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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

    VerticalResponse

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AVerticalResponse is an email campaign management software and services platform from Deluxe. In addition to providing email marketing tools, VerticalResponse offers fully managed email marketing services from campaign launch and management to reporting and analysis.

    $9

    per month

    Pricing
    Litmus from ValidityVerticalResponse
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    $11.00
    per month
    Pro
    $16.00
    per month
    Pro Plus
    $196.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Litmus from ValidityVerticalResponse
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    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 ValidityVerticalResponse
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    Validity
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    VerticalResponse
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
    267 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    192 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    268 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    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
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Litmus from ValidityVerticalResponse
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Litmus from Validity and VerticalResponse
    Feature
    Litmus from Validity
    5.4
    326 Ratings
    38% below category average
    VerticalResponse
    9.9
    8 Ratings
    22% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor7.237 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Dynamic content7.933 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content7.8209 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Landing pages2.63 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    A/B testing1.84 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Mobile optimization9.3317 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting8.9230 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    List management1.82 Ratings10.08 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences1.01 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Litmus from Validity and VerticalResponse
    Feature
    Litmus from Validity
    7.5
    212 Ratings
    2% below category average
    VerticalResponse
    10.0
    9 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Dashboards5.610 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Standard reports8.9211 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Custom reports8.0148 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Litmus from Validity and VerticalResponse
    Feature
    Litmus from Validity
    9.2
    315 Ratings
    14% above category average
    VerticalResponse
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    22% above category average
    URL Validation9.2236 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Link Tracking8.9206 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Spam Testing9.3236 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email Previews9.6313 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Litmus from ValidityVerticalResponse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (338 ratings)
    10.0
    (28 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.4
    (25 ratings)
    8.6
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    9.4
    (19 ratings)
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    7.4
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (10 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 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 ValidityVerticalResponse
    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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    VerticalResponse
    For businesses requiring advanced email marketing features like sophisticated automation, in-depth analytics, and extensive customization, VerticalResponse might fall short due to its limited featuresVerticalResponse is ideal for small businesses or freelancers who need a simple, straightforward email marketing tool. Its ease of use and basic features make it suitable for those without extensive technical expertise in email marketing
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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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    VerticalResponse
    • I love the ease of list builder because we often times have a lot of data to import. It would be simply impossible without this tool, considering the amount of customer data we have for any one given email.
    • We really enjoy the ease of use of the HTML wizard as well. It helps even a novice be able to make a beautiful and attention grabbing email.
    • The dashboard is functional and easy to find when you need with a quick search.
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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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    VerticalResponse
    • The type face is small. Not sure if this is to avoid overwhelming the reader, but I could see this being an issue with vision-impaired people or people who don't see small print well.
    • Sometimes I find it takes multiple clicks to make one simple change. I wish there was a search field at the top of the screen that allowed me to jump directly to a client's entry to update it there.
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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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    VerticalResponse
    Product is easy for both technical and non-technical people to use. A cost effective solution for sending out large number of messages. We can manage unsubscribes by individual accounts, so we can have multiple multiple accounts combined to maximize our buying power on credits. Effective API for sending/receiving data makes tool a valuable asset.
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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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    VerticalResponse
    I truly love this product. We are moving to an all-in-one system next year and my greatest fear in doing so is how much I will miss this platform. Although we are excited for things ahead, I will always keep Vertical Response in my back pocket incase I don't love the new platform as much
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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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    VerticalResponse
    Never had an issue with uptime
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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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    VerticalResponse
    No issues
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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
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    VerticalResponse
    At Vertical Response the help desk associates are courteous, knowledgeable and helpful. You can tell they enjoy what they do. And clearly, they are well trained because most times, the first point of contact is able to resolve any issue you may have. There have been very few times where an associate has needed to get back to me or escalate me to a supervisor
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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
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    VerticalResponse
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Validity
    It has all the required information.
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    VerticalResponse
    Basic functions and online help...we used what was needed, at the time, and will continue to explore other online trainings as our functional needs expand
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    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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    VerticalResponse
    Salesforce integration never worked right. We had to abandon.
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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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    VerticalResponse
    In addition to using Vertical Response personally I also manage email marketing for clients that already use Mailchimp, Robly and Constant Contact. While most of these platforms all offer similar features I choose Vertical Response first if the client does not have a platform in place. Typically I am also teaching the client how to use this tool and the Vertical Response visual interface is very easy for me to teach a client how to navigate and create their own campaigns.
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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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    VerticalResponse
    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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    VerticalResponse
    • We were able to blast out promotions our company was having to customers which created an increase in business.
    • By blasting out any service issues, it keeps our customers informed so that they are not wondering what is going on.
    • Allows us to store unsubscribed emails so that we are not constantly pestering people who do not want to be emailed.
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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.