LeadSquared vs. Mailchimp

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
LeadSquared
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
LeadSquared is a marketing automation and CRM platform. It includes landing pages, email marketing, lead management, analytics, connectors, and WordPress Plugins.N/A
Mailchimp
Score 7.9 out of 10
N/A
Mailchimp is the email marketing and marketing automation platform. Most email marketing platforms tell you how your campaigns perform, but Mailchimp goes a step beyond and tells you why by analyzing the data from half a billion emails sent through the platform every day to offer personalized recommendations for improving content, targeting, automations, and driving revenue using emails
$0
per month
Pricing
LeadSquaredMailchimp
Editions & Modules
Marketing Automation Pricing - Basic/Standard/Enterprise/Custom
Visit Website
per month
Sales Execution CRM Pricing - Lite/Pro/Super/Custom
Visit Website
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LeadSquaredMailchimp
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup Fee$100 Per AccountNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
LeadSquaredMailchimp
Considered Both Products
LeadSquared
Chose LeadSquared
I moved from MailChimp to LeadSquared. Primarily because I wanted landing pages and email marketing in one software. Plus I wanted more advanced ways of segmenting customers and data based triggering of autoresponders.
Chose LeadSquared
LeadSquared is able to provide very important and informative reports and dashboards which is something we were looking for a long time and LeadSquared gave us all the things that we need. This is the main reason we selected LeadSquared against other alternatives.
Chose LeadSquared
We tried integrating Zoho CRM but couldn't integrate it well and get our agents to use it. So, we looked at many other options and finalized on LeadSquared.
Mailchimp

