestraPinpointe On-Demand
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Standard Edition
$74+
Contacts, Email Volume
Enterprise Edition
$390+
Per User; Email Volume
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AdestraPinpointe On-Demand
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Features
AdestraPinpointe On-Demand
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Adestra
10.0
1 Ratings
20% above category average
Pinpointe On-Demand
9.0
7 Ratings
10% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor10.01 Ratings9.17 Ratings
Dynamic content10.01 Ratings9.16 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content10.01 Ratings9.16 Ratings
Landing pages10.01 Ratings8.53 Ratings
A/B testing10.01 Ratings9.16 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting10.01 Ratings9.17 Ratings
List management10.01 Ratings9.17 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences10.01 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings9.17 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Adestra
10.0
1 Ratings
24% above category average
Pinpointe On-Demand
9.3
7 Ratings
17% above category average
Dashboards10.01 Ratings9.17 Ratings
Standard reports10.01 Ratings9.17 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings9.66 Ratings
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User Ratings
AdestraPinpointe On-Demand
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
AdestraPinpointe On-Demand
Likelihood to Recommend
Upland Software
Small businesses with even smaller marketing budgets and no email marketing experience would be better off selecting a lower-end email marketing provider. However, Adestra will provide a growing company with every email marketing tool along the way.
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Pinpointe On-Demand
Pinpointe is perfect for managing large numbers of contacts, including gathering new contacts and storing them throughout your databases, which can further be broken into lists and then individual tags for sorting and sending. Where it really excels is in the email marketing sector. We are able to send as many as several hundred thousand emails per hour, making sure all of our customers get time sensitive marketing material quickly.
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Pros
Upland Software
  • Adestra's "dynamic" list allows users to consolidate multiple lists in combination with data filters and exclusion lists. This implements segmentation and is a powerful marketing tool.
  • Adestra's MessageFocus API integration provides developer-tools for list, campaign or transactional automated requirements.
  • Campaigns can be sorted into project folders. This allows marketers to group campaigns together for management or reporting requirements. Moving or copying campaigns from one project to another is a simple process.
  • Data downloads via Reporting is available at every level, from overview to individual KPI.
  • Creating "core" tables helps marketers develop lists with similar attributes. Whether a list has many fields or simply the one required email address field, a "core" table helps to quickly map data labels from spreadsheet to online database. Creating data labels on the fly is a simple process, as well. The "core" table also groups similar contacts into one core database.
  • Any list can be quickly "emptied" for to manage refreshed data. The contacts within the "emptied" list would still be members of the "core" table and so the process does not negatively impact reporting.
  • Unsubscribes can be managed in one list (as a default) or individual lists. Creating individual unsubscribe lists -- dependent on business requirements -- would allow for a preference center, whereby recipients could be given a choice as to which campaigns they receive.
  • The Form tool creates signup forms, simple surveys and landing pages. These can be hosted via Adestra or otherwise on the web. The tool provides for branding and proprietary cascading stylesheets, with a number of actions available through a drag-and-drop interface.
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Pinpointe On-Demand
  • The detailed statistics page is really helpful.
  • Excellent and flexible Builder.
  • Customer Service responds within one hour.
  • Stock photos included.
  • Database separation & sub-accounts.
  • Excellent multi-inbox previewer available.
  • Responsive templates.
  • Invaluable webinars and training.
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Cons
Upland Software
  • As of this writing, there are at least 3 different editors available (a drag-and-drop, a WYSIWYG and HTML). However, only a small template library is available if requested through support. Those expecting to find ready-built templates for re-branding would find them through the third-party EDM Designer drag-and-drop editor.
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Pinpointe On-Demand
  • Depending on the amount, when I am in the middle of uploading a list of contacts I get bumped out and have to submit a request to increase my dataset. That being said, our company as a whole is happy with what Pinpointe provides us with as is.
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Likelihood to Renew
Upland Software
No answers on this topic
Pinpointe On-Demand
Pinpointe On-Demand is a critical component of our marketing infrastructure and we will continue to use it to support our email marketing requirements
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Usability
Upland Software
I have been self-trained on different ESPs for over 10 years, so my experience isn't comparable to most users. However, I've trained people on various email marketing platforms, and with some training, clients have a positive user-experience with Adestra.
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Pinpointe On-Demand
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Upland Software
I have had campaign related issues solved very quickly. When there are technical issues, that involve more than one departmental, it may involve a longer turn-around and management.
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Pinpointe On-Demand
They are quick to respond to requests, usually within an hour. If they don't have an immediate fix to a problem, they let me know what the status is and what they are doing about a request. In some cases, if the development team needs to be involved because a bug is found, they have fixed and patched the system same day. Rarely do I ever get that kind of customer support response with any other company. They don't have a premium support tier because they treat every request with the same level of professionalism and response time (again, to at least let you know it was received and an actual person is looking at it, even if they are busy with other requests).
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Alternatives Considered
Upland Software
For medium and large sized businesses, Adestra competes well with dotMailer. While many of the functions are available through either provider, creating campaigns, managing lists and reviewing metrics are somewhat different. As of this writing, dotMailer's drag-and-drop editor dominates that platform and performs well for low-end users with little-to-no HTML experience. Even high-end users will appreciate how quickly campaigns can be built via the drag-and-drop editor. While Adestra utilizes the EDM Designer drag-and-drop, the third-party functionality is not completely cohesive and lack of a template library gives dotMailer a bit of an advantage.
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Pinpointe On-Demand
Pinpointe is a great #2 for specialty campaigns. Our bounce rates were higher than with other providers. Pinpointe's detailed reports and interface are a step above the competition.
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Return on Investment
Upland Software
  • For companies that focus on goals and analytics, Adestra provides all the necessary tools.
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Pinpointe On-Demand
  • Our ROI has gone up significantly since using Pinpointe.
  • We are able to use the coding to implement a join form on our website directly so we don't have to download from our website and upload to Pinpointe each time we want to add our contacts.
  • Our emails show up white-labeled so it is our own branding on all emails.
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Pinpointe On-Demand Screenshots

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