Makesbridge vs. Retainly

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Makesbridge
Score 8.5 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Makesbridge is a marketing automation product designed for SMBs, featuring core marketing capabilities. It is an on-demand product that is delivered without long-term contracts via a monthly subscription.
$30
per month
Retainly
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Retainly is an automated engagement platform that helps businesses maximize customer retention. The app enables users to automate emails, web push notifications, and SMS messages to retain customers and drive lifetime value. Retention & LTV: Increasingly business leaders are expecting marketing and product teams to play a key role in the growth – and customer retention is the critical platform on which…
$15
per month per user
Pricing
MakesbridgeRetainly
Editions & Modules
Mini
$29
per month (1 account)
SMB
$75
per month (1 account)
MKS PRO
$150
per month (5 accounts)
Enterprise
$500
per month (10 accounts)
Engage
$1,500
per month (25 accounts)
Pay As You Go
$0
Custom Pricing
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MakesbridgeRetainly
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsMakesbridge offers a range of pricing plans and packages to comfortably accommodate any combinate of needs and budget. Pay As You Go plans are just that - companies only pay for what they use in a given month. Alternative packages - PRO, Enterprise and Engage - are for companies with consistent use patterns and willingness to pay a minimum monthly fee. In all cases there is no long term obligation; 30 days notice is all that's required to cancel a PRO, Enterprise or Engage.
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Community Pulse
MakesbridgeRetainly
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Features
MakesbridgeRetainly
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Makesbridge
7.7
7 Ratings
1% below category average
Retainly
8.3
2 Ratings
7% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor6.97 Ratings8.82 Ratings
Dynamic content8.05 Ratings9.22 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content8.06 Ratings9.22 Ratings
Landing pages7.04 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing8.45 Ratings7.72 Ratings
Mobile optimization7.96 Ratings3.61 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting8.27 Ratings9.22 Ratings
List management7.27 Ratings9.22 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences8.26 Ratings9.62 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Makesbridge
8.1
6 Ratings
4% above category average
Retainly
9.1
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Lead nurturing automation8.26 Ratings9.62 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading7.66 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Data quality management8.26 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks8.26 Ratings9.62 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
Makesbridge
8.1
6 Ratings
6% above category average
Retainly
-
Ratings
Calendaring7.76 Ratings00 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Makesbridge
8.8
6 Ratings
15% above category average
Retainly
-
Ratings
Social sharing and campaigns8.54 Ratings00 Ratings
Social profile integration9.13 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Makesbridge
8.0
7 Ratings
7% above category average
Retainly
9.0
2 Ratings
19% above category average
Dashboards7.67 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Standard reports8.47 Ratings9.22 Ratings
Custom reports8.17 Ratings9.22 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Makesbridge
7.6
6 Ratings
0% above category average
Retainly
8.5
2 Ratings
11% above category average
API7.14 Ratings9.62 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals8.15 Ratings9.62 Ratings
Customizability7.26 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com8.26 Ratings6.41 Ratings
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User Ratings
MakesbridgeRetainly
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
(7 ratings)
9.2
(2 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
5.5
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MakesbridgeRetainly
Likelihood to Recommend
Makesbridge Technology
Makesbridge is great for email marketing and Salesforce integration. It is great for a startup or large company. Support is terrific. You can't go wrong with the service.
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Retainly
Retainly allowed me to take customer engagement to the next level. I felt an advantage of its low-code functionality, user-friendliness, intuitive automation, and pre-built integrations with a range of other marketing tools. I saw a noticeable difference in my marketing performance and customer retention results after almost 2 months of usage. As a marketer, I managed to automate heavy manual effort to run marketing my campaigns.
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Pros
Makesbridge Technology
  • Makesbridge had the highest reviews in customer service on the Salesforce app exchange. This was the major reason that I chose them. Some of the implementation was over my head, but this was not a problem since they were always available to help with any issues that came up.
  • The team has even taken suggestions and implemented them quickly when I voiced a need for a particular Salesforce integration. Makesbridge has been a fantastic addition to my company.
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Retainly
  • Segments creation
  • Workflow creation
  • Workspace creation
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Cons
Makesbridge Technology
  • I would like for users to be able to see campaigns and templates created by other non-admin users. I'd like the option as the sysadmin to select which parts of the application should be open to all users, and which I'd like to gate. (Permissions, if you will).
  • Configuration of training materials. The content is great, I just have had difficulty locating the specific article that would be most relevant to the situation. I'd love step-by-step guides for campaign creation, etc.
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Retainly
  • Analytics can be improved
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Likelihood to Renew
Makesbridge Technology
Great product, exceptional support. I'm going to be honest and say that I was apprehensive that the Makesbridge team was actually as wonderful as the app exchange reviews claim...How often does that actually happen?! But now, I can honestly say that the glowing reviews are spot-on, and my only concern is that they do not do justice in describing the product, support and service Makesbridge provides.
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Retainly
No answers on this topic
Usability
Makesbridge Technology
I'm not an IT guru. The layout and workflows make sense, and I appreciate not having to involve a developer for every change I'd like to make.
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Retainly
No answers on this topic
Reliability and Availability
Makesbridge Technology
Their tech support staff is the BEST I have worked with!
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Retainly
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Performance
Makesbridge Technology
Best tech support in the software industry.
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Retainly
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Support Rating
Makesbridge Technology
While their phone/chat support is outstanding, I wish there was more documentation and how-to information available online. There are many features that I have not used because I don't understand how to use them as well as I should
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Retainly
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Alternatives Considered
Makesbridge Technology
Makesbridge was easier to use and has a much better help desk. We were originally impressed with sales and then the technical side. At one point we handled e-mails with an internal program, what a headache, especially the list management.
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Retainly
Retainly has a unique and better workflow creation process.
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Return on Investment
Makesbridge Technology
  • Good customer service and allows us to use our leads without much restriction.
  • Price still considered quite high for a very small business like us.
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Retainly
  • Set - up automated workflow sequences across the customer journey
  • Less manual intervention to manage campaign
  • 15 % Reduce of drop-offs in the customer experience
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ScreenShots

Makesbridge Screenshots

Screenshot of B2B marketing automation is mostly about delivering leads on a silver platter.  Your sales Reps reap the benefits of an automation platform that drives digital engagement, intelligently tags contacts based on rules and tells sales who to call.Screenshot of Sales reps view tags, scores and alert messages. They know what prospects are hot for because they can filter activity by web visits, email clicks and alerts messages.Screenshot of Maximize campaign response with dynamic content blocks.Screenshot of The world's easiest drag-and-drop HTML Editor speeds campaign and landing page production. There are dozens of mobile compatible templates to make publishing even easier!Screenshot of Marketers see how drip messages perform with opens, clicks, social shares, web visits generated and conversions. You can even view populations of who's taken action.Screenshot of X-Ray Vision of interest! Drill down into the report even further to see a complete history of a prospect's web visits history and duration spent on each page.

Retainly Screenshots

Screenshot of Here you can access your project overview and other important project-wide information.Screenshot of Create simple and extended dynamic Segments.Screenshot of Create new and manage existing workspaces.Screenshot of Connect Retainlys' and 3d party integrations.Screenshot of Access and create automated workflows, review workflow analytics.