DirectIQ vs. Litmus from Validity
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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![]() DirectIQ | Score8 out of 10 | N/A | DirectIQ, a New York based email marketing company founded in 2008, offers their flagship platform for use by smaller companies who need the core features of list management, email and campaign creation and management, and reporting and a modest price. DirectIQ also connects campaigns to social networking spaces (e.g. Twitter) and integrates with popularly used programs for contact & file management, and metrics (e.g. Google Analytics, Dropbox, Freshbooks, etc.). The platform is extensible via… | $12 per month |
Litmus from Validity | Score8.6 out of 10 | N/A | Litmus, 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 |
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| Would buy again | ||
No answers on this topic | 99% Would buy again 294 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 98% Delivers good value for the price 214 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 99% Happy with the feature set 296 Answers | |
| Lived up to sales and marketing promises | ||
No answers on this topic | 98% Lived up to sales and marketing promises 174 Answers | |
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No answers on this topic | 98% Implementation went as expected 175 Answers | |
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| Small Businesses | Mad Mimi Score10 out of 10 | Mad Mimi Score10 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | Campaign Monitor by Marigold Score9 out of 10 | Campaign Monitor by Marigold Score9 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | Emma by Marigold Score8.5 out of 10 | Emma by Marigold Score8.5 out of 10 |
| All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | - | 9.1 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | 9.0 |
| Usability | - | 8.0 |
| Availability | - | 7.6 |
| Performance | - | 7.3 |
| Support Rating | - | 9.1 |
| In-Person Training | - | 4.5 |
| Online Training | - | 4.5 |
| Implementation Rating | - | 2.2 |
| Configurability | - | 3.9 |
| Ease of integration | - | 10.0 |
| Product Scalability | - | 3.9 |
| Vendor post-sale | - | 3.6 |
| Vendor pre-sale | - | 5.5 |
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