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Mail250 vs. Retainful

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Mail250
Score 1.0 out of 10
N/A
Mail250 is an e-mail marketing delivery platform.
$20
per month
Retainful
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Retainful is an eCommerce marketing automation platform designed to allow emails to flow on their own while the user simply waits and watches the conversions unfold.N/A
Pricing
Mail250Retainful
Editions & Modules
Starter
$20
month
Plus
$30
month
Plus Pro
$50
month
Dedicated
$150
month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Mail250Retainful
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
Mail250Retainful
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Mail250
6.3
1 Ratings
23% below category average
Retainful
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor5.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting8.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
List management6.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Dynamic content00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
A/B testing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Mail250
6.0
1 Ratings
25% below category average
Retainful
10.0
1 Ratings
26% above category average
Dashboards6.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Standard reports6.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Mail250
6.5
1 Ratings
21% below category average
Retainful
10.0
1 Ratings
22% above category average
Link Tracking5.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Email Previews8.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
URL Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Image Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Inbox Display00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Spam Testing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Mail250Retainful
Likelihood to Recommend
1.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Mail250Retainful
Likelihood to Recommend
Mail250
I don't think it's well-suited for anyone. In my opinion, the low cost is not worth the extremely poor deliverability.
MH
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Retainful
If you are looking for a WP plugin to manage your abandoned cart, Retainful is the best you can find. The UX is really nice, the platform is user-friendly and you don't need any skill to start using it from day one. You can create email automation in a few steps and offer coupon codes to grab the attention of your customers. Last but not least, Retainful has the best support team! They reply super fast, they assist you to set everything properly and they really help you to have the best service possible. Honestly, you can't ask more!
Verified User
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Pros
Mail250
  • Affordable
  • Relatively easy to use
  • Support was fine
  • Has some attractive features like email verification
MH
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Retainful
  • email automation
  • generate and send coupon code
  • data analysis
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Anonymous
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Cons
Mail250
  • In my experience, deliverability is terrible
  • UI feels old and limited
  • Did not follow up to refund request
  • Due to my poor overall experience, I'm very doubtful in the reliability of their features like email verification
MH
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Retainful
  • I'd like to have more templates for emails
Verified User
Anonymous
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Support Rating
Mail250
No answers on this topic
Retainful
Best team Support ever! Fast, kind, and always helpful
Verified User
Anonymous
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Alternatives Considered
Mail250
I picked Mail250 because they seem designed for sending 1-time bulk mail for an affordable price.
Open rates for MailerLite, GetResponse,
ConvertKit, and SendPulse were all over 50%. Sender.net was extremely low at under 10%. Mail250 was around 10%, but also had an extremely high bounce rate of 10%.
MH
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Retainful
We use Mailchimp for email marketing but as integration with WordPress we found Retainful easier to use (automation workflow) and you can start for free! Moreover, we can generate and send coupon codes directly from the plugin, and works great with Woocommerce! It is more than one year that we use Retainful and we are completely satisfied
Verified User
Anonymous
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Return on Investment
Mail250
  • Unable to use it due to poor deliverability
MH
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Retainful
  • Positive ROAS for abandoned cart
  • Positive ROAS for coupon code
  • Data analysis of customer behavior
Verified User
Anonymous
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