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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MailerLite

    Score8.9 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    MailerLite is an email marketing platform for small businesses, creators, and ecommerce brands, used to automate the customer journey and grow a customer list. Pricing starts at $12/month. MailerLite enables users to: Grow and engage their audience - Build newsletters, forms, pop-ups, landing pages, and even full websites with a Drag and drop builder that offers total creative control over designs. 150 customizable templates are available to get…

    $12

    per month

    Sugar Market

    Score2.1 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Sugar Market (formerly Salesfusion) is a marketing automation solution built to work for the user. With a curated toolset that includes intuitive campaign builders, automations and reporting, the vendor says they focus on what matters most to marketers -- streamlining campaign creation, understanding engagement, improving conversion, and driving more revenue. Salesfusion was acquired by SugarCRM May 2019.

    $750

    per month

    Pricing
    MailerLiteSugar Market
    Editions & Modules
    Free
    $0
    per month 2 users
    Comfort
    $12
    per month 3 users
    Power
    $25
    per month Unlimited users
    Enterprise
    Custom pricing
    per month
    Core
    $1,000
    Database size
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MailerLiteSugar Market
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalRequired
    Additional DetailsAdditional 30% discount available to Non-profit organizations. Up to a 10% for paying yearly.Prices listed are monthly subscription rates. Our packages include live support and training. Additional charges apply for contact databases above 10k, dedicated IPs, CRM integration and sandboxes. Please complete the form on our site to request a quote based on your specific needs.
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    Community Pulse
    MailerLiteSugar Market
    Considered Both Products
    Mailerlite
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    SugarCRM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    79 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    78 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    79 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    69 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    90%
    Implementation went as expected
    71 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    MailerLiteSugar Market
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of MailerLite and Sugar Market
    Feature
    MailerLite
    8.9
    88 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Sugar Market
    4.4
    4 Ratings
    55% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor9.577 Ratings3.03 Ratings
    Dynamic content9.169 Ratings5.03 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content7.863 Ratings4.02 Ratings
    Landing pages8.666 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    A/B testing8.854 Ratings4.03 Ratings
    Mobile optimization8.569 Ratings1.03 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.377 Ratings7.04 Ratings
    List management9.376 Ratings4.04 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences9.151 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of MailerLite and Sugar Market
    Feature
    MailerLite
    7.0
    76 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Sugar Market
    2.3
    4 Ratings
    106% below category average
    Dashboards6.01 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Standard reports8.976 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Custom reports6.01 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of MailerLite and Sugar Market
    Feature
    MailerLite
    9.5
    69 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Sugar Market
    -
    Ratings
    Email Previews9.569 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of MailerLite and Sugar Market
    Feature
    MailerLite
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Market
    5.3
    4 Ratings
    40% below category average
    Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings6.04 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings4.04 Ratings
    Data quality management00 Ratings5.04 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of MailerLite and Sugar Market
    Feature
    MailerLite
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Market
    6.5
    3 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Calendaring00 Ratings6.03 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of MailerLite and Sugar Market
    Feature
    MailerLite
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Market
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of MailerLite and Sugar Market
    Feature
    MailerLite
    -
    Ratings
    Sugar Market
    4.8
    4 Ratings
    45% below category average
    API00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Customizability00 Ratings3.02 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
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    MailerLiteSugar Market
    Small Businesses
    Mad Mimi
    Score10 out of 10
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    Score9 out of 10
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Emma by Marigold
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    MailerLiteSugar Market
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.4
    (93 ratings)
    3.0
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (30 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (5 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MailerLiteSugar Market
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Mailerlite
