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    Brevo

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ABrevo, formerly known as Sendinblue, is the leading customer relationship management (CRM) suite designed to fully cultivate long-term customer relationships and to empower businesses to expand in a fast changing digital world. With Brevo, businesses have a unified view of the customer journey in one easy-to-use platform thanks to intuitive and scalable marketing and CRM tools such as Email, SMS, WhatsApp, Chat, Marketing Automation, Meetings, and much more.

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    kvCORE

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AThe kvCORE platform is described by the vendor, Inside Real Estate in Draper, as a next-gen solution for modern brokerages and enterprises to run their entire business on one platform.N/A

    Aurea Campaign Manager

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ALyris HQ is a SaaS digital marketing platform including email messaging, landing page creation and web analytics. Best-known as an email marketing vendor, and the Lyris web analytics product was acquired from ClickTracks in 1996 and subsequently re-branded and tightly integrated with the other Lyris HQ capabilities. Unlike Google Analytics and Coremetrics, for example, Lyris uses server log file technology rather than page tags. Lyris was acquired by Aurea and the Lyris HQ cloud product…N/A
    Pricing
    BrevokvCOREAurea Campaign Manager
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    per month
    Starter
    $9
    per month
    Standard
    $18
    per month
    Professional
    $499
    per month
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    BrevokvCOREAurea Campaign Manager
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsBrevo pricing is based on the number of email messages sent, rather than the number of contacts you keep in your account. Try Brevo with a free account and send up to 9,000 emails per month (300 emails per day). As your business grows, you can upgrade to a plan that meets your needs without breaking the bank! Send up to 40,000 emails per month for just $9 -- or send even more emails at great prices.——
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    BrevokvCOREAurea Campaign Manager
    Considered Multiple Products
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
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    Inside Real Estate
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    Aurea
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
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    56%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    BrevokvCOREAurea Campaign Manager
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Brevo and kvCORE and Aurea Campaign Manager
    Feature
    Brevo
    7.8
    217 Ratings
    3% below category average
    kvCORE
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    Ratings
    Aurea Campaign Manager
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    46% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor8.4196 Ratings00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Dynamic content7.9177 Ratings00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content7.8168 Ratings00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Landing pages6.011 Ratings00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    A/B testing6.510 Ratings00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization8.4193 Ratings00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting8.6212 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    List management8.4209 Ratings00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences8.3124 Ratings00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Brevo and kvCORE and Aurea Campaign Manager
    Feature
    Brevo
    7.8
    205 Ratings
    2% above category average
    kvCORE
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    Aurea Campaign Manager
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Dashboards8.019 Ratings00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Standard reports8.6204 Ratings00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Custom reports6.810 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Brevo and kvCORE and Aurea Campaign Manager
    Feature
    Brevo
    8.9
    146 Ratings
    9% above category average
    kvCORE
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    Aurea Campaign Manager
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    Link Tracking8.9146 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    BrevokvCOREAurea Campaign Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (237 ratings)
    1.9
    (25 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
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    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.2
    (34 ratings)
    2.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    9.0
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    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
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    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (13 ratings)
    2.0
    (9 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    5.0
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    Implementation Rating
    9.1
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    6.0
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    Product Scalability
    9.1
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    User Testimonials
    BrevokvCOREAurea Campaign Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    Brevo is very suitable for companies and individuals who want to run email marketing campaigns, create a strong corporate image, manage customer relationships, and build customer loyalty. Like any application, there are areas for improvement, such as more templates and a simpler CRM application, but I believe it has more positive features than negative ones, and for us, it has become a strategic partner. Brevo es muy adecuado para empresas y personas que desean realizar campañas de mailing marketing, crear un sólida imagen corporativa, el CRM con los clientes y fidelizarlos. Hay puntos de mejora como toda aplicación como mas plantillas, mejor sencilles en su aplicativo de CRM pero considero que tiene mas funcionalidades positivas que negativas y para nosotros se ha convertido en un aliado estrategico This review was originally written in Spanish and has been translated into English using a third-party translation tool. While we strive for accuracy, some nuances or meanings may not be perfectly captured.
