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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

    Smartlead.ai

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AA solution to scale cold email outreach featuring unlimited mailboxes, unlimited warmups, deliverability-focused infrastructure, and a unibox to handle the revenue cycle.

    $39

    per month

    Pricing
    Email on AcidSmartlead.ai
    Editions & Modules
    The Basics
    $86
    month
    Premium
    $132
    month
    Professional
    $499
    month
    Basic
    $39
    per month 2000 active Leads & 6000 Emails per month
    Pro
    $94
    per month 30000 active Leads & 150000 Emails per month
    Custom
    starting at $174
    per month upto 12M Active Lead Credits
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Email on AcidSmartlead.ai
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsSave 15% on the monthly cost when billed annually!Discount of up to 17% available for annual billing.
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    Features
    Email on AcidSmartlead.ai
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Email on Acid and Smartlead.ai
    Feature
    Email on Acid
    9.2
    4 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Smartlead.ai
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Mobile optimization10.02 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting8.53 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings6.53 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Email on Acid and Smartlead.ai
    Feature
    Email on Acid
    5.5
    3 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Smartlead.ai
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Dashboards8.01 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Standard reports3.02 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Email on Acid and Smartlead.ai
    Feature
    Email on Acid
    -
    Ratings
    Smartlead.ai
    7.2
    4 Ratings
    12% below category average
    URL Validation00 Ratings6.53 Ratings
    Link Tracking00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings5.62 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Spam Testing00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Email on AcidSmartlead.ai
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (6 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Email on AcidSmartlead.ai
    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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    Smartlead.ai
    Smartlead is well suited in many aspects. Thats why we are working on it from past 3-years or so. Running email campaigns can be a challenge because other bulk email providers do support sending email but the accuracy of landing in the inbox no one guarantee. I have used it and based on the experience I am using Smartlead. I have used mailshake, apollo, instantly, salesloft etc. none has given such results compared to Smartlead. When it comes to less appropriate: Smartlead is for sending bulk email, one cannot maintain records on the same. I have to delete the campaigns because it will pile up in the home screen once completed. Also Auto-tagging feature should be there based on the response received from prospect. If we use it as CRM, there are chances it can fail. Since it provides unanimous master inbox- I can not respond to my prospect from the dashboard because other colleagues might see my response. This is a security concern.
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    Pros
    Email On Acid Inc.
    • Email Spam Testing
    • Email Code Editing
    • Email Previews Across Multiple Providers
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    Smartlead.ai
    • Slick API integration with both our waterfall and CRM
    • Quick email verification tool
    • Handles high volume sending with ease
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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
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    Smartlead.ai
    • Context based output.
    • Layout and image generation.
    • Multiple language support.
    • Multiple format support.
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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
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    Smartlead.ai
    It's a good tool and you can figure out your way around it, but overall visibility from a bird's eye view could be better. Oftentimes you have to open up multiple tabs to see different client views
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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.
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    Smartlead.ai
    I have used all above platform in my career. Instantly is the nearest one which can compete. relying on Apollo was my biggest mistake over the years in my previous org. Apollo does not give clear picture whether the email is bounced what the health score of my domain. I kept on using the same mailbox and my emails kept on landing in spam. I couldn't understand the reason behind my poor performance until I used Smartlead. All other tools gives fake health score, no AI suggestion on setting up campaigns. Here Smartlead outstand with other tools.
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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.
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    Smartlead.ai
    • Negligible return
    • Open rates and response rates run below 10%
    • Best for single channel buziness development
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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.