Litmus from Validity vs. ZeroBounce

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Litmus from Validity
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Litmus, from Validity, is an email marketing solution used to create error-free emails in less time. It's also used to build email campaigns, personalize and test them thoroughly, monitor deliverability, and analyze email performance.
$99
per month
ZeroBounce
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
ZeroBounce is an email list validator that removes all invalid email addresses to prevent bounces and preserve the sender's reputation.
$18
per month 2,000 emails
Pricing
Litmus from ValidityZeroBounce
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Email Validation
$18.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Litmus from ValidityZeroBounce
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
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.ZeroBounce offers monthly plans for between 2,000 and 1,000,000 emails that range from $18 to $2,250 per month. They also offer pay-as-you-go volume pricing that decreases as you scale, with credits that never expire. Enterprise customers who need to send more than 1,000,000 emails per month should contact the ZeroBounce sales team for a customized quote.
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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
5.1
341 Ratings
44% below category average
ZeroBounce
-
Ratings
WYSIWYG email editor7.346 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic content7.246 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content7.7221 Ratings00 Ratings
Landing pages2.63 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing1.84 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization8.9331 Ratings00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting7.7241 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
225 Ratings
13% below category average
ZeroBounce
-
Ratings
Dashboards5.610 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports7.8224 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports6.7157 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Litmus from Validity
8.5
332 Ratings
6% above category average
ZeroBounce
-
Ratings
URL Validation8.2249 Ratings00 Ratings
Link Tracking8.1218 Ratings00 Ratings
Spam Testing8.5248 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Previews9.3330 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Litmus from ValidityZeroBounce
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(355 ratings)
9.6
(4 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.7
(25 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.9
(20 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.2
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.3
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(2 ratings)
In-Person Training
4.5
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
4.6
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
4.8
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
4.5
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
2.8
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
3.7
(5 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
5.5
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Litmus from ValidityZeroBounce
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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ZeroBounce
ZeroBounce should be used to verify all emails prior to sending ANY campaign. I can't think of any scenario where it should NOT be used. All campaigns that include massive emails really need to be verified for correct email addresses or will chance being suspended by your email Service provider.
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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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ZeroBounce
  • Ease of use.
  • Speed of checking databases.
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Cons
Validity
  • Sometime, I feel like its slow to use. Speed is something which can be helpful.
  • AI feature. It will be beneficial for us if there is an AI feature for content updates. It can improve the subject line and content based on the performance of our past emails.
  • If it can provide more ideas on CRM based on industry standards, like I work in hospitality, and if it can share data and any new initiative for hospitality CRM, it might be useful for us to consider.
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ZeroBounce
  • Creating a Mobile App or Desktop App that would prevent occurring logins.
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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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ZeroBounce
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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ZeroBounce
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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ZeroBounce
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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ZeroBounce
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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ZeroBounce
I didn’t get much support so I couldn’t give a better rating, but I’m sure it is good.
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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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ZeroBounce
No answers on this topic
Online Training
Validity
It has all the required information.
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ZeroBounce
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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ZeroBounce
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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ZeroBounce
Not a comparison
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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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ZeroBounce
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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ZeroBounce
  • Clients appreciate that ZeroBounce is incorporated as part of our quality control.
  • It's a great selling feature knowing that we are taking extra steps to ensure 100% accuracy.
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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.

ZeroBounce Screenshots

Screenshot of email list bulk validation, with tools to increase the chances of landing in the inbox. Emails can be tested to see if they'll go to the inbox, and Activity Data displays extra insights about subscribers.Screenshot of ZeroBounce's Executive Overview report that shows: 
-Top Domains : This shows the top 10 domains found in an email list and breaks it down by percentages, giving a better picture of the different domains in the database for planning.
-Validation Results: provides the overall statistics of the different email validation results of the entire file, showing how many emails in thelist were valid, invalid, spam traps, catch-all, unknown or abuse (complainers).
-Data Appends: This shows how successful ZeroBounce was in appending additional data to the email list. For some contacts, the email checker will add the subscriber’s first and last name, gender, location and age of the email address.
-IP Location Data Appends: If uploading the IP addresses along with emails, the report will show the demographics by top countries and top regions/states.Screenshot of Email deliverability testing: The mail server tester can be used to check configurations. The inbox placement tester shows where emails will land. The inbox tester shows if the email could land in spam to fix it ahead of time.Screenshot of IP and domain blacklisting: ZeroBounce can be used to monitor an IP and domain to make sure they never end up on an email blacklist, running hundreds of daily tests to keep users updated, and making it easier to get delisted.Screenshot of See if an IP and domain are blocked: ZeroBounce can be used to monitor an IP and domain to make sure they never end up on an email blacklist, running hundreds of daily tests to keep users updated, and making it easier to get delisted.