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    Listrak

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AListrak, headquartered in Pennsylvania, offers a customer data and marketing platform for retailers that features email marketing with social network engagement, abandoned cart rescue, and in-store data / information retrieval. Listrak is retail-specific and helps create an integrated and personalized customer experience across physical stores, ecommerce stores, social networks, or email, helping retail entities of widely varying sizes, small to large, to achieve their marketing goals. Listrak…N/A

    Litmus from Validity

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ALitmus, from Validity, is an email marketing solution used to create error-free emails in less time. It is also used to build email campaigns, personalize and test them thoroughly, monitor deliverability, and analyze email performance.

    $500

    per month

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    ListrakLitmus from Validity
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    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Litmus offers different plan types to fit various needs, offering monthly and annual plans, as well as fully customizable Enterprise plans.
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    Listrak
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    Validity
    Chose Litmus from Validity
    Litmus has an easier view to see how the emails render across different email clients and seems to be very accurate to how they show up in mailboxes.
    Incentivized
    Chose Litmus from Validity
    Very comparable, but Litmus passes the test and comes out on top.
    Incentivized
    Chose Litmus from Validity
    Litmus has way more testing functions and platforms it tests (i.e., it tests across virtually every single operating system and email tool) whereas Email on Acid, while also really helpful in many instances, doesn't cover some of the inboxes many of our recipients use (we at …
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    ListrakLitmus from Validity
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Listrak and Litmus from Validity
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    Ratings
    Litmus from Validity
    5.4
    326 Ratings
    38% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings7.237 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings7.933 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings7.8209 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings2.63 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings1.84 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings9.3317 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings8.9230 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings1.82 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Listrak and Litmus from Validity
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    Litmus from Validity
    7.5
    212 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings5.610 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.9211 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.0148 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Listrak and Litmus from Validity
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    Ratings
    Litmus from Validity
    9.2
    315 Ratings
    14% above category average
    URL Validation00 Ratings9.1236 Ratings
    Link Tracking00 Ratings8.8206 Ratings
    Spam Testing00 Ratings9.3236 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings9.6313 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ListrakLitmus from Validity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (10 ratings)
    9.1
    (338 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    7.4
    (25 ratings)
    Usability
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    9.4
    (19 ratings)
    Availability
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    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    Performance
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    7.4
    (6 ratings)
    In-Person Training
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
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    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.1
    (10 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
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    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
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    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    8.5
    (6 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    9.1
    (4 ratings)
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    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ListrakLitmus from Validity
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Listrak
    It is definitely a contender if you run an e-commerce website. It connects with a host of different e-comm platforms (we use Magento) which makes product recommendations, purchase history/amounts, website behavior, etc. a lot easier to segment on and set trigger campaigns or targeted sends. If you're a B2B company, you probably won't want to use Listrak. The tools they have don't accommodate that segment as well as B2C, as many features would go unused since they simply don't make sense. I'm sure there are instances where Listrak would work just fine, but coming from that area previously, it is definitely a B2C tool.
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    I’ve been really impressed with Litmus, especially the personalization features. Being able to easily plug in tools like sentiment trackers right into our emails has helped us gather valuable third-party data without a lot of extra work. I also really appreciate the ongoing learning resources—they offer tons of free webinars and articles that are actually useful. I recently read one on email deliverability that broke down specific data and gave me clear, actionable steps to improve how our emails are hitting inboxes. It’s more than just a testing tool—it’s become a go-to resource in our email marketing toolkit.
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    Pros
    Listrak
    • Segmentation is one of my favorite features. We love being able to pull specific audiences and tailor our marketing to the individual customer.
    • Importing and exporting lists is very self explanatory and easy to manage.
    • The main dash has a great overview of your most recent messages and metrics.
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    Validity
    • Alerts: users are notified whenever comments or approvals are made on emails, with regular reminders being sent in case some were missed
    • Centralised: all members can collaborate and give their feedback on emails, providing a better flow and efficiency for the hierarchy of approvals.
    • Integration: very smooth integration, with little to no errors, with our CRM tool.
    • Validation: alt text, scaling and image ratios are validated
    • Dark mode: a very important accessibility tool used by many email users, this compatibility theme is often overlooked on other platforms. Litmus, however, makes it clear how important it is to review and track emails in this format.
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    Cons
