Mailchimp vs Iterable

Written by Marcus Taylor - CEO
Updated 27/07/2023

5 minute read

Who is this software for?

Mailchimp is ideal for creators & small businesses with basic email marketing needs and on a tight budget.

Pros

  • Wide variety of templates
  • Ease of use
  • Affordable pricing

Cons

  • Limited customization and flexibility for advanced users
  • Limited email segmentation features

Screenshots

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Pricing

For 2.5k contacts
$39 / month
For 10k contacts
$100 / month
For 25k contacts
$260 / month
For 100k contacts
$700 / month
Full feature pricing
$10 / month
Starting price
Free
Setup fee
None
Starting # of users
Multiple
Cost per extra user
Yes
Refund policy
Yes
Free demo

Ratings

Overall rating
Ease of use
Value for money
Form templates
Customer support

Features

Lead scoring
Lead segmentation
Web activity tracking
SMS marketing
Personalize web content
Predictive analytics
Bi-directional CRM syncing
Event management
Create invoices
Create quotes
Split testing
Create membership sites
Bulk social media posting
Sales reports
Real-time sales alerts
Mobile app
Social CRM

Integrations

Outlook integration
Gmail integration
Salesforce integration
SAP integration
Oracle integration
Netsuite integration
SugarCRM integration
Microsoft Dynamics integration
Zapier integration

General Info

HQ Location
United States
Founded in
2001

About Mailchimp

MailChimp is a complete email marketing solution that allows users complete transparency of campaigns, email tracking, view success and click-through rates, generate custom reports, manage subscribers and un-subscribers. The MailChimp lets you create custom templates and at the same time choose from an array of premade designs and campaigns.

Who is this software for?

Iterable is a cross-channel marketing automation platform that helps businesses to create, optimize and automate personalized campaigns across email, SMS, push, in-app and web notifications.

Pros

Cons

  • Expensive (and doesn't disclose their pricing)
  • Can take a very long time to setup and integrate
  • The UI can be confusing and disorganized

Screenshots

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Pricing

For 2.5k contacts
Contact sales
For 10k contacts
Contact sales
For 25k contacts
Contact sales
For 100k contacts
Contact sales
Full feature pricing
Contact sales
Starting price
$500 / month
Setup fee
None
Starting # of users
1 User
Cost per extra user
No
Refund policy
No refunds
Free demo

Ratings

Overall rating
Ease of use
Value for money
Form templates
Customer support

Features

Lead scoring
Lead segmentation
Web activity tracking
SMS marketing
Personalize web content
Predictive analytics
Bi-directional CRM syncing
Event management
Create invoices
Create quotes
Split testing
Create membership sites
Bulk social media posting
Sales reports
Real-time sales alerts
Mobile app
Social CRM

Integrations

Outlook integration
Gmail integration
Salesforce integration
SAP integration
Oracle integration
Netsuite integration
SugarCRM integration
Microsoft Dynamics integration
Zapier integration

General Info

HQ Location
San Diego, United States
Founded in
2013

About Iterable

Iterable is a cross-channel marketing automation platform that enables businesses to create, execute, and optimize campaigns across all channels. The platform offers a range of features such as email, SMS, push notifications, in-app messaging, and web push notifications. Iterable allows businesses to create personalized and targeted campaigns based on customer behavior and purchase history, with the ability to segment users and automate workflows. The platform also includes a variety of pre-built templates and A/B testing capabilities to improve the performance of campaigns. Iterable also offers integrations with a variety of third-party tools, such as Salesforce, Shopify and Zendesk, and it also allows for the use of webhooks, APIs and SDKs for further customizations. Overall, Iterable is a powerful cross-channel marketing platform that allows businesses to increase customer engagement and drive conversions.

ActiveCampaign

Who is this software for?

ActiveCampaign is suitable for businesses of all sizes looking for a powerful, easy-to-use marketing automation platform that's reasonably priced.

Pros

  • Easy to build powerful automated workflows
  • Very affordable and no setup fees
  • A/B testing automation sequences & campaigns

Cons

  • Limited dashboard customization options
  • The CRM isn't ideal for large sales teams or complex use cases.

Screenshots

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Pricing

For 2.5k contacts
$49 / month
For 10k contacts
$139 / month
For 25k contacts
$229 / month
For 100k contacts
Contact sales
Full feature pricing
$129 / month
Starting price
$9 / month
Setup fee
None
Starting # of users
3 Users
Cost per extra user
Yes
Refund policy
No refunds
Free demo

Ratings

Overall rating
Ease of use
Value for money
Form templates
Customer support

Features

Lead scoring
Lead segmentation
Web activity tracking
SMS marketing
Personalize web content
Predictive analytics
Bi-directional CRM syncing
Event management
Create invoices
Create quotes
Split testing
Create membership sites
Bulk social media posting
Sales reports
Real-time sales alerts
Mobile app
Social CRM

Integrations

Outlook integration
Gmail integration
Salesforce integration
SAP integration
Oracle integration
Netsuite integration
SugarCRM integration
Microsoft Dynamics integration
Zapier integration

General Info

HQ Location
Chicago, United States
Founded in
2003

About ActiveCampaign

ActiveCampaign is one of the most user friendly all-in-one marketing platforms for small to mid sized businesses. ActiveCampaign combines email marketing, marketing automation and sales CRM software in a simple to use visual platform to help businesses like yours acquire, retain and engage your customers. Ultimately helping you save time and grow your business. ActiveCampaign lets you easily create eye catching email campaigns to help you stay in touch with your contacts and customers. Their visual campaign builder lets you easily create automated marketing campaigns and send out targeted emails to your potential customers based on their personal interactions with your business and their integrated CRM lets you keep track of your leads and close more deals to grow your business.ActiveCampaign plays nice with others and integrates with over 700 apps and services. From accounting to CMS and analytics applications, all the way to services that are focused on sales, support and lead generation. Visit their website and try out their platform for free to find out if ActiveCampaign is the right solution to help grow your business.