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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Show by Animaker

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AShow, by Animaker headquartered in Palo Alto, helps companies across channels, cross-functional (Sales, marking, and communication) to engage with their respective audience using all forms of Video-based communication with the goal of increasing funnel conversions, revenue, and customer engagement.

    $29

    per month

    Validity Engage

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AValidity Engage is an email marketing platform for high-volume enterprise marketing teams. It covers competitor intelligence, contact validation, design and testing, deliverability, and live email monitoring.N/A
    Pricing
    Show by AnimakerValidity Engage
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $29
    per month
    Pro
    $99
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Show by AnimakerValidity Engage
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsUp to 50% discount available for annual subscription.—
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    Community Pulse
    Show by AnimakerValidity Engage
    Considered Both Products
    Animaker
    No answer on this topic
    Validity
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    99%
    Would buy again
    295 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    215 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    296 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    175 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    176 Answers
    Features
    Show by AnimakerValidity Engage
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Show by Animaker and Validity Engage
    Feature
    Show by Animaker
    9.6
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Validity Engage
    6.8
    378 Ratings
    17% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor10.01 Ratings9.260 Ratings
    Dynamic content10.01 Ratings8.760 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content9.01 Ratings8.2240 Ratings
    Landing pages9.01 Ratings2.64 Ratings
    A/B testing10.01 Ratings6.511 Ratings
    Mobile optimization10.01 Ratings9.4353 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting10.01 Ratings8.9274 Ratings
    List management8.01 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences10.01 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Show by Animaker and Validity Engage
    Feature
    Show by Animaker
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Validity Engage
    8.0
    257 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Dashboards10.01 Ratings10.029 Ratings
    Standard reports10.01 Ratings7.5254 Ratings
    Custom reports6.01 Ratings6.5182 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Show by Animaker and Validity Engage
    Feature
    Show by Animaker
    9.8
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    Validity Engage
    8.5
    358 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Link Tracking9.01 Ratings9.2235 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools10.01 Ratings6.73 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check10.01 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Email Previews10.01 Ratings9.6355 Ratings
    URL Validation00 Ratings9.3270 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings7.65 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Spam Testing00 Ratings9.5269 Ratings
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Emma by Marigold
    Score8.4 out of 10
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    Score8.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Show by AnimakerValidity Engage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (430 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (33 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.2
    (23 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (9 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.6
    (14 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.9
    (7 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.6
    (9 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
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    3.6
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Show by AnimakerValidity Engage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Animaker
    If anyone wants to get leads through email or other marketing instruments by interactive video or presentation, Show is the perfect solution. Show is also a great tool for getting feedback or conducting surveys through video or presentation. Its email credit limit is fantastic. To me, it is great for data-driven marketing and product development
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    Validity
    Proofing your emails is necessary. This is a tool that allows you to see how your email not only renders on multiple devices but how it performs. Some email building platforms will tell you their drag and drop templates are ready to go, however they stop short of analyzing accessibility, checking links, load speed among other things. I've also experienced drag and drop template issues as new email clients are released. Validity Engage provides peace of mind that you did your due diligence on crafting your email. While Validity Engage does provide some reporting you will not see every typical analytic an email report offers. However, you can use your Validity Engage data to enhance your email reports which in turn creates a robust view of email performance.
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    Pros
    Animaker
    • Show boosts Lead Generation through Video form.
    • It has a powerful analytics that helps to the future data driven marketing.
    • It has nice templates with all the essential features.
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    Validity
    • We haven’t explored the personalization features in depth yet, aside from using the Add-to-Calendar option, but we're excited to dig in further. Tools like live polls offer an easy way to boost engagement in our product marketing emails, and we see a lot of potential in using these templates to enhance personalization moving forward.
    • Validity Engage’ continuing education resources have been really helpful. I recently read an article on email deliverability that offered practical insights my team can apply moving forward. I especially appreciate how Validity Engage uses real examples and stats from the brands they work with—it makes the content feel actionable and relevant.
    • Online Training.
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    Cons
    Animaker
    • It should have more email integration feature.
    • Show should add Tiktok too as social media.
    • There should have webhooks.
