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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Knak

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AKnak is an email marketing solution built to create emails and landing pages through Marketo.

    $10,000

    per year

    Litmus from Validity

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ALitmus, from Validity, is an email marketing solution used to create error-free emails in less time. It is also used to build email campaigns, personalize and test them thoroughly, monitor deliverability, and analyze email performance.N/A
    Pricing
    KnakLitmus from Validity
    Editions & Modules
    Solo
    $10,000
    per year
    Templates
    Free
    Starter/Enterprise
    Contact
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    KnakLitmus from Validity
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsUnlimited emails and landing pages. 100% self-serve. No hidden costs
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    Community Pulse
    KnakLitmus from Validity
    Considered Both Products
    Knak
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    Validity
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    99%
    Would buy again
    292 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    212 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    294 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    173 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    174 Answers
    Features
    KnakLitmus from Validity
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Knak and Litmus from Validity
    Feature
    Knak
    9.4
    3 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Litmus from Validity
    6.7
    376 Ratings
    18% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor10.02 Ratings9.158 Ratings
    Dynamic content10.01 Ratings8.559 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content10.01 Ratings8.0238 Ratings
    Landing pages10.03 Ratings2.64 Ratings
    A/B testing10.01 Ratings6.511 Ratings
    Mobile optimization10.03 Ratings9.4351 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting5.01 Ratings8.5272 Ratings
    List management10.01 Ratings7.08 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences10.01 Ratings1.02 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Knak and Litmus from Validity
    Feature
    Knak
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Litmus from Validity
    8.5
    356 Ratings
    4% above category average
    URL Validation10.01 Ratings9.3268 Ratings
    Email Previews10.01 Ratings9.6353 Ratings
    Link Tracking00 Ratings9.2233 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings7.65 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings6.73 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Spam Testing00 Ratings9.5267 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Knak and Litmus from Validity
    Feature
    Knak
    -
    Ratings
    Litmus from Validity
    7.1
    255 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.229 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.5252 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.6180 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    KnakLitmus from Validity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (428 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (32 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (22 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.5
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.3
    (13 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.9
    (7 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.9
    (8 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.6
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    KnakLitmus from Validity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Knak
    If you have Marketo or Pardot and have emails that might be somewhat simple to slightly complex, without the budget for a developer, Knak is the right solution for you. If you have complex emails that require a lot of code or customization and have the in-house resources, Knak might not be the perfect solution
    Incentivized
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    Validity
    Proofing your emails is necessary. This is a tool that allows you to see how your email not only renders on multiple devices but how it performs. Some email building platforms will tell you their drag and drop templates are ready to go, however they stop short of analyzing accessibility, checking links, load speed among other things. I've also experienced drag and drop template issues as new email clients are released. Litmus provides peace of mind that you did your due diligence on crafting your email. While Litmus does provide some reporting you will not see every typical analytic an email report offers. However, you can use your Litmus data to enhance your email reports which in turn creates a robust view of email performance.
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    Pros
    Knak
    • Well designed templates
    • Easy integration with Marketo
    • New templates all the time and a big library to choose from
    • Mobile-optimized templates
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    Validity
    • We haven’t explored the personalization features in depth yet, aside from using the Add-to-Calendar option, but we're excited to dig in further. Tools like live polls offer an easy way to boost engagement in our product marketing emails, and we see a lot of potential in using these templates to enhance personalization moving forward.
    • Litmus’ continuing education resources have been really helpful. I recently read an article on email deliverability that offered practical insights my team can apply moving forward. I especially appreciate how Litmus uses real examples and stats from the brands they work with—it makes the content feel actionable and relevant.
    • Online Training.
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    Cons
    Knak
    • Sometimes there are issues with buggy code
    • Updates sometimes will break emails
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    Validity
