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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    MailerLite

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    MailerLite is an email marketing platform for small businesses, creators, and ecommerce brands, used to automate the customer journey and grow a customer list. Pricing starts at $12/month. MailerLite enables users to: Grow and engage their audience - Build newsletters, forms, pop-ups, landing pages, and even full websites with a Drag and drop builder that offers total creative control over designs. 150 customizable templates are available to get…

    $12

    per month

    Pricing
    DotdigitalMailerLite
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    per month 2 users
    Comfort
    $12
    per month 3 users
    Power
    $25
    per month Unlimited users
    Enterprise
    Custom pricing
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DotdigitalMailerLite
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—Additional 30% discount available to Non-profit organizations. Up to a 10% for paying yearly.
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    Community Pulse
    DotdigitalMailerLite
    Considered Both Products
    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
    No answer on this topic
    Mailerlite
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    83%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    79 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    78 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    79 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    71 Answers
    Features
    DotdigitalMailerLite
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Dotdigital and MailerLite
    Feature
    Dotdigital
    -
    Ratings
    MailerLite
    8.9
    88 Ratings
    10% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings9.577 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings9.169 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings7.863 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings8.666 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings8.854 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings8.569 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings9.377 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings9.376 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings9.151 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Dotdigital and MailerLite
    Feature
    Dotdigital
    -
    Ratings
    MailerLite
    7.0
    76 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.976 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Dotdigital and MailerLite
    Feature
    Dotdigital
    -
    Ratings
    MailerLite
    9.5
    69 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Email Previews00 Ratings9.569 Ratings
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    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    DotdigitalMailerLite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (6 ratings)
    9.4
    (93 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    9.4
    (30 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DotdigitalMailerLite
    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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    Mailerlite
    I didn't have much luck when testing other similar tools and since we tested with free plan, we couldn't commit to something else if we couldn't get basic stuff fixed. That's when we switched to MailerLite, and their support was great and super helpful all the way (during our free plan, especially). Plus, they're super budget-friendly for startups, so I highly recommend.
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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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    Mailerlite
    • Offers a user-friendly interface, making it simple to create beautiful forms, group subscribers, and automate emails.
    • Includes email automation workflows in their free plan - the only provider I know of that doesn't charge you after one month or hit you with "transaction fees".
    • Excellent video tutorial library so you can learn email marketing as a beginner without feeling overwhelmed.
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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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    Mailerlite
    • EVERYONE should be allowed to at least use the AI bot chat feature. This doesn't take a person and is such basic customer service that it should be offered at all levels.
    • It would be nice if MailerLite worked better with AddEvent icons
    • When emailing support it took days to get a response (after an agent escalated the issue). Some concerns are more urgent and email support shouldn't mean bad support.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
    No answers on this topic
    Mailerlite
    Mailerlite is awesome and it does everything I need and then some. They're always innovating and adding new features, and their team is flippin' amazing. Can't see myself ever switching. They may not have everything, but looking at how well their team works, they'll get there for sure and I'm willing to wait.
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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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    Mailerlite
    I find it very easy to use, intuitive with a clean interface and drag and drop functionality where that adds value. It's quite configurable for our brand and the template and duplication options are very useful as we reuse a lot of content.
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    Support Rating
    Dotdigital EMEA Limited
    No answers on this topic
    Mailerlite
    Whenever I contact Support, either via email or through online chat, I always get a speedy response that gives me the answer I need. The AI Agent on the online chat is excellent and has helped me so much on numerous occasions.
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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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    Mailerlite
    MailerLite has similar features to the tools mentioned above. The main advantage is that it is very complete in its free version. This is ideal for those who are starting out and want to try a complete email marketing platform.
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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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    Mailerlite
    • Gives us the ability to track the popularity of content in our email as well as who has read the content.
    • The customizable layout gives us the opportunity to be creative and have our culture shine through our company communication.
    • The ability to see who has un-subscribed helps our HR department to see who isn't receiving important company information so we can ask them to re-subscribe.
    • Helps our company to be more transparent and communicate more effectively.
    Incentivized
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    MailerLite Screenshots

    Screenshot of reports, that can include unsubscribe count, spam complaints, bounces, link activity and other metrics that are critical to measuring success.Screenshot of automations for every subscriber journeyScreenshot of the MailerLite landing page builderScreenshot of an example newsletterScreenshot of some of the over 150 templates availableScreenshot of where to find MailerLite's integrations