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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Email on Acid

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/AEmail On Acid is an email marketing solution built as a standalone product and as an integration into marketing automation tools such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Marketo. It includes features such as collaboration, code analysis, and spam filter testing.

    $86

    month

    Gist

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AGist is a unified marketing, sales, and support platform. It includes live chat, a help desk, knowledge base, email marketing, marketing automation, opt-in forms, and more.

    $29

    per month

    Pricing
    Email on AcidGist
    Editions & Modules
    The Basics
    $86
    month
    Premium
    $132
    month
    Professional
    $499
    month
    Professional
    $29.00
    per month
    Premium
    $99.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Email on AcidGist
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSave 15% on the monthly cost when billed annually!
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    Email on AcidGist
    Considered Both Products
    Email On Acid Inc.
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    Gist
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    95%
    Would buy again
    20 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    21 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    20 Answers
    Features
    Email on AcidGist
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Email on Acid and Gist
    Feature
    Email on Acid
    9.2
    4 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Gist
    -
    Ratings
    Mobile optimization10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Email on Acid and Gist
    Feature
    Email on Acid
    5.5
    3 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Gist
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports3.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Chat Analytics and Reports
    Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Email on Acid and Gist
    Feature
    Email on Acid
    -
    Ratings
    Gist
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Chat history and transcripts00 Ratings8.92 Ratings
    Chat reporting00 Ratings8.92 Ratings
    Chat and web analytics00 Ratings8.92 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Email on AcidGist
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.5
    (112 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (9 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Email on AcidGist
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Email On Acid Inc.
    Suited: Pre-deployment QA and rendering validation: If your audience uses a diverse mix of email clients and devices (e.g., corporate Outlook users, gmail users on mobile, etc.) Email on Acid ensures consistency across all of them. Less appropriate: If your organization only sends basic text-based emails or uses template with minimal HTML customization, then Email on Acid might not be appropriate.
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    Gist
    If your marketing model is selling products, services, or SAAS where you are doing inbound marketing and your website will do most of the lead generation and conversion, this is a great product. From live chat, support, event tracking, and automation, you could almost put your entire business on autopilot. If your marketing model is mostly outreach to cold leads and conversion, this software currently does not have any type of sales stages or task generation. I would still use Gist for website inbound but use another software for outreach and cold leads then when they become a lead put them into Gist for marketing automation.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Email On Acid Inc.
    • Email Spam Testing
    • Email Code Editing
    • Email Previews Across Multiple Providers
    Incentivized
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    Gist
    • Customer service via a unified inbox so you dont have to separately monitor your twitter, Facebook or IG account for consumer communication there. Gist unified all into one inbox, better than anyone else I've seen in the market. They archive all communications and tie them back to a single user so you get unified customer history / data.
    • Marketing segmentation and automation: they track user history and behavior across the site and have super detailed segmenting capability, on par with ActiveCampaign's, but better I'd say. Better UI for the marketing admin person, and more unified data than in AC.
    • Live chat and chatbot. Usually it's either one or the other but with Gist you can do both seamlessly.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Email On Acid Inc.
    • Limites Reporting and Analytics
    • It a little slow when it comes to Rendering email clients
    • The user interface is not so friendly
    Incentivized
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    Gist
    • Plan limits can be confusing. For example, there is a monthly charge for support and a monthly charge for "growth," plus there's a separate charge depending on how many contacts and seats you have. Perhaps this is normal in the industry, but it can make it a little challenging to understand the bill every month.
    • The vast amount of features means development will never be as fast as you'd like it to be (even though they release updates all the time). This may not actually be a valid concern, and it certainly isn't unique to Gist (who doesn't have a wishlist they're waiting on their favorite SaaS to get to?), but I do believe the likelihood of being stuck without your desired feature being developed goes up a lot as the product gets bigger and bigger.
    • Email deliverability has been less than perfect in the past, but it has improved drastically in the last year.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Email On Acid Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Gist
    Gist is a quite reliable service with a lot of added values. We don't need to pay for different Saas for these important features. If I had an issue the team was super responsive and helpful, that is essential for every business. The email delivery is great, so virtually no email has landed into spam folder
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Email On Acid Inc.
    I'd rate Email on Acid a 7 out of 10 for overall usability. It is intuitive, reliable, and greatly enhances the QA process for email campaigns, though there's still some room for improvement in speed and report flexibility. For example: the previews sometimes take longer during peek hours, especially for complex or image-heavy emails
    Incentivized
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    Gist
    It’s pretty simple, but it does a lot so there are more complicated features which depend on an individuals ability for software implementation. I am not an IT expert and I’ve managed to implement everything myself, others that are more tech-minded may find everything easier.
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    Support Rating
    Email On Acid Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Gist
    Fantastic support. Ask a question, get an answer within 24 hours every time. And sometimes within a few minutes. They've always come through for me, helpful and, even when it's an issue on my end, they point me in the right direction.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Email On Acid Inc.
    Email On Acid is very similar to Litmus, but perhaps slightly more reliable. I have used both extensively, and prefer Email On Acid.
    Incentivized
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    Gist
    Gist combines all our previous products into one application and adds many more features that would require more apps. Gist is excellent and a no-brainer all-in-one application when compared to having to manage multiple applications at higher cost. The support from the whole Gist team has been extremely responsive.
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    Return on Investment
    Email On Acid Inc.
    • Ability to send over 1000 previews spanning across 90 email clients.
    • Saves a lot of time getting emails out the door.
    Incentivized
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    Gist
    • They are perfect for me as a someone who needs a lot of bang for the buck. The chat messenger device on my website alone has brought me new prospects that I did not have to spend money recruiting.
    • I am able to save hours of time with the automated emails that are GDPR compliant.
    • I don't have to pay for a designer to have excellent looking emails either.
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    ScreenShots

    Email on Acid Screenshots

    Screenshot of Whether you know HTML or not, our new Campaign Precheck gives you the power to fix email mistakes while you QA, so you can create a message that every subscriber can read and understand.Screenshot of See what your email looks like on more than 70 clients and devices. View the emails in portrait or landscape so you know how your email will look for every subscriber.Screenshot of Test and edit instantly. Simply load up your email and tweak the code in our editor – you’ll see the preview change as you adjust the code.Screenshot of Whether you’re an email marketer or a developer, our tools can help your team streamline the email testing process. Use the “share” link to easily send test results to team members and clients. Our mark-up tool also allows reviewers to draw or comment within the email previews.Screenshot of Image validation makes sure your images render properly on every email client and device, so you can reach more subscribers on more platforms.Screenshot of Email testing, simplified. Send a test email directly from your email service provider or upload your HTML to our system. We’ll help you spot funky formatting, broken links and code problems.

    Gist Screenshots

    Screenshot of Live ChatScreenshot of Email MarketingScreenshot of Marketing Automation WorkflowsScreenshot of Knowledge BaseScreenshot of Meetings