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    Iterable

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AIterable is an AI-powered customer communication platform that activates customers across channels in real-time. With intelligent personalization, dynamic content, and a cross-channel suite, Iterable helps brands create seamless, data-driven experiences across email, SMS, push, and in-app notifications.N/A

    Smaply

    Score6.7 out of 10
    N/AThe Smaply app enables teams to digitize, centralize and standardize their customer experience insights. Teams can together work on journey maps, personas and stakeholder maps, collect feedback from others, and create professional exports. Its training program helps teams to understand and apply human-centered approaches.

    $19

    per month per user

    Pricing
    IterableSmaply
    Editions & Modules
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    Basic
    19 EUR
    per month per user
    Pro
    29 EUR
    per month per user
    Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    IterableSmaply
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    IterableSmaply
    Considered Both Products
    Iterable
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    Smaply
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    91%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    IterableSmaply
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Iterable and Smaply
    Feature
    Iterable
    7.1
    97 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Smaply
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    WYSIWYG email editor8.185 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic content7.792 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content7.490 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing7.493 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization7.189 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting5.193 Ratings00 Ratings
    List management7.193 Ratings00 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences7.084 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Iterable and Smaply
    Feature
    Iterable
    6.2
    94 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Smaply
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    Dashboards6.694 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports6.293 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports5.884 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Iterable and Smaply
    Feature
    Iterable
    8.2
    91 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Smaply
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    API7.982 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals8.678 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability8.183 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    IterableSmaply
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.6
    (98 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
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    Availability
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
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    Performance
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    Online Training
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    IterableSmaply
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Iterable
    At OneVision, I was brought on to migrate from ActiveCampaign and it was a huge improvement to go to Iterable. Much of the improvement lay in the back end connectivity to databases, which although not directly in my purview, made it easier to work as a team (product & marketing) inside our company.
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    Smaply
    The solution is suitable for complex journeys with many touchpoints.
    The tool has the advantage of being easy to use.
    On the other hand, I have not found any data import solutions avoiding re-entering all the data from Excel for example. It could save a lot of time. Indeed, for me, the tool is a tool for formalizing discoveries but other solutions can be used before
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    Pros
    Iterable
    • Customer Journey creation - the platform easily creates a visual path for the marketing team to curate messaging based around timing, channel, behavior as well as add split testing logic and exit criteria so we target only the audiences we want.
    • Customer Success - one of the best teams I've ever had the pleasure of working with. I'm able to move so much quicker because they really create a helpful partnership.
    • Audience segmentation, the platform is easy to work with even if you're a first time user, they do a great job of visually showing the logic and the and/or/none type rules.
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    Smaply
    • User journey map
    • Personas templates
    • Stakeholder maps
    • Free online courses
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Iterable
    • Insights. I think this is the biggest downfall of Iterable, the insights and analytics area is really not good at all. We have almost stopped using it all together in favour of just using Mixpanel (but now we're paying for 2 platforms). Things we can do in Mixpanel that we can't do in Iterable:
    • - custom conversion windows
    • - more scalable reports
    • - comparing multiple events
    • - setting up alerts that trigger to slack
    • Segmentation - building segments and organizing lists that are already built.
    • - relative dates can be confusing but are a critical piece of building lists
    • - unable to compare multiple events
    • - we have a pretty good naming structure for our lists but with so many daily users, no good way to organize them (with labels or folders) and searching for a list requires you to find the exact word we end up re creating dynamic lists each time
    • - static lists don't show you what rules were used to create the list
    • - no way to see changes over time
    • Improved ways of collaborating. There's no way of knowing if other people are editing a list, template, campaign or journey. easy to overwrite each other's work
