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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    MessageGears

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AMessageGears is a hybrid email marketing service built around deliverability, actionable customer data, and audience segmentation and targeting.N/A

    rasa.io

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/Arasa.io uses Artificial Intelligence to automate the creating, curating, and sending process of an email newsletter. The rasa.io AI hand-picks the most relevant articles so no two emails are the same, as that the rasa.io newsletter evolves to send curated content specific to each individual person's interests. With topical insights on what customers are actually interested in gathered from the AI, it can be used to inform an organization’s own content strategy.

    $190

    per month

    Pricing
    MessageGearsrasa.io
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Plus
    $190
    per month per user
    Pro
    $490
    per month per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    MessageGearsrasa.io
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
    Additional Details—The prices listed are based on the Annual plans. There is a contact limit dependent on the plan selected, with the option to purchase additional contacts.
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    Features
    MessageGearsrasa.io
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of MessageGears and rasa.io
    Feature
    MessageGears
    3.3
    3 Ratings
    84% below category average
    rasa.io
    9.2
    2 Ratings
    14% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor1.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic content3.83 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content2.23 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    A/B testing2.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting3.83 Ratings9.62 Ratings
    List management2.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences2.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of MessageGears and rasa.io
    Feature
    MessageGears
    1.1
    3 Ratings
    149% below category average
    rasa.io
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Dashboards1.13 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Standard reports1.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports1.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of MessageGears and rasa.io
    Feature
    MessageGears
    3.7
    3 Ratings
    75% below category average
    rasa.io
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    Ratings
    URL Validation1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Link Tracking2.83 Ratings00 Ratings
    Image Validation7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inbox Display7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Spam Testing1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Previews1.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    MessageGearsrasa.io
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.6
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    MessageGearsrasa.io
    Likelihood to Recommend
    MessageGears
    MessageGears can be a solid, inexpensive email solution and you can be able to send millions of emails per year. In 2020, we delivered over 235 million emails at a fraction of what that would cost with any other email service provider. We worked with MessageGears on a custom solution with our database.
    Incentivized
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    rasa.io
    For a small business wanting a way to send an affordable, weekly e-newsletter, rasa.io can't be beaten.
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    Pros
    MessageGears
    • The MessageGears Support team is very helpful.
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    rasa.io
    • Automatically curates content for each news letter
    • Scrapes our weekly blog and adds the articles to the weekly newsletter
    • Automatically takes new contacts from our CRM and adds them to the distribution list
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    Cons
    MessageGears
    • Multivariate testing
    • WYSIWYG email builder
    • SQL audience error report
    • Native reporting
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    rasa.io
    • Cannot be edited easily from a tablet or mobile device. Desktop is needed
    • You have to be very precise when toggling articles or you'll hyperlink to another page
    • Would like to see more robust integration with Keap - specifically the ability to work with contact tags to add or remove recipients from the distribution list
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    Usability
    MessageGears
    Our situation is unique so I believe we are working on a semi-outdated UI which needs a tune up / version upgrade. Similarly, our custom connection means that we do not have access to the full feature set so I've never experienced MessageGears' best functionality
    Incentivized
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    rasa.io
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    MessageGears
    MessageGears support is always quick to respond when we have an issue, which is rare. Gail has been our main rep and she has been great. We don't have many issues so luckily, we don't need to lean on their customer support team much. That said, it would be beneficial to hear from upper management more.
    Incentivized
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    rasa.io
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    MessageGears
    MessageGears doesn't come close to Salesforce Marketing Cloud. We chose MessageGears based on how data was accessed. We never really got a good preview of how the system works or what was available, so we didn't know everything that it was lacking until we started using it.
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    rasa.io
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    MessageGears
    • Sending more email!
    • Onboarding handoff was a little rough
    • Great control on who we are sending to
    • Dynamic content is very easy!
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    rasa.io
    • We get comments weekly about how much recipients like the newsletter
    • There's no solid way to accurately calculate ROI but we've noticed an uptick in the number of long-term nurture prospects that have become clients. All receive the rasa newsletter.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    rasa.io Screenshots

    Screenshot of newsletter customization, that can be used to to fit branding using email templates.Screenshot of the interface to boost, select, and send articles to readers.Screenshot of rasa.io analytics.Screenshot of multiple newsletter management.