iContact is an email marketing solution that was acquired by Vocus in 2012. The product is integrated with Facebook and Twitter and is aimed at SMBs with unlimited sending as a key feature.
$14
per month
Raiseaticket
Score9 out of 10
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Raiseaticket is a 100% free web-based helpdesk solution. The vendor says it has been developed by a team of experienced developers and infrastructure experts and is backed by insights from Customer Care leaders experienced in the Enterprise, Aviation, Contact Centre, Logistics, Government and Technology Industries. The system is built to service organizations of all sizes and can handle multi-team and multi-company web and email customer support operations. Simplicity is the ultimate in…
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Pricing
iContact
Raiseaticket
Editions & Modules
1500 Users
$15.00
per month
2500 Users
$25.00
per month
5000 Users
$45.00
per month
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Pricing Offerings
iContact
Raiseaticket
Free Trial
No
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Yes
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
Optional
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Features
iContact
Raiseaticket
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of iContact and Raiseaticket
Feature
iContact
6.6
26 Ratings
20% below category average
Raiseaticket
-
Ratings
WYSIWYG email editor
7.024 Ratings
00 Ratings
Dynamic content
7.021 Ratings
00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content
5.021 Ratings
00 Ratings
Landing pages
7.014 Ratings
00 Ratings
A/B testing
5.017 Ratings
00 Ratings
Mobile optimization
7.021 Ratings
00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting
7.025 Ratings
00 Ratings
List management
8.025 Ratings
00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences
6.015 Ratings
00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of iContact and Raiseaticket
Feature
iContact
8.0
26 Ratings
5% above category average
Raiseaticket
-
Ratings
Dashboards
8.026 Ratings
00 Ratings
Standard reports
8.025 Ratings
00 Ratings
Custom reports
8.015 Ratings
00 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of iContact and Raiseaticket
Feature
iContact
7.0
1 Ratings
15% below category average
Raiseaticket
-
Ratings
URL Validation
7.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Link Tracking
7.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Image Validation
7.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Inbox Display
7.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools
7.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check
7.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Spam Testing
7.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Email Previews
7.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Incident and problem management
Comparison of Incident and problem management features of iContact and Raiseaticket
Feature
iContact
-
Ratings
Raiseaticket
8.8
3 Ratings
7% above category average
Organize and prioritize service tickets
00 Ratings
9.53 Ratings
Expert directory
00 Ratings
9.03 Ratings
Subscription-based notifications
00 Ratings
8.53 Ratings
ITSM collaboration and documentation
00 Ratings
8.03 Ratings
Ticket creation and submission
00 Ratings
9.53 Ratings
Ticket response
00 Ratings
8.53 Ratings
Self Help Community
Comparison of Self Help Community features of iContact and Raiseaticket
Feature
iContact
-
Ratings
Raiseaticket
9.0
3 Ratings
12% above category average
External knowledge base
00 Ratings
8.52 Ratings
Internal knowledge base
00 Ratings
9.53 Ratings
Multi-Channel Help
Comparison of Multi-Channel Help features of iContact and Raiseaticket
I would only recommend it if someone was a small business. I think they are the best suited for companies who will send out a coupon or offer here and there. The most recent updates made it more complicated to use for more complicated processes. It is easy to train someone on the program, and so quick to learn. But I would also only stick to the simpler things. I also think the colorful templates are great, and show great creativity. But again, it is hard to justify recommending the program when it isn't WYSIWYG.
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Raiseticket is the best tool to implement a support system for your business whether it is a small or medium business. If you have limited agents to manage the support team then it will help you to improve your support quality with timely resolution. It will analyse the ticket category and give the team keywords to close the ticket successfully with proper resolution. As it is a web-based tool, you can access this from any device from anywhere. During COVID-19 it helped our team to support our users from remote locations easily. You can also implement these on-site premises which are cheaper than others. But when it comes to modern technology, it is not providing email templates and you have to customize on your own which is a little difficult and time taking. While downloading monthly reports or customized reports it gives errors multiple times. Although we haven't faced any server down with this tool it is a little slow.
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Contact management. iContact is really great for entering all your contact. You are able to put them onto different lists, and let them choose which lists they would like to be a part of as well. There are many data fields provided to fill in information.
Emailing. We use the email feature at least once a month. They are always improving and adding new features, which is very helpful in presenting content in a new and exciting way to our readers. There are many options with remade templates and themes, or you can add your own.
Insights. It is really helpful being able to have the data to see what is working and what isn't. It is nice to be able to go back and see how things went in the past compared to now. Opens, clicks, shares, etc.
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
iContact has been a quick and easy way to send any announcements and news directly to email and social media subscribers. Its tracking and reporting capabilities turn a simple email into a marketing campaign that can be used as a tool to efficiently gauge reader response and customer satisfaction, and ultimately to reach potential customers. The consistency and excellent customer service is what makes this program a pleasant experience.
I rate iContact as an easy to use program due to its user friendly dashboard and user interface. Most companies of small to medium size do not have a dedicated marketer, therefore it is someone multitasking who may or may not have this kind of experience. iContact makes it relatively simple and can actually expand one's knowledge in the area of business promotion.
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iContact is regularly up and running. Only once has it been unavailable for maintenance, which is to be expected and even desired for optimal performance when needed.
They have always been responsive to any issues or concerns that have arisen with our account. Our customer account manager participates in our monthly county-wide communicators meetings via telephone to ensure that we are getting the most from the service. He also analyzes our lists to help us weed out inactive contacts.
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I didn't have a say in the decision because I wasn't with the company at the time. I listed HubSpot here because I know we used it in conjunction with iContact for email automation, but HubSpot Email was only recently built-out to the point where it is today. Now, iContact and HubSpot are no longer integrated.
Freshdesk is also free to use like Raiseaticket. But when it comes to supporting quality Raiseaticket wins. I had several issues while using Freshdesk but their support team never replied to tickets on time. Sometimes they don't reply to tickets and later close them from their end. When choosing a software you should have knowledge of both pre-sales service and post-sales service quality of the software so that you can choose the right one. So this way Raiseaticket wins from Freshdesk.
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iContact stays the same with the number of users added or taken away. It certainly remains reliable despite increased usage, and so, can be considered scaleable in that aspect.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info