ExpressPigeon vs. Robly

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
Robly
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Robly is an email marketing solution designed for small businesses. It's key features are its ability to auto-resend unopened emails, pop-up widgets, and proprietary AI-powered software that sends emails based on schedules specific to each recipient.
$19
per month
Pricing
ExpressPigeonRobly
Editions & Modules
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Robly
$19
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
ExpressPigeonRobly
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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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
Robly
7.0
Ratings
13% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor10.00 Ratings5.60 Ratings
Dynamic content10.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Landing pages10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing10.00 Ratings6.50 Ratings
Mobile optimization10.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
List management10.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences10.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
ExpressPigeon
10.0
Ratings
26% above category average
Robly
8.0
Ratings
4% above category average
Dashboards10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports10.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Custom reports10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
ExpressPigeonRobly
Likelihood to Recommend
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8.0
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Likelihood to Renew
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8.2
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Usability
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8.0
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Support Rating
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7.3
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Implementation Rating
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7.3
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User Testimonials
ExpressPigeonRobly
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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Robly can become easily exploitable for advertising agency services, which rely mostly on stable dynamics to make sure that marketing campaigns work and provide enough results to see profits. In other words, if Robly is managed from a purely professional methodology, better results can be obtained. Robly can also be used to manage small sales where you can better organize information about a specific customer, such as their contact details and history of interactions through different sales operations by the company, so it is not only possible to focus its use on mass marketing, but also intimate businesses that require some degree of administrative control in relation to new message alert notifications. If used in conjunction with services oriented to the execution of seminar sessions or online classes, it is possible to send mailings to groups, where the content information of each session allows viewing different documents and material of various formats from the e-mail, and thus make the sessions to be held seem more attractive to the public. This strategy is very feasible if you are going to sell a product explaining its use and characteristics.
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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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  • Ease of use. We switched to Robly from Constant Contact, and find it much more intuitive.
  • Reporting. At a glance, we can see how effective our campaigns have been.
  • I don't have a lot of experience with HTML, but I'm able to create good looking e-mails using the tools provided by Robly.
  • The price is right! Our non-profit saved money by switching from Constant Contact to Robly.
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Cons
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  • The emails do not allow us to add certain tools that would improve our management in the case of data collection, such as the application of interactive surveys within these emails.
  • It does not integrate with services such as Survey Gizmo, which would be useful for structuring surveys.
  • It also does not integrate with sufficient cloud backup platforms, which forces us to export our customer list data manually, and this can lead to errors.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Because we like the price and value. The annual subscription model allows us to maximize usage without worrying too much about cost, being a small mom and pop outfit.
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Usability
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Overall Robly's usability can be considered easy and intuitive. For experienced marketing professionals this program would not be challenging to navigate even on the first uses. There may be a slight learning curve for amateur users but overall it is fairly simple and easy to use and creates professional results.
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Support Rating
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We sometimes got through to a message taking service but they were not able to resolve our issue with a one-call solution necessarily always.
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Implementation Rating
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We should have been granted a MOBILE RESPONSIVE email template from the get-go. We were never offered any alternatives.
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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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When trying to find an email platform to use with our company, we tried out three major softwares: Robly, Mailchimp, and Constant Contact. The price of Robly is what initially made it stand out to us, but upon using it, we also fell in love with the simplicity of the editing options and the easy navigation and organization of our many lists of contacts. It was a clear choice of which software to go with in the end - Robly ran by a landslide!
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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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  • Robly has enabled us to become more efficient in communicating with our audience. Because of the small size of our organization, we have a limited number of hours to dedicate to crafting communication with our audience. The ease of use of Robly means that we can spend less time on the mechanics of creating mass emails and more time on the quality of the communication itself.
  • Since we started using Robly, our Opt-outs, Spam and Bounce rates (which were already quite low) have dwindled to practically nothing. Over our last 10 campaigns, we had 6 emails bounce, 1 marked as spam, and 18 opt-outs out of over 30K emails delivered.
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