Ecomail vs. Gist

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ecomail
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Ecomail is presented as a marketing platform for E-mailing, SMS, Facebook, Instagram and Messenger. It features: - email builder to create email templates - campaign editor - Facebook push campaigns to non-active email audiences - integration with Facebook custom audiences - A/B testing for subject, sender name and content - transactional emails - flexible drag and drop automation builder - discount coupons - RSS product feeds for easy product injection to your…N/A
Gist
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Gist is a unified marketing, sales, and support platform. It includes live chat, a help desk, knowledge base, email marketing, marketing automation, opt-in forms, and more.
$29
per month
Pricing
EcomailGist
Editions & Modules
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Professional
$29.00
per month
Premium
$99.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
EcomailGist
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
EcomailGist
Features
EcomailGist
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Ecomail
8.1
Ratings
2% above category average
Gist
-
Ratings
WYSIWYG email editor10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic content7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
List management8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Ecomail
5.5
Ratings
33% below category average
Gist
-
Ratings
Dashboards3.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Ecomail
8.7
Ratings
8% above category average
Gist
-
Ratings
Link Tracking9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Spam Testing7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Previews10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Chat Analytics and Reports
Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Product A and Product B
Ecomail
-
Ratings
Gist
8.9
Ratings
3% above category average
Chat history and transcripts00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Chat reporting00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Chat and web analytics00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
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Enterprises
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Score 9.4 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
EcomailGist
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
9.5
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
6.7
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
EcomailGist
Likelihood to Recommend
If you are looking for a really simple to use and at the same time highly effective email marketing platform with email automation capabilities this is a really well-rounded choice if combined with other solutions. Pricing is really reasonable too.
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Gist is perfect for SaaS I'd say, and perfect for long sales cycles with lots of lead nurturing involved, and for scenarios where you re-market via FB ads, because there's FB custom audience integration built into the workflows. Perfect for customer service and support. Really outstanding there. It's a little less suited to ecom but they're hammering out the finishing touches to make ecom cart recovery easier.
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Pros
  • Email marketing
  • Email marketing automation
  • Implementation & user interface
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  • Gist provides endless ways of interacting with customers. I can chat and email with them, track their usage on my site, qualify them, add tags and other profile information, and so much more.
  • There is even an awesome live view that lets me spy on visitors to see how they're using the site.
  • The tools are powerful, easy to use, and constantly getting improvements. It seems like every week there is another update being rolled out that substantially extends the functionality or usability of the features in Gist.
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Cons
  • Customer tracking
  • Banners & popups
  • Data analytics
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  • Free plan limits are too low.
  • Chatbots should work not only for Gist's native online chat, but also for the other chat-based channels such as Facebook. (instead of having to use another software for that purpose)
  • Pricing structure - Support bot should not be an add-on but a core feature.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Gist is a quite reliable service with a lot of added values. We don't need to pay for different Saas for these important features. If I had an issue the team was super responsive and helpful, that is essential for every business. The email delivery is great, so virtually no email has landed into spam folder
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Usability
I was able to learn to use it within days. I am also able to teach my clients to use the platform really quickly.
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Gist does pretty much anything you want it to when it comes to managing your contacts. Sometimes I wish it updated faster, but wait a few beats and it gets there. I really love that I can show a colleague how to use the chat messenger and they understand it right away. Very user friendly!
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Support Rating
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I have communicated with their team multiple times and every time they have been very responsive, knowledgeable, and polite. They work to make sure you are happy and informed of what is going on. Better their team keeps up to date with their app, giving you new features, and keeping you notified and educated about what they are and how to use them. A+
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Alternatives Considered
SALESmanago overpromises and underdelivers. Bloomreach is a great platform, but not suitable for smaller clients because of the pricing. Ecomail delivers everything that they promise you and they do it really well. In the field of marketing automation or email platforms, it is widespread that the solutions promise way too much and are not able to deliver (reliability, ease of use, functionality etc.)
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They both seem to have parity with each other with each having their own small advantages. I went with Gist because it was more affordable. Infusionsoft customer for almost 5 years and it seemed I was always working more on getting it to work instead of getting work done. Gist is so intuitive I had it setting up and running the basics in a few hours.
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Return on Investment
  • Great price compared to other solutions
  • Easy to learn to use
  • It works as described
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  • Our ROI has increased significantly because of Gist's chat and app integration into our website. Contact forms are great but a real-time conversation means you can be more effective in meeting your customer's needs.
  • The additional features in the recent upgrade mean we can use Gist for more. They have always been effective for email campaigns, but the addition of the knowledge base and more effective workflows means we can automate more. This has saved us from buying more software.
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ScreenShots

Ecomail Screenshots

Screenshot of DashboardScreenshot of Campaign reportScreenshot of Automation builderScreenshot of Campaign wizardScreenshot of Template editorScreenshot of Contacts overview

Gist Screenshots

Screenshot of Live ChatScreenshot of Email MarketingScreenshot of Marketing Automation WorkflowsScreenshot of Knowledge BaseScreenshot of Meetings