CommuniGator vs. dotMailer

I have used CommuniGator to implement a monthly newsletter that sends our latest updates to our opt-in base every month. As well as this, if anyone opts-in after this newsletter has been initiated/broadcasted the new opt-ins will also receive the latest newsletter too to ensure we are communicating with warm leads.

Incentivized

Well suited for a company with a larger marketing budget as this is a costly program compared to the other ESPs. If your use case is not eCommerce, you would probably be better off with a standard ESP like Drip.

Incentivized

• Email Design Interface - drag & drop.
• Workflow interface - drag & drop.
• Live chat/customer service.

Incentivized

• Easy Editor - no HTML required. It's very easy to drag and drop your elements, customizing the campaign according to your needs.
• Reports- the reports are robust, showing you your open rates, browsers used, who clicked what, etc. It is easy to section out this information and deliver it to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Templates - building your own template library makes creating and sending campaigns and quick and easy experience. In a global company like ours, it also enables consistency across the brand locations throughout the world.

• Minor bugs in the interface sometimes take a while to fix.
• Sometimes export fields change.

Incentivized

• Integration is overly complex.
• Cannot progressively profile from anything other than an email address.
• Too expensive.

Incentivized

Since this is used on a global scale and it is preferable to all of our brands, I cannot see us switching to a different provider. We have built years worth of contacts and templates within our current system, which saves our marketing team a lot of time when putting together future campaigns. All of them are mobile optimized which makes it even easier to work with

I really like CommuniGator for the drag & drop interface in email building. I also really like the level of customer service with having a dedicated account manager but also the ability to live chat at any point and if this doesn't help, they are always happy to jump on to a video call so I feel very well supported. I also like how there are many products within one platform, lead nurturing, pop-ups, workflows, email, forms, social media management, etc...

Incentivized

DotMailer is built for eCommerce. Drip, ActiveCampaign, and Infusionsoft are not eCommerce platforms out of the box, though they can be tailored to that use case. DotMailer is especially geared toward retail businesses.

Incentivized

• Increased opt-ins using the pop-up functionality.
• Increased opt-ins using the forms functionality.
• Increased opt-ins using gated content through forms & landing zones.

Incentivized

• Better customer service
• Increased brand awareness
• Increased brand engagement
• Streamlined processes
• Regular communication with customers
• Increased audience/reach