Adobe Journey Optimizer vs. ConvertKit

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe Journey Optimizer
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Adobe Journey Optimizer is a customer engagement solution, enabling brands to orchestrate and deliver personalized customer engagement across all channels — including email, web, app, mobile, and more — in the moments that matter to customers.N/A
ConvertKit
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
ConvertKit, from the company of the same name headquartered in Boise, is presented as email marketing software for online creators - the authors, makers, podcasters, photographers, YouTubers, teachers, and artists. The vendor boasts 19,500 paying customers, sending 500 million emails per month, and rapid growth.
$29
per month
Pricing
Adobe Journey OptimizerConvertKit
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Creator
$29.00
per month
Creator Pro
$59.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Adobe Journey OptimizerConvertKit
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Adobe Journey OptimizerConvertKit
Features
Adobe Journey OptimizerConvertKit
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Journey Optimizer
-
Ratings
ConvertKit
8.8
6 Ratings
9% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings9.06 Ratings
Dynamic content00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings8.76 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
A/B testing00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
List management00 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Journey Optimizer
-
Ratings
ConvertKit
8.2
6 Ratings
6% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.36 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings6.75 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Journey Optimizer
-
Ratings
ConvertKit
9.4
6 Ratings
15% above category average
URL Validation00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Link Tracking00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Image Validation00 Ratings9.35 Ratings
Inbox Display00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings9.35 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Spam Testing00 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Email Previews00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
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User Ratings
Adobe Journey OptimizerConvertKit
Likelihood to Recommend
7.9
(15 ratings)
8.0
(6 ratings)
Usability
7.2
(16 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Adobe Journey OptimizerConvertKit
Likelihood to Recommend
Adobe
Journey Optimizer is really good for tracking journeys. It can tell you exactly where users are clicking, which pages they are visiting, and even link to physical location visits. It’s not well-suited for open-ended journeys where the user can take multiple paths to success. In such scenarios, it does not visualize or track the journey very well.
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ConvertKit
It is perfect for artists and content creators. It is perfect for service based providers who want to house their potential leads. Entry level entrepreneurs can also benefit. It is not an all in one type of platform, but it is useful for list building and setting up automation. If you have less than 1K subscribers, this is the route to go until you need to use automation. Then, just feel free to upgrade.
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Pros
Adobe
  • API based response and ability to invoke the results need via API.
  • Business friendly management of offer priority , the rule assignments.
  • Data Collection from interactions and ability to utilize them without much latency.
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ConvertKit
  • Literally unlimited templates for designing the Email campaigns
  • Launching a landing page to capture leads (emails) quickly
  • Analytics to track almost everything including delivery rates gives the ability to optimise next/future campaigns accordingly
  • Newly launched journey or drip email campaigns is great as well
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Cons
Adobe
  • The email building experience could be better when integrating AEM content fragments.
  • Not great at organizing content in each area. Could make better use of metadata to limit the content the end user has to wade through.
  • Content life cycle management could be more robust.
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ConvertKit
  • I think the dashboard could benefit form allowing more customization
  • The way you format email templates is pretty limited
  • The saved footer options seems glitchy. I can never get it to work right.
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Likelihood to Renew
Adobe
It has been working very well, and actually it is a reliable tool for audience segmentation and everything that needs to be done for a campaign to deploy correctly
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ConvertKit
No answers on this topic
Usability
Adobe
AJO certainly requires a firm understanding of how Adobe expects data to be architected. AJO should not be an organizations first experience with an Adobe product. We benefited from ~18 months of experience with RTCDP prior to bringing on AJO. Engageable profiles, data storage, profile usage limits, all factor in when using an omnichannel solution. Marketers must be careful to bring in only the data required for business use cases, and continually evaluate these needs in the face of a changing marketing ecosystem.
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ConvertKit
Can be summed up in three words that 'It just Works'. Crafted for creators and artists in mind, it offers all they need for start building up list. Free tier is really a good move to test out stuff. I am staying with them considering their good email delivery and simple interface and easy integration with our website software. WYSIYG Editor, Standard reporting but not deep level analytics gives all the basic tools needed to support the business.
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Reliability and Availability
Adobe
I do not rate it perfect because there are times that is not perfectly realiable, and it stops working when you need it the most, especially because the audiences take so long to evaluate and 2 times a dat to do them quickly is really not enough
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ConvertKit
No answers on this topic
Performance
Adobe
I really think this is something that can be improved, especially the querrys, sometimes it takes too long for them to run
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ConvertKit
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Adobe
Sometimes when the manager connects to a support representative, even though the response is very immediate, they are not always able to provide a solution and we end up resolving the issue other ways
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ConvertKit
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
Adobe
It didnpt possess anything new from the online version of it, in fact, there were less
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ConvertKit
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Adobe
I give it this rating of 5 because the truth is I started the training with the pages in Adobe and is far more complete and has more explanations that the online training and you can revisit it as many times as you want to, the online non live version is better
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ConvertKit
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Adobe
The only thing I wanted to mention is that when going into the email edition, when adding labels, I was able to copy and paste the labels before, and now it has changed and I am no longer able to do it without editing the label itself
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ConvertKit
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Adobe
Adobe Journey Optimizer takes the lead because it integrates the functionality of several disparate systems, such as Adobe Marketo Engage (content creation/campaign operations) and Adobe Analytics (data, reporting, trends, predictions), to provide a comprehensive approach to campaign coordination and delivery, through reporting and informing our future campaign strategy. All of the products we use are valuable in different contexts. Adobe Journey Optimizer is a true silver bullet for delivering the most engaging, targeted marketing & communications campaigns!
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ConvertKit
The other products I have used are not available on TrustRadius. I used ConvertKit before I used these other products because I need an all in one platform.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Adobe
I didnpt help purchase
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ConvertKit
No answers on this topic
Scalability
Adobe
This is very functional, is has been great to work with pleople from different areas and being able to show them how adobe journey optimizer works for the team
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ConvertKit
No answers on this topic
Professional Services
Adobe
very professional
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ConvertKit
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Adobe
  • Multichannel onboarding journey improving the engagement of freshmen in the business, resulting in a decrease in the dropout rate.
  • Separate business of anticipation of receivables from suppliers that used to be manual and now I have connected this entire operation via the S3 connector, less manual work and significant gains in conversions and payments
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ConvertKit
  • Prospect follow up is much easier than it used to be with fewer real prospects slipping through the cracks
  • My return clients percentages have increased since I started using Convertkit
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ScreenShots

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