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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Mad Mimi

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AMad Mimi is an email marketing solution targeted at SMBs, designed to be intuitive and straightforward. It was acquired by GoDaddy in August 2014 to expand their small business support offerings.

    $10

    per month

    Mailigen

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/AMailigen is a web based integrated marketing provider offering email, mobile and social marketing. In the SaaS platform, you can gather subscribers, prepare, send or schedule email campaigns and receive real time reports. One can leverage statistics for behavioral segmentation and lifecycle email marketing. Mailigen offers several integration points including online surveys that you can use to segment your audience and send personalized emails.

    $10

    per month

    Pricing
    Mad MimiMailigen
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $10.00
    per month
    Pro
    $42.00
    per month
    Silver
    $199.00
    per month
    Gold
    $1049.00
    per month
    Mailigen
    $10.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Mad MimiMailigen
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Mad MimiMailigen
    Considered Both Products
    GoDaddy
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    Mailigen
    Chose Mailigen
    1. Although both Mailchimp and Mad Mimi are easy to use, they are both limited in the customization options for advanced users.
    2. Mailigen integrates with vast majority of CMS's used in my country
    3. I can directly in real-time get answer to my questions - haven't filed a support ticket …
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Mad MimiMailigen
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Mad Mimi and Mailigen
    Feature
    Mad Mimi
    8.2
    9 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Mailigen
    7.4
    1 Ratings
    8% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor9.98 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Dynamic content7.06 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content5.06 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Landing pages8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing10.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization7.07 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.09 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    List management10.09 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences8.15 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Mad Mimi and Mailigen
    Feature
    Mad Mimi
    10.0
    8 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Mailigen
    3.0
    1 Ratings
    87% below category average
    Dashboards10.07 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Standard reports10.08 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Custom reports10.06 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Mad Mimi and Mailigen
    Feature
    Mad Mimi
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Mailigen
    -
    Ratings
    Link Tracking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Previews7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Mad MimiMailigen
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (13 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.6
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Mad MimiMailigen
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GoDaddy
    Mad Mimi is perfect for scheduling remainder emails. For instance, if you need to remind a client about a pending order next week, you can schedule the remainder email today and it will be sent exactly the date and time you want it to even if you are out of office. If you need to contact thousands of people at a time, Mad Mimi can be used to send the emails all at once to all of them, especially for marketing purposes and newsletter purposes.
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    Mailigen
    Mailigen is great for designing and scheduling campaigns that do not require expert knowledge in the field. Creating specific lists, segmentation, & scheduling campaigns are very straightforward and user-friendly. Do not use Mailigen for email marketing blasts! If you are unable to provide documented evidence that the user 'Opt-in' to receive your campaigns, then expect the campaign to be flagged or contacted by your Mailigen Account Manager. You must comply with the CAN-SPAM Act ... no ifs, ands, or buts!
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    Pros
    GoDaddy
    • I've been on the free plan for years and it has suited me very well. It's reliable and has all the core features I need at the moment. Considering how all the online tools can add up, this is right for my business.
    • Mad Mimi has a super-simple interface, and it's drag and drop, so I don't have to spend a lot of time designing each email. Although you can customize with your logo and colors.
    • There are several free add-ons, which allow for a limited amount of automation. I would recommend taking advantage of the RSS feed, webform, and drip campaign features.
    • You can segment your list into as many groups as you like, which makes for more effective email marketing.
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    Mailigen
    • Mail deliverability. MailiGen gets the mail delivered. We have our own data centre hosting and servers but struggled to get our bulk mails reliably delivered. Since we switched to MailiGen delivery rates have more than tripled.
    • Template editor and tools. There is a rich assortment of tools for preparation of mailers. They are easy to use and we often train customers is a single 2 hour session.
    • Mail List security and manageability. Cloud based mail lists are important best practices for some of our corporate customers, who often store mail address lists in Excel. These lists get lost, damaged and stolen. The MailiGen list management tools centralize list storage and provide tools for segmentation, importing and exporting.
    • Stats!! The mail campaign stats that MailiGen provides are world class. They are simple to understand and rich in depth. Our customers love the stats.
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    Cons
    GoDaddy
    • The ease on adding links, such as unsubscribe links, is not as easy as it is with other email service providers. Creating simple tags that take the place of a link could help a lot, especially for those not as familiar with HTML.
    • Perhaps a way of archiving old emails, or hiding them from the past emails area. It can look a bit cluttered, and can be confusing in some circumstances.
    • Providing some learning material, or at least a more thorough overview of email marketing, and the user interface would be of great use to beginners.
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    Mailigen
    • Segment creating could be more functional and may include statistics from previous mails. Time to time I need to use more advanced functions like "send information to people who clicked on link A".
    • It does not allow the user to choose mobile/tablet friendly templates. I'd like to decide myself.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    GoDaddy
    Pretty simple, I know I'm getting what I pay for and a little more. Although simple and easy for the new user; a more seasoned marketer can still get the most from MadMimi. Especially if the primary purpose is to generate strong brand loyalty with effective communication that integrates your various outlets: MadMimi makes it easy for your customer to pick-up what the business owner wants to relay.
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    Mailigen
    We are satisfied with this cooperation and we don't see why we should change email marketing service provider at this point. Excellent service and rapid new feature development keeps us very satisfied.
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    Usability
    GoDaddy
    I find it very easy to use just like my colleagues too. The learning curve is straight forward.
    Incentivized
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    Mailigen
    Although it is easy to use for basic users and people with no experience in e-mail marketing, but for more advanced users it still lacks functionality - really advanced filtering - on it's web interface. However everything is possible once you use API.
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    Support Rating
    GoDaddy
    My issues are usually quickly resolved and their support staffs are very knowledgeable on the software generally
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    Mailigen
    Although time to time I send a support ticket, but more frequently I use the live support option on their website. I get instant feedback and feel that my problem is addressed immediately.
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    Implementation Rating
    GoDaddy
    No answers on this topic
    Mailigen
    With most systems it is faily easy. It offers CSV import so transferring contacts should be easy.
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    Alternatives Considered
    GoDaddy
    Constant Contact is the Goliath of the industry and to us, it was unnecessarily complex and expensive. We chose Mad Mimi, after looking at several other new offerings and we've been extremely satisfied with our choice of Mad Mimi.
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    Mailigen
    Mailigen falls short to Listrak due to Listrak's far superior contact, conversion, and message analytics. Some features are unavailable or not easily integrated with the Mailigen platform compared to its competition, but features such as model acquisition & shopping cart abandonment are available. The ability to integrate such features into your website may be easier when using a competitors platform, but easy usability comes with a price. Extra perks such Coupon managers & etc. are useful features that allow you to generate Barcodes & QR codes, as well as track various data analytics when implementing this feature. Small items as such are what Mailigen lacks in comparison to its competitors, but their price point kicks the rest out of the water if you can live without some of the bells and whistles.
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    Return on Investment
    GoDaddy
    • I've spent 3 years creating blog posts, and it is only now encompassing the breath that allows me to draw upon this pieces as a reusable resource, but now this is happening.
    • I preferred the Mad Mimi platform to Mail Chimp, and I suspect it continues to offer advantages. I felt Mad Mimi did themselves a disservice by failing to support their free subscriber service to the same extent that Mail Chimp does. When one's mail list gets sufficiently large, then it does pay to pay them, but not in the context I was using it.
    • It seems that Mad Mimi is targeting direct marketing purposes, as this is a use where ROI is more easily measured.
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    Mailigen
    • Better delivery of mail campaigns giving better ROI numbers
    • Better stats so that we can assess what works and what does not.
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