Bird vs. Mail250

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Bird
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Bird CRM, replacing the former MessageBird, is a CRM for Marketing, Sales, and Payments, powering messages to customers across Email, SMS, and WhatsApp.
$45
per month 3000 monthly contacts
Mail250
Score 1.0 out of 10
N/A
Mail250 is an e-mail marketing delivery platform.
$20
per month
Pricing
BirdMail250
Editions & Modules
API Pricing - WhatsApp
$0.01
per message
API Pricing - Voice
$0.01
per minute
API Pricing - SMS
$0.01
per message
API Pricing - Numbers
$1
per month
Pro
$50
per month
Pro Plus
$150
per month
Start Up
Free
Custom Plan
Contact sales team
Starter
$20
month
Plus
$30
month
Plus Pro
$50
month
Dedicated
$150
month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BirdMail250
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
BirdMail250
Features
BirdMail250
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Bird
-
Ratings
Mail250
6.3
1 Ratings
24% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
List management00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Bird
-
Ratings
Mail250
6.0
1 Ratings
25% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Bird
-
Ratings
Mail250
6.5
1 Ratings
22% below category average
Link Tracking00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Email Previews00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
BirdMail250
Likelihood to Recommend
5.3
(3 ratings)
1.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
BirdMail250
Likelihood to Recommend
Bird (formerly MessageBird)
MessageBird seems to me a very useful tool for the times we are living [in] and the paradigm shift in corporate communications in all industries. It is very good at exchanging information and plain text. It works with some difficulty for sending images and other functionalities that the real WhatsApp application has, but the client on the other side does not know about this and sometimes sends information such as location that it is not possible to obtain.
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Mail250
I don't think it's well-suited for anyone. In my opinion, the low cost is not worth the extremely poor deliverability.
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Pros
Bird (formerly MessageBird)
  • Call reminders and follow up incl reviews
  • Easy for the client to access the call without needing to download software
  • Customizable branding
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Mail250
  • Affordable
  • Relatively easy to use
  • Support was fine
  • Has some attractive features like email verification
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Cons
Bird (formerly MessageBird)
  • SMS authentication is pricey (like other players)
  • Lack dedicated SMS phone numbers for Brazil
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Mail250
  • In my experience, deliverability is terrible
  • UI feels old and limited
  • Did not follow up to refund request
  • Due to my poor overall experience, I'm very doubtful in the reliability of their features like email verification
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Alternatives Considered
Bird (formerly MessageBird)
Regarding WhatsApp Business, it is a very useful tool because templates can be programmed for the entire organization and clients can also be referred to other users in order to decongest an agent who can become quite busy. Otherwise there would be no way to serve you through two agents and you could have a bad end user or customer experience.
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Mail250
I picked Mail250 because they seem designed for sending 1-time bulk mail for an affordable price.
Open rates for MailerLite, GetResponse,
ConvertKit, and SendPulse were all over 50%. Sender.net was extremely low at under 10%. Mail250 was around 10%, but also had an extremely high bounce rate of 10%.
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Return on Investment
Bird (formerly MessageBird)
  • Easy video calling for scheduled appointments has meant customer retention as they don't need specific software etc to have a call.
  • Negative impact whilst our internet has been slow as I've been unable to use the product well as dial in to the call using a phone option.
  • Emails reminders has meant more clients turning up for the calls leading to retained income and happier customers.
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Mail250
  • Unable to use it due to poor deliverability
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