Email on Acid vs. Gist

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Email on Acid
Score 6.8 out of 10
N/A
Email On Acid is an email marketing solution built as a standalone product and as an integration into marketing automation tools such as Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Marketo. It includes features such as collaboration, code analysis, and spam filter testing.
$86
month
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
Email on AcidGist
Editions & Modules
The Basics
$86
month
Premium
$132
month
Professional
$499
month
Professional
$29.00
per month
Premium
$99.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Email on AcidGist
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsSave 15% on the monthly cost when billed annually!
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Email on AcidGist
Features
Email on AcidGist
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Email on Acid
9.2
Ratings
15% above category average
Gist
-
Ratings
Mobile optimization10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Email on Acid
9.0
Ratings
16% above category average
Gist
-
Ratings
Dashboards8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Chat Analytics and Reports
Comparison of Chat Analytics and Reports features of Product A and Product B
Email on Acid
-
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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User Ratings
Email on AcidGist
Likelihood to Recommend
7.2
(0 ratings)
9.5
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
6.7
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Email on AcidGist
Likelihood to Recommend
  • Email On Acid is great for someone who needs a simple, intuitive platform to create custom HTML emails.
  • Probably not suited for someone new to HTML and CSS.
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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
  • Display testing
  • Link validation
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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
  • Renderings can be slightly off
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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
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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
No answers on this topic
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
Ultimately, we chose Email on Acid because it provided exactly what we needed at a great price point. Litmus was another great option, but a bit more robust and expensive than what we were currently looking for
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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
  • Ability to send over 1000 previews spanning across 90 email clients.
  • Saves a lot of time getting emails out the door.
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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

Email on Acid Screenshots

Screenshot of Whether you know HTML or not, our new Campaign Precheck gives you the power to fix email mistakes while you QA, so you can create a message that every subscriber can read and understand.Screenshot of See what your email looks like on more than 70 clients and devices. View the emails in portrait or landscape so you know how your email will look for every subscriber.Screenshot of Test and edit instantly. Simply load up your email and tweak the code in our editor – you’ll see the preview change as you adjust the code.Screenshot of Whether you’re an email marketer or a developer, our tools can help your team streamline the email testing process. Use the “share” link to easily send test results to team members and clients. Our mark-up tool also allows reviewers to draw or comment within the email previews.Screenshot of Image validation makes sure your images render properly on every email client and device, so you can reach more subscribers on more platforms.Screenshot of Email testing, simplified. Send a test email directly from your email service provider or upload your HTML to our system. We’ll help you spot funky formatting, broken links and code problems.

Gist Screenshots

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