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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Lob

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ALob in San Francisco provides the building blocks for developers to automate offline correspondences. Enterprise companies use Lob’s suite of APIs to mail fully dynamic and personalized customer communications with print media. Lob also provides insight into deliverability with piece-by-piece tracing and a proprietary Print Delivery Network to streamline production across fully redundant nodes all over the country.

    $0

    per month (Up to 500 Mailings)

    PostGrid Print & Mail

    Score10 out of 10
    N/APostGrid is a direct mail automation platform that enables businesses to send letters, postcards, and checks as easily as email—at any scale. With REST API capabilities, PostGrid can be used to automate and streamline physical mail workflows, whether fpr one item or thousands on demand. Key Benefits: Eliminates manual mailing processes and saves hour of administrative work Real-time tracking and detailed analytics for every…N/A
    Pricing
    LobPostGrid Print & Mail
    Editions & Modules
    Startup Plan
    $260
    per month 3 users & Up to 3,000 monthly mailings
    Growth Plan
    $550
    per month 5 users & Up to 6,000 monthly mailings
    Developer Plan
    Free
    1 user & Up to 500 monthly mailings
    Enterprise Plan
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    LobPostGrid Print & Mail
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    LobPostGrid Print & Mail
    Considered Both Products
    Lob
    Chose Lob
    Root keeps Lob because it is already deeply integrated into our systems, and replacing it would require significant engineering effort with limited expected cost savings. As well as the unknowns that come with other options, switching vendors would likely require a significant …
    Incentivized
    Chose Lob
    lob has a more overall greater pricing and apis and their costumer service is very easy to deal with
    Incentivized
    PostGrid
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    21 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    9 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    9 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    9 Answers
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    LobPostGrid Print & Mail
    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
    PFL Direct Mail Platform
    Score9 out of 10
    PFL Direct Mail Platform
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    PFL Direct Mail Platform
    Score9 out of 10
    PFL Direct Mail Platform
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    LobPostGrid Print & Mail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (21 ratings)
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    6.7
    (18 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.1
    (13 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    LobPostGrid Print & Mail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Lob
    It is great for low-cost, high-volume mail campaigns for our agents. The price is very reasonable, and they can send out a lot. Once the design is approved and they send a list, we handle it, then Lob. When we have agents who want to handwrite the addresses, we choose someone else (a local print shop) to print and send them to our agents.
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    PostGrid
    Perfect for companies that send mail at scale and want automation without infrastructure. Less ideal for very small teams doing infrequent sends.
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    Pros
    Lob
    • Address Verification and NCOA Cleaning
    • Autocomplete for our forms that allow a user to SKIP typing
    • Printing and mailing documents automatically over API
    Incentivized
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    PostGrid
    • Merge variables
    • Triggered campaign sends
    • Real-time analytics and tracking
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    Cons
    Lob
    • An automatically scheduled data export would be nice.
    • Functions such as adding or editing bank accounts, updating check details, and querying data require knowledge of the specific code and API infrastructure. It would be nice to do these things without being an engineer trained in their specific interface language.
    • They reduced their retention period on their interface to like 3 months, which is not ideal.
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    PostGrid
    • Audience matching
    • audience enriching
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Lob
    will continue to use for specific mailing requirements
    Incentivized
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    PostGrid
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Lob
    Overall, Lob performs well for standard mailing needs and has helped streamline day-to-day processes. However, there are unique situations in the insurance industry that may require additional flexibility or capacity beyond their current model. Automation of certain state-required letters or follow-ups is something we wish we could perform.
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    PostGrid
    1. Bulk mail processing and campaign automation.
    2. Real-time delivery tracking.
    3. Easy API integration with CRMs.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Lob
    i never witnessed a problem with lob
    Incentivized
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    PostGrid
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Lob
    perfect except from a minor tracking options missed
    Incentivized
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    PostGrid
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Lob
    good support, not many examples I can think of
    Incentivized
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    PostGrid
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Lob
    didn't participate but as for my information it was smooth
    Incentivized
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    PostGrid
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Lob
    Root keeps Lob because it is already deeply integrated into our systems, and replacing it would require significant engineering effort with limited expected cost savings. As well as the unknowns that come with other options, switching vendors would likely require a significant multi-quarter effort without clear cost savings or efficiency gains.
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    PostGrid
    PostGrid is our main solution for managing and automating outbound mail. We use it to send both one-time letters and recurring transactional communications. The integration with our internal tools makes the entire process smooth from template creation to mail delivery tracking. It’s removed the delays, confusion, and manual errors we used to deal with regularly.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Lob
    it can be better because the volume pricing method doesn't benefit the clients much but lob itself
    Incentivized
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    PostGrid
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    Lob
    it will scale very well if its for saas companies
    Incentivized
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    PostGrid
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Lob
    decent overall
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    PostGrid
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Lob
    • The hard part is that the agents mostly see the returns over us, so I don't know the specific numbers.
    • Some agents have great responses; others not as much. Or they get 75% of their mailers returned, and we don't know why.
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    PostGrid
    • Integrations
    • Saving on employee hours
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    ScreenShots

    Lob Screenshots

    Screenshot of Lob's available integrations, that include CRM, CDP or marketing automation tools.Screenshot of Lob Analytics. These demonstrate the value of every send and find winning strategies with advanced analytics.Screenshot of Lob Template Gallery. This includes professionally designed templates optimized by a team of experts.Screenshot of Lob analytics dashboard shows trackable events from direct mail campaigns.

    PostGrid Print & Mail Screenshots

    Screenshot of the dashboard that provides visibility of the mail orders processed throughout one or more time frames. This tracks the number of letters (to be processed) to print and delivery-related details, with all related components.Screenshot of an example insight into the progress of direct mail over time.Screenshot of insight into the progress of postcard orders over time.Screenshot of an automation for the printing and mailing of accurate, secure, and branded checks/cheques using PostGrid's Print & Mail Dashboard or API.