Omnisend vs. Retainful

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Omnisend
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Omnisend is an email and SMS marketing platform with features made to help ecommerce stores grow their audience and sales. It features one-click integration with major ecommerce platforms, pre-made automation and email templates, and 24/7/365 live customer support.
$16
per month 500 contacts, 6,000 emails / 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
OmnisendRetainful
Editions & Modules
Free plan
$0
Standard plan
$16
per month
Pro plan
$59
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
OmnisendRetainful
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
Additional DetailsOmnisend offers three pricing plans: Free, Standard and Pro. The Free plan is used to explore all of Omnisend's features (emails, SMS, push notifications, popups, segmentation, analytics, etc), send up to 500 emails and push notifications, plus 60 SMS per month at no cost. The standard plan starts at $16 per month and includes everything in Free, unlimited web push notifications, a customer success manager and 24/7 support. From $59 per month, the Pro plan can be used to send unlimited emails and push notifications, get advanced reporting features, a dedicated Customer Success Manager, and priority 24/7 support. It also includes free SMS credits equal to the price of the Pro plan selected.
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Community Pulse
OmnisendRetainful
Features
OmnisendRetainful
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Omnisend
7.0
14 Ratings
12% below category average
Retainful
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor8.113 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Dynamic content4.912 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content8.011 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Landing pages8.57 Ratings10.01 Ratings
A/B testing8.19 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Mobile optimization8.611 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting6.413 Ratings10.01 Ratings
List management6.013 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences4.511 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Omnisend
6.4
13 Ratings
17% below category average
Retainful
10.0
1 Ratings
27% above category average
Dashboards5.512 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Standard reports5.513 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Custom reports8.110 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Omnisend
8.9
10 Ratings
12% above category average
Retainful
10.0
1 Ratings
23% above category average
Link Tracking9.08 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Image Validation8.57 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Inbox Display8.97 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Email Previews9.110 Ratings10.01 Ratings
URL Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Spam Testing00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
OmnisendRetainful
Likelihood to Recommend
5.5
(14 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
5.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
OmnisendRetainful
Likelihood to Recommend
Omnisend
It's kind of an automation workflow, but for example you can set up a popup to appear at a specific time on a specific product page and offer the visitor something. The visitor then signs up and then (after you've set up your automation sequence) that visitor gets a specific welcome page based on the popup they signed up through, and then a specific order confirmation email and everything else flows from that specific popup. That's great because it's allowed us to sort of fine-tune our offerings to get our visitors' emails in the first place and offer, for example, someone browsing a product page for 3 minutes something different than someone staying 20 seconds on the homepage and then leaving.
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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
Omnisend
  • Newsletter campaigns - the content editor is the usual one you see on email marketing apps, but it works so smoothly and well. Of course, there's Product Picker that allows you to just pick a product from your store and it goes straight into your newsletter--no need to add images or descriptions. Really easy.
  • Popups are great because they look amazing right out of the box. It's all pre-filled so if you don't like looking at a blank screen, you can just adapt the wording and it's there. voila!
  • Automation really is nice and it's the bulk of what we're doing now. It's like second level ecommerce marketing I guess, because you really see after some time how having automated steps can really save you time and make you a lot more money. Omnisend's automations are really good and intuitive and was really easy to learn and implement.
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Retainful
  • email automation
  • generate and send coupon code
  • data analysis
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Cons
Omnisend
  • Initial setup wasn't firing right, support issue was handled pretty quickly and easily.
  • It does not go back and put previous orders/customers into the automation. It will only work with go-forward customers from the time you install the product. (At least that's what the outcome of our support inquiry told us...).
  • Would like to see more sample templates and campaigns.
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Retainful
  • I'd like to have more templates for emails
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Usability
Omnisend
The platform is super easy to use — even without deep technical knowledge. And the best part is, Omnisend keeps improving all the time.
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Retainful
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Support Rating
Omnisend
Support is weird. They ask you to keep everything in one thread, but they can't see your replies if they forward it to tech, and things easily get lost. Also tech support is HORRIBLE, they just seem snobby, and give horrible advice liek to test things on a live version vs staging
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Retainful
Best team Support ever! Fast, kind, and always helpful
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Alternatives Considered
Omnisend
We can create marketing campaigns that can span across multiple channels so that we can reach more customers regardless of the platform they are using. The system combines multiple channels into a single workflow for maximum engagement. Comes with various features that make it easy to personalize messages based on the customer's journey.
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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
Omnisend
  • I am able to see if ordered were placed based on who opened the email and clicked on links.
  • It’s had a positive impact on my business by being able to see what emails have produced direct sales.
  • It has helped to increase website traffic
  • It has allowed my to expand how I can communicate with potential customers.
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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

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