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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GetResponse

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AGetResponse 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

    Retainful

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ARetainful is an eCommerce marketing automation platform designed to allow emails to flow on their own while the user simply waits and watches the conversions unfold.N/A
    Pricing
    GetResponseRetainful
    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
    $69
    per month Up to 1,000 contacts
    MAX and MAX²
    Custom (contact sales)
    per year
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GetResponseRetainful
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    GetResponseRetainful
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of GetResponse and Retainful
    Feature
    GetResponse
    8.9
    22 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Retainful
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor9.021 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Dynamic content8.016 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content8.715 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Landing pages9.016 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    A/B testing9.019 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization9.022 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting10.022 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    List management9.021 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences8.217 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of GetResponse and Retainful
    Feature
    GetResponse
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Retainful
    -
    Ratings
    Lead nurturing automation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data quality management9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of GetResponse and Retainful
    Feature
    GetResponse
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Retainful
    -
    Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of GetResponse and Retainful
    Feature
    GetResponse
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Retainful
    -
    Ratings
    Social profile integration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of GetResponse and Retainful
    Feature
    GetResponse
    9.7
    22 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Retainful
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Dashboards10.022 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Standard reports10.021 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Custom reports9.016 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of GetResponse and Retainful
    Feature
    GetResponse
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Retainful
    -
    Ratings
    API10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of GetResponse and Retainful
    Feature
    GetResponse
    -
    Ratings
    Retainful
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    URL Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Link Tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Spam Testing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    GetResponseRetainful
    Small Businesses
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Mad Mimi
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Emma by Marigold
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GetResponseRetainful
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (24 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GetResponseRetainful
    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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    Retainful
    If you are looking for a WP plugin to manage your abandoned cart, Retainful is the best you can find. The UX is really nice, the platform is user-friendly and you don't need any skill to start using it from day one. You can create email automation in a few steps and offer coupon codes to grab the attention of your customers. Last but not least, Retainful has the best support team! They reply super fast, they assist you to set everything properly and they really help you to have the best service possible. Honestly, you can't ask more!
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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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    Retainful
    • email automation
    • generate and send coupon code
    • data analysis
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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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    Retainful
    • I'd like to have more templates for emails
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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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    Retainful
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Retainful
    Best team Support ever! Fast, kind, and always helpful
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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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    Retainful
    We use Mailchimp for email marketing but as integration with WordPress we found Retainful easier to use (automation workflow) and you can start for free! Moreover, we can generate and send coupon codes directly from the plugin, and works great with Woocommerce! It is more than one year that we use Retainful and we are completely satisfied
    Incentivized
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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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    Retainful
    • Positive ROAS for abandoned cart
    • Positive ROAS for coupon code
    • Data analysis of customer behavior
    Incentivized
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