Litmus from Validity vs. Vbout

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
Vbout
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Vbout is a marketing automation solution focused on agencies. Features include email marketing, lead scoring, social media management, and behavioral marketing.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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
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Features
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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
Vbout
8.9
5 Ratings
16% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor7.855 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Dynamic content7.756 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content7.7231 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Landing pages2.63 Ratings9.15 Ratings
A/B testing1.84 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Mobile optimization9.1345 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting8.1252 Ratings7.95 Ratings
List management1.82 Ratings8.75 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences1.01 Ratings10.04 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
Vbout
8.7
5 Ratings
18% above category average
Dashboards5.610 Ratings8.25 Ratings
Standard reports7.7233 Ratings7.95 Ratings
Custom reports6.6165 Ratings10.04 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
Vbout
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Ratings
URL Validation8.6261 Ratings00 Ratings
Link Tracking8.6229 Ratings00 Ratings
Spam Testing8.9258 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Previews9.5344 Ratings00 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Litmus from Validity
-
Ratings
Vbout
9.7
4 Ratings
22% above category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Data quality management00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Lead segmentation and distribution00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
Litmus from Validity
-
Ratings
Vbout
8.3
5 Ratings
11% above category average
Calendaring00 Ratings8.25 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Litmus from Validity
-
Ratings
Vbout
9.3
4 Ratings
22% above category average
Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Social profile integration00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Litmus from Validity
-
Ratings
Vbout
9.4
5 Ratings
23% above category average
API00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
Integration with SugarCRM00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
Third-party software integrations00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
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User Ratings
Litmus from ValidityVbout
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(370 ratings)
8.7
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(27 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.4
(21 ratings)
7.3
(1 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
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Likelihood to Recommend
Validity
I’ve been really impressed with Litmus, especially the personalization features. Being able to easily plug in tools like sentiment trackers right into our emails has helped us gather valuable third-party data without a lot of extra work. I also really appreciate the ongoing learning resources—they offer tons of free webinars and articles that are actually useful. I recently read one on email deliverability that broke down specific data and gave me clear, actionable steps to improve how our emails are hitting inboxes. It’s more than just a testing tool—it’s become a go-to resource in our email marketing toolkit.
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Vbout.com
To Automate your social media presence by bulk scheduling content. Create multiple drip email marketing campaigns to support different marketing promotion initiatives. Visualize your marketing funnel. Learn what is your best referral traffic source per each initiative (for example, I learned that Quora was bringing us highly qualified leads). Create lead scores and start qualifying your prospects. Create multiple landing pages to promote your product to different audiences.
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Pros
Validity
  • Alerts: users are notified whenever comments or approvals are made on emails, with regular reminders being sent in case some were missed
  • Centralised: all members can collaborate and give their feedback on emails, providing a better flow and efficiency for the hierarchy of approvals.
  • Integration: very smooth integration, with little to no errors, with our CRM tool.
  • Validation: alt text, scaling and image ratios are validated
  • Dark mode: a very important accessibility tool used by many email users, this compatibility theme is often overlooked on other platforms. Litmus, however, makes it clear how important it is to review and track emails in this format.
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Vbout.com
  • On email marketing, it has petty good recommendation for sending methods.
  • The landing pages can be fully customized with code editor and works with Bootstrap frameworks.
  • The automation comes in handy since it works on all Vbout tools.
  • We can also install the Tracking Code on external websites to utilize Vbout tools.
  • Awesome support team!
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Cons
Validity
  • When creating a tracking code, I would like to see a button that says "Create New" without having to return to the main page.
  • When creating a tracking code, I would like to have no expiration option.
  • There is a little bit more personalization for the personalization content (being able to access the code HTML and not only the snippet).
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Vbout.com
  • Since their team is so focused on being the best, they occasionally have small feature appearance issues
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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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Vbout.com
The better relation quality / features / pricing in the market
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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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Vbout.com
Great experience so far. Vbout has low learning curve. It's a user-friendly product with comprehensive knowledge base. Even if we meet a blocker, their team is ready to help us solve the issue. Their keep the dashboard straightforward that contains all tools, so we can access each one of them right away.
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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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Vbout.com
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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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Vbout.com
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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Vbout.com
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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Vbout.com
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Validity
It has all the required information.
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Vbout.com
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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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Vbout.com
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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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Vbout.com
Vbout offers a very robust overall solution, with a more basic solution, and a much lower price point than the Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM solution.
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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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Vbout.com
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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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Vbout.com
  • The platform has saved us a lot of money
  • It's highly functional and allows us to do a lot more than Marketo
  • It's easy to manage, and it saves us a lot of time on a regular basis.
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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.