Airship vs. Retainful

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
Retainful
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Retainful is an eCommerce marketing automation platform designed to allow emails to flow on their own while the user simply waits and watches the conversions unfold.N/A
Pricing
AirshipRetainful
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AirshipRetainful
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
AirshipRetainful
Features
AirshipRetainful
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Airship
-
Ratings
Retainful
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Dynamic content00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
A/B testing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
List management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Airship
-
Ratings
Retainful
10.0
1 Ratings
27% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Airship
-
Ratings
Retainful
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
URL Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Link Tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Image Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Inbox Display00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Spam Testing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Email Previews00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
AirshipRetainful
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(18 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
6.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
AirshipRetainful
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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Retainful
If you are looking for a WP plugin to manage your abandoned cart, Retainful is the best you can find. The UX is really nice, the platform is user-friendly and you don't need any skill to start using it from day one. You can create email automation in a few steps and offer coupon codes to grab the attention of your customers. Last but not least, Retainful has the best support team! They reply super fast, they assist you to set everything properly and they really help you to have the best service possible. Honestly, you can't ask more!
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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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Retainful
  • email automation
  • generate and send coupon code
  • data analysis
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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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Retainful
  • I'd like to have more templates for emails
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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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Retainful
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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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Retainful
Best team Support ever! Fast, kind, and always helpful
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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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Retainful
We use Mailchimp for email marketing but as integration with WordPress we found Retainful easier to use (automation workflow) and you can start for free! Moreover, we can generate and send coupon codes directly from the plugin, and works great with Woocommerce! It is more than one year that we use Retainful and we are completely satisfied
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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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Retainful
  • Positive ROAS for abandoned cart
  • Positive ROAS for coupon code
  • Data analysis of customer behavior
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