    Listrak
    • It is rare that I have issues or feel like Listrak has an area to improve in. The company is constantly ahead of the market and making additions/improvements on a monthly basis. That being said ... I have one area to suggest improvements: COMPOSER
    • Composer - Drag & Drop editor: Although their design software with the new 'Composer' is better than your average WYSIWYG editor, their drag & drop editor lacks some basic design tools that stunt your ability to design out-of-the-box email campaigns. I typically write all my email code, so this doesn’t necessarily affect me in a negative manner. But ... if coding emails isn't your strong point, then the lack of design features and limited template selection could be bothersome. (*disclaimer - I do not believe Listrak's drag & drop editor is garbage, but it does fall short when compared to some of its competition.)
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    Validity
    • Sometime, I feel like its slow to use. Speed is something which can be helpful.
    • AI feature. It will be beneficial for us if there is an AI feature for content updates. It can improve the subject line and content based on the performance of our past emails.
    • If it can provide more ideas on CRM based on industry standards, like I work in hospitality, and if it can share data and any new initiative for hospitality CRM, it might be useful for us to consider.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Listrak
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    Validity
    It's one the best tools that we've found for this type of tool but we would like some additional features like spell check so if there's a platform that features that with everything else Litmus has, then we'd potentially look to move over to that platform instead. However, we are overall pretty help with the platform
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    Usability
    Listrak
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    Validity
    Litmus has integrations that make the software an integrated part of my work every day. Being able to test right within my email builder is just brilliant. Daily I also use the web interface to review analytics and spam testing. Overall it is one of the pieces of software I use daily without any complaints or issues.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Listrak
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    Validity
    We have never had a problem with Litmus being unavailable so I would say their availability is fantastic. There might have been one time years ago that the site was down briefly but it also might have been a server issue on my end. Either way, Litmus was back up and running in a very short time
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    Performance
    Listrak
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    Validity
    As with all technology, there are inevitably use-cases where you are unable to get to your original goal without some good old-fashioned experimenting. Some situations will (and are) more urgent which complicates an effective integration of a new process or a new team using an existing process but the "issues" are regularly resolved by re-starting the process specific to when Litmus is introduced to a project. If it doesn't come out the way you're anticipating, run it again and verify there is an issue before declaring all is lost
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    Support Rating
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    Validity
    I am always so so impressed with the litmus support team. They are not only prompt but attentive and offer very personalised responses and support
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    In-Person Training
    Listrak
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    Validity
    I had internal training for how to use, not lead by litmus. Unsure if there was any external training which took place before my time
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    Online Training
    Listrak
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    Validity
    It has all the required information.
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    Implementation Rating
    Listrak
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    Validity
    I didn’t really personally participate much in the implementation of Litmus, but from what I observed during the process, it was a smooth process with minimal disruptions. The team was able to get up and running quickly, and the platform’s user-friendly interface made onboarding fairly easy for everyone involved from the start.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Listrak
    The Bronto platform is so similar to Listrak in that it made no sense for us to move unless there were significant cost savings (there weren't). We are so intertwined with Listrak that it would be painful to move for the sake of moving. Klaviyo is very DIY which can be great. We find that we do our best work with hand-holding and account support.
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    Validity
    This is not applicable to my role as I have used Litmus to test emails since I have started. Because of the ease of use, timeliness, consistent quality, and affordability that Litmus offers, I haven't found the need to look at similar products or organizations. If all of these features continue to stay strong, I don't plan on changing providers
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    Scalability
    Listrak
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    Validity
    With our enterprise account, scalability is not an issue. I have not yet seen or heard of significant issues with user access, API connections for integrations etc. This includes down time for "Scheduled Maintenance" as some providers call them, Litmus has the technology backing to support a global team with a 24-hour workday across regions
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    Return on Investment
    Listrak
    • Increasing our awareness of effective marketing email campaigns
    • Reducing the effectiveness of our campaigns due to the complexity of software and inability to cancel our contract despite being LOYAL customers for 2 years.
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    Validity
    • Litmus saves our team so much time by making the QA and email review process so much easier, streamlined, and efficient.
    • We often send out campaigns out to thousands of members, and Litmus gives us the assurance and peace of mind that everything is working as it should before it gets sent out.
    • Decreases the number of email review cycles we go through.
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    Screenshot of Litmus Personalize Essentials, with live polls to give subscribers a voice and drive email engagement.Screenshot of Litmus Email Guardian, featuring 24/7 link monitoring to safeguard emails.Screenshot of Litmus' integrated insights reports, that can automatically combine metrics from Salesforce Marketing Cloud with subscriber engagement insights from Litmus.Screenshot of campaign preview, available in 100+ popular email clientsScreenshot of Litmus' inbox previewing and feedback tools, that help users to spot and fix issues early.