ConvertKit vs. ReachMail

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ConvertKit
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
ConvertKit, from the company of the same name headquartered in Boise, is presented as email marketing software for online creators - the authors, makers, podcasters, photographers, YouTubers, teachers, and artists. The vendor boasts 19,500 paying customers, sending 500 million emails per month, and rapid growth.
$29
per month
ReachMail
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
ReachMail focuses on assisting email marketers in achieving delivery success, and present their services a a guide in the ever-changing world of marketing and transactional email. ReachMail includes tools like optimized time-of-day sending, integrated list hygiene and expert support.
$9
per month
Pricing
ConvertKitReachMail
Editions & Modules
Creator
$29.00
per month
Creator Pro
$59.00
per month
Basic
$9.00
per month
Prro
$29.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ConvertKitReachMail
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
ConvertKit
8.8
Ratings
10% above category average
ReachMail
9.2
Ratings
15% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor9.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Dynamic content8.70 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content8.70 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Landing pages8.30 Ratings5.00 Ratings
A/B testing8.40 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Mobile optimization9.70 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting9.70 Ratings10.00 Ratings
List management8.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences8.40 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
ConvertKit
8.2
Ratings
7% above category average
ReachMail
9.7
Ratings
23% above category average
Dashboards8.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Standard reports9.70 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Custom reports6.70 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
ConvertKit
9.4
Ratings
16% above category average
ReachMail
9.8
Ratings
20% above category average
URL Validation10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Link Tracking10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Image Validation9.30 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Inbox Display9.70 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools9.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check9.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Spam Testing8.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Email Previews10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
ConvertKitReachMail
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
ConvertKitReachMail
Likelihood to Recommend
For us, it started with a smaller use case of captured leads, nurture them overtime to convert for services. Later we expanded our use case and started using integrations and automations to improve the conversions and automate some tasks as well. Based on that I totally feel someone who is creator and trying to diversify the income across building audience, community, paid Newsletter etc will suits the best. If you are just using it for email campaigns then it might not justify the price tag considering there are other cheaper alternatives that's available in the market.
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I think it is well suited for running a series of campaigns that have variations in subject lines and content. The interface is easy to utilize when making copies and variations of previously built email blasts, as well as organizing them into proper folders and determining metrics of each campaign. The reporting tool delivers very useful metrics, but the lack of options for pulling reports hurts the overall experience. It would be great if ReachMail were to give the user more options in determining reporting, such as a range of dates, a range of campaigns, all campaigns sent that contain "X and Y" assets, and so forth, all while giving the user the ability to download reports individually, or by group
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Pros
  • Emails landing in subscribers inbox.
  • Free mailing address that customers can use.
  • Robust tagging system for managing funnels and targeting users with optimized emails.
  • Broad integrations available for other platforms and optin form plugins.
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  • I have a $10 account, but customer support treat me like a princess. They even added a feature to one page to remedy a problem I was having with that page. They care about their customers.
  • ReachMail Features (or at least, these are the ones I know they have): WYSIWYG Email Editor, Template Management, Mobile Optimized Emails, Dynamic Content, Subscribe/Unsubscribe, Mailing List Management, Drip Campaigns, Auto-Responders, Image Library, A/B Testing, Customer Surveys, CAN SPAM Compliance, Reporting/Analytics.
  • These folks know what they’re doing. I can’t speak highly enough about ReachMail.
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Cons
  • When I first started using ConvertKit, I found it hard to create a landing page. I am pretty technical but when I had to customize my page using HTML, I got lost. I thought I could get up and running within an hour (build the page, create the list, and set up automation), but I soon realized I had to upgrade to use automation and setting up took me more than 3 hours. The learning curve had me stuck. I got frustrated and reached out to support.
  • ConvertKit is not for a non-tech person. There are not enough templates to get up and running within an hour.
  • ConvertKit is simply email marketing and landing pages for list building. It could offer a little more.
  • The analytics can be a bit more in depth.
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  • I like the tutorials they have helped figure most of my issues out
  • The formatting text gave me lots of issues before I saw the tutorial it was a little complicated
  • Not to many bad things to say really, even customer service is fast, maybe it could be faster?
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Usability
Can be summed up in three words that 'It just Works'. Crafted for creators and artists in mind, it offers all they need for start building up list. Free tier is really a good move to test out stuff. I am staying with them considering their good email delivery and simple interface and easy integration with our website software. WYSIYG Editor, Standard reporting but not deep level analytics gives all the basic tools needed to support the business.
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Their team is knowledgable and willing to help offer insight and support to build out the right campaigns to fit our business needs and goals
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Alternatives Considered
The other products I have used are not available on TrustRadius. I used ConvertKit before I used these other products because I need an all in one platform.
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Constant Contact:
Program marketing dollars disallowed when organization was absorbed by another entity, so Reachmail's free account was chosen to replace for localized target audiences. Constant Contact is visually more appealing and has more ready-to-use templates, but Reachmail has larger contact base, bigger graphic and doc storage capacity than did the paid Constant Contact account.
MailChimp:
MailChimp's drag and drop template designer is easier to use than Reachmail's formatting tools. Reachmail was not selected by this client in lieu of MailChimp.
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Return on Investment
  • Greatly limits the number of client questions we receive
  • Improves our customer service
  • Tracks the number of leads we get over a period of time
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  • Enhanced target audience reach for fundraising events, a definite positive.
  • Detailed metrics reporting on opens and click-throughs, for refining target audiences, a definite positive.
  • Increased Facebook audience as a result of Reachmail campaigns, a definite positive.
  • No negative impacts on business objectives.
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