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    Validity
    • I've not seen many limitations but I have noticed that sometimes emails sent from our CRM take too long to land in Validity Engage, or sometimes don't land at all.
    • As a beginner it was quite difficult for me to make my way around the platform - I thought "Create new" CTA was actually creating something new, maybe "Import from CRM" would have been more understandable. There were a few others but I remember this one.
    • In the Emails section, whenever I hover over an email, I want to be able to copy the subject line instead of getting the different CTAs appear intrusively (Summary, Builder, Previews & QA, Proof, Analytics, Monitor) - maybe these could appear on the bottom of the textbox, instead of them being imposed on top?
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Animaker
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    It's one the best tools that we've found for this type of tool but we would like some additional features like spell check so if there's a platform that features that with everything else Validity Engage has, then we'd potentially look to move over to that platform instead. However, we are overall pretty help with the platform.
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    Usability
    Animaker
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    Validity Engage has integrations that make the software an integrated part of my work every day. Being able to test right within my email builder is just brilliant. Daily I also use the web interface to review analytics and spam testing. Overall it is one of the pieces of software I use daily without any complaints or issues.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Animaker
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    We have never had a problem with Validity Engage being unavailable so I would say their availability is fantastic. There might have been one time years ago that the site was down briefly but it also might have been a server issue on my end. Either way, Validity Engage was back up and running in a very short time.
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    Performance
    Animaker
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    As with all technology, there are inevitably use-cases where you are unable to get to your original goal without some good old-fashioned experimenting. Some situations will (and are) more urgent which complicates an effective integration of a new process or a new team using an existing process but the "issues" are regularly resolved by re-starting the process specific to when Validity Engage is introduced to a project. If it doesn't come out the way you're anticipating, run it again and verify there is an issue before declaring all is lost.
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    Support Rating
    Animaker
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    Absolutely fantastic support. It runs circles around the competition. They regularly reach out and chat, even if it's just to see if there's any issues we need to discuss. They clearly want the business and don't forget you once you sign the contract which is an issue with other similar services.
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    In-Person Training
    Animaker
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    It was very informative one on one session for me. I was able to use Validity Engage without any issues.
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    Online Training
    Animaker
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    It has all the required information.
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    Implementation Rating
    Animaker
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    I didn’t really personally participate much in the implementation of Validity Engage, but from what I observed during the process, it was a smooth process with minimal disruptions. The team was able to get up and running quickly, and the platform’s user-friendly interface made onboarding fairly easy for everyone involved from the start.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Animaker
    Show by Animaker is more versatile than other tools same as Show. It is more interactive and dynamic in the context of features and options. Show has all the necessary features like video forms, CTA, real-time reaction, and email integration. Its HTML mode is also fantastic. Analytics is very powerful and helpful for the marketing guys to make marketing decisions
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    Validity
    This is not applicable to my role as I have used Validity Engage to test emails since I have started. Because of the ease of use, timeliness, consistent quality, and affordability that Validity Engage offers, I haven't found the need to look at similar products or organizations. If all of these features continue to stay strong, I don't plan on changing providers.
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    Scalability
    Animaker
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    With our enterprise account, scalability is not an issue. I have not yet seen or heard of significant issues with user access, API connections for integrations etc. This includes down time for "Scheduled Maintenance" as some providers call them, Validity Engage has the technology backing to support a global team with a 24-hour workday across regions.
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    Return on Investment
    Animaker
    • It helps to get feedback from the clients and prospects.
    • It helps me to get the real time engagement of the audience .
    • It helps me to get new clients.
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    Validity
    • Validity Engage saves our team so much time by making the QA and email review process so much easier, streamlined, and efficient.
    • We often send out campaigns out to thousands of members, and Validity Engage gives us the assurance and peace of mind that everything is working as it should before it gets sent out.
    • Decreases the number of email review cycles we go through.
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    ScreenShots

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    Validity Engage Screenshots

    Screenshot of Litmus Personalize Essentials, with live polls to give subscribers a voice and drive email engagement.Screenshot of Litmus Email Guardian, featuring 24/7 link monitoring to safeguard emails.Screenshot of Litmus' integrated insights reports, that can automatically combine metrics from Salesforce Marketing Cloud with subscriber engagement insights from Litmus.Screenshot of campaign preview, available in 100+ popular email clientsScreenshot of Litmus' inbox previewing and feedback tools, that help users to spot and fix issues early.