    I didn't have much luck when testing other similar tools and since we tested with free plan, we couldn't commit to something else if we couldn't get basic stuff fixed. That's when we switched to MailerLite, and their support was great and super helpful all the way (during our free plan, especially). Plus, they're super budget-friendly for startups, so I highly recommend.
    Incentivized
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    SugarCRM
    Salesfusion is a marketing automation platform more appropriate for small companies considering the limited functionalities are limited. The email builder tool is easy to use and ideal for someone with no coding knowledge
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Mailerlite
    • Offers a user-friendly interface, making it simple to create beautiful forms, group subscribers, and automate emails.
    • Includes email automation workflows in their free plan - the only provider I know of that doesn't charge you after one month or hit you with "transaction fees".
    • Excellent video tutorial library so you can learn email marketing as a beginner without feeling overwhelmed.
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    SugarCRM
    • It was easy to navigate.
    • I liked that I could click on a link to email a potential client and that it would track/link that email back to the Salesfusion profile.
    • I liked the reporting features so that I could see exactly how many cold calls resulted in appointments, with whom I last left voicemail or need to follow up with.
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    Cons
    Mailerlite
    • EVERYONE should be allowed to at least use the AI bot chat feature. This doesn't take a person and is such basic customer service that it should be offered at all levels.
    • It would be nice if MailerLite worked better with AddEvent icons
    • When emailing support it took days to get a response (after an agent escalated the issue). Some concerns are more urgent and email support shouldn't mean bad support.
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    SugarCRM
    • The user interface is somewhat cumbersome and not intuitive at times.
    • Additional user education available through downloads for existing customers rather than scheduled webinars would be helpful.
    • Custom reporting is complicated to set up.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Mailerlite
    Mailerlite is awesome and it does everything I need and then some. They're always innovating and adding new features, and their team is flippin' amazing. Can't see myself ever switching. They may not have everything, but looking at how well their team works, they'll get there for sure and I'm willing to wait.
    Incentivized
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    SugarCRM
    We've been very happy with SalesFusion since day 1. We've also created a new website during the time period that we've had SF and everything carried over great to our new website!
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    Usability
    Mailerlite
    I find it very easy to use, intuitive with a clean interface and drag and drop functionality where that adds value. It's quite configurable for our brand and the template and duplication options are very useful as we reuse a lot of content.
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    SugarCRM
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Mailerlite
    Whenever I contact Support, either via email or through online chat, I always get a speedy response that gives me the answer I need. The AI Agent on the online chat is excellent and has helped me so much on numerous occasions.
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    SugarCRM
    The support team has always been helpful, friendly, prompt and knowledgeable. They follow-up on all my tickets promptly and when needed are available for screen sharing to illustrate solutions for more complex problems. The support department at Salesfusion is one of my favorite things about the platform.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Mailerlite
    MailerLite has similar features to the tools mentioned above. The main advantage is that it is very complete in its free version. This is ideal for those who are starting out and want to try a complete email marketing platform.
    Incentivized
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    SugarCRM
    I was using Net-Results and it seemed more geared for an experienced marketer who was familiar with HTML and didn't need as much training. I found the system frustrating and didn't have much success when I called in for training. I was brand new to automation marketing and needed more hand-holding than Net-Results was able to provide
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    Return on Investment
    Mailerlite
    • Gives us the ability to track the popularity of content in our email as well as who has read the content.
    • The customizable layout gives us the opportunity to be creative and have our culture shine through our company communication.
    • The ability to see who has un-subscribed helps our HR department to see who isn't receiving important company information so we can ask them to re-subscribe.
    • Helps our company to be more transparent and communicate more effectively.
    Incentivized
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    SugarCRM
    • Increased employee efficiency
    • Better customer service
    • The ability to send email campaigns from a specific user and not "from" the organization title. We use this funcationality a lot and it was not available with other software so this is huge.
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    ScreenShots

    MailerLite Screenshots

    Screenshot of reports, that can include unsubscribe count, spam complaints, bounces, link activity and other metrics that are critical to measuring success.Screenshot of automations for every subscriber journeyScreenshot of the MailerLite landing page builderScreenshot of an example newsletterScreenshot of some of the over 150 templates availableScreenshot of where to find MailerLite's integrations