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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Mail250

    Score1 out of 10
    N/AMail250 is an e-mail marketing delivery platform.

    $20

    per month

    Sender

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ASender.net is email marketing software tailored for e-commerce and small business marketing. It is highly focused on user-friendly experience and interface, with features for automating processes and boosting email marketing response, which aim to save users 2x time to send beautiful newsletters. Sender.net includes: drag&drop design builder.

    $11

    Up to 5 000 subscribers and up to 60 000 emails/month.

    Pricing
    Mail250Sender
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $20
    month
    Plus
    $30
    month
    Plus Pro
    $50
    month
    Dedicated
    $150
    month
    Up to 5 000 subscriber plan
    $11
    Up to 5 000 subscribers and up to 60 000 emails/month.
    Up to 10 000 subscriber plan
    $22
    Up to 10 000 subscribers and up to 120 000 emails/month.
    Up to 25 000 subscriber plan
    $58
    Up to 25 000 subscribers and up to 300 000 emails/month.
    Up to 50 000 subscriber plan
    $117
    Up to 50 000 subscribers and up to 600 000 emails/month.
    Up to 100 000 subscriber plan
    $235
    Up to 100 000 subscribers and up to 1 200 000 emails/month.
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Mail250Sender
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—You can choose from Monthly Plans or Prepaid Credits (Pay-as-you-go).
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Mail250Sender
    Considered Both Products
    Mail250
    Chose 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 …
    Incentivized
    Sender.net
    Chose Sender
    The others have open rates of 50%+. Sender's was under 10%. I selected Sender because of the generous free plan.
    Incentivized
    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
    No answers on this topic
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Mail250Sender
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Mail250 and Sender
    Feature
    Mail250
    6.3
    1 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Sender
    7.4
    3 Ratings
    8% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor5.01 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting8.01 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    List management6.01 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Mail250 and Sender
    Feature
    Mail250
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Sender
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Dashboards6.01 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Standard reports6.01 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Mail250 and Sender
    Feature
    Mail250
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Sender
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    20% above category average
    Link Tracking5.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email Previews8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    Score9 out of 10
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Emma by Marigold
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Emma by Marigold
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Mail250Sender
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    3.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Mail250Sender
    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.
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    Sender.net
    It is very well suited for sending newsletters. With Sender.net, an organization can build its brand. Its transactional email features also help organizations to increase revenue.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Mail250
    • Affordable
    • Relatively easy to use
    • Support was fine
    • Has some attractive features like email verification
    Read full review
    Sender.net
    • UI seemed fine/standard
    • Price/free plan is generous
    • Basic features were good/standard
    Read full review
    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
    Read full review
    Sender.net
    • Better graphics it looks like its from 1995 sometimes
    • Better templates to be used
    • They talk a lot about newsletters and we weren't really impressed with it
    • Better customer support
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    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%.
    Read full review
    Sender.net
    Its deliverability makes it more effective than other email marketing tools. It gives more than satisfactory results. And that shows in my organization's sales revenue.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Mail250
    • Unable to use it due to poor deliverability
    Read full review
    Sender.net
    • Unable to use it due to poor deliverability
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    Sender Screenshots

    Screenshot of Pick a pre-made free template from library.Screenshot of Easy to use interface.Screenshot of Email campaigns management.Screenshot of Subscribers management and segmentation.Screenshot of Easy to use drag&drop design builder.Screenshot of Detailed reporting.