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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Autoklose

    Score8.6 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Autoklose, a VanillaSoft brand, is an SEP solution, presenting a combined package of sales email automation and tracking, contact and email campaign management with sequence templates and optimization.

    $59.99

    per month per user

    Cakemail

    Score6.7 out of 10
    N/ACakeMail is an email marketing platform from the company of the same name in Montreal with users throughout North America and Europe, designed to be simple and elegant. Dedicated to small businesses and non-technical users, CakeMail's emphasis is the core features of list management, email design (templates), and basic behavior tracking for a modest price. A free trial is available for up to 30 days and 500 sends, after which Cakemail is available starting at $8 per month.N/A
    Pricing
    AutokloseCakemail
    Editions & Modules
    Auto Kloser
    $59.99
    per month per user
    Advanced Kloser
    $69.99
    per month per user
    Accelerated Kloser
    $99.99
    per month per user
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    AutokloseCakemail
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    AutokloseCakemail
    Considered Both Products
    VanillaSoft
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    Cakemail
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    90%
    Would buy again
    28 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    26 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    87%
    Happy with the feature set
    27 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    30 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    AutokloseCakemail
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Autoklose and Cakemail
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Cakemail
    8.6
    3 Ratings
    8% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings9.63 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings8.93 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings6.23 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Autoklose and Cakemail
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Cakemail
    9.1
    3 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Autoklose and Cakemail
    Feature
    Autoklose
    -
    Ratings
    Cakemail
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    URL Validation00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Link Tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    AutokloseCakemail
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    User Ratings
    AutokloseCakemail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (33 ratings)
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.2
    (30 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (30 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AutokloseCakemail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    VanillaSoft
    If someone only runs a campaign using email and telephone communication, Autoklose is perfect, and I highly recommend it. If someone uses a more diverse set of tools and wants a more complex type of sequence, Autoklose does not allow their users to program communication tools that some other tools and software allow.
    Incentivized
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    Cakemail
    Sometimes creativity is lacking in me and that is where Cakemail comes in and saves the day. I am glad that I can receive creative help from this awesome brand. The pricing is very affordable, in my opinion. It makes this platform a no-brainer!
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    VanillaSoft
    • It is helping in editing, managing, and send[ing] out large marketing campaigns.
    • It is easy to handle multiple emails in appropriate sequence.
    • Our company [has been] using this for a very long time. It is one of the perfect email solutions we found for our organization.
    • I have been very much impressed by their support staff.
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    Cakemail
    • Their templates are easy to use and visually appealing
    • Visibility into our contact information is great
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    Cons
    VanillaSoft
    • AutoKlose uses your own email, (e.g. Microsoft Outlook), so it runs the risk of exceeding the Microsoft Message Rate Limit, which can be problematic for your Outlook account.
    • Additional throttling limits for the SMTP Authentication protocol are:
    • 30 messages per minute
    • Recipient rate limit of 10,000 recipients per day.
    • Exceeding these limits will cause the following issues:
    • Exceeding the per minute limit causes email delivery delays, any excess in message submission will be throttled and successively carried over to the following minutes.
    • Exceeding the per day limit causes the following error message:
    • 554 5.2.0 STOREDRV.Submission.Exception:SubmissionQuotaExceededException.
    Incentivized
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    Cakemail
    • An external package – like PHP support – Cake's component doesn't have that.
    • I'd like to be able to view my user click rate and click frequency at the same time, to be able to compare it – they don't offer that.
    • There's always room for improvement – but what Cakemail does well, it does very, very well.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    VanillaSoft
    We love it and it works
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    Cakemail
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    VanillaSoft
    Whether it's setting up integrations, creating email campaigns, managing conversations with prospects, Autoklose is a well-designed tool that provides clarity along the way for users to find their bearings, and understand what to do. The help documentation is excellent, the support is great, but the tool is built in a way that simply makes sense when you're using it.
    Incentivized
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    Cakemail
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    Reliability and Availability
    VanillaSoft
    We have really had no issues.
    Incentivized
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    Cakemail
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    VanillaSoft
    Always loads fast.
    Incentivized
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    Cakemail
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    VanillaSoft
    Our Autoklose rep is amazing! Jelena has always gotten back to us within 24 hours, despite living on a different continent. She is completely proficient with the tool and is usually able to answer our questions with a brief email or short virtual meeting.
    Incentivized
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    Cakemail
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    In-Person Training
    VanillaSoft
    Jelena is amazing! Very knowledgable. Great instructor.
    Incentivized
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    Cakemail
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    Online Training
    VanillaSoft
    Jelena is fantastic. She always responds to emails immediately.
    Incentivized
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    Cakemail
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    Implementation Rating
    VanillaSoft
    It is extremely easy to implement and start using right away
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    Cakemail
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    VanillaSoft
    I think that I have already said it, Autoklose has much better support and is really quick to set up and use compared with any of the other systems that I have used over the years.
    Incentivized
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    Cakemail
    I have used other email platforms before, but I think Cakemail is easier to use AND provides you with templates. For the other products I have tested out, you had to create your own templates from scratch. I like the ability to create from scratch, but on days where you lack the time or creativity, there are templates ready to go for you
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    VanillaSoft
    It's expensive to have a single seat for each salesperson, so the alias feature will be the perfect addition to this product.
    Incentivized
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    Cakemail
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    VanillaSoft
    • I feel the increased prospect engagement and business opportunities created supported the cost. In my industry 1 customer can support positive ROI.
    • I saw an overall increase in mass emailing effectiveness and we were able to automate majority of our campaigns which increased productivity for marketing & sales.
    Incentivized
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    Cakemail
    • Easily track the success of your email campaigns
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    ScreenShots

    Autoklose Screenshots

    Screenshot of Step 01: Set up your campaignScreenshot of Step 02: Choose your recipientsScreenshot of Step 03: Select the best converting templateScreenshot of Step 04: Customize your e-mail sequence