ConvertKit vs. GetResponse

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ConvertKit
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
ConvertKit, from the company of the same name headquartered in Boise, is presented as email marketing software for online creators - the authors, makers, podcasters, photographers, YouTubers, teachers, and artists. The vendor boasts 19,500 paying customers, sending 500 million emails per month, and rapid growth.
$29
per month
GetResponse
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
GetResponse is an online marketing platform optimized for use by small businesses. It provides tools which support email marketing, autofunnel, landing pages, marketing automation, webinars, autoresponders, and enterprise marketing needs.
$19
per month
Pricing
ConvertKitGetResponse
Editions & Modules
Creator
$29.00
per month
Creator Pro
$59.00
per month
FREE
$0
per month Up to 500 contacts
BASIC
$19
per month Up to 1,000 contacts
PLUS
$59
per month Up to 1,000 contacts
PROFESSIONAL
$119
per month Up to 1,000 contacts
MAX and MAX²
Custom (contact us)
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ConvertKitGetResponse
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
ConvertKitGetResponse
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
ConvertKit
9.5
3 Ratings
16% above category average
GetResponse
8.9
22 Ratings
14% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor8.03 Ratings9.021 Ratings
Dynamic content10.03 Ratings8.016 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content10.03 Ratings8.715 Ratings
Landing pages8.03 Ratings9.016 Ratings
A/B testing10.03 Ratings9.019 Ratings
Mobile optimization10.03 Ratings9.022 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting10.03 Ratings10.022 Ratings
List management10.03 Ratings9.021 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences10.03 Ratings8.217 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
ConvertKit
9.0
3 Ratings
15% above category average
GetResponse
9.7
22 Ratings
26% above category average
Dashboards9.03 Ratings10.022 Ratings
Standard reports9.03 Ratings10.021 Ratings
Custom reports9.02 Ratings9.016 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
ConvertKit
10.0
3 Ratings
17% above category average
GetResponse
-
Ratings
URL Validation10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Link Tracking10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Image Validation10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Inbox Display10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Spam Testing10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Previews10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
ConvertKit
-
Ratings
GetResponse
9.0
1 Ratings
15% above category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Data quality management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
ConvertKit
-
Ratings
GetResponse
9.0
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
ConvertKit
-
Ratings
GetResponse
9.0
1 Ratings
18% above category average
Social profile integration00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
ConvertKit
-
Ratings
GetResponse
8.3
1 Ratings
9% above category average
API00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Third-party software integrations00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
ConvertKitGetResponse
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(3 ratings)
9.0
(24 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
ConvertKitGetResponse
Likelihood to Recommend
ConvertKit
It is perfect for artists and content creators. It is perfect for service based providers who want to house their potential leads. Entry level entrepreneurs can also benefit. It is not an all in one type of platform, but it is useful for list building and setting up automation. If you have less than 1K subscribers, this is the route to go until you need to use automation. Then, just feel free to upgrade.
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GetResponse
GetResponse is perfect for small to medium businesses. For a large business, it certainly could be used in some areas. One example would be for clients that are looking to get started with email marketing. I would not expect it to run a business as Salesforce or Keep. However, GetResponse is robust enough and has a solid suite of tools that would serve a medium or small business quite well. And of course, if a company is just looking for an email marketing solution GetResponse would be ideal. And to go even further, depending on the level of service you use, GetResponse has the potential to do things you might have been using separate tools for. Building funnels, the ability to host webinars, building landing pages. It's all there and it is priced very well.
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Pros
ConvertKit
  • Ease of Use
  • Reliability
  • Segmentation
  • Automation
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GetResponse
  • Email creation—A simple interface and a variety of tools make it easy to create very attractive emails quickly.
  • List building—GetResponse is ideal for setting-up and using any number of segmented lists/
  • Forms and landing pages—These tools are also fairly strong, however, GetResponse (ironically) does not provide responsive forms for mobile, which I would think would be an urgent problem. They have so far not addressed it.
  • Customer support—Customer support via chat and email is strong. It's disappointing the company has pulled the plug on live phone-in support.
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Cons
ConvertKit
  • Pricing.
  • Google Analytics integration.
  • Email templates and a modern interface for composing emails.
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GetResponse
  • The email editor is kind of a nightmare. Elements don't move or behave how you'd expect, the font choices are limited and pretty lame, adding new elements is difficult or often impossible... the whole thing feels 5+ years outdated. Buggy, slow, and extremely limited in functionality.
  • The entire UI feels similarly outdated and slow--just seems like GetResponse hasn't kept up with the curve of the market in terms of performance or aesthetics.
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Likelihood to Renew
ConvertKit
No answers on this topic
GetResponse
As I mentioned before. I believe that the platform is easy to use. Simple and easy process from start to finish. Email efficient and get to the client quickly. Catch errors that would prevent getting to where i need it to go. Overall great experience and would renew without question
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Support Rating
ConvertKit
No answers on this topic
GetResponse
Excellent general support. However, in case of an escalation, their turnaround time over email (follow through) can go higher
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Alternatives Considered
ConvertKit
The other products I have used are not available on TrustRadius. I used ConvertKit before I used these other products because I need an all in one platform.
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GetResponse
Not the top of the heap and certainly far from the bottom. GR is arguably one of the best solutions for Home based or small shops. It is out of the box whereas some of the others are not as complete or more difficult to unpack. It lacks some features but over-delivers on others.
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Return on Investment
ConvertKit
  • Prospect follow up is much easier than it used to be with fewer real prospects slipping through the cracks
  • My return clients percentages have increased since I started using Convertkit
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GetResponse
  • Only negative. They cleaned our entire contact list.
  • We had to start over with Get Response. Now that they have forcefully freed us, we'll be redownloading our actual customer and prospect list from our CRM.
  • They will not refund us. We paid for a year and they gave us 5 months. So we are also out $5,000.
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