GetResponse vs. Makesbridge

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GetResponse
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
GetResponse is an online marketing platform optimized for use by small businesses. It provides tools which support email marketing, autofunnel, landing pages, marketing automation, webinars, autoresponders, and enterprise marketing needs.
$19
per month
Makesbridge
Score 8.5 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Makesbridge is a marketing automation product designed for SMBs, featuring core marketing capabilities. It is an on-demand product that is delivered without long-term contracts via a monthly subscription.
$30
per month
Pricing
GetResponseMakesbridge
Editions & Modules
FREE
$0
per month Up to 500 contacts
Email Marketing
$19
per month Up to 1,000 contacts
Marketing Automation
$59
per month Up to 1,000 contacts
Ecommerce Marketing
$119
per month Up to 1,000 contacts
MAX and MAX²
Custom (contact sales)
per year
Mini
$29
per month (1 account)
SMB
$75
per month (1 account)
MKS PRO
$150
per month (5 accounts)
Enterprise
$500
per month (10 accounts)
Engage
$1,500
per month (25 accounts)
Pay As You Go
$0
Custom Pricing
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GetResponseMakesbridge
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details—Makesbridge offers a range of pricing plans and packages to comfortably accommodate any combinate of needs and budget. Pay As You Go plans are just that - companies only pay for what they use in a given month. Alternative packages - PRO, Enterprise and Engage - are for companies with consistent use patterns and willingness to pay a minimum monthly fee. In all cases there is no long term obligation; 30 days notice is all that's required to cancel a PRO, Enterprise or Engage.
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Community Pulse
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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
GetResponseMakesbridge
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
GetResponse
8.9
22 Ratings
14% above category average
Makesbridge
7.7
7 Ratings
1% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor9.021 Ratings6.97 Ratings
Dynamic content8.016 Ratings8.05 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content8.715 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Landing pages9.016 Ratings7.04 Ratings
A/B testing9.019 Ratings8.45 Ratings
Mobile optimization9.022 Ratings7.96 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting10.022 Ratings8.27 Ratings
List management9.021 Ratings7.27 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences8.217 Ratings8.26 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
GetResponse
9.0
1 Ratings
14% above category average
Makesbridge
8.1
6 Ratings
3% above category average
Lead nurturing automation9.01 Ratings8.26 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading9.01 Ratings7.66 Ratings
Data quality management9.01 Ratings8.26 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
GetResponse
9.0
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Makesbridge
8.1
6 Ratings
6% above category average
Event/webinar marketing9.01 Ratings8.44 Ratings
Calendaring00 Ratings7.76 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
GetResponse
9.0
1 Ratings
17% above category average
Makesbridge
8.8
6 Ratings
15% above category average
Social profile integration9.01 Ratings9.13 Ratings
Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
GetResponse
9.7
22 Ratings
26% above category average
Makesbridge
8.0
7 Ratings
7% above category average
Dashboards10.022 Ratings7.67 Ratings
Standard reports10.021 Ratings8.47 Ratings
Custom reports9.016 Ratings8.17 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
GetResponse
8.3
1 Ratings
9% above category average
Makesbridge
7.6
6 Ratings
0% below category average
API10.01 Ratings7.14 Ratings
Customizability9.01 Ratings7.26 Ratings
Third-party software integrations6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings8.15 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings8.26 Ratings
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User Ratings
GetResponseMakesbridge
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(24 ratings)
8.2
(7 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(2 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.8
(2 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
5.5
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
GetResponseMakesbridge
Likelihood to Recommend
GetResponse
GetResponse is perfect for small to medium businesses. For a large business, it certainly could be used in some areas. One example would be for clients that are looking to get started with email marketing. I would not expect it to run a business as Salesforce or Keep. However, GetResponse is robust enough and has a solid suite of tools that would serve a medium or small business quite well. And of course, if a company is just looking for an email marketing solution GetResponse would be ideal. And to go even further, depending on the level of service you use, GetResponse has the potential to do things you might have been using separate tools for. Building funnels, the ability to host webinars, building landing pages. It's all there and it is priced very well.
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Makesbridge Technology
Makesbridge is great for email marketing and Salesforce integration. It is great for a startup or large company. Support is terrific. You can't go wrong with the service.
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Pros
GetResponse
  • Email creation—A simple interface and a variety of tools make it easy to create very attractive emails quickly.
  • List building—GetResponse is ideal for setting-up and using any number of segmented lists/
  • Forms and landing pages—These tools are also fairly strong, however, GetResponse (ironically) does not provide responsive forms for mobile, which I would think would be an urgent problem. They have so far not addressed it.
