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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Iterable

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AIterable 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

    Twilio

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ATwilio offers a CPaaS and CCaaS solution, with the combination of its programmable Voice, Video, and Messaging APIs, as well as the Twilio Flex cloud contact center. Additional capabilities include Twilio's Elastic SIP Trunking, as well as API for WhatsApp.

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    Pricing
    IterableTwilio
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Programmable Video
    $0.0015
    per min per participant
    WhatsApp Business API
    $0.0042
    Per WhatsApp Template message sent
    WhatsApp Business API
    $0.005
    Per WhatsApp session message
    Elastic SIP Trunking
    $0.007
    Per min for termination
    Programmable Messaging
    $0.0075
    per message sent or received
    Programmable Voice
    $0.0085
    per minute to receive a call
    Programmable Voice
    $0.013
    per min to make a call
    Elastic SIP Trunking
    $0.045
    Per min for origination
    Twilio Conversations
    $0.05
    per active user per month
    Twilio Authy
    $0.09
    per authentication
    Programmable Wireless
    $0.1
    per MB
    Twilio Flex (Contact Center)
    $1
    per active user hour (5000 hours free)
    Programmable Wireless
    $2.00
    per SIM card
    Twilio SendGrid Email API
    $14.95
    per month up to 100k emails. (Up to 40k emails free for 30 days)
    Twilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns
    $15
    per month for 5,000 contacts and 15,000 emails. Your first 2,000 contacts are free
    Twilio Flex (Contact Center)
    $150
    per named user per month (5000 hours free)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IterableTwilio
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional Details—1. Pay-as-you-go pricing: Simple usage-based pricing without contracts. 2. Volume discounts: Discounts trigger as usage grows. 3. Free trial credit that includes full API access.
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    Community Pulse
    IterableTwilio
    Considered Both Products
    Iterable
    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 …
    Incentivized
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    Iterable has more nuance and allows us to leverage more data.
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    It is very robust platform and user friendly UX
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    Iterable is far superior. The UI, AB testing tool, drag and drop template editor, journey building, reporting. Almost every aspect is better
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    The reason why I enjoy Iterable is that (1) they have an easy-to-use email builder, (2) their folder system makes finding campaigns more efficient, (3) their built on data which allows us to create highly dynamic and segmented campaigns, (4) they have a great journey builder …
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    I've used Mailchimp for projects that were significantly smaller in scale, so it's difficult to compare the two. I've also heard that Mailchimp has improved quite a bit since I've used it. However, in my current experience that is one area where Iterable is better is the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    Better, more personalised, faster, customised to our needs. Better, more personalised, faster, customised to our needs. Better, more personalised, faster, customised to our needs.
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    Based on the way that we send emails, we decided to go with Iterable. We loved the different features that they had. The main decision for us was the option of the catalog. We saw great potential for this feature and it has definitely helped us tremendously with our email …
    Incentivized
    Chose Iterable
    We like the API the most, it seemed the most straightforward, it is easy to update profiles and user traits. Additionally, we use segment and we wanted something that could be a source and a destination in Segment. We also like the identify calls so you can track a customer …
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    Twilio
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    93%
    Would buy again
    103 Answers
    92%
    Would buy again
    66 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    80 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    58 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    102 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    68 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    67 Answers
    88%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    45 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    66 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    56 Answers
    Features
    IterableTwilio
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Iterable and Twilio
    Feature
    Iterable
    8.1
    119 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Twilio
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    Ratings
    WYSIWYG email editor8.9106 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic content8.7113 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content8.5111 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing8.6115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization7.9110 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting6.9115 Ratings00 Ratings
    List management7.1115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences8.1102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Iterable and Twilio
    Feature
    Iterable
    5.7
    116 Ratings
    27% below category average
    Twilio
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards6.2116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports5.6114 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports5.4105 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Iterable and Twilio
    Feature
    Iterable
    7.0
    113 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Twilio
    -
    Ratings
    API7.9102 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals8.196 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability7.4103 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM4.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Third-party software integrations7.120 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    IterableTwilio
    Small Businesses
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Simplify360
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Customer.io
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    SAP Service Cloud
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    IterableTwilio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (120 ratings)
    8.1
    (94 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    7.5
    (5 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    9.5
    (10 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (38 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    5.7
    (16 ratings)
    Online Training
