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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    flexEngage

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/AThe flexEngage, now from Klarna, is a digital receipt solution that helps brands to increase brand loyalty, start the next purchase and create a seamless experience for users and their customers. With flexEngage's network of integrations, digital receipts can include loyalty incentives, product recommendations and promotions, and shopper surveys.

    $0

    SMTP Email Relay Solutions

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASMTP Email Relay Solutions is a transactional email service formerly from SharpSpring and now a J2 Global company.

    $25

    per month

    Pricing
    flexEngageSMTP Email Relay Solutions
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    Essential
    0*
    Pro
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    ESSENTIAL
    $25
    per month
    STARTER
    $80
    per month
    GROWTH
    $300
    per month
    BUSINESS
    $500
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    flexEngageSMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    flexEngageSMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Small Businesses
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    Score7.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    flexEngageSMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
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    User Testimonials
    flexEngageSMTP Email Relay Solutions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Klarna
    I don't work with the CRM team but I do know that they use flexEngage to track click-through rates associated with the advertising of promotions, gifts with purchase, BOPUS, etc. There's definitely a lot less information to be had from a point of sale point of view because the transaction originates there. I know it's been a great benefit to us and our customers.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    SMTP Email Relay Solutions is a great service if you are in a field where sending out bulk information, such as monthly statements to clients, invoices, or any back-to-back emails that would normally get flagged for "spam" is required.
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    Pros
    Klarna
    • The partnership and communication with us have just been amazing.
    • They respond to change requests very quickly and turnaround time is minimal.
    • Most importantly, the resulting e-receipts look great!
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • It allows us to send email through the secure email gateway.
    • We are able to track and scan all email communications
    • It provides a way for legacy and current applications to send out notification and mass email communications.
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    Cons
    Klarna
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • As with any technology on a server, we sometimes see issues with downtime related to network changes or firewall updates.
    • It can be a challenge to work with some of our older applications when the TLS feature is used.
    • I wish there was a more direct way to reliably use SMTP for mass email sends without the fear of being blacklisted.
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    Usability
    Klarna
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    I have yet to encounter any hiccups with their services. I send a large volume of emails monthly and have yet to experience any delay in my work.
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    Klarna
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    Office 365 does use secure non-standard ports for SMTP connectivity causing a problem with older programs. SMTP Email Delivery from Exchange solves this problem by giving the network admin full control over ports and specific program connections. While we do use both Office 365 and the SMTP Email Delivery we find that a mix is needed in order to meet all expectations for our end users. The majority of our SMTP communications, for users, go through Office 365 while the majority of our applications and servers do go through the SMTP Email Delivery service.
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    Return on Investment
    Klarna
    • None of that info is available to me at this point.
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    Ziff Davis Inc
    • It's the easiest way to send mail out. No worries about complex configurations.
    • It can be finicky when used in a hybrid Office 365 environment to get the proper pathways secured and working.
    • I wish there were a better way to send out mass emails, on-site, without our domain or server IP being blacklisted.
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