Knak. vs. SMTP2GO

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

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If you have the need to run your own e-mail delivery infrastructure using SMTP2GO as your outbound gives a higher level of security, and reliability compared to any other options I could find. When aberrant behavior was seen on our newsletter (ios decided to automatically unsubscribe everyone automatically because of a misconfigured default setting in their email app) SMTP saw this pattern across multiple users, contacted us, contacted Apple and was able to get the issue resolved quickly. I would not have been able to accomplish this easily on my own.

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• 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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• Bulk email sending in the thousands of emails per day
• Email with large attachments going to a large number of users
• Email logging for audit/tracking purposes
• Handling large numbers of sending domains
• Team admin access for IT to manage settings and view logs

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• Sometimes there are issues with buggy code
• Updates sometimes will break emails

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• More fine-grained sub-account via custom SMTP head fields
• NDR and Spam reports/exports would allow better integration back to our system
• Ability to handle DKIM/DMARC reports so we can further analyze (without handling our own system/servers)

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Reliability in email delivery is what counts the most. SMTP2GO is undeniably a winner in this category. The price is reasonable, therefore the RoI is excellent.

While reporting could use some tweaks overall it is a very good product that works reliably and is simple to set up and maintain.

Incentivized

When I first contacted SMTP2GO while searching for a solution, they were extremely helpful and attentive. I think it only took two email messages to answer all my questions and make a decision. I don't think I've ever needed any support to implement and operate the several solutions I currently use with the SMTP2GO service. It just works intuitively and flawlessly.

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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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SMTP2GO stands out in several ways. Firstly, it offers a highly reliable email delivery infrastructure, with a strong focus on ensuring that emails are delivered successfully. Additionally, SMTP2GO provides advanced reporting and analytics features that help organizations to better understand the performance of their email campaigns. The easy integration with a wide range of platforms, excellent customer support, and robust spam filter are also standout features. We'll recommend SMTP2GO to anyone looking for reliable email sending.

• Great return on time investment
• Great return on our strategy to get new communications out the door

Incentivized

• Allowed us to use the same SMTP information across the board for all customers instead of having them split between several accounts.
• More cost efficient than paying for several different email accounts.
• Created an additional layer of great customer service for us since SMTP information is able to be preprogrammed into the equipment before ever leaving our facility.