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    Dotdigital

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ADotdigital is a Marketing Automation platform for building automated customer journeys, managing customer data, and coordinating personalized campaigns across email, SMS, MMS, WhatsApp, mobile push, web, advertising, and retargeting channels. Its Cross-Channel Campaign Management capabilities help marketing teams plan, execute, and analyze campaigns across customer touchpoints.N/A

    Knak

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AKnak is an email marketing solution built to create emails and landing pages through Marketo.

    $10,000

    per year

    Pricing
    DotdigitalKnak
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Solo
    $10,000
    per year
    Templates
    Free
    Starter/Enterprise
    Contact
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DotdigitalKnak
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Unlimited emails and landing pages. 100% self-serve. No hidden costs
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    Community Pulse
    DotdigitalKnak
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    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    DotdigitalKnak
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Dotdigital and Knak
    Feature
    Dotdigital
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    Ratings
    Knak
    9.4
    3 Ratings
    16% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Dotdigital and Knak
    Feature
    Dotdigital
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    Ratings
    Knak
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    URL Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    DotdigitalKnak
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
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    Usability
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    DotdigitalKnak
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
    DotDigital has a drag-and-drop email builder and many good templates. Using automation, I was able to send out emails with ease. During the onboarding process, you will also be able to speak with real people. We use it to create modern and engaging emails for customers, whether abandoned cart or post-purchase. It has excellent reporting modules, but it lacks a few fundamentals, which can be frustrating. As a whole, the partnership has been a success so far.
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    Knak
    If you have Marketo or Pardot and have emails that might be somewhat simple to slightly complex, without the budget for a developer, Knak is the right solution for you. If you have complex emails that require a lot of code or customization and have the in-house resources, Knak might not be the perfect solution
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    Pros
    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
    • Email Campaigns are simple and easy to crease
    • We use the SMS to alert our customers to any technical issues
    • Good support from account managers
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    Knak
    • Well designed templates
    • Easy integration with Marketo
    • New templates all the time and a big library to choose from
    • Mobile-optimized templates
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    Cons
    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
    • API limits: There is a hardcoded limit on how many API calls you can make per hour, and to raise it, you have to pay.
    • The API set is very limited in general.
    • The API set is very limited in general
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    Knak
    • Sometimes there are issues with buggy code
    • Updates sometimes will break emails
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    Usability
    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
    DotDigital is not difficult to use, however, the user interface could use some optimization. There are certain elements that can be challenging to find, and the menus are not always intuitive. However, the tool makes up for that with easy to use features, like creating segments, and allowing many rules to specify these particular groups.
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    Knak
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
    DotDigital's platform is simple to use for essential email marketing campaigns. Setting up Programs (action-driven automation) is simple. It gives you the ability to design stunning campaigns with a wide range of customizability. To better understand our customer base, it analyzes each email sent out. In every situation, the support team has been responsive and helpful.
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    Knak
    Marketo has email templates and you can, of course, create your own - but Knak makes it so much easier to create templates that are nice looking and mobile-optimized.
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    Return on Investment
    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
    • Maintenance costs due to integration limits.
    • API tiers (now formalized in the documentation) were discovered after the initial purchase, so there are more recurring costs.
    • In general, a raise of costs in the IT compartment, while it can benefit marketing.
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    Knak
    • Great return on time investment
    • Great return on our strategy to get new communications out the door
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