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Attribute Ratings
- Customer.io and OneSignal are tied in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend

9.8
Customer.io
98%
8 Ratings
9.8
OneSignal
98%
9 Ratings
Usability

Customer.io
N/A
0 Ratings
8.0
OneSignal
80%
1 Rating
Support Rating

Customer.io
N/A
0 Ratings
7.2
OneSignal
72%
3 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Customer.io
This tool is well-suited for companies looking to run email marketing campaigns or send out newsletters regularly to their users/customers. The workflow setup is especially useful for companies who want to send specific emails based on user behavior - i.e. they've not logged in recently, have bought a specific product, haven't opened any emails, etc. This could also be useful for freelancers like me since you can create different workspaces within Customer.io. I have configured it this way to handle email marketing for a few of my clients, and the software keeps everything organized and separate. This might not be the best tool for small businesses, considering the price. It may be better to start out with a cheaper email marketing tool, and then if/when necessary, scale-up with a tool like Customer.io.
Marketing Manager
FreelanceMarketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees
OneSignal
I think One Signal is very well suited for mobile app owners who want to be in touch with their user base more easily by sending push notifications and in-app messages. I'm not sure how well that works for SMS messaging as I haven't yet tried it. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it if your in-apps are very rare.
Co-Founder
ListleMedia Production, 1-10 employees
Pros
Customer.io
- Managing users, attributes and events. You are easily able to modify any user, based on their ID, and add or remove attributes, assign events to them. That makes it very easy to segment later and to assign them to several campaigns based on behavior. Just a warning: this integration isn't so easy (at least it wasn't for us).
- Creating workflows of campaigns is very easy. You can quickly create behavioral campaigns based on attributes, segments and add elements to the workflow. You can send an email, then wait, then send another, then exit the campaign if they converted, etc. The workflow is easy to configure and very powerful for automation.
- We don't use many email templates (we make them in MJML) but it's very easy to add senders, to change templates and in general to test designs.
- Deliverability works very well, at least for us. It sends emails pretty fast and without issues.
- Exporting is very quick and easy. Importing wasn't a feature until recently, but it works well too.
- Seeing activity it's also useful. In general, logs are awesome (be it of a customer, of activity on the site, email sends, etc.).
- We don't use environments, but it might be very useful for a bigger company.
Cofounder / Marketing, Growth, Technology, Experience
VestuáRetail, 11-50 employees
OneSignal
- Send instant notifications without any delay.
- Provide all the necessary features for testing.
- Highly cost effective.
- Great system to handle huge volume.
- Great customer support.
Director
Vapronix Web Pvt. Ltd.Education Management, 11-50 employees
Cons
Customer.io
- Push notifications are very rudimentary. Everything has to be done by hand unless you're sending an extremely simple message.
- A bit too email centric.
- Lacks an ability to schedule messages on a daily, weekly, etc. basis.
Growth Product Manager
First.Real Estate, 51-200 employees
OneSignal
- Is still in development: we know OneSignal is still in development and sometimes it takes longer to create or fulfill certain features.
- Payment: payment menu is not at the glance, [and] is just difficult sometimes to find -it is a minor issue.
- Send to certain custom segments through specific OneSignal IDs; you can do it though API doing a GET call with tools like Postman. If this can be done from OneSignal it would be great.
Co-Founder and CMO
BussiTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 11-50 employees
Pricing Details
Customer.io
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
$150 per month
Customer.io Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
Our basic plan starts at $150 a month and includes 12,000 profiles and up to a million messages. Our premium plan starts at $1,000 a month with an annual contract, dedicated CSM, and much more.OneSignal
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0
OneSignal Editions & Modules
Edition
Free | Free |
---|---|
Growth | $92 |
Professional | $992 |
Enterprise | Custom Pricing |
- none
- per month
- none
Additional Pricing Details
—Usability
Customer.io
No score
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OneSignal
OneSignal 8.0
Based on 1 answer
I give an 8 in this question mainly for 2 reasons: the products even if they look like complete and are highly customizable and usable, they are still missing some logical features. For example, send messages to a list of users - now days you can do it with postman and get calls. A second example is App messaging that is still in development and has many opportunities.
Co-Founder and CMO
BussiTransportation/Trucking/Railroad, 11-50 employees
Support Rating
Customer.io
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
OneSignal
OneSignal 7.2
Based on 3 answers
Their customer support has been top-notch. They are able to assist you in getting through any problems that you may have and respond in a very timely manner. I've dealt with them on 4-5 instances over the years and my issues were always resolved within a matter of a few business days.
Digital Media Director
Rocky Mountain Elk FoundationNon-Profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees
Alternatives Considered
Customer.io
Customer.io was really the first pure, full-featured drip email program on the market and as far as I know, it's still the simplest and best overall for that specific function. SendGrid has also added drip campaign features, but I would seriously evaluate Customer.io against any other drip email provider because they really have all the key elements you need to make it work.
Director of Operations
MyTimeInternet, 11-50 employees
OneSignal
In my opinion, OneSignal documentation / API is more friendly [than] Firebase. Maybe because Firebase is already "too big," but OneSignal is focused on one solution that giving our notification through to our customer. In that case, OneSignal is chosen by our company. Several years after that, Firebase announced it supported [the] iOs platform too but our company already using OneSignal to our notification provider.
Software Developer
PT Indie Marketindo CeriaRetail, 11-50 employees
Return on Investment
Customer.io
- Fast testing for new products to specific groups. It saves a lot of time and money.
- Removed workload from marketing = more time to make it better.
- Better contact with specific groups, seeing a increase in sales because of this.
Marketing Automation & SEO Specialist
Klantenfabriek.nlMarketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees
OneSignal
- OneSignal has allowed us to grow number of subscribers in a short time.
- We are able to send our news and offers easily and instantly.
- We have become able to drive more website traffic and increase in sales.
CEO
Curl LabsComputer Software, 51-200 employees