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    IterableTwilio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Iterable
    - Scalability: as I mentioned, Stayforlong serves more than 3 Million travellers in 40 markets and 32 languages. We managed to build a robust CRM strategy with only 2 members on the CRM team, which helped us expand the channels with a really small, lean team. - Real-time relevance: for us, having the latest available offer is a must; we need to offer the rooms that are available in real time, because the inventory is live.
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    Twilio
    I have tried other competitors. But I always end up going back to Twilio because I feel like it is dependable, easy to use, and, has competitive pricing. The only time I wouldn't recommend Twilio to someone as if they are completely inexperienced about using webhooks or APIs. Because you can't really just sign up and start using Twilio without connecting it to another platform first.
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    Pros
    Iterable
    • Customer Journey creation - the platform easily creates a visual path for the marketing team to curate messaging based around timing, channel, behavior as well as add split testing logic and exit criteria so we target only the audiences we want.
    • Customer Success - one of the best teams I've ever had the pleasure of working with. I'm able to move so much quicker because they really create a helpful partnership.
    • Audience segmentation, the platform is easy to work with even if you're a first time user, they do a great job of visually showing the logic and the and/or/none type rules.
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    Twilio
    • Easy to see my team in one place, when they log in and out and what call status they are in.
    • Twilio is a simple, user friendly way to log in and out of work activities.
    • Excellent services and support.
    • The omnichannel feature which allows agents to get request from all channels.
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    Cons
    Iterable
    • In-app channel, although it works, has some shortcomings in UI functionality or system backend logic, which suggests it is built on an email send-out architecture.
    • Drag and drop editor has its own limitations - it isn't perfect. You can't create some basic designs.
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    Twilio
    • Control panel. Often, navigating through lists is challenging. I want endless scrolling, not pagination.
    • Conversational intelligence service require a Language. I would like it to detect it.
    • We would like to have some credit on clients that chose to use their own Twilio account.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Iterable
    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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    Twilio
    Unless we can get this handled quickly -- less than 1 week -- we will likely switch to another provider who, in my opinion, we'll have to spend close to $3,000 in development time to build a new integration for texting. Our clients need texting and I feel Twilio has failed us miserably.
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    Usability
    Iterable
    Iterable very easy to learn and use. It's a great platform for both a new email marketer and a marketer that's been working in email for 20+ years.
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    Twilio
    Twilio has well documented APIs and examples. There are several tutorials, videos and Q&As regarding their services. So, usability is very good. I must say that advanced knowledge of telephony, API/Programming and error-handling is essential to make good use of Twilio. It's not just plug-and-play unless you are integrated with a system that has all of the programming built for it.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Iterable
    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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    Twilio
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    Performance
    Iterable
    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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    Twilio
    Twilio executes what it is designed to do: send SMS messages at scale while providing very good deliverability. I believe that Twilio is very good at what we use for adding SMS messages to our comms strategy. We can see those messages get opened and replied to, which is exactly what we are looking to achieve.
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    Support Rating
    Iterable
    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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    Twilio
    I have not had to communicate with Twilio support in the last 3 years but my past experience with them has been very positive. They replied to my previous requests promptly and kept me well informed to resolve my inquiries. With their documentation that's available, I hardly imagine why anyone would need to contact support since it's all there in a concise and easy to understand format. It would probably take you longer to type out a support ticket than to just open their doc websites.
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    Implementation Rating
    Iterable
    No answers on this topic
    Twilio
    The developer APIs and SDKs are super easy to follow.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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.
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    Twilio
    We evaluated many fundraising-based text-to-give programs and found the subscriptions prohibitively expensive for our small scale and uncertain first few years of development. While we may be willing to invest that kind of money after discovering how things work, we're happy with Twilio now and have no desire to start over.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Iterable
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    Twilio
    Being in South Africa, direct local currency support would be nice
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    Scalability
    Iterable
    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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    Twilio
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    Return on Investment
    Iterable
    • I do not have hard numbers, as I am not in the department that deals with those kinds of quantifications of impact. However, I do believe the use of Iterable has been a positive thing for us in providing more comprehensive data that is useful when dealing with customer tickets.
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    Twilio
    • We found that associates who had the opportunity to respond to a survey about their assigned job were 37% more likely to return to a job site
    • We were able to reduce the number of resources required to manually respond to associates using Twilio Studio, so those resources could have more time to complete other tasks
    • We were able to scale the number of associates who received survey messages at least by a factor of 8 without increasing our resource demand
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