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    Cordial

    Score9.9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Cordial Intelligent Messaging is an email marketing solution built around features such as triggered messaging, real-time data segmentation, and robust integrations.N/A

    Iterable

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AIterable is an AI-powered customer communication platform that activates customers across channels in real-time. With intelligent personalization, dynamic content, and a cross-channel suite, Iterable helps brands create seamless, data-driven experiences across email, SMS, push, and in-app notifications.N/A
    Pricing
    CordialIterable
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CordialIterable
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    CordialIterable
    Considered Both Products
    Cordial
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    Iterable
    Chose Iterable
    Cordial is superior in terms of what you can do with your data to personalize an email. Extremely powerful platform. Cordial's drag and drop editor (Sculpt) is lightyears ahead of Iterable's open source drag and drop builder.

    Cordial didn't have any Fintech companies yet and we …
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    It is very robust platform and user friendly UX
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    Iterable is generally better than many providers at handling large data sets and making them usable. Their workflow builder is one of the best, if not the best, I've seen and used. They also beat some other providers by having the number of channels they support and their …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    93%
    Would buy again
    103 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    80 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    102 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    66 Answers
    Features
    CordialIterable
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Cordial and Iterable
    Feature
    Cordial
    7.4
    5 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Iterable
    8.1
    119 Ratings
    5% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor4.04 Ratings8.9106 Ratings
    Dynamic content6.35 Ratings8.8113 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content6.85 Ratings8.6111 Ratings
    Landing pages10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing7.04 Ratings8.6115 Ratings
    Mobile optimization7.55 Ratings8.0110 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting8.44 Ratings7.1115 Ratings
    List management7.55 Ratings7.0115 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences9.34 Ratings8.1102 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Cordial and Iterable
    Feature
    Cordial
    7.0
    5 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Iterable
    5.7
    116 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Dashboards8.55 Ratings6.1116 Ratings
    Standard reports6.55 Ratings5.5114 Ratings
    Custom reports6.05 Ratings5.3105 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Cordial and Iterable
    Feature
    Cordial
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    Ratings
    Iterable
    7.0
    113 Ratings
    8% below category average
    API00 Ratings7.8102 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings8.196 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings7.4103 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings4.75 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations00 Ratings7.120 Ratings
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    CordialIterable
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    Score10 out of 10
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Emma by Marigold
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CordialIterable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.6
    (120 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CordialIterable
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cordial
    Cordial has multiple options to create a message: single campaign, automation, orchestration and sculpt templates, which are drag-and-drop type functionalities but each of these blocks are based on HTML content so a user needs to be technically savvy. I would avoid using HTML includes as it is not possible to see which include a customer received. The team is fabulous, they know the tool and are dedicated to the success of the business. They are quick to respond and provide feedback. Reporting and analytics are very manual if you are combining multiple days in a test.
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    Iterable
    - Scalability: as I mentioned, Stayforlong serves more than 3 Million travellers in 40 markets and 32 languages. We managed to build a robust CRM strategy with only 2 members on the CRM team, which helped us expand the channels with a really small, lean team. - Real-time relevance: for us, having the latest available offer is a must; we need to offer the rooms that are available in real time, because the inventory is live.
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    Pros
    Cordial
    • Provides helpful desktop and mobile previews.
    • Sends emails reliably.
    • Allows for pretty robust audience rules.
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    Iterable
    • Customer Journey creation - the platform easily creates a visual path for the marketing team to curate messaging based around timing, channel, behavior as well as add split testing logic and exit criteria so we target only the audiences we want.
    • Customer Success - one of the best teams I've ever had the pleasure of working with. I'm able to move so much quicker because they really create a helpful partnership.
    • Audience segmentation, the platform is easy to work with even if you're a first time user, they do a great job of visually showing the logic and the and/or/none type rules.
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    Cons
    Cordial
    • Some of the tasks on the platform are still technical in nature and often requires the help of a developer or technical marketer. But I've witnessed great strides towards accessibility and ease of use for non-technical marketers over the past three years.
    • A lot of the templating must be built from scratch.
    • Deliverability insights (out of the box) could be expanded further.
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    Iterable
    • In-app channel, although it works, has some shortcomings in UI functionality or system backend logic, which suggests it is built on an email send-out architecture.
    • Drag and drop editor has its own limitations - it isn't perfect. You can't create some basic designs.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cordial
    No answers on this topic
    Iterable
    Its a robust platform that can serve complex business needs. Current and futures. It tries to adapt an newest trends and has good CS and CSM specialists.
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    Usability
    Cordial
    No answers on this topic
    Iterable
    Iterable very easy to learn and use. It's a great platform for both a new email marketer and a marketer that's been working in email for 20+ years.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cordial
    No answers on this topic
    Iterable
    Iterable is there like 99.9% of the time. However, when it goes down, it grinds us to a halt. Most of the time, outages are an hour or less, but if that's at a peak time, it can be a nightmare. That said, when the worst does happen, there are frequent updates and an easy situation tracker that give you an estimate of how much longer you'll have to wait for the issue to be resolved.
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    Performance
    Cordial
    No answers on this topic
    Iterable
    The API is super quick. The UI can be a little sluggish depending on what you're loading, but overall Iterable performs great. Iterable appears to do a good job of making processes async so that one action isn't blocking another.
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    Support Rating
    Cordial
    No answers on this topic
    Iterable
    I've never experienced any issues with Iterable. As I and my colleagues have learnt the system and it's features, response to questions and advice from our account manager is always quick. Kevin knows the product well, and with the few tricky questions has hasn't been able to answer he's been quick to get back to us.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cordial
    Cordial by far has the best UI for simple navigation
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    Iterable
    My understanding is that Mailchimp has evolved a lot since we moved to Iterable 4 years ago, so any comparison is legacy. Keeping that in mind, Iterable is far more sophisticated, especially the journey builder, personalised STO by user and segmentation.
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    Scalability
    Cordial
    No answers on this topic
    Iterable
    We've definitely tested scalability, and it's no line - it works. The process is pretty easy. Most of the times it goes off without a hitch. Any time we do encounter issues, our support team is quick to get on the job and very communicative as they work us through a successful launch.
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    Return on Investment
    Cordial
    • Best to manage your clients' business.
    • Not ideal for freelancers.
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    Iterable
    • I do not have hard numbers, as I am not in the department that deals with those kinds of quantifications of impact. However, I do believe the use of Iterable has been a positive thing for us in providing more comprehensive data that is useful when dealing with customer tickets.
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    ScreenShots

    Cordial Screenshots

    Screenshot of Testing Powered by Machine-Learning: Never wait for an answer again. Test multiple message variations in real-time.Screenshot of Testing Powered by Machine Learning: Never wait for an answer again. Test multiple message variations in real-time.Screenshot of Native Drag-and-drop Email Builder: Build completely custom 1:1 personalized messages in seconds.Screenshot of Effortless Campaign Orchestration: Create sophisticated cross-channel message streams based on simple if/then statements.Screenshot of Up-to-the-Second Analytics and Reporting: Track customer behavior across all of your digital properties.Screenshot of Native Drag-and-Drop Editor: Build completely custom 1:1 personalized messages in seconds.