Flodesk vs. Iterable

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Flodesk
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
N/A
$38
per month
Iterable
Score 8.3 out of 10
N/A
Iterable is an AI-powered customer communication platform that activates customers across channels in real-time. With intelligent personalization, dynamic content, and a cross-channel suite, Iterable helps brands create seamless, data-driven experiences across email, SMS, push, and in-app notifications.N/A
Pricing
FlodeskIterable
Editions & Modules
Unlimited Everything
$38
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FlodeskIterable
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
FlodeskIterable
Considered Both Products
Flodesk
Chose Flodesk
I selected Flodesk because it has the most important features available of the similar products listed but is way more cost-effective and user-friendly. Plus, their designs/aesthetics are great!
Iterable
Chose Iterable
When we were benchmarking CRM platforms, we analyzed many of them. Mailchimp's transactional solution, Mandrill, was our previous provider, but we needed the Developer team's assistance in all our campaigns. Salesforce was a more complex platform, but it proved too complex for …
Chose Iterable
Iterable is superior to Braze when it comes to handling up to 10m users. More than that, Braze scales better, it guarantees on-time deliverability, where Iterable struggles to.
Chose Iterable
My understanding is that Mailchimp has evolved a lot since we moved to Iterable 4 years ago, so any comparison is legacy. Keeping that in mind, Iterable is far more sophisticated, especially the journey builder, personalised STO by user and segmentation.
Chose Iterable
Braze definitely feels it has more integrated capabilities, however that may be our internal set up. E.g. felt we could do more with segmentation. Easier to optimise campaigns for mobile. Easier to switch between front end & back end HTML building.

However I have always …
Chose Iterable
We chose Iterable due to flexibility and channel offerings, as well as the overall price of the tool at the time of signing. Iterable for us felt like the do it all tool for our marketing efforts.
Chose Iterable
Unsure. We've been using Iterable since I've worked here
Chose Iterable
Iterable is by far the platform that gives the best level of support from the csms to the tech calls to the support function in the product. All of these platforms do the same thing essentially but iteraly is the one scaling the fastest and provides the best support.
Chose Iterable
Currently we're seeing much more flexibility with our testing, segmentation and building process compared to previous platforms
Chose Iterable
I have previously used Dotdigital, and the way it compares to Iterable is through the reporting capabilities - Dotdigital reporting is, in my opinion, stronger; it provides real-time dashboards and the chance to generate reports for specific timeframes. I have previously used …
Chose Iterable
Iterable had the most robust personalisation features (handlebars, data catalog, snippets, robust segmentation) and multi-language support. Additionally, security features were higher than those of other alternatives. Close follow-up was Braze, and other platforms were compared …
Chose Iterable
We are still evaluating but the cost of switching has been the primary reason. In the past, other platforms have not had multi-channel messaging but that is no longer the case.
Chose Iterable
As mentioned previously, I was hired to do a migration from ActiveCampaign, and I stayed for 2 years as a power user of Itearble. Since leaving OneVision Resources, I have continued to volunteer my time in a regional user group, which I would not do if the platform, product, …
Chose Iterable
Customer.io, Adobe Marketo Engage, Keap, iContact, Constant Contact and HubSpot CRM
Chose Iterable
Not well. Not my choice. Would prefer Salesforce.
Chose Iterable
Iterable's geolocation paired with catalog items was something Braze and other platforms just couldn't do. Many tried to offer a workaround, but there just wasn't a legitimate solution anywhere else.
Chose Iterable
Iterable was more competitive in pricing, the segmentation technology was extremely advanced and fast in comparison with the competitors we analysed, and deliverability and reliability of the system have been fantastic.
Chose Iterable
Iterable has plug-in capabilities with Movable Ink, in which Movable allows for dynamic content to plug into HTML, text, messages, and utilizes data within Iterable to send dynamic personalized content to customers, great tool in addition to Iterable!

Previously we've used …
Chose Iterable
If you're still using SFMC do yourself a favor and explore some of the newer options available. Iterable is a strong competitor unless you need the B2B and account based marketing/support teams all in a single platform.
Klaviyo is great and best for small-medium size companies …
Chose Iterable
I admittedly don't remember much of Klaviyo, as I have become so familiar with Iterable. I definitely prefer Iterable, however. There are so many more features in Iterable and it just feels like a more dynamic and comprehensive experience with more granular data than Klaviyo …
Chose Iterable
Intercom is not created for marketing purposes and it is quite transparent when you get around to building a campaign with it. It's clunky and often quite frustrating to work with. While Iterable is not perfect, it's a tremendous upgrade. Iterable allows you to have more …
Chose Iterable
Iterable is way more user-friendly, eazy to learn and use, overall much better.
Chose Iterable
We have been on Iterable for about 2 years and in that 2 years have evaluated other platforms, considering doing another migration.