  • Customer support—Customer support via chat and email is strong. It's disappointing the company has pulled the plug on live phone-in support.
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Makesbridge Technology
  • Makesbridge had the highest reviews in customer service on the Salesforce app exchange. This was the major reason that I chose them. Some of the implementation was over my head, but this was not a problem since they were always available to help with any issues that came up.
  • The team has even taken suggestions and implemented them quickly when I voiced a need for a particular Salesforce integration. Makesbridge has been a fantastic addition to my company.
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Cons
GetResponse
  • The email editor is kind of a nightmare. Elements don't move or behave how you'd expect, the font choices are limited and pretty lame, adding new elements is difficult or often impossible... the whole thing feels 5+ years outdated. Buggy, slow, and extremely limited in functionality.
  • The entire UI feels similarly outdated and slow--just seems like GetResponse hasn't kept up with the curve of the market in terms of performance or aesthetics.
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Makesbridge Technology
  • I would like for users to be able to see campaigns and templates created by other non-admin users. I'd like the option as the sysadmin to select which parts of the application should be open to all users, and which I'd like to gate. (Permissions, if you will).
  • Configuration of training materials. The content is great, I just have had difficulty locating the specific article that would be most relevant to the situation. I'd love step-by-step guides for campaign creation, etc.
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Likelihood to Renew
GetResponse
As I mentioned before. I believe that the platform is easy to use. Simple and easy process from start to finish. Email efficient and get to the client quickly. Catch errors that would prevent getting to where i need it to go. Overall great experience and would renew without question
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Makesbridge Technology
Great product, exceptional support. I'm going to be honest and say that I was apprehensive that the Makesbridge team was actually as wonderful as the app exchange reviews claim...How often does that actually happen?! But now, I can honestly say that the glowing reviews are spot-on, and my only concern is that they do not do justice in describing the product, support and service Makesbridge provides.
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Usability
GetResponse
No answers on this topic
Makesbridge Technology
I'm not an IT guru. The layout and workflows make sense, and I appreciate not having to involve a developer for every change I'd like to make.
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Reliability and Availability
GetResponse
No answers on this topic
Makesbridge Technology
Their tech support staff is the BEST I have worked with!
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Performance
GetResponse
No answers on this topic
Makesbridge Technology
Best tech support in the software industry.
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Support Rating
GetResponse
Excellent general support. However, in case of an escalation, their turnaround time over email (follow through) can go higher
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Makesbridge Technology
While their phone/chat support is outstanding, I wish there was more documentation and how-to information available online. There are many features that I have not used because I don't understand how to use them as well as I should
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Alternatives Considered
GetResponse
Not the top of the heap and certainly far from the bottom. GR is arguably one of the best solutions for Home based or small shops. It is out of the box whereas some of the others are not as complete or more difficult to unpack. It lacks some features but over-delivers on others.
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Makesbridge Technology
Makesbridge was easier to use and has a much better help desk. We were originally impressed with sales and then the technical side. At one point we handled e-mails with an internal program, what a headache, especially the list management.
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Return on Investment
GetResponse
  • Only negative. They cleaned our entire contact list.
  • We had to start over with Get Response. Now that they have forcefully freed us, we'll be redownloading our actual customer and prospect list from our CRM.
  • They will not refund us. We paid for a year and they gave us 5 months. So we are also out $5,000.
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Makesbridge Technology
  • Good customer service and allows us to use our leads without much restriction.
  • Price still considered quite high for a very small business like us.
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ScreenShots

Makesbridge Screenshots

Screenshot of B2B marketing automation is mostly about delivering leads on a silver platter.  Your sales Reps reap the benefits of an automation platform that drives digital engagement, intelligently tags contacts based on rules and tells sales who to call.Screenshot of Sales reps view tags, scores and alert messages. They know what prospects are hot for because they can filter activity by web visits, email clicks and alerts messages.Screenshot of Maximize campaign response with dynamic content blocks.Screenshot of The world's easiest drag-and-drop HTML Editor speeds campaign and landing page production. There are dozens of mobile compatible templates to make publishing even easier!Screenshot of Marketers see how drip messages perform with opens, clicks, social shares, web visits generated and conversions. You can even view populations of who's taken action.Screenshot of X-Ray Vision of interest! Drill down into the report even further to see a complete history of a prospect's web visits history and duration spent on each page.