Cakemail vs. Privy

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cakemail
Score 7.2 out of 10
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CakeMail is an email marketing platform from the company of the same name in Montreal with users throughout North America and Europe, designed to be simple and elegant. Dedicated to small businesses and non-technical users, CakeMail's emphasis is the core features of list management, email design (templates), and basic behavior tracking for a modest price. A free trial is available for up to 30 days and 500 sends, after which Cakemail is available starting at $8 per month.N/A
Privy
Score 9.3 out of 10
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Privy in Boston is designed to enable online stores to capture more emails and convert first-time visitors into customers using the company's integrated suite of web conversion and email marketing tools.N/A
Pricing
CakemailPrivy
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CakemailPrivy
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
CakemailPrivy
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Cakemail
8.6
3 Ratings
6% above category average
Privy
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Ratings
WYSIWYG email editor8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic content9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Landing pages9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting8.13 Ratings00 Ratings
List management8.93 Ratings00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences6.33 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Cakemail
9.1
3 Ratings
16% above category average
Privy
-
Ratings
Dashboards8.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports8.63 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Cakemail
9.4
2 Ratings
11% above category average
Privy
-
Ratings
URL Validation9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Link Tracking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Image Validation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Inbox Display10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Previews8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
CakemailPrivy
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
(3 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
CakemailPrivy
Likelihood to Recommend
Cakemail
Sometimes creativity is lacking in me and that is where Cakemail comes in and saves the day. I am glad that I can receive creative help from this awesome brand. The pricing is very affordable, in my opinion. It makes this platform a no-brainer!
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Privy
Adding Privy to your ecommerce store is a no brainer. You can very quickly increase your on-site email acquisition conversion rate through the Spin To Win wheel and other templates that Privy offers. You can also use it for additional on-site messaging like announcement bars and landing pages
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Pros
Cakemail
  • Their templates are easy to use and visually appealing
  • Visibility into our contact information is great
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Privy
  • Segments website visitors to your site: It can recognize who has been to your website once or many times. It allows you to present an offer to different user groups, present an offer, and then capture their email address.
  • Provides flexible opt-in form options: Embedded opt-in forms, pop-ups. bars at the top of your site. You can redirect to a landing page or a thank you window, create a form that takes up the entire screen, provide an offer at the end, or simply thank users for their information.
  • Easy user experience: Different options for designs, easy drag + drop builder. Easy installation, trackable results.
  • Support their users: Holy cricket. Their support is so helpful. Privy was one of the first software companies that I've encountered that has really gone above and beyond for my team.
  • Measurability: Privy understands that digital marketers want to track - They want to be able to split-test their options, track their results - not only views but conversions and $ conversions. Privy gives its users this ability.
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Cons
Cakemail
  • An external package – like PHP support – Cake's component doesn't have that.
  • I'd like to be able to view my user click rate and click frequency at the same time, to be able to compare it – they don't offer that.
  • There's always room for improvement – but what Cakemail does well, it does very, very well.
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Privy
  • It gets some getting used to setting up emails with pictures.
  • Service isn't cheap but you get what you pay for.
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Likelihood to Renew
Cakemail
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Privy
  • Flexible options: The software allows so many different kinds of opt-in form solutions: Full-page, pop-up, bar at the top of the page, embedded, etc.
  • Easy UX: This software is easy to use for just about anyone on my team. It's easy to implement and work with. Design, form field determination, and integration is all relatively very easy to perform.
  • Great support: We've had in-person calls with their support team, and they've been answer specific questions and offer relevant strategies. They've been willing to get on the phone with me and my clients to help us solve problems.
  • Multiple integrations - No matter what CRM you're using, there's likely a way to integrate Privy forms into it.
  • Easy installation on sites: Just a strip of code.
  • Visible, measurable results: Tracking and data with visits, conversion events, and conversion $ tracked to the forms.
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Usability
Cakemail
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Privy
Privy is very easy to use and is intuitive to new users. The templates they provide give you a head start on campaign builds and their customer success team is approachable and knowledgable about the product. You do not have to be a tech wizard to get rolling with Privy, but the results will make you feel that way.
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Support Rating
Cakemail
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Privy
The customer support team from Privy is incredible (shout out to Simone). Every person I have worked with has been knowledgable, helpful, polite, and responsive. They have a live chat feature and all CSRs do a great job.
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Alternatives Considered
Cakemail
I have used other email platforms before, but I think Cakemail is easier to use AND provides you with templates. For the other products I have tested out, you had to create your own templates from scratch. I like the ability to create from scratch, but on days where you lack the time or creativity, there are templates ready to go for you
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Privy
After having used quite a few email marketing platforms, I can say out of all of them we like Privy the best. Privy's integration with the BigCommerce platform makes it much easier to use than the others we tried in the past and we are happy with the results we have gotten and their excellent customer support which is superior especially to Mailchimp which can only be reached by email.
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Return on Investment
Cakemail
  • Easily track the success of your email campaigns
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Privy
  • Positive impact for our clients - Our clients can see exactly how many views each opt-in has seen, how it has converted, and how much revenue has been generated from that opt-in and email sequence that it is linked to. (We have used this tool + paid traffic + email to generate more than $15k for some of our clients. And that's just one part of their marketing systems...That's about 150x ROI).
  • Positive impact for us - We only want to recommend and use tools that have proven use cases and conversions. This is true here - and it means that we can reliably recommend and use it as a tool to grow revenue for our clients in combination with paid traffic and email marketing. They also support their partners - that means we're more efficient. Time is money - so that's a win here, too.
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