The key reason we have stayed with Iterable is the ease of running (largely automated) omni channel comms with a complex data structure. We have …
Chose Iterable
Iterable has more nuance and allows us to leverage more data.
Features
FlodeskIterable
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Flodesk
9.8
Ratings
20% above category average
Iterable
7.9
Ratings
4% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor10.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Dynamic content10.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content10.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Landing pages10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing9.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
Mobile optimization9.00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting10.00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
List management10.00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences10.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Flodesk
9.5
Ratings
21% above category average
Iterable
5.8
Ratings
23% below category average
Dashboards10.00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Standard reports9.00 Ratings5.70 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings5.40 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Flodesk
8.0
Ratings
2% below category average
Iterable
-
Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Flodesk
-
Ratings
Iterable
7.1
Ratings
5% below category average
API00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings4.70 Ratings
Third-party software integrations00 Ratings7.10 Ratings
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User Ratings
FlodeskIterable
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.7
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
6.4
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
FlodeskIterable
Likelihood to Recommend
If you have a small business and are selling services, products, etc I think Flodesk is fantastic! It's clean, has great design, is easy to use and integrate with other software, and most importantly, it makes setting up marketing funnels and getting paid a breeze!
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Iterable is great for delivering your email marketing activity. We've not yet added other channels (although may do soon), but others report that the cross-channel capability is strong. Iterable manages to find the sophistication to enable our ambitions, yet remain user friendly and manageable. We're on a journey from relying heavily on old-fashioned blast emails to automated CRM. Iterable has been a fantastic tool to help us along the way. I particularly enjoy the journey builder that we trigger in multiple ways, from custom events, to list schedules, and user actions.
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Pros
  • checkouts
  • sales pages
  • automations
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  • It is easy to onboard new users with building communications. The drag and drop editor is very intuitive to use.
  • Allows for complex data structures on user profiles and in events. This is a key reason we onboarded to Iterable and have stayed with it.
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Cons
  • Being able select a link within Flodesk - for instance when setting up a sign up form or waitlist and wanting it to lead directly to the sales page or checkout next.
  • Improved brand kit settings where you don't have to reset the font every single time.
  • Default footer settings would be amazing!
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  • Locale management: being able to copy and past a template section/row/content from a locale to another. Also, be able to duplicate any locale to any locale. So far we can just duplicate the default locale into the rest of the locales
  • Outages - I feel in the last 1 and half, more outages are happening, impacting their clients
  • Image library
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Likelihood to Renew
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Its a robust platform that can serve complex business needs. Current and futures. It tries to adapt an newest trends and has good CS and CSM specialists.
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Usability
I love Flodesk - I think it's very easy to learn/use and unlike most other email software, it's biggest benefit is being able to build sales pages, checkouts, waitlists, etc. in addition to email newsletters.
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Iterable is super easy to use. I have experience with competing platforms, but Iterable is by far the most intuitive platform to use. I also really appreciate the way the product team is willing to accept product requests
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Reliability and Availability
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Iterable is there like 99.9% of the time. However, when it goes down, it grinds us to a halt. Most of the time, outages are an hour or less, but if that's at a peak time, it can be a nightmare. That said, when the worst does happen, there are frequent updates and an easy situation tracker that give you an estimate of how much longer you'll have to wait for the issue to be resolved.
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Performance
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The API is super quick. The UI can be a little sluggish depending on what you're loading, but overall Iterable performs great. Iterable appears to do a good job of making processes async so that one action isn't blocking another.
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Support Rating
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I've never experienced any issues with Iterable. As I and my colleagues have learnt the system and it's features, response to questions and advice from our account manager is always quick. Kevin knows the product well, and with the few tricky questions has hasn't been able to answer he's been quick to get back to us.
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Alternatives Considered
I selected Flodesk because it has the most important features available of the similar products listed but is way more cost-effective and user-friendly. Plus, their designs/aesthetics are great!
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When we were benchmarking CRM platforms, we analyzed many of them. Mailchimp's transactional solution, mandrill, was our previous provider, but we needed the Developer team's assistance in all our campaigns. Salesforce was a more complex platform, but it proved too complex for our Marketing team, and the price was higher. ActiveCampaign didn't have the solutions in place to support 40 different locales with the autonomy that Iterable offers.
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Scalability
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We've definitely tested scalability, and it's no line - it works. The process is pretty easy. Most of the times it goes off without a hitch. Any time we do encounter issues, our support team is quick to get on the job and very communicative as they work us through a successful launch.
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Return on Investment
  • Flodesk has had an incredibly positive impact on my business by streamlining my email marketing, waitlists and checkouts, and therefore helped my revenue go up!
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  • Great ROI, for the cost we're getting amazing value out of the product. We couldn't do much of our marketing without it.
  • This is one of our best tools to drive customer retention. It's hard enough to get a customer to your product in the first place but Iterable helps us get those customer to keep coming back time and time again.
  • Testing functionality, we've ramped up our testing with our own ML tools to pair with Iterables AI tools to power up our customer engagement strategy.
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