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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Robly

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ARobly is an email marketing solution designed for small businesses. It's key features are its ability to auto-resend unopened emails, pop-up widgets, and proprietary AI-powered software that sends emails based on schedules specific to each recipient.

    $19

    per month

    Smartlead.ai

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AA solution to scale cold email outreach featuring unlimited mailboxes, unlimited warmups, deliverability-focused infrastructure, and a unibox to handle the revenue cycle.

    $39

    per month

    Pricing
    RoblySmartlead.ai
    Editions & Modules
    Robly
    $19
    per month
    Basic
    $39
    per month 2000 active Leads & 6000 Emails per month
    Pro
    $94
    per month 30000 active Leads & 150000 Emails per month
    Custom
    starting at $174
    per month upto 12M Active Lead Credits
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    RoblySmartlead.ai
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Discount of up to 17% available for annual billing.
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    Community Pulse
    RoblySmartlead.ai
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    Robly
    No answer on this topic
    Smartlead.ai
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    RoblySmartlead.ai
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Robly and Smartlead.ai
    Feature
    Robly
    8.1
    44 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Smartlead.ai
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    5% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor7.836 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Dynamic content8.132 Ratings6.53 Ratings
    A/B testing8.325 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Mobile optimization8.038 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.543 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    List management7.244 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences7.523 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings7.13 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Robly and Smartlead.ai
    Feature
    Robly
    9.4
    42 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Smartlead.ai
    8.0
    4 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Standard reports9.442 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Robly and Smartlead.ai
    Feature
    Robly
    -
    Ratings
    Smartlead.ai
    7.2
    4 Ratings
    12% below category average
    URL Validation00 Ratings6.53 Ratings
    Link Tracking00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings5.62 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings7.34 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Spam Testing00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
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    Enterprises
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    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    RoblySmartlead.ai
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (44 ratings)
    7.3
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    RoblySmartlead.ai
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Robly
    I would absolutely recommend Robly to my colleagues. I have used Robly for over six years now and have found so many positives over my years of using it! It provides an easy way for us to keep our contacts organized, and we can easily embed forms into our website. When comparing Robly's pricing options with other email platforms, it won by a landslide. Some small aspects of the program may seem a little outdated, but I have everything I need and more!
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    Smartlead.ai
    Smartlead is well suited in many aspects. Thats why we are working on it from past 3-years or so. Running email campaigns can be a challenge because other bulk email providers do support sending email but the accuracy of landing in the inbox no one guarantee. I have used it and based on the experience I am using Smartlead. I have used mailshake, apollo, instantly, salesloft etc. none has given such results compared to Smartlead. When it comes to less appropriate: Smartlead is for sending bulk email, one cannot maintain records on the same. I have to delete the campaigns because it will pile up in the home screen once completed. Also Auto-tagging feature should be there based on the response received from prospect. If we use it as CRM, there are chances it can fail. Since it provides unanimous master inbox- I can not respond to my prospect from the dashboard because other colleagues might see my response. This is a security concern.
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    Pros
    Robly
    • Robly constantly updates the status information of each email that is sent from its platform, which helps to ensure that there are no problems reviewing the number of people among the targets that could be interested in our service or product, and become customers, when it is necessary to identify them from those who are not, and that otherwise would cause high error margins in the reports.
    • The software has a visual power that is very easy to extend through third-party platforms, allowing us to create content in services such as Photoshop, which we can then include in mailings, although it is also feasible to import the content in the traditional way, through image formats. Among these, the best one to work with is PNG, which allows us to remove the background content so that the important section of the image fits better with the format of the e-mails.
    • Robly works with services based on the optimization of group projects, whose integration serves to send emails to all participants equally, and that these are kept constantly notified about updates to the work, and can be coupled well in advance to these updates, so that no confusion arises at the time of unifying the work sent and points within the same should not be exposed.
    • In reality, Robly's technical support is something we have never had the opportunity to interact with, as the platform is not so buggy that we would need to contact them for advice. In any case, they are likely to show promising results considering the quality of the service.
    • It has been very easy to get familiar with the functions Robly has to work with advanced email address database configurations without losing track of the progress of each campaign, and this is thanks to the well-optimized structure of the platform.
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    Smartlead.ai
    • Slick API integration with both our waterfall and CRM
    • Quick email verification tool
    • Handles high volume sending with ease
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    Cons
    Robly
    • I don't have many cons for Robly. One thing that would be helpful is concerning adding a set of emails to the contact list. It would be nice to receive a list of emails that are not added and a reason why (e.g., duplicate, etc.).
    • I have noticed that when I am editing an email campaign, at times it will unexpectedly stop showing me the text editing menu bar, and there doesn't seem to be a way to call it back up. This can be resolved by saving and exiting the campaign and then reopening, but it breaks into my work flow and is an inconvenience. I have not been able to find a pattern for the occurrence of the glitch.
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    Smartlead.ai
    • Context based output.
    • Layout and image generation.
    • Multiple language support.
    • Multiple format support.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Robly
    Because we like the price and value. The annual subscription model allows us to maximize usage without worrying too much about cost, being a small mom and pop outfit.
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    Smartlead.ai
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Robly
    Overall Robly's usability can be considered easy and intuitive. For experienced marketing professionals this program would not be challenging to navigate even on the first uses. There may be a slight learning curve for amateur users but overall it is fairly simple and easy to use and creates professional results.
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    Smartlead.ai
    It's a good tool and you can figure out your way around it, but overall visibility from a bird's eye view could be better. Oftentimes you have to open up multiple tabs to see different client views
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    Support Rating
    Robly
    We sometimes got through to a message taking service but they were not able to resolve our issue with a one-call solution necessarily always.
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    Smartlead.ai
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Robly
    We should have been granted a MOBILE RESPONSIVE email template from the get-go. We were never offered any alternatives.
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    Smartlead.ai
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Robly
    Robly has much of the same functionality as Constant Contact. I find Robly's interface to be more intuitive. Robly allows us to upload as many images and documents as we want, without charging us extra. Robly's subscription price is lower than Constant Contact. Their newsletter archiving is also more robust. With Constant Contact, I felt "nickled and dimed." Not only is Robly's base price lower, it's the price! You can upgrade to unlock more sophisticated features.
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    Smartlead.ai
    I have used all above platform in my career. Instantly is the nearest one which can compete. relying on Apollo was my biggest mistake over the years in my previous org. Apollo does not give clear picture whether the email is bounced what the health score of my domain. I kept on using the same mailbox and my emails kept on landing in spam. I couldn't understand the reason behind my poor performance until I used Smartlead. All other tools gives fake health score, no AI suggestion on setting up campaigns. Here Smartlead outstand with other tools.
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    Return on Investment
    Robly
    • There has been an increase in revenue in the last month, which is reflected in our ROI of 300%.
    • Results are shown quickly, although this depends directly on the investment made in the platform (the $15 price is only for the base plan).
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    Smartlead.ai
    • Negligible return
    • Open rates and response rates run below 10%
    • Best for single channel buziness development
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