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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Postmark

    Score5.1 out of 10
    N/APostmark is a fast, reliable email delivery service designed for transactional emails. It ensures high deliverability, scalability, and real-time email tracking, providing developers with the tools to send critical notifications securely and efficiently.

    $15

    per month

    SMTP2GO

    Score9.7 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    SMTP2GO is a dedicated outbound email server SMTP2GO is a New Zealand based SMTP/Email API provider with support staff and servers based across the globe. It automatically connects to the closest server to ensure speedy and efficient delivery. The SMTP2GO support team offers 24/7 assistance in multiple languages to make setup simple. We offer support via ticket, chat and phone. GDPR? Inbound servers and data centres in the EU to make sure sending is…

    $10

    Monthly or Annual Monthly email quota

    Pricing
    PostmarkSMTP2GO
    Editions & Modules
    Basic (10,000 Emails per Month)
    $15.00
    per month
    Pro (50,000 Emails per Month)
    $60.50
    per month
    Platform (120,000 Emails per Month)
    $138.00
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PostmarkSMTP2GO
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing includes support and onboarding.
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    PostmarkSMTP2GO
    Considered Both Products
    ActiveCampaign
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    SMTP2GO
    Chose SMTP2GO
    Our goal was to find a product what fit those needs:
    • Can be use with SMTP protocol to relay emails from our webhosting environment
    • Have an API to manage the account and offer the ability to also send emails
    Incentivized
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    Delivers good value for the price
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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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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    PostmarkSMTP2GO
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    9.0
    (98 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.4
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PostmarkSMTP2GO
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ActiveCampaign
    If email deliverability is important, then Postmark is king. I've used all sorts of providers, with dedicated IPs and without. Postmark has always had the best deliverability and has resulted in the least amount of customer service time wasted dealing with users who simply did not receive an important email from us. It is pricier than other options, but it's well worth it if deliverability is at all important to you.
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    SMTP2GO
    It's great for any application that you need to track email receipt and recipient interaction, or with devices/programs that don't fare well with Exchange based email services. Don't try to set SMTP2GO as your outbound email server if you're using O365, that just isn't a possibility (not that I've looked into that setup).
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    Pros
    ActiveCampaign
    • Great, helpful customer support (rarely needed)
    • Reliable product
    • Well thought out interface, easy setup
    • Great ongoing visibility into status of emails sent through Postmark
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    SMTP2GO
    • adding senders or domains to improve email deliverability
    • you don't have to deal with RBL to white list an IP address previously used for spaming
    • Control panel gives you enough flexibility without a cluttered UI
    • Everything you need is well documented
    • The API is easy to use offers you the ability to integrate SMTP2Go with virtually anything
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    Cons
    ActiveCampaign
    • Not many cons since it's pretty straightforward, and if email delivery service was often impacted, we'd most likely find a new provider.
    Incentivized
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    SMTP2GO
    • Might be nice to add a monthly good looking PDF report for subaccount users that can be branded and sent directly to the subaccount contact. A 'client facing' report that we can use to show our customers the email usage history.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ActiveCampaign
    No answers on this topic
    SMTP2GO
    Reliability in email delivery is what counts the most. SMTP2GO is undeniably a winner in this category. The price is reasonable, therefore the RoI is excellent.
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    Usability
    ActiveCampaign
    The only thing that confused me initially was that if you don't put a specific sender email into the Wordpress plugin settings (I use Postmark exclusively with Wordpress site), it won't send emails. I thought that having selected the option to send via any @domain.com email, I wouldn't need to fill out a specific email to send from, but that isn't the case. I sorted that out quickly with support.
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    SMTP2GO
    While reporting could use some tweaks overall it is a very good product that works reliably and is simple to set up and maintain.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    ActiveCampaign
    Postmark has been an excellent solution for our business needs. We have been with them for years and have no intention of changing providers anytime soon. Support was excellent as we were getting started and their API documentation made implementation quick and easy
    Incentivized
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    SMTP2GO
    When I first contacted SMTP2GO while searching for a solution, they were extremely helpful and attentive. I think it only took two email messages to answer all my questions and make a decision. I don't think I've ever needed any support to implement and operate the several solutions I currently use with the SMTP2GO service. It just works intuitively and flawlessly.
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    Alternatives Considered
    ActiveCampaign
    We felt Postmark's focus on transactional emails and their use of shared domain reputation made them stand out. We also like their user interface and ability to have many virtual email servers. Pricing was competitive and after a trial we saw a big increase in deliverability rates. Therefore it was an easy decision to use Postmark over other providers.
    Incentivized
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    SMTP2GO
    It has been so long since I did my comparison with other products that no comparison would be valid today. It has worked so well at a price point that is so acceptable that I don't feel an urge to do the evaluation again.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    ActiveCampaign
    • It is really "set and forget." I have not had any issues that I've needed to deal with. It just works.
    Incentivized
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    SMTP2GO
    • Allowed us to use the same SMTP information across the board for all customers instead of having them split between several accounts.
    • More cost efficient than paying for several different email accounts.
    • Created an additional layer of great customer service for us since SMTP information is able to be preprogrammed into the equipment before ever leaving our facility.
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    SMTP2GO Screenshots

    Screenshot of a quick snapshot of the account activity after logging in.Screenshot of the Activity feed that displays the most recent delivery events for email, and provides extra detail when needed.Screenshot of subaccounts, which are available on any paid plan and offer a way to resell the SMTP2GO product to clients and customers.