ExpressPigeon vs. ReachMail

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ExpressPigeon
Score 8.0 out of 10
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ExpressPigeon is an email marketing system for small to medium sized enterprises from a relatively new (2011) company with an emphasis on look and viewability across multiple devices (i.e. mobile-accessibility) and browser compatibility. Beyond this, ExpressPigeon supports A/B testing and segmentation, for optimization and personalization, and is extensible via its API. A free version is available for contacting up to 500 subscribers, and 50% discounts are offered to non-profits who sign up for…N/A
ReachMail
Score 9.8 out of 10
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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
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Editions & Modules
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Basic
$9.00
per month
Prro
$29.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
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Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
ExpressPigeon
10.0
Ratings
23% above category average
ReachMail
9.2
Ratings
15% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Dynamic content10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Landing pages10.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
A/B testing10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Mobile optimization10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
List management10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
ExpressPigeon
10.0
Ratings
26% above category average
ReachMail
9.7
Ratings
23% above category average
Dashboards10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Standard reports10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Custom reports10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
ExpressPigeon
-
Ratings
ReachMail
9.8
Ratings
20% above category average
URL Validation00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Link Tracking00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Image Validation00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Inbox Display00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Spam Testing00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Email Previews00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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10.0
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Usability
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User Testimonials
ExpressPigeonReachMail
Likelihood to Recommend
ExpressPigeon is well suited for a small team that needs to utilize marketing for their business. I can tell you now that my entire team knows how to use ExpressPigeon. It may not be well suited for someone that is looking to really automate their marketing efforts, but definitely suited for teams that really have their hands from beginning to the end of a campaign.
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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
  • Easy to Use - ExpressPigeon really is easy to use. Creating templates and messages has never been easier.
  • Cost Efficient - For the budget that we have for marketing, this really fits our needs.
  • Customer Service - Their team is very hands on and helpful when needed.
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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
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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
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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
While ExpressPigeon is not as "advanced" in some senses, when compared to those other tools, it provides us with the core functions that we need to run the business. They are also constantly upgrading and adding functionality, such as automation, which helps when needed. Overall, stacks up fairly well for the costs associated to it.
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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
  • ROI - We have seen an increase in business with the use
  • Customer Service - Positive reinforcement of things we are doing well and how to best utilize the product
  • Automation
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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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