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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Campaign Monitor by Marigold

    Score8.5 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold enables users to create, send, and optimize email marketing campaigns.

    $11

    per month

    PostUp

    Score2.6 out of 10
    N/AEmail marketing and audience development solution to grow, engage and monetize audiences​N/A
    Pricing
    Campaign Monitor by MarigoldPostUp
    Editions & Modules
    Lite
    $11
    per month
    Essentials
    $19
    per month
    Premier
    $149
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Campaign Monitor by MarigoldPostUp
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Campaign Monitor by MarigoldPostUp
    Considered Both Products
    Marigold
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    Upland Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    88%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
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    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
    83%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Campaign Monitor by MarigoldPostUp
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Campaign Monitor by Marigold and PostUp
    Feature
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    7.6
    26 Ratings
    5% below category average
    PostUp
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor9.711 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Dynamic content8.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Landing pages2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing8.023 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    List management8.33 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences7.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Campaign Monitor by Marigold and PostUp
    Feature
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    10.0
    4 Ratings
    26% above category average
    PostUp
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Dashboards10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Standard reports10.04 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Campaign Monitor by Marigold and PostUp
    Feature
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    8.3
    6 Ratings
    4% above category average
    PostUp
    -
    Ratings
    URL Validation9.73 Ratings00 Ratings
    Link Tracking8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Spam Testing7.36 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Enterprises
    Emma by Marigold
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Campaign Monitor by MarigoldPostUp
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.3
    (28 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Campaign Monitor by MarigoldPostUp
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Marigold
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold is great at both scaling up as you grow (i.e. for a startup or if you're starting fresh on building a subscriber list) and providing more than just basic templates and tooling. We vetted across a lot of different options to account for where we were starting and where we hope to grow into with our opt-in email marketing, and Campaign Monitor stood out.
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    Upland Software
    For what we are using the service for, it accomplishes everything that we need. We use it across a couple departments and it is very easy to keep track of everything scheduled so there is no confusion. We started using it at the beginning of the year and it's become very simple to navigate, which is great. That makes it much easier for me to train people how to use it.
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    Pros
    Marigold
    • Campaign Monitor’s support is great. They have a great help page built out to help answer all your questions, and if you do have a question or issue that needs extra support, their support team responds within a couple hours to help resolve the issue.
    • The email builder is very clean and easy to use. It makes A/B testing, personalization, and dynamic content easy to implement.
    • I appreciate the insights reporting that Campaign Monitor provides. We use that regularly for our quarterly reporting to track list growth, as well as campaign performance from a high level.
    • The automation is very straight forward and has truly transformed our marketing. The learning curve is pretty low, so my entire team knows how to use it to create and edit automated email journeys.
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    Upland Software
    • It is set up in a way that is very easy to learn how to use.
    • The features cover everything I can even imagine for what I am using it for.
    • Their help desk is very responsive.
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    Cons
    Marigold
    • I'd prefer a central contact list with tags, rather than multiple lists. I can have one person on 5 lists and that counts as 5 subscribers.
    • While the email builder is very good, I'd prefer more customisation options.
    • Updates they make are good, but are perhaps a little slow.
    • I'd like better mobile compatibility. I get that might not be possible for the email builder (although aiming for that would be great) but for lists, reports etc there's no reason that shouldn't be mobile-compatible or have a mobile app.
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    Upland Software
    • There was a recent update they did that was sort of hard to get adjusted to, things weren't in the same spot as normal and it was sort of difficult learning where things were located now.
    • It only shows you 7 mailings at a time by default, it would be nice to be able to change the default setting to whatever is preferred.
    • In the "server" I wish there was a way to filter by department, not just by users.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Marigold
    It flexes with us both because of the tiered pricing, and due to the comprehensive tools available. We're able to go from one newsletter to many, and few automations to many very easily while not paying for a Cadillac when what we need is a sturdy crossover.
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    Upland Software
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    Usability
    Marigold
    It's a very user friendly tool and a highly intuitive interface. It's really clearly thought out, so from a users perspective it feels very simple. By comparison, we've also used Mailchimp, and when comparing one to the other, the Mailchimp dashboard is far less logical and intuitive.
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    Upland Software
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    Reliability and Availability
    Marigold
    There have only been a couple of instances where it's been down and this has typically been middle of the night type situations that were planned downtime so they could work on maintenance. They provide notice well ahead of these instances. I've never noticed a surprise outage.
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    Upland Software
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    Performance
    Marigold
    I have noticed no slow page loads within the design interface or reports. It's all quick, even with list uploads which are notorious for being clunky in other systems. It's all been quick and easy for us.
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    Upland Software
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    Support Rating
    Marigold
    We haven't had to use support yet.
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    Upland Software
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    Alternatives Considered
    Marigold
    The ability to track the effectiveness of email marketing campaigns in real-time is what makes Campaign Monitor interesting to use. All the vital features that we need to run professionally designed email campaigns that look wonderful on any device so that we boost our business are included in this platform.
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    Upland Software
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    Scalability
    Marigold
    It is so easy to use, and the things you'd want to have as you scale and get to a more complex email marketing approach are all there. From automations to lots of mobile responsive templates, it's easy to set up what you need and then customize for your brand.
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    Upland Software
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    Professional Services
    Marigold
    I did not use the professional services
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    Upland Software
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    Return on Investment
    Marigold
    • Simply: it has made getting things done easier.
    • It has empowered non-technical users to work comfortably in the system.
    • Deliverability is good: Thanks to the implementation team doing their due diligence on incoming clients and their setup.
    • It was more cost effective than previous (feature rich) system.
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    Upland Software
    • It makes scheduling emails very easy.
    • It was very easy to learn how to use/get adjusted to.
    • We are able to keep track of scheduled mailings across all departments which is very convenient.
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