Mailjet vs. Retainful

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Mailjet
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Mailjet is an email solution designed for both marketers and developers. Mailjet allows them to create, send, and track marketing and transactional emails via a user interface or APIs. EMAIL MARKETING Mailjet’s user interface is available in 5 languages (English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian) and enables marketing teams to create, test, and send emails. Its drag & drop email builder helps users create responsive emails. The user management…
$17
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
MailjetRetainful
Editions & Modules
Essential
$17
per month
Premium
$27
per month
Free
Free
Enterprise
Custom Pricing
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MailjetRetainful
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsThe Essentials plan contains Mailjet’s core feature. Premium includes advanced features to leverage email strategy. A discount is available for annual billing.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
MailjetRetainful
Features
MailjetRetainful
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Mailjet
8.3
15 Ratings
5% above category average
Retainful
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor10.013 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Dynamic content6.010 Ratings10.01 Ratings
A/B testing5.08 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile optimization10.014 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting10.015 Ratings10.01 Ratings
List management9.015 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Mailjet
10.0
14 Ratings
27% above category average
Retainful
10.0
1 Ratings
27% above category average
Dashboards10.014 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Standard reports10.014 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Mailjet
-
Ratings
Retainful
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
URL Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Link Tracking00 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
Email Previews00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
MailjetRetainful
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(15 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
MailjetRetainful
Likelihood to Recommend
Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
I raised a ticket. It’s been four days and they won’t reply. So I raised another ticket asking why they are not replying. The issue was quite urgent. Then in a very short time, I saw the ticket was closed. So they have time to close my ticket, but they don’t have time or they don’t want to reply to a ticket. Very interesting.

Their attitude of doing nothing is the worst and the rudest I’ve ever seen in my years of working with several email service companies. And I see that they blame this on the pandemic. But many other good companies, they are not doing this. Your problem is your problem, don’t try to blame someone else.

So, please DO NOT buy it, consider others.
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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!
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Pros
Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
  • Mailjet is good at "links", it's really easy to link your content and photos to outside links.
  • Mailjet is good at getting emails out in a timely fashion.
  • Mailjet is really cost-effective compared to their competitors for what all you get.
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Retainful
  • email automation
  • generate and send coupon code
  • data analysis
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Cons
Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
  • Customer service is not excellent.
  • My email list's integrity was in question. They repeatedly turned off our service questioning my results.
  • Multiple times I went to use the service in need of sending out an email and our service was not working.
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Retainful
  • I'd like to have more templates for emails
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Support Rating
Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
No answers on this topic
Retainful
Best team Support ever! Fast, kind, and always helpful
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Alternatives Considered
Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
Mailjet was much easier to set up, and much more affordable for us than other solutions we evaluated, such as SendGrid. SendGrid may be better suited for organizations with larger volumes or more technical staff, but for us, Mailjet was a superior solution at this time. We also looked at other competitors, but Mailjet impressed us the most with their ease of use and excellent customer support.
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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
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Return on Investment
Sinch (formerly CLX Communications)
  • Changing from active campaign to Mailjet decreased our mail spend by more than 50% in savings.
  • Been able to send so many emails for different campaigns increases our retention with active users who became engaged users. In our case, it is important to be in constant communication with customers.
  • Mailjet needs to be complemented with other tools, such as Zapier, in order to create better implementations. It might cost you for additional software but it is still cheaper than solutions that charge you by the number of users.
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Retainful
  • Positive ROAS for abandoned cart
  • Positive ROAS for coupon code
  • Data analysis of customer behavior
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ScreenShots

Mailjet Screenshots

Screenshot of Passport, which is Mailjet’s email editor used to create responsive emails and collaborate in real-time with other users inside the builder.Screenshot of the real-time collaboration tool.Screenshot of the statistics dashboard used to track campaign performance.Screenshot of an example of emails sent via SMTP relay or Send API.Screenshot of the drag-and-drop email automations builder