Gist vs. Sender

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Gist
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Gist is a unified marketing, sales, and support platform. It includes live chat, a help desk, knowledge base, email marketing, marketing automation, opt-in forms, and more.
$29
per month
Sender
Score 5.2 out of 10
N/A
Sender.net is email marketing software tailored for e-commerce and small business marketing. It is highly focused on user-friendly experience and interface, with features for automating processes and boosting email marketing response, which aim to save users 2x time to send beautiful newsletters. Sender.net includes: drag&drop design builder.
$11
Up to 5 000 subscribers and up to 60 000 emails/month.
Pricing
GistSender
Editions & Modules
Professional
$29.00
per month
Premium
$99.00
per month
Up to 5 000 subscriber plan
$11
Up to 5 000 subscribers and up to 60 000 emails/month.
Up to 10 000 subscriber plan
$22
Up to 10 000 subscribers and up to 120 000 emails/month.
Up to 25 000 subscriber plan
$58
Up to 25 000 subscribers and up to 300 000 emails/month.
Up to 50 000 subscriber plan
$117
Up to 50 000 subscribers and up to 600 000 emails/month.
Up to 100 000 subscriber plan
$235
Up to 100 000 subscribers and up to 1 200 000 emails/month.
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GistSender
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsYou can choose from Monthly Plans or Prepaid Credits (Pay-as-you-go).
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Features
GistSender
Chat Analytics and Reports
Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Product A and Product B
Gist
8.6
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Sender
-
Ratings
Chat history and transcripts8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Chat reporting8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Chat and web analytics8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Gist
-
Ratings
Sender
7.5
3 Ratings
8% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Dynamic content00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
List management00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Gist
-
Ratings
Sender
8.7
3 Ratings
12% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Gist
-
Ratings
Sender
10.0
1 Ratings
16% above category average
Link Tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
GistSender
Likelihood to Recommend
9.6
(112 ratings)
3.8
(3 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
6.7
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.6
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
GistSender
Likelihood to Recommend
Gist
If your marketing model is selling products, services, or SAAS where you are doing inbound marketing and your website will do most of the lead generation and conversion, this is a great product. From live chat, support, event tracking, and automation, you could almost put your entire business on autopilot. If your marketing model is mostly outreach to cold leads and conversion, this software currently does not have any type of sales stages or task generation. I would still use Gist for website inbound but use another software for outreach and cold leads then when they become a lead put them into Gist for marketing automation.
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Sender.net
It is very well suited for sending newsletters. With Sender.net, an organization can build its brand. Its transactional email features also help organizations to increase revenue.
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Pros
Gist
  • Customer service via a unified inbox so you dont have to separately monitor your twitter, Facebook or IG account for consumer communication there. Gist unified all into one inbox, better than anyone else I've seen in the market. They archive all communications and tie them back to a single user so you get unified customer history / data.
  • Marketing segmentation and automation: they track user history and behavior across the site and have super detailed segmenting capability, on par with ActiveCampaign's, but better I'd say. Better UI for the marketing admin person, and more unified data than in AC.
  • Live chat and chatbot. Usually it's either one or the other but with Gist you can do both seamlessly.
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Sender.net
  • UI seemed fine/standard
  • Price/free plan is generous
  • Basic features were good/standard
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Cons
Gist
  • Plan limits can be confusing. For example, there is a monthly charge for support and a monthly charge for "growth," plus there's a separate charge depending on how many contacts and seats you have. Perhaps this is normal in the industry, but it can make it a little challenging to understand the bill every month.
  • The vast amount of features means development will never be as fast as you'd like it to be (even though they release updates all the time). This may not actually be a valid concern, and it certainly isn't unique to Gist (who doesn't have a wishlist they're waiting on their favorite SaaS to get to?), but I do believe the likelihood of being stuck without your desired feature being developed goes up a lot as the product gets bigger and bigger.
  • Email deliverability has been less than perfect in the past, but it has improved drastically in the last year.
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Sender.net
  • Better graphics it looks like its from 1995 sometimes
  • Better templates to be used
  • They talk a lot about newsletters and we weren't really impressed with it
  • Better customer support
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Likelihood to Renew
Gist
Gist is a quite reliable service with a lot of added values. We don't need to pay for different Saas for these important features. If I had an issue the team was super responsive and helpful, that is essential for every business. The email delivery is great, so virtually no email has landed into spam folder
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Sender.net
No answers on this topic
Usability
Gist
It’s pretty simple, but it does a lot so there are more complicated features which depend on an individuals ability for software implementation. I am not an IT expert and I’ve managed to implement everything myself, others that are more tech-minded may find everything easier.
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Sender.net
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Gist
Fantastic support. Ask a question, get an answer within 24 hours every time. And sometimes within a few minutes. They've always come through for me, helpful and, even when it's an issue on my end, they point me in the right direction.
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Sender.net
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Gist
Gist combines all our previous products into one application and adds many more features that would require more apps. Gist is excellent and a no-brainer all-in-one application when compared to having to manage multiple applications at higher cost. The support from the whole Gist team has been extremely responsive.
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Sender.net
Its deliverability makes it more effective than other email marketing tools. It gives more than satisfactory results. And that shows in my organization's sales revenue.
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Return on Investment
Gist
  • They are perfect for me as a someone who needs a lot of bang for the buck. The chat messenger device on my website alone has brought me new prospects that I did not have to spend money recruiting.
  • I am able to save hours of time with the automated emails that are GDPR compliant.
  • I don't have to pay for a designer to have excellent looking emails either.
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Sender.net
  • Unable to use it due to poor deliverability
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ScreenShots

Gist Screenshots

Screenshot of Live ChatScreenshot of Email MarketingScreenshot of Marketing Automation WorkflowsScreenshot of Knowledge BaseScreenshot of Meetings

Sender Screenshots

Screenshot of Pick a pre-made free template from library.Screenshot of Easy to use interface.Screenshot of Email campaigns management.Screenshot of Subscribers management and segmentation.Screenshot of Easy to use drag&drop design builder.Screenshot of Detailed reporting.