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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adestra

    Score3.2 out of 10
    N/AEmail automation software with optimized personalization to drive engagement.N/A

    Maxemail

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/AMaxemail is an email marketing solution built around features such as multivariate testing, ROI tracking, and split testing.N/A
    Pricing
    AdestraMaxemail
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AdestraMaxemail
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    AdestraMaxemail
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Adestra and Maxemail
    Feature
    Adestra
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Maxemail
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Dynamic content10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Landing pages10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    List management10.01 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences10.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Adestra and Maxemail
    Feature
    Adestra
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Maxemail
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Dashboards10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Standard reports10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    AdestraMaxemail
    Small Businesses
    Mad Mimi
    Score10 out of 10
    Mad Mimi
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Everest (Return Path + 250ok)
    Score10 out of 10
    Everest (Return Path + 250ok)
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Emma by Marigold
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Emma by Marigold
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    User Ratings
    AdestraMaxemail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AdestraMaxemail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Upland Software
    Small businesses with even smaller marketing budgets and no email marketing experience would be better off selecting a lower-end email marketing provider. However, Adestra will provide a growing company with every email marketing tool along the way.
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    Emailcenter UK Limited
    Maxemail is perfect for sending newsletters to customers, as well as triggered emails and lifecycle emails. It proves vast ability for you to use customer data to make rich personalisation, and gives excellent deliverability.
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    Pros
    Upland Software
    • Adestra's "dynamic" list allows users to consolidate multiple lists in combination with data filters and exclusion lists. This implements segmentation and is a powerful marketing tool.
    • Adestra's MessageFocus API integration provides developer-tools for list, campaign or transactional automated requirements.
    • Campaigns can be sorted into project folders. This allows marketers to group campaigns together for management or reporting requirements. Moving or copying campaigns from one project to another is a simple process.
    • Data downloads via Reporting is available at every level, from overview to individual KPI.
    • Creating "core" tables helps marketers develop lists with similar attributes. Whether a list has many fields or simply the one required email address field, a "core" table helps to quickly map data labels from spreadsheet to online database. Creating data labels on the fly is a simple process, as well. The "core" table also groups similar contacts into one core database.
    • Any list can be quickly "emptied" for to manage refreshed data. The contacts within the "emptied" list would still be members of the "core" table and so the process does not negatively impact reporting.
    • Unsubscribes can be managed in one list (as a default) or individual lists. Creating individual unsubscribe lists -- dependent on business requirements -- would allow for a preference center, whereby recipients could be given a choice as to which campaigns they receive.
    • The Form tool creates signup forms, simple surveys and landing pages. These can be hosted via Adestra or otherwise on the web. The tool provides for branding and proprietary cascading stylesheets, with a number of actions available through a drag-and-drop interface.
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    Emailcenter UK Limited
    • Maxemail provides great customer service.
    • Maxemail has a very powerful platform with a lot of capabilities.
    • Maxemail does dynamic email building and personalisation very well and gives you tools to do incredible things.
    • Maxemail provides fantastic deliverability for our emails.
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    Cons
    Upland Software
    • As of this writing, there are at least 3 different editors available (a drag-and-drop, a WYSIWYG and HTML). However, only a small template library is available if requested through support. Those expecting to find ready-built templates for re-branding would find them through the third-party EDM Designer drag-and-drop editor.
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    Emailcenter UK Limited
    • Maxemail lacks a lot of the 'add-ons' companies like mailchimp and others provide - such as landing pages and Zapier integration - but they don't need these features really and the features they do have excel above and beyond other companies.
    • Maxemail user interface looks daunting and was hard to teach to some people.
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    Usability
    Upland Software
    I have been self-trained on different ESPs for over 10 years, so my experience isn't comparable to most users. However, I've trained people on various email marketing platforms, and with some training, clients have a positive user-experience with Adestra.
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    Emailcenter UK Limited
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    Support Rating
    Upland Software
    I have had campaign related issues solved very quickly. When there are technical issues, that involve more than one departmental, it may involve a longer turn-around and management.
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    Emailcenter UK Limited
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    Alternatives Considered
    Upland Software
    For medium and large sized businesses, Adestra competes well with dotMailer. While many of the functions are available through either provider, creating campaigns, managing lists and reviewing metrics are somewhat different. As of this writing, dotMailer's drag-and-drop editor dominates that platform and performs well for low-end users with little-to-no HTML experience. Even high-end users will appreciate how quickly campaigns can be built via the drag-and-drop editor. While Adestra utilizes the EDM Designer drag-and-drop, the third-party functionality is not completely cohesive and lack of a template library gives dotMailer a bit of an advantage.
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    Emailcenter UK Limited
    Maxemail had the perfect blend of the features we needed with pricing that works for us and incredible customer service. They did not have pushy sales, just transparent quality.
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    Return on Investment
    Upland Software
    • For companies that focus on goals and analytics, Adestra provides all the necessary tools.
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    Emailcenter UK Limited
    • Maxemail was more experienced than our previous provider but the additional cost is small compared to the much higher quality.
    • Maxemail has given us flexbility to try a lot of things that have improved our email metrics.
    • Maxemail's customer service is quick and responsive so saves us time trying to get things done.
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