Airship vs. ConvertKit

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Airship
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
The Airship Experience Platform provides an end-to-end solution for unifying experiences across channels and capturing value across the entire customer lifecycle.N/A
ConvertKit
Score 8.8 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
AirshipConvertKit
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Creator
$29.00
per month
Creator Pro
$59.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AirshipConvertKit
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
AirshipConvertKit
Features
AirshipConvertKit
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Airship
-
Ratings
ConvertKit
8.8
6 Ratings
11% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings8.96 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 Ratings8.16 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Airship
-
Ratings
ConvertKit
8.3
6 Ratings
9% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings9.66 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings6.85 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Airship
-
Ratings
ConvertKit
9.4
6 Ratings
17% above category average
URL Validation00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Link Tracking00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
Image Validation00 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Inbox Display00 Ratings9.76 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings9.45 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
Spam Testing00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
Email Previews00 Ratings10.06 Ratings
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User Ratings
AirshipConvertKit
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(18 ratings)
8.1
(6 ratings)
Usability
6.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
AirshipConvertKit
Likelihood to Recommend
Airship (formerly Urban Airship)
Well-Suited for: 1. Mobile App Notifications: Ideal for targeted push notifications in apps. 2. Customer Segmentation: Effective for personalized marketing campaigns based on user data. 3. Event-Triggered Automation: Great for automated messaging based on user actions. 4. A/B Testing: Useful for optimizing campaign messages and strategies. Less Appropriate for: 1. Non-Mobile Channels: Less effective if the primary focus is on non-mobile communications like email or direct mail. 2. Basic Email Marketing: Other platforms might be better suited for simple, broad email campaigns without complex segmentation or personalization needs.
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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
Airship (formerly Urban Airship)
  • The marketing push notifications are very effective, and it gives us free hand to define different business criteria to target user groups
  • The user experience or the message content could differ from Android and iOS, and this is a huge benefit for us
  • As an Architect, troubleshooting an issue is very detailed and the time it takes to troubleshoot an issue is considerably less from our previous product
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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
Airship (formerly Urban Airship)
  • The automated A/B testing winner selection and application should be added
  • The flexibility of message shape, specifically incorporating transparency so messages do not need to be a rectangular shape
  • Faster and more reliable servers around the globe
  • Making more detailed use cases and tutorials to be followed can simplify things for users
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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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Usability
Airship (formerly Urban Airship)
The interface takes a bit getting used to in order to know how to take advantage of everything. Some of the analytics that are available are particularly hard to find, so it's important to pay attention when customer support reviews everything, but everything I'd want and need in terms of Push and In-App messaging is all there.
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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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Support Rating
Airship (formerly Urban Airship)
I have not had to interact much with customer support as I have been able to find the vast majority of the answers I'm looking for within their documentation, which I very much appreciate because it saves me a lot of time. Customer support has been responsive and helpful for the most part during the couple of interactions I've had.
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ConvertKit
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Airship (formerly Urban Airship)
We've tested a bunch of different CRM tools over the years and Airship has been a winner for its functionality, features, cost, and ability to integrate with other softwares that we use. It has been great for SMS and mobile in particular. It could certainly be a one stop shop for CRM.
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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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Return on Investment
Airship (formerly Urban Airship)
  • The ROI has increased more than approx. 50% (exact details to be confirmed) based on cross-channel orchestration
  • Using push notifications alone, we have seen a huge increase in app engagement which was a challenge before to nudge users to get back to the App after initial download
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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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