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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Adobe Journey Optimizer

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AAdobe Journey Optimizer is a customer engagement solution, enabling brands to orchestrate and deliver personalized customer engagement across all channels — including email, web, app, mobile, and more — in the moments that matter to customers.N/A

    MailerLite

    Score8.8 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    MailerLite is an email marketing platform for small businesses, creators, and ecommerce brands, used to automate the customer journey and grow a customer list. Users can send unlimited emails with every plan. Pricing starts at $10/month. MailerLite enables users to: Grow and engage their audience - Build newsletters, forms, pop-ups, landing pages, and even full websites with a Drag and drop builder that offers total creative control over designs. 150 customizable…

    $10

    per month

    Pricing
    Adobe Journey OptimizerMailerLite
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Free
    $0
    per month 1 user
    Growing
    $10
    per month 3 users
    Advanced
    $20
    per month Unlimited users
    Enterprise
    Custom pricing
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Adobe Journey OptimizerMailerLite
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional Details—Additional 30% discount available to Non-profit organizations. Up to a 10% for paying yearly.
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    Community Pulse
    Adobe Journey OptimizerMailerLite
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
    No answer on this topic
    Mailerlite
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    95%
    Would buy again
    74 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    73 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    88%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    74 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    11 Answers
    93%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    64 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    67%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    89%
    Implementation went as expected
    66 Answers
    Features
    Adobe Journey OptimizerMailerLite
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Adobe Journey Optimizer and MailerLite
    Feature
    Adobe Journey Optimizer
    -
    Ratings
    MailerLite
    8.9
    69 Ratings
    11% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings9.761 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings9.154 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings7.448 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings7.755 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings9.443 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings8.553 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings9.562 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings9.561 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings9.139 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Adobe Journey Optimizer and MailerLite
    Feature
    Adobe Journey Optimizer
    -
    Ratings
    MailerLite
    7.0
    62 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings9.062 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Adobe Journey Optimizer and MailerLite
    Feature
    Adobe Journey Optimizer
    -
    Ratings
    MailerLite
    9.0
    53 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Email Previews00 Ratings9.053 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Adobe Journey OptimizerMailerLite
    Small Businesses
    Simplify360
    Score7.8 out of 10
    Mad Mimi
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Braze
    Score8.9 out of 10
    Everest (Return Path + 250ok)
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SAP Service Cloud
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Emma by Marigold
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Adobe Journey OptimizerMailerLite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.7
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (73 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    5.9
    (4 ratings)
    8.7
    (10 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.4
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Adobe Journey OptimizerMailerLite
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    AJO is best suited for advanced Martech teams who are already bought into the Adobe ecosystem through the use of RTCDP, AA, AAM, etc. Organizations that are starting their Martech journey are good candidates, as well as those who are reevaluating all of their marketing channel vendors near the same time. Success in AJO is highly dependent on the number of marketing channels added. Close coordination with database teams is essential for success. Many of the offline data requirements benefit from modeling of the data. Having dedicated resources developing AJO (RTCDP)-specific views will reduce the amount of QA required to bring the solutions to market
    Incentivized
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    Mailerlite
    I didn't have much luck when testing other similar tools and since we tested with free plan, we couldn't commit to something else if we couldn't get basic stuff fixed. That's when we switched to MailerLite, and their support was great and super helpful all the way (during our free plan, especially). Plus, they're super budget-friendly for startups, so I highly recommend.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • pre built use case playbooks provide a basis for various trips
    • provides customized messaging
    • custom actions let different systems and databases be easily integrated
    Incentivized
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    Mailerlite
    • Offers a user-friendly interface, making it simple to create beautiful forms, group subscribers, and automate emails.
    • Includes email automation workflows in their free plan - the only provider I know of that doesn't charge you after one month or hit you with "transaction fees".
    • Excellent video tutorial library so you can learn email marketing as a beginner without feeling overwhelmed.
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • It doesn´t keep the last search you sis in the journeys and you have to enter the search parameter every time
    • there is a window of time during the day that the audiences give out errors and you can´t see the estimates
    • I should be able to select STO in campaigns, not only in journeys
    • I should be able to select the email parameters when using campaigns
    Incentivized
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    Mailerlite
    • EVERYONE should be allowed to at least use the AI bot chat feature. This doesn't take a person and is such basic customer service that it should be offered at all levels.
    • It would be nice if MailerLite worked better with AddEvent icons
    • When emailing support it took days to get a response (after an agent escalated the issue). Some concerns are more urgent and email support shouldn't mean bad support.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Mailerlite
    Mailerlite is awesome and it does everything I need and then some. They're always innovating and adding new features, and their team is flippin' amazing. Can't see myself ever switching. They may not have everything, but looking at how well their team works, they'll get there for sure and I'm willing to wait.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Adobe
    At times, Adobe Journey Optimizer offers too many options, making things less user-friendly than I would personally prefer. As mentioned earlier, there is a tendency to encounter decision paralysis with the increase in available options. While having options is excellent, in typical Adobe fashion, too many can be overwhelming for users
    Incentivized
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    Mailerlite
    I can't express how happy and satisfied I've been with recent email exchange with Ivan from MailerLite support. He answered promptly, clearly and assisted me with urgent issue I needed to be taken care of asap. HUGE satisfaction! Excellent customer service! Thank you, Ivan!
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    Support Rating
    Adobe
    No answers on this topic
    Mailerlite
    Timely responses, quality answers to my questions, showing that the support are knowledgeable and cares about my results. I've had other experiences with competitors, so I'm delighted that this team cares about my business. It's good to know there are real experts ready to jump in when you need help
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    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    They both have their pros and cons, I feel it depends on the users that the products are targetting, SFMC is has more specialized customizations, Adobe does offer similar but require a higher technical knowledge which is not something that is provided bt the other product
    Incentivized
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    Mailerlite
    MailerLite has similar features to the tools mentioned above. The main advantage is that it is very complete in its free version. This is ideal for those who are starting out and want to try a complete email marketing platform.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Multichannel onboarding journey improving the engagement of freshmen in the business, resulting in a decrease in the dropout rate.
    • Separate business of anticipation of receivables from suppliers that used to be manual and now I have connected this entire operation via the S3 connector, less manual work and significant gains in conversions and payments
    Incentivized
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    Mailerlite
    • Gives us the ability to track the popularity of content in our email as well as who has read the content.
    • The customizable layout gives us the opportunity to be creative and have our culture shine through our company communication.
    • The ability to see who has un-subscribed helps our HR department to see who isn't receiving important company information so we can ask them to re-subscribe.
    • Helps our company to be more transparent and communicate more effectively.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Adobe Journey Optimizer Screenshots

    Screenshot of Channel Setup in Adobe Journey OptimizerScreenshot of Content Accelerator in Adobe Journey OptimizerScreenshot of In App Message Designer in Adobe Journey OptimizerProduct screenshotScreenshot of Profiles Dashboard in Adobe Journey OptimizerScreenshot of SMS Journey in Adobe Journey Optimizer

    MailerLite Screenshots

    Screenshot of reports, that can include unsubscribe count, spam complaints, bounces, link activity and other metrics that are critical to measuring success.Screenshot of automations for every subscriber journeyScreenshot of the MailerLite landing page builderScreenshot of an example newsletterScreenshot of some of the over 150 templates availableScreenshot of where to find MailerLite's integrations