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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Aurea Campaign Manager

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ALyris HQ is a SaaS digital marketing platform including email messaging, landing page creation and web analytics. Best-known as an email marketing vendor, and the Lyris web analytics product was acquired from ClickTracks in 1996 and subsequently re-branded and tightly integrated with the other Lyris HQ capabilities. Unlike Google Analytics and Coremetrics, for example, Lyris uses server log file technology rather than page tags. Lyris was acquired by Aurea and the Lyris HQ cloud product…N/A
    Pricing
    Litmus from ValidityAurea Campaign Manager
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Litmus from ValidityAurea Campaign Manager
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsLitmus offers different plan types to fit various needs, offering monthly and annual plans, as well as fully customizable Enterprise plans.—
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    Community Pulse
    Litmus from ValidityAurea Campaign Manager
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    Validity
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    Aurea
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    267 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    192 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    268 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    159 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    99%
    Implementation went as expected
    157 Answers
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    Features
    Litmus from ValidityAurea Campaign Manager
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Litmus from Validity and Aurea Campaign Manager
    Feature
    Litmus from Validity
    5.4
    326 Ratings
    38% below category average
    Aurea Campaign Manager
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    46% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor7.237 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Dynamic content7.933 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content7.8209 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Landing pages2.63 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    A/B testing1.84 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization9.3317 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting8.9230 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    List management1.82 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences1.01 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Litmus from Validity and Aurea Campaign Manager
    Feature
    Litmus from Validity
    7.5
    212 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Aurea Campaign Manager
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Dashboards5.610 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Standard reports8.9211 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Custom reports7.9148 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Litmus from Validity and Aurea Campaign Manager
    Feature
    Litmus from Validity
    9.2
    315 Ratings
    14% above category average
    Aurea Campaign Manager
    -
    Ratings
    URL Validation9.1236 Ratings00 Ratings
    Link Tracking8.8206 Ratings00 Ratings
    Spam Testing9.3236 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Previews9.6313 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Litmus from ValidityAurea Campaign Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (338 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.4
    (25 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (19 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    7.4
    (6 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (10 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    7.3
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.5
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.2
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Litmus from ValidityAurea Campaign Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Validity
    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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    Aurea
    I feel that this is a very good email marking system. You really can accomplish any task needed for your email marketing needs. I think that if a few key features were added, it would really take Lyris HQ over the top. We are very happy with this product and we tell our clients about it when they ask us.
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    Pros
    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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    Aurea
    • I like the file import process - quick and efficient.
    • List segmentation is thorough.
    • Campaign monitoring is easily accessible and accurate.
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    Cons
    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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    Aurea
    • PHP API
    • Segmentation
    • Creating messages via API calls
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Aurea
    Lyris HQ is a simple tool, but it is highly effective and , for smaller organizations, it can save a lot of time and money.
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    Usability
    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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    Aurea
    Super easy to use.
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    Reliability and Availability
    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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    Aurea
    No issue.
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    Performance
    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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    Aurea
    Running larger segments can take some time.
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    Support Rating
    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
    Incentivized
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    Aurea
    I found one really good tech support guru and stuck with him forever.
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    In-Person Training
    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
    Incentivized
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    Aurea
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Validity
    It has all the required information.
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    Aurea
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    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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    Aurea
    Implementation was one of the most painful parts for us as we had to find and create our own library to interface with Lyris's SOAP API interface which still to this day is one of the top libraries used in its language.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Aurea
    They are much better
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    Scalability
    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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    Aurea
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    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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    Aurea
    • More defined lists for third party blasts, which turns into more leads for the clients. Which is more money in our pocket.
    • Some segmentation pulls do take a long time, thus leading to multiple requests and a time suck for myself.
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    ScreenShots

    Litmus from Validity Screenshots

    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.

    Aurea Campaign Manager Screenshots

    Screenshot of Aurea Campaign Manager is a cloud-based email marketing solution that enables you to deeply engage your customer base in relevant and specific conversations.