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    Inside Real Estate
    I think if you have a very large brokerage and can afford to pay for a fully customized set up then it may be worthwhile. I would make sure you have a dedicated support team, not an account manager. In my opinion, the account managers are worthless and will not respond most of the time. We are on our second account manager in 9 months of using the system and cannot get in touch with him. In my experience, the account managers have no knowledge of how the system works or how anyone in real estate would want it to work. Obviously, I can only say this for the two managers we have had so far. I would steer clear of this system unless you want to spend a few thousand a month for a system that, I feel, will impede your business rather than improve it.
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    Aurea
    I feel that this is a very good email marking system. You really can accomplish any task needed for your email marketing needs. I think that if a few key features were added, it would really take Lyris HQ over the top. We are very happy with this product and we tell our clients about it when they ask us.
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    Pros
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    • Sendinblue allows you to send emails that do not arrive in spam
    • Sendinblue, through its security measures and filters, helps keep contact databases well organized and up to date
    • Sendinblue offers an easy-to-use newsletter creation tool and, in case of lack of inspiration, many templates
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    Inside Real Estate
    • Not one thing!
    • It sends unwanted canned responses to potential clients that you haven't approved. You must figure out how to use it to make them stop. This was day 1.
    • If you like to learn using many many different videos to learn a product, then this maybe for you.
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    Aurea
    • I like the file import process - quick and efficient.
    • List segmentation is thorough.
    • Campaign monitoring is easily accessible and accurate.
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    Cons
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    • Onboarding can be a bit tricky. As with most WordPress additions, different plugins will have different configurations. Don't expect to install and just click activate.
    • Online support is highly technical. Email is its own beast and even good digital may not know more than the basics.
    • The reporting is strangely not intuitive or even very end-user friendly even with the robust data being tracked.
    • Composing in their editor can sometimes sync differently. Just like a video game, it's helpful to save often despite the autosave.
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    Inside Real Estate
    • Their support is good, but wait times can be long. They want you to use their chat, but then when you ask your question, it can be a several hour wait time between responses. The people are nice and resolve your issue. But I think chat is for quick back and forth communication, not something with a long delay. Also, you can only really do it effectively on your computer, not on your phone.
    • It's proving very tough to track leads from campaigns we are running ourselves. If your website converts a lead, it really just gives you the website source, and even that only some of the time. It would be great to create custom sources and have kvCORE track that traffic and lead via some sort of UTM tag or URL parameter.
    • Some of the load times aren't great. When I load up my database, it takes a while to actually display. Also, when a lead is claimed in a pond, you have to refresh to be able to contact them. Then once you add a campaign, you have to refresh again to see the tasks that fire. This is a bit clunky.
    • The app is great, but there is still some limited functionality. It would be great to access and claim leads from a pond on the mobile app. Also if you could get push notifications when new leads are added. Our time to lead sucks, and that's because kvCORE doesn't alert you super quickly.
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    Aurea
    • PHP API
    • Segmentation
    • Creating messages via API calls
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    SendinBlue is providing an excellent value to my business by simplifying and speeding up the way that we interact with our customers
    Incentivized
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    Inside Real Estate
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    Aurea
    Lyris HQ is a simple tool, but it is highly effective and , for smaller organizations, it can save a lot of time and money.
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    Usability
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    It's okay, it's easy to use, has good features, and good automation options, but it lacks better delivery support. Many messages end up in spam, even though I have a dedicated IP address that I pay for separately, and I think it needs more design options to make emails stand out, especially in terms of typography. That's why I'm not giving it a 10. It also lacks integration with other tools. EStá bien, es fácil de usar, tiene buenas funcionalidades, tiene buenas opciones de automatización, le falta mayor apoyo en cuanto a entrega, muchos de los mensajes se vana spam, aun cuando tengo una IP dedicada que pago por aparte y creo que faltan opciones de diseño para que los correos puedan ser diferentes, sobre todo en tipografía. Por eso no le doy 10. Falta integración con otras herramientas.
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    Inside Real Estate