No answer on this topic

Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
LeadSquaredMailchimp
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
LeadSquared
7.4
38 Ratings
17% above category average
Mailchimp
8.0
475 Ratings
3% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor7.035 Ratings8.1440 Ratings
Dynamic content8.026 Ratings7.8423 Ratings
Landing pages5.832 Ratings7.5327 Ratings
A/B testing8.110 Ratings8.0358 Ratings
Mobile optimization6.033 Ratings8.1434 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting6.038 Ratings8.5462 Ratings
List management8.037 Ratings8.1462 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences9.123 Ratings7.7319 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings7.9404 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
LeadSquared
8.0
39 Ratings
5% above category average
Mailchimp
9.1
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Lead nurturing automation10.037 Ratings6.22 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading8.038 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Data quality management5.116 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks9.035 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
LeadSquared
4.1
25 Ratings
46% below category average
Mailchimp
8.1
50 Ratings
6% above category average
Calendaring2.114 Ratings8.445 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings7.836 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
LeadSquared
10.0
38 Ratings
34% above category average
Mailchimp
7.6
460 Ratings
1% above category average
Dashboards10.038 Ratings7.7123 Ratings
Standard reports10.038 Ratings8.0458 Ratings
Custom reports10.032 Ratings7.250 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
LeadSquared
8.7
34 Ratings
25% above category average
Mailchimp
7.4
44 Ratings
2% below category average
API9.830 Ratings7.833 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals7.529 Ratings6.57 Ratings
Customizability9.034 Ratings5.62 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings8.421 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings7.618 Ratings
Integration with SugarCRM00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
Third-party software integrations00 Ratings7.639 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
LeadSquared
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Ratings
Mailchimp
8.2
44 Ratings
9% above category average
Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings8.342 Ratings
Social profile integration00 Ratings8.135 Ratings
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LeadSquaredMailchimp
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Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
LeadSquaredMailchimp
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(40 ratings)
8.0
(499 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.8
(9 ratings)
8.5
(51 ratings)
Usability
9.6
(3 ratings)
8.4
(373 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(6 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
9.8
(4 ratings)
7.9
(15 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.5
(22 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.5
(6 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
LeadSquaredMailchimp
Likelihood to Recommend
LeadSquared
Leadsquared is well suited for small to medium-sized enterprises where the team is small and you have a lot of areas to explore. Every team can have their suites/ accounts customised accordingly. I am not sure if I can compare it for bigger enterprises but I feel this best of best to get your work done more efficiently.
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Mailchimp
With Mailchimp we are able to revive and enhance our personal connect with the customers. The easy-to-use tools allows us to personalize the email content, segregate and target important leads & send relevant messages. Also, it offers interactive analysis on the performance of a particular campaign. We can judge the effectiveness of our mailers in real time.
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Pros
LeadSquared
  • Call history is recorded like dialed calls, connected calls, total talktime in a daily, weekly, monthly, yearly, and on a custom basis.
  • The activity history of both customers, and employees are shown clearly, which help us a lot in understanding the interest of the customer, and their communication history with the organization.
  • Daily attendance history and man-days management can be done.
  • Sales performance and their values are mapped clearly.
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Mailchimp
  • Mailchimp allows you to manage your mailing list really well. You can subscribe people, unsubscribe people manage the mailing list directly into segments, and what not.
  • Mailchimp has features where you can create campaigns based on your mailing lists and send out newsletters to your subscribers based on a multitude of parameters that you can setup. Such as send email daily, weekly, monthly and they also have event based mails that you can send out.
  • Mailchimp also has a feature where you can design your emails. The look and aesthetics are very important when sending emails to your subscribers and all those needs are addressed here.
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Cons
LeadSquared
  • LeadSquared is a little bit expensive compared to other slimmer products, so they need to think about it.
  • Sometimes LeadSquared gets stuck when I use it to run a large campaign, I would like them to improve this.
  • LeadSquared creates a problem in slow internet connections, so I guess this is also an improvement area for them.
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Mailchimp
  • The interface remains a cluttered, non-intuitive mess. That's true from the haphazard way features are organized to the actual email layout.
  • Analytics have never been a priority, and I don't see that changing with Intuit's new ownership. I'm very frustrated over the limited choices for reporting, even when using third-party solutions. If I needed that function, I would not use MailChimp.
  • I would love to develop a workflow screen that lets me focus on the things that I use all the time. Customizing the interface where the content actually goes into the software would help.
  • I never understood why we couldn't import a document into a MC template. At best, we're spending time copying-and-pasting from one app into MC.
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Likelihood to Renew
LeadSquared
It is an excellent value for money solution and is fulfilling all our needs quite efficiently. They keep working on the product and each month sees an update allowing for a bug free experience and faster incorporation of newer tools. I see no reason why I would not like to renew the subscription for this fabulous product.
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Mailchimp
We've had Mailchimp for about ten years, I want to say. I started with the company about four years ago, and I don't see us ever diverting to another source. It's easy for us to use, and we have all our clients already built into the database. I imagine we'll use them for as long as we have the company.
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Usability
LeadSquared
Having talked about all other things in detail in my previous responses, this question I feel is redundant but then I will highlight the points again - Easy to Use - Flexible - Robust System - Ever-evolving - Support & Service - Integrations with third party tools & technologies - LMS - Data Management & Reports - Landing Page Options
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Mailchimp
Our team use Mailchimp almost every week. Overall UI is simple for anyone to get started with it. The resource library around using particular features is also there, so we don't have to train our team on this product. We also used a lot of other features as well.
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Reliability and Availability
LeadSquared
No answers on this topic
Mailchimp
I have, in the 4+ years that I've used Mailchimp, never seen an issue that restricted the use of their software/tools. I don't know of a single time when they're system crashed or went down. I could be wrong, but I honestly haven't experienced any issues with outages, errors or unplanned downtime
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Performance
LeadSquared
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Mailchimp
I haven't noticed any slow speeds from Mailchimp or their tools. I think the landing pages load quickly and look nice. The email reports and editing operates smoothly and doesn't take time to load. Additionally, when I use Mailchimp in conjunction with Zapier + Hubspot I don't notice any drag between any of these tools
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Support Rating
LeadSquared
Great to work with and also Easy to work with Do not just listen to the problem but provide upfront solutions Always available and are ready to support on holidays Considerate of user's knowledge and always ready to explain the smallest / dumbest doubt a user can ask Always available to help with the internal tasks as well like creating automations, drip creations etc
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Mailchimp
Website tools were easy to use and understand so a novice can easily meet or exceed their client's expectations! Loved that we were able to totally customize so that the e-mail we created conveyed our client's overall messaging consistent with their branding! Client love that we can provide turnkey services to support their sales and marketing teams!
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Implementation Rating
LeadSquared
No answers on this topic
Mailchimp
It's pretty easy to get up and running! There's a slight learning curve on a few things, but once you find where everything is located, you can import your list and send your first email. It really makes our clients feel great to see how quickly they can get that first email out.
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Alternatives Considered
LeadSquared
I looked closely at Infusionsoft. While the nurturing/decision tree tool of Infusionsoft was far more sophisticated, the many negative reviews of Infusionsoft lead me to look elsewhere. Leadsquared had very positive reviews and aggressive pricing. It has less features, but the features they have were the ones I wanted to focus on.
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Mailchimp
Mailchimp is a means to an end and a way to stay within GDPR laws. We may not use it if this wasn't a requirement. Other platforms are better for design or management of contacts, but Mailchimp offers that secure storage of data that is required. I have not tried other bulk mail applications, so am unable to compare these.
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Scalability
LeadSquared
No answers on this topic
Mailchimp
Mailchimp over the years I've used it has grown in leaps and bounds. They have added so many additional features than were previously available. They are truly an all-in-one marketing platform now. If you're a small operation and just want to add email to your marketing efforts, they're there for you. If you're a larger operation and want to start sending postcard advertisements, they can do that. If you'd good with that and want to kick up your marketing by going social, you can do that on their platform. They are truly able to be as small as you need, but also get quite large in whatever it is you'd like to do through their system.
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Return on Investment
LeadSquared
  • Leads Management has become very easy.
  • Automated Lead Nurturing helps reduce a lot of manual work.
  • A lot of our time goes into creating custom reports. Making the reporting feature more flexible and robust will help in saving a lot of time and energy.
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Mailchimp
  • Mailchimp has allowed us to communicate effectively with thousands of customers with ease.
  • Mailchimp's use during our second year of business helped us expand our list of brands considerably (almost 30% YTD) because of regular interactions that we've launched.
  • Mailchimp ramp-up time is minimal for new users so I can turn things over to junior staff - saving me time and money.
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ScreenShots

LeadSquared Screenshots

Screenshot of Lead CaptureScreenshot of Lead DistributionScreenshot of Lead NurturingScreenshot of Sales AutomationScreenshot of Sales TrackingScreenshot of Workflow Automation

Mailchimp Screenshots

Screenshot of Mailchimp's advanced analytics and reporting tools. These are used to monitor trends, track performance, and get actionable insights that help users to create better campaigns and drive customer engagement.Screenshot of Mailchimp's precise audience segmentation. Its AI simplifies the workflow by generating complex customer segments for highly personalized campaigns.Screenshot of omnichannel marketing. Campaigns can be built across multiple channels, and then managed from one convenient place.Screenshot of marketing automations with the Customer Journey Builder. This is used to reach the right people with the right message at exactly the right time, which helps to drive more repeat business, increase customer retention, and see more orders.Screenshot of Mailchimp's SMS marketing. SMS can be integrated into email, automations, and social campaigns.Screenshot of Mailchimp's AI, used to deliver relevant content faster. It can generate professionally written, on-brand marketing emails with the press of a button. The user only needs to review, edit, and send.