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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Litmus from Validity

    Score8.6 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

    SendPulse

    Score3.5 out of 10
    N/ASendPulse is an integrated messaging platform providing user communication that includes emails, SMS, web push, SMTP, and user management.. This solution includes 15,000 free emails with up to 2,500 subscribers per month.N/A
    Pricing
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing starts from $9 a month and depends on the number of messages sent.
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    Validity
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    SendPulse
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    292 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    212 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    294 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    173 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    174 Answers
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    Features
    Litmus from ValiditySendPulse
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Litmus from Validity and SendPulse
    Feature
    Litmus from Validity
    6.8
    376 Ratings
    17% below category average
    SendPulse
    4.0
    12 Ratings
    67% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor9.158 Ratings2.012 Ratings
    Dynamic content8.659 Ratings1.012 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content8.1238 Ratings4.010 Ratings
    Landing pages2.64 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing6.511 Ratings3.09 Ratings
    Mobile optimization9.4351 Ratings2.012 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting8.5272 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    List management7.08 Ratings6.012 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences1.02 Ratings7.010 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Litmus from Validity and SendPulse
    Feature
    Litmus from Validity
    7.1
    255 Ratings
    7% below category average
    SendPulse
    4.7
    12 Ratings
    47% below category average
    Dashboards7.229 Ratings5.011 Ratings
    Standard reports7.5252 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Custom reports6.6180 Ratings2.09 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Litmus from Validity and SendPulse
    Feature
    Litmus from Validity
    8.5
    356 Ratings
    4% above category average
    SendPulse
    -
    Ratings
    URL Validation9.3268 Ratings00 Ratings
    Link Tracking9.2233 Ratings00 Ratings
    Image Validation7.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inbox Display8.56 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools6.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Spam Testing9.5267 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Previews9.6353 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Litmus from ValiditySendPulse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (428 ratings)
    1.0
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (32 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (22 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    7.6
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    4.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    4.5
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.2
    (13 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    3.9
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    3.9
    (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 ValiditySendPulse
    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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    SendPulse
    SendPulse is great if you want to connect with your list on a more personal basis, and making sure that your email reaches your subscriber when it is best for him/her. You can also use the SMS function (though I haven't used it yet). Let's say you have clients and want to send a message to them automatically on their birthday, SendPulse allows you to do that. It allows you to add in specific fields that are relevant to you, in order to customise your messaging as much as you want and need.
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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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    SendPulse
    • One of the best features of this software is its user interface. I found it very intuitive.
    • It has sms feature also which is a great add-on to this software.
    • It has live chat support feature. And I find it very helpful when i find any technical problem.
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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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    SendPulse
    • I like its Drag and Drop function to design e-mailers but it lacks in some functionalities. Foe example when I write two different contents in a same box I need a line to show separation between my contents in the same box but this feature is unavailable in SendPulse.
    • They should include more fonts. Every product or service needs different kind of fonts to make a right impact on customers. With limited option of fonts it restricts user's creativity.
    • It is good to have templates to give users some idea for designing campaigns but here SendPluse has nothing much to offer. They have very limited number of templates.
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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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    SendPulse
    Because I love how easy and intuitive SendPulse is.
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    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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    SendPulse
    I find that overall SendPulse is very intuitive to use and the support is there to help you out in case you don't find how to do what you wish to do. The drag and drop functionalities make it easy to create the newsletters you want. Every field is explained and small tutorials are included to show you how to create a new template, newsletter, etc. which makes it very easy to use.
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    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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    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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    SendPulse
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    Support Rating
    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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    SendPulse
    Every time I contacted the support team with a question or a problem, they were very fast in replying and helping me out solve it. Usually latest within 10 minutes I would receive a first answer, and the problem would get solved on the same day.
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    In-Person Training
    Validity
    It was very informative one on one session for me. I was able to use Litmus without any issues.
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    SendPulse
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    Online Training
    Validity
    It has all the required information.
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    SendPulse
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    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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    SendPulse
    When implementing SendPulse, it is a good idea to have a transition phase where you still use both systems, in case anything goes wrong.
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    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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    SendPulse
    For SendPulse's price point, I consider their competition to be the likes of Mailchimp, ConstantContact, etc. While SendPulse rates roughly average across the board in all areas, for businesses looking for the cheapest option (which comes with a lack of features/quality), ConstantContact beats them. For quality/features/value, I'd say Mailchimp is the best option for small businesses.
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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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    SendPulse
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    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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    SendPulse
    • Tapping NRI clients with this software helps me in generating good revenue in last financial year.
    • I grow my NRI database by 60 in last year. And this software played a major role in doing so.
    • It made brand building very easy among my clients.
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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.

    SendPulse Screenshots

    Screenshot of Desktop versionScreenshot of Mobile application for iPadScreenshot of Mobile application for Android