    • I've not seen many limitations but I have noticed that sometimes emails sent from our CRM take too long to land in Litmus, or sometimes don't land at all.
    • As a beginner it was quite difficult for me to make my way around the platform - I thought "Create new" CTA was actually creating something new, maybe "Import from CRM" would have been more understandable. There were a few others but I remember this one.
    • In the Emails section, whenever I hover over an email, I want to be able to copy the subject line instead of getting the different CTAs appear intrusively (Summary, Builder, Previews & QA, Proof, Analytics, Monitor) - maybe these could appear on the bottom of the textbox, instead of them being imposed on top?
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Knak
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    It's one the best tools that we've found for this type of tool but we would like some additional features like spell check so if there's a platform that features that with everything else Litmus has, then we'd potentially look to move over to that platform instead. However, we are overall pretty help with the platform
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    Usability
    Knak
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    Litmus has integrations that make the software an integrated part of my work every day. Being able to test right within my email builder is just brilliant. Daily I also use the web interface to review analytics and spam testing. Overall it is one of the pieces of software I use daily without any complaints or issues.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Knak
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    We have never had a problem with Litmus being unavailable so I would say their availability is fantastic. There might have been one time years ago that the site was down briefly but it also might have been a server issue on my end. Either way, Litmus was back up and running in a very short time
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    Performance
    Knak
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    As with all technology, there are inevitably use-cases where you are unable to get to your original goal without some good old-fashioned experimenting. Some situations will (and are) more urgent which complicates an effective integration of a new process or a new team using an existing process but the "issues" are regularly resolved by re-starting the process specific to when Litmus is introduced to a project. If it doesn't come out the way you're anticipating, run it again and verify there is an issue before declaring all is lost
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    Support Rating
    Knak
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    Absolutely fantastic support. It runs circles around the competition. They regularly reach out and chat, even if it's just to see if there's any issues we need to discuss. They clearly want the business and don't forget you once you sign the contract which is an issue with other similar services.
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    In-Person Training
    Knak
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    It was very informative one on one session for me. I was able to use Litmus without any issues.
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    Online Training
    Knak
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    It has all the required information.
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    Implementation Rating
    Knak
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    I didn’t really personally participate much in the implementation of Litmus, but from what I observed during the process, it was a smooth process with minimal disruptions. The team was able to get up and running quickly, and the platform’s user-friendly interface made onboarding fairly easy for everyone involved from the start.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Knak
    Marketo has email templates and you can, of course, create your own - but Knak makes it so much easier to create templates that are nice looking and mobile-optimized.
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    Validity
    This is not applicable to my role as I have used Litmus to test emails since I have started. Because of the ease of use, timeliness, consistent quality, and affordability that Litmus offers, I haven't found the need to look at similar products or organizations. If all of these features continue to stay strong, I don't plan on changing providers
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    Scalability
    Knak
    No answers on this topic
    Validity
    With our enterprise account, scalability is not an issue. I have not yet seen or heard of significant issues with user access, API connections for integrations etc. This includes down time for "Scheduled Maintenance" as some providers call them, Litmus has the technology backing to support a global team with a 24-hour workday across regions
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    Return on Investment
    Knak
    • Great return on time investment
    • Great return on our strategy to get new communications out the door
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    Validity
    • Litmus saves our team so much time by making the QA and email review process so much easier, streamlined, and efficient.
    • We often send out campaigns out to thousands of members, and Litmus gives us the assurance and peace of mind that everything is working as it should before it gets sent out.
    • Decreases the number of email review cycles we go through.
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    ScreenShots

    Litmus from Validity Screenshots

    Screenshot of Litmus Personalize Essentials, with live polls to give subscribers a voice and drive email engagement.Screenshot of Litmus Email Guardian, featuring 24/7 link monitoring to safeguard emails.Screenshot of Litmus' integrated insights reports, that can automatically combine metrics from Salesforce Marketing Cloud with subscriber engagement insights from Litmus.Screenshot of campaign preview, available in 100+ popular email clientsScreenshot of Litmus' inbox previewing and feedback tools, that help users to spot and fix issues early.