MessageGears vs. Vbout

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
MessageGears
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
MessageGears is a hybrid email marketing service built around deliverability, actionable customer data, and audience segmentation and targeting.N/A
Vbout
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Vbout is a marketing automation solution focused on agencies. Features include email marketing, lead scoring, social media management, and behavioral marketing.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
MessageGears
3.3
3 Ratings
83% below category average
Vbout
8.7
5 Ratings
13% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor1.52 Ratings8.45 Ratings
Dynamic content3.83 Ratings8.45 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content2.23 Ratings8.45 Ratings
A/B testing2.73 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Mobile optimization8.01 Ratings8.45 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting3.83 Ratings7.65 Ratings
List management2.13 Ratings8.45 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences2.23 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings8.95 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
MessageGears
1.1
3 Ratings
150% below category average
Vbout
8.5
5 Ratings
15% above category average
Dashboards1.13 Ratings7.85 Ratings
Standard reports1.13 Ratings7.65 Ratings
Custom reports1.03 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
MessageGears
3.7
3 Ratings
74% below category average
Vbout
-
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
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
MessageGears
-
Ratings
Vbout
9.7
4 Ratings
21% above category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Data quality management00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings9.43 Ratings
Lead segmentation and distribution00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
MessageGears
-
Ratings
Vbout
8.0
5 Ratings
7% above category average
Calendaring00 Ratings7.85 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
MessageGears
-
Ratings
Vbout
9.4
4 Ratings
24% above category average
Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings9.44 Ratings
Social profile integration00 Ratings9.44 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
MessageGears
-
Ratings
Vbout
9.3
5 Ratings
22% above category average
API00 Ratings9.34 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
Integration with SugarCRM00 Ratings9.32 Ratings
Third-party software integrations00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(3 ratings)
8.4
(5 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
6.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
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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.
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Vbout.com
To Automate your social media presence by bulk scheduling content. Create multiple drip email marketing campaigns to support different marketing promotion initiatives. Visualize your marketing funnel. Learn what is your best referral traffic source per each initiative (for example, I learned that Quora was bringing us highly qualified leads). Create lead scores and start qualifying your prospects. Create multiple landing pages to promote your product to different audiences.
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Pros
MessageGears
  • The MessageGears Support team is very helpful.
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  • On email marketing, it has petty good recommendation for sending methods.
  • The landing pages can be fully customized with code editor and works with Bootstrap frameworks.
  • The automation comes in handy since it works on all Vbout tools.
  • We can also install the Tracking Code on external websites to utilize Vbout tools.
  • Awesome support team!
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Cons
MessageGears
  • Multivariate testing
  • WYSIWYG email builder
  • SQL audience error report
  • Native reporting
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Vbout.com
  • Since their team is so focused on being the best, they occasionally have small feature appearance issues
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Likelihood to Renew
MessageGears
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Vbout.com
The better relation quality / features / pricing in the market
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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
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Vbout.com
Great experience so far. Vbout has low learning curve. It's a user-friendly product with comprehensive knowledge base. Even if we meet a blocker, their team is ready to help us solve the issue. Their keep the dashboard straightforward that contains all tools, so we can access each one of them right away.
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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.
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Vbout.com
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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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Vbout.com
Vbout offers a very robust overall solution, with a more basic solution, and a much lower price point than the Constant Contact Lead Gen & CRM solution.
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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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Vbout.com
  • The platform has saved us a lot of money
  • It's highly functional and allows us to do a lot more than Marketo
  • It's easy to manage, and it saves us a lot of time on a regular basis.
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