    • I've been an Iterable user for about 4 years, at 2 different companies. SinceI started using Iterable I think the number of bugs has increased.
    • I wish Iterable did a better job testing releases so we're not the ones discovering issues so frequently.
    • In app message. We've had issues with this tool/channel starting at implementation. It feels like it never made it's way out of beta, despite us paying for it now.
    • The app team offered to do working sessions with us to understand how we use it day to day and never followed up on that. There have been no improvements to the tool and any time we run into another issue with it (although Jena in support is great) it takes forever to diagnose or we are told the issue cannot be replicated. It just feels like we have constant issues with this tool.
    • We've actually onboarded to another tool (not ideal for omni channel) for some in app messages because this one has so many downfalls and is so buggy.
    • Self serve documentation is great when you have an idea of what you're doing but not entirely sure. It is not easy to understand for people who are newer or less well versed in the platform.
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    Smaply
    • Global look and feel
    • Export format
    • Text formating in sticky notes
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Iterable
    Extremely easy to use, deeply integrated into our infrastructure
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    Smaply
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    Usability
    Iterable
    Iterable very easy to learn and use. It's a great platform for both a new email marketer and a marketer that's been working in email for 20+ years.
    Incentivized
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    Smaply
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    Reliability and Availability
    Iterable
    Iterable is there like 99.9% of the time. However, when it goes down, it grinds us to a halt. Most of the time, outages are an hour or less, but if that's at a peak time, it can be a nightmare. That said, when the worst does happen, there are frequent updates and an easy situation tracker that give you an estimate of how much longer you'll have to wait for the issue to be resolved.
    Incentivized
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    Smaply
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    Performance
    Iterable
    The API is super quick. The UI can be a little sluggish depending on what you're loading, but overall Iterable performs great. Iterable appears to do a good job of making processes async so that one action isn't blocking another.
    Incentivized
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    Smaply
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    Support Rating
    Iterable
    I've never experienced any issues with Iterable. As I and my colleagues have learnt the system and it's features, response to questions and advice from our account manager is always quick. Kevin knows the product well, and with the few tricky questions has hasn't been able to answer he's been quick to get back to us.
    Incentivized
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    Smaply
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    Alternatives Considered
    Iterable
    I admittedly don't remember much of Klaviyo, as I have become so familiar with Iterable. I definitely prefer Iterable, however. There are so many more features in Iterable and it just feels like a more dynamic and comprehensive experience with more granular data than Klaviyo presented us
    Incentivized
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    Smaply
    It’s [easier] to deal with user journey and persons thanks to Smaply. Templates and already created and there is a lot of functionalities to make a complete journey map. It’s very intuitive and we can send it easily to our team. Stakeholder map is a feature that [not many software] have and that is very useful so I’m happy to have it in Smaply
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Iterable
    We've definitely tested scalability, and it's no line - it works. The process is pretty easy. Most of the times it goes off without a hitch. Any time we do encounter issues, our support team is quick to get on the job and very communicative as they work us through a successful launch.
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    Smaply
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    Return on Investment
    Iterable
    • Iterable journeys save us a ton of time and resources and we are able to optimize messaging with simple A/B testing and dynamic content.
    • Preview data and snippets are easy to use - managing them is less of a lift, saving us time to focus on creative.
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    Smaply
    • Time saving
    • Clarity for stakeholders
    • Sharing best practices
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Iterable Screenshots

    Screenshot of how Iterable unifies customer, product, business, and martech ecosystem data to create integrated marketing.Screenshot of Iterable’s AI Suite, that helps to build personalized campaigns quickly, predicts what customers need next, and fine-tunes every message for maximum impact.Screenshot of some of the tools and support available through Iterable that support scale and tomorrow’s growth.Screenshot of how Iterable unifies all engagement channels into one platform for consistent, personalized communication, connecting with customers wherever they are: SMS, email, in-app, push, embedded messaging, and beyond.Screenshot of how to create highly-personalized communications that listen to, react to, and anticipate customer needs.Screenshot of an example of how AI can be used to influence the most important metrics and achieve key business goals.

    Smaply Screenshots

    Screenshot of Airport Experience Example Journey Map in Smaply EditorScreenshot of Airport Experience Example Journey Map ExportScreenshot of Airport Experience Example Journey Map A4 ExportScreenshot of Persona EditorScreenshot of Persona ExportScreenshot of Stakeholder Map Editor