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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ClickSend

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AClickSend aims to help businesses communicate with their customers and staff in the moments that matter on the channels, they use every day. ClickSend is designed to power billions of messages worldwide and offers a full suite of communications products from SMS and rich messaging to letters and fax all done via online dashboard or API.

    $0.01

    Per email for at least 25,000 emails

    Litmus from Validity

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ALitmus, from Validity, is an email marketing solution used to create error-free emails in less time. It is also used to build email campaigns, personalize and test them thoroughly, monitor deliverability, and analyze email performance.N/A
    Pricing
    ClickSendLitmus from Validity
    Editions & Modules
    Email
    $0.0056
    Per email for at least 25,000 emails
    SMS
    $0.0177
    Per text for at least 2,000 texts
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    Pricing Offerings
    ClickSendLitmus from Validity
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    ClickSendLitmus from Validity
    Considered Both Products
    ClickSend
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    Validity
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    99%
    Would buy again
    294 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    214 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    296 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    174 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    175 Answers
    Features
    ClickSendLitmus from Validity
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of ClickSend and Litmus from Validity
    Feature
    ClickSend
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    Ratings
    Litmus from Validity
    6.8
    377 Ratings
    16% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings9.159 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings8.659 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings8.1239 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings2.64 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings6.511 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings9.4352 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings8.5273 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of ClickSend and Litmus from Validity
    Feature
    ClickSend
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    Ratings
    Litmus from Validity
    7.1
    256 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.229 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.5253 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.6181 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of ClickSend and Litmus from Validity
    Feature
    ClickSend
    -
    Ratings
    Litmus from Validity
    8.5
    357 Ratings
    4% above category average
    URL Validation00 Ratings9.3269 Ratings
    Link Tracking00 Ratings9.2234 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings7.65 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings6.73 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Spam Testing00 Ratings9.5268 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings9.6354 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ClickSendLitmus from Validity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    9.1
    (429 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (32 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (22 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.2
    (13 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.9
    (7 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.9
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.6
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ClickSendLitmus from Validity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ClickSend
    ClickSend supports live chats, where instant messaging is done for both formal or informal discussions. Besides, proper management of tasks, from the simplified ones to the complex ones, and every player is well assigned. The option of bar code in this application ensures there is the automation of many tasks and reduces paperwork.
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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. Litmus provides peace of mind that you did your due diligence on crafting your email. While Litmus does provide some reporting you will not see every typical analytic an email report offers. However, you can use your Litmus data to enhance your email reports which in turn creates a robust view of email performance.
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    Pros
    ClickSend
    • You can add list of users just by uploading numbers CSV or by uploading detailed CSV.
    • You can generate quick campaigns just like in email, save templates with URLs, send immediately, or schedule for a certain date and hour. They have analytics, shared, and private numbers. I like that it is super straightforward.
    • You can make automated campaings that will be sent every time a new user joins a list. This you can do with 3rd-party integrations such as your own app or Zapier since ClickSend already has this integration.
    • Super cheap and it's what I like most. You pay for SMS in bulk with really competitive prices. Most SMS companies want to charge by the number of users, and when you have 32,000 active users or +130,000 users it just becomes expensive so ClickSend is the SMS solution.
    • In general, using ClickSend is quick and the learning curve for new users is flat since it's almost the same as an email marketing tool just for SMS and compressed.
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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.
    • Litmus’ 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 Litmus 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
    ClickSend
    • At times, the length of the text can feel quite short to keep it under a certain price.
    • Links sent through ClickSend are often marked as spam.
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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 Litmus, 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
    ClickSend
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    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 Litmus 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
    ClickSend
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    Validity
    Litmus 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
    ClickSend
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    Validity
    We have never had a problem with Litmus 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, Litmus was back up and running in a very short time
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    Performance
    ClickSend
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    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 Litmus 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
    ClickSend
    In general, support is good. Actually they usually write to you about things like when you upload your first contacts, send your first campaign, or when you forget to put the opt-out option. Of course, they are automated emails but it happens that if you reply to one of them a real support agent will attend to your case. If you have any doubt you can write directly to support by email. I'm not sure if they are using Zendesk or any other kind of program but they usually answer in less than 2 hours. Still, the option of an actual real-time chat is missing.
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    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
    ClickSend
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    Validity
    It was very informative one on one session for me. I was able to use Litmus without any issues.
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    Online Training
    ClickSend
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    Validity
    It has all the required information.
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    Implementation Rating
    ClickSend
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    Validity
    I didn’t really personally participate much in the implementation of Litmus, 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
    ClickSend
    ClickSend is okay but limited in functionality as compared to HighLevel. HighLevel has more functionality and it is at a reasonable price point everyone. Apart from that support are the same for most platform and it is really great to have something that is easy to start using. Most important decision that someone have to make is what they want in these software.
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    Validity
    This is not applicable to my role as I have used Litmus to test emails since I have started. Because of the ease of use, timeliness, consistent quality, and affordability that Litmus 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
    ClickSend
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    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, Litmus has the technology backing to support a global team with a 24-hour workday across regions
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    Return on Investment
    ClickSend
    • The ROI is time. More time focused, less time distracted with a mobile device.
    • Early days, however the customer survey and marketing campaigns will hopefully yield results.
    • Customer adherence to appointments and/or rescheduling for missed appointments has drastically increased with the use of reminder and follow-up SMS options that normally wouldn't be used as often on a mobile device.
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    Validity
    • Litmus 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 Litmus 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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    Screenshot of ClickSend SMS Dashboard

    Litmus from Validity 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.