    It doesn't deserve a zero because you can access contacts and get reminders to contact them. In my experience, you can not use the system for proper communication with both prospects and their spouses.
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    Aurea
    Super easy to use.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    I have never had any planned outages in the time I have been using the software and have had no issues with accessing it.
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    Inside Real Estate
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    Aurea
    No issue.
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    Performance
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    Everything loads very quickly, it saves as you go along so you're unlikely to loose work if your computer fails. Reports are there immediately too so you're able to act quickly on customer engagement.
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    Inside Real Estate
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    Aurea
    Running larger segments can take some time.
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    Support Rating
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    These people helped me identify errors when setting up DKIM and were more than helpful in trying to diagnose low open rates with a few campaigns identifying where improvement can be made and how to more effectively manage contact lists. The support is excellent.
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    Inside Real Estate
    I love kvCORE's support. Having the little chat feature in the bottom right of my screen the whole time I'm working takes away any stress or worry about using it. When I first started using it, I learned its features by clicking and trying things, and more than once I had to go into the chat support and ask how to undo or fix what I had done. I don't think I've ever waited more than 5 minutes to get a reply back and it being almost instant and right there on my screen allowed me to continue working and know immediately when my question had been answered.
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    Aurea
    I found one really good tech support guru and stuck with him forever.
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    Implementation Rating
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    If you follow all the steps of the setup process they give you, any one can set this up in about 1 - 2 hours.
    Incentivized
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    Inside Real Estate
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    Implementation was one of the most painful parts for us as we had to find and create our own library to interface with Lyris's SOAP API interface which still to this day is one of the top libraries used in its language.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    Sendinblue not stacking up so great unfortunately. We are considering going back to Constant Contact because of ongoing issues we are having with Sendinblue. We have however just upgraded to Premium with Sendinblue, mainly so we can get Telephone Support. But now it seems Sendinblue do not call you, you have to call them. With Constant Contact they would phone us and talk us through any issues we were having.
    We selected Sendinblue initially because of price.
    Also, our average Open rate over the last few months we were with Constant Contact was about 20%. Our Open rate - to exactly the same database, has dropped to under 10% with Sendinblue. We can't understand this. Doesn't make sense.
    The Click Rate has stayed about the same - averaging about 2-3% on both platforms.
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    Inside Real Estate
    Konversion and BoomTown are the only two I have used. Both have their things to recommend. Since I used Konversion, using kvCORE was simpler and I was able to upload my contacts seamlessly. This made adopting a new system easier and less likely to have a gap in contacting customers.
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    Aurea
    They are much better
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    Scalability
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    They have multiple options for upgrading bigger senders or if you need more emails sent in a month.
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    Inside Real Estate
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    Aurea
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Brevo (Sendinblue, Inc)
    • Saved us over 80% of what we used to pay aWeber for the exact same services
    • Maintained similar effectiveness in email blast/newsletter open rates (slightly less than aWeber but within margins)
    • Saves us an incredible amount of time in content creation using Brevo content editor
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    Inside Real Estate
    • Because I am an EXP agent, I receive kvCore for $50/month so I have a $1550/month positive over any non-EXP agent.
    • Great new lead follow up with automatic and realistic contact for a higher conversion rate that I couldn't do by myself.
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    Aurea
    • More defined lists for third party blasts, which turns into more leads for the clients. Which is more money in our pocket.
    • Some segmentation pulls do take a long time, thus leading to multiple requests and a time suck for myself.
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    ScreenShots

    kvCORE Screenshots

    Screenshot of IDX websites for all agents - with behavioral intelligence & chat.Screenshot of Smart CRM bubbles up top priorities each day in 1 dashboard.Screenshot of Agents wake up to warm leads right on their phone.Screenshot of Mass Email + Text, Video Messaging, Power Dialer, Pond Accounts + MoreScreenshot of Drive listing exposure with seamless social media sharing.Screenshot of Tight transaction and business analytics integration.

    Aurea Campaign Manager Screenshots

    Screenshot of Aurea Campaign Manager is a cloud-based email marketing solution that enables you to deeply engage your customer base in relevant and specific conversations.