Litmus from Validity vs. SafeOpt

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Litmus from Validity
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Litmus, 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.
$500
per month
SafeOpt
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
AddShoppers provides social log in solutions to online merchants. Some key features include: Automated Email Responses, Dynamic Content, and Lead Segmentation.
$0
Up to 5,000 Monthly Uniques
Pricing
Litmus from ValiditySafeOpt
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Pro
$17
Per each 5,000 Monthly Uniques
Enterprise
$500+
Priced based on usage
Community
Up to 5,000 Monthly Uniques
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Litmus from ValiditySafeOpt
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$500 per brand
Additional DetailsLitmus offers different plan types to fit various needs, offering monthly and annual plans, as well as fully customizable Enterprise plans.
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Community Pulse
Litmus from ValiditySafeOpt
Features
Litmus from ValiditySafeOpt
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Litmus from Validity
5.3
356 Ratings
40% below category average
SafeOpt
-
Ratings
WYSIWYG email editor7.855 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic content7.756 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content7.7231 Ratings00 Ratings
Landing pages2.63 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing1.84 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization9.1345 Ratings00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting8.1252 Ratings00 Ratings
List management1.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Litmus from Validity
6.7
234 Ratings
13% below category average
SafeOpt
-
Ratings
Dashboards5.610 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports7.7233 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports6.6165 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Litmus from Validity
8.9
346 Ratings
12% above category average
SafeOpt
-
Ratings
URL Validation8.6261 Ratings00 Ratings
Link Tracking8.6229 Ratings00 Ratings
Spam Testing8.9258 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Previews9.5344 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Litmus from ValiditySafeOpt
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(370 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(27 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(21 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
7.7
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
4.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
4.6
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
2.7
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
4.4
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
3.7
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
3.6
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
5.5
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Litmus from ValiditySafeOpt
Likelihood to Recommend
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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AddShoppers
It [AddShoppers Social Login] is well suited for those who are looking to grow their business and able to target the] right customers who visit their websites. They also provide tons of tools and templates to work with. Their email marketing tool will also help to grow [the] customer base very much. They [AddShoppers Social Login is] also very good at creating brand awareness by running multiple campaigns. The customer service which they have is remarkable.
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Pros
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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AddShoppers
  • Easy to implement and work with.
  • Excellent customer support with lots of creative ideas.
  • What they promise is what they do .
  • They [are] able to increase website conversion rate thereby it increase[s] our sales.
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Cons
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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AddShoppers
  • [The] dashboard has a limited number of details where we [are not] able to fetch for what we need.
  • Social sharing could have been much better.
  • Sometimes it does slow down our sites when we install their widget, but having [the] best customer support helps us to overcome this issue.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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AddShoppers
No answers on this topic
Usability
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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AddShoppers
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
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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AddShoppers
No answers on this topic
Performance
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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AddShoppers
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Validity
I am always so so impressed with the litmus support team. They are not only prompt but attentive and offer very personalised responses and support
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AddShoppers
No answers on this topic
In-Person Training
Validity
I had internal training for how to use, not lead by litmus. Unsure if there was any external training which took place before my time
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AddShoppers
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Validity
It has all the required information.
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AddShoppers
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
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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AddShoppers
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
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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AddShoppers
We never used [any] other product for our marketing purpose. We thought of giving a try to improve our sales and increase our brand awareness. We never regret of choosing this as our priority. They always backup us with their customer support with great ideas and plans which is very effective to improve our sales.
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Scalability
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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AddShoppers
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
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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AddShoppers
  • I see only positive impact when started using it.
  • It increased our organic sales in short period of time.
  • Brand awareness was done properly.
  • We are able to focus on right customer at right time.
  • Only thing they need to improve is their dashboard feature.
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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.