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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    CommuniGator

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ACommuniGator Marketing Automation includes drip marketing, lead nurturing, lead scoring and remarketing capabilities. Based in the UK, the company also offers other products including email marketing, surveys, event marketing and social media management.N/A

    OutboundEngine

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AOutboundEngine provides a hands-off way for small business owners to market and grow their business. The product aims to provide small businesses with what big companies have achieved with marketing automation. The service aims to help users keep in touch with clients and prospects with professionally designed, branded campaigns. Benefits include: driving engagement, surfacing warm leads from current contacts, generating referrals and repeat business from their existing contacts, social…

    $199

    per user

    Pricing
    CommuniGatorOutboundEngine
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Essential
    $199
    per user
    Value
    $299
    per user
    Premium
    $499
    per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CommuniGatorOutboundEngine
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$99 per user
    Additional Details—More information is available on the vendor's website.
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    Community Pulse
    CommuniGatorOutboundEngine
    Considered Both Products
    Communigator
    No answer on this topic
    Elm Street Technology
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    No answers on this topic
    75%
    Would buy again
    41 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    74%
    Delivers good value for the price
    37 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    75%
    Happy with the feature set
    41 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    67%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    84%
    Implementation went as expected
    46 Answers
    Features
    CommuniGatorOutboundEngine
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of CommuniGator and OutboundEngine
    Feature
    CommuniGator
    9.1
    1 Ratings
    18% above category average
    OutboundEngine
    8.0
    49 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Dynamic content10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Landing pages10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization6.01 Ratings8.643 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.01 Ratings7.649 Ratings
    List management10.01 Ratings7.943 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of CommuniGator and OutboundEngine
    Feature
    CommuniGator
    8.3
    1 Ratings
    6% above category average
    OutboundEngine
    5.2
    38 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Lead nurturing automation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data quality management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings5.238 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of CommuniGator and OutboundEngine
    Feature
    CommuniGator
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    14% above category average
    OutboundEngine
    -
    Ratings
    Calendaring8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of CommuniGator and OutboundEngine
    Feature
    CommuniGator
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    28% above category average
    OutboundEngine
    7.8
    47 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Social sharing and campaigns10.01 Ratings7.847 Ratings
    Social profile integration10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of CommuniGator and OutboundEngine
    Feature
    CommuniGator
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    21% above category average
    OutboundEngine
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    CommuniGatorOutboundEngine
    Small Businesses
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    monday marketer
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Bloomreach - The Agentic Platform for Personalization
    Score8.3 out of 10
    LocaliQ
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Iterable
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    CommuniGatorOutboundEngine
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.3
    (60 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (6 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (27 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.9
    (24 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CommuniGatorOutboundEngine
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Communigator
    I have used CommuniGator to implement a monthly newsletter that sends our latest updates to our opt-in base every month. As well as this, if anyone opts-in after this newsletter has been initiated/broadcasted the new opt-ins will also receive the latest newsletter too to ensure we are communicating with warm leads.
    Incentivized
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    Elm Street Technology
    OutboundEngine does a referral campaign and I've been able to close a couple of deals based on getting in touch with people who engage with this campaign and state they could use my services in the next 6 months. This is a great follow up tool for those you may or may not know are going to be needing your services.
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    Pros
    Communigator
    • Email Design Interface - drag & drop.
    • Workflow interface - drag & drop.
    • Live chat/customer service.
    Incentivized
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    Elm Street Technology
    • The content that they generate to send to our clients is relevant and the clients want to engage with us. It makes us appear more professional and consistent, even though we are a smaller company.
    • It helps us stay in touch with clients and helps us stay top of mind. We are able to generate more new business leads if we are in consistent contact with current, former, and potential clients.
    • Their customer service and support is outstanding. All my questions were answered and I went into the program feeling confident and knowledgeable.
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    Cons
    Communigator
    • Minor bugs in the interface sometimes take a while to fix.
    • Sometimes export fields change.
    Incentivized
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    Elm Street Technology
    • I do not like the use of drawings to attract new customers, and they have ignored my requests to eliminate that for my personal emails.
    • I do not like it when a competitor in my immediate market has the same posts. It cheapens the service or makes it appear that I am simply sharing another's post.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Communigator
    No answers on this topic
    Elm Street Technology
    The biggest issue is poor ROI. The second biggest issue is rigid customer service process, lack of a sense of urgency, and inability to reach out to upper management with issues.
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    Usability
    Communigator
    No answers on this topic
    Elm Street Technology
    Overall, OutboundEngine is very user friendly. It is simple to set up and explore, and if there are any issues or questions, the customer service team and account managers are always available to help. They are very knowledgeable and were able to explain everything in detail to me. The program is easy to navigate and helps me stay organized, and an uncomplicated and straightforward solution was exactly what I was looking for
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    Reliability and Availability
    Communigator
    No answers on this topic
    Elm Street Technology
    I haven't had to contact Outbound Engine because I haven't had any application errors or unplanned outages. I basically have had such a trouble free experience with them that I haven't had to call. Everything is automated and I get a notice to review every isse. I suppose if I personalized the newsletter a bit more and added some of my own articles, I would need to contact them, (which I should really start to do) but so far things have been so on point, I haven't felt the need.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Communigator
    No answers on this topic
    Elm Street Technology
    The customer service was excellent! Everyone I spoke to was kind and knowledgeable. My account manager was easily reachable. Setup of the OutboundEngine program was explained really thoroughly, and we knew how we could best use the product to meet the needs of our clients and get our online and social media presence off the ground.
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    Communigator
    I really like CommuniGator for the drag & drop interface in email building. I also really like the level of customer service with having a dedicated account manager but also the ability to live chat at any point and if this doesn't help, they are always happy to jump on to a video call so I feel very well supported. I also like how there are many products within one platform, lead nurturing, pop-ups, workflows, email, forms, social media management, etc...
    Incentivized
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    Elm Street Technology
    I selected it for the ability to have an automated system do 3 things all at once, social media posts, emails and the instant communication with the chat box. I have never seen a chat come through that lead to a helpful client touchpoint. I have never used another product but have since begun to weigh some of the less expensive options.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Communigator
    • Increased opt-ins using the pop-up functionality.
    • Increased opt-ins using the forms functionality.
    • Increased opt-ins using gated content through forms & landing zones.
    Incentivized
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    Elm Street Technology
    • One client identified how one article I sent that he read saved him from having to replace his entire AC system.
    • One client actually thought I was sending this to him personally because I valued him
    • One of the above transacted with me twice for over $3M in sales
    Incentivized
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    OutboundEngine Screenshots

    Screenshot of Automated Social Media MarketingScreenshot of A personalized snapshot of your account activity and warmest leads.Screenshot of Personally designed, tested, and automated emails