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    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

    Twilio SendGrid

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ATwilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns provides users with segmentation, campaign editing, and deliverability. According to the vendor, Twilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns is trusted by over 80,000 customers globally, including Airbnb, Spotify and Uber. Twilio SendGrid Marketing Campaigns aims to help users by providing: MORE EFFICIENT EMAIL BUILDING The campaign building process is free from frustrating, rigid step-by-step wizards that slow users down. The vendor says…

    $15

    per month

    Pricing
    SMTP2GOTwilio SendGrid
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic
    $15
    per month
    Advanced
    $60
    per month
    Free
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SMTP2GOTwilio SendGrid
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing includes support and onboarding.
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    Community Pulse
    SMTP2GOTwilio SendGrid
    Considered Both Products
    SMTP2GO
    Chose SMTP2GO
    The deliverability and ease-of-use of SMTP2GO were the two main factors for me. sendgrid does have a little more functionality, but I didn't really use it.
    Incentivized
    Chose SMTP2GO
    Well we used to use sendgrid in the past.
    But their base plan shares an ip with others, which means that more often than not our emails were blocked
    They changed they policy of connections to api and sdks. We found Smtp2go that has the same price range and so we changed for them.
    Incentivized
    Chose SMTP2GO
    Cost, feature set and ease of use led us to choose SMTP2Go over sendgrid
    Incentivized
    Chose SMTP2GO
    SMTP2GO was easier to set up and manage overall, and support seems much more accessible.
    Incentivized
    Chose SMTP2GO
    SMTP2GO ended up being cheaper and easier to use. SMTP2G0 fit our needs better partly because it was more compatible with older systems, but it also hit the mark in terms of price for scale.
    Incentivized
    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
    Chose SMTP2GO
    Some of the other services are really good but with the ease of setting up sub-accounts, the success in not having bounced emails, or strange receiving issues, the platform being so easy to use, and great support when you need it. They just don't compare.
    Incentivized
    Chose SMTP2GO
    Simpler, easier to use, and way more cost effective
    Incentivized
    Chose SMTP2GO
    SMTP2GO was easy to use and set up without ever having to go back and figure out why emails weren't being delivered. When compared to other solutions that had all the features I needed (multiple authentication methods, DKIM setup, reasonable logging), SMTP2GO's pricing was a …
    Incentivized
    Chose SMTP2GO
    Free tier and flexibility
    Incentivized
    Chose SMTP2GO
    SMTP2GO is much easier to use! Way less clunky!
    Incentivized
    Chose SMTP2GO
    SMTP is basic, and basic is all that we needed. Just a simple SMTP relay with DKIM, DMARC, and SPF so we can abide by best email practices this product was exactly what we wanted.
    Incentivized
    Chose SMTP2GO
    The price is very important and the support provided by the company too.The price and accessibility of the plans is one of the important things that differentiate SMTP2GO from other companies. If my email delivery is little, I do not have to pay large amounts, I can modify it …
    Incentivized
    Chose SMTP2GO
    better price at SMTP2GO.
    Incentivized
    Chose SMTP2GO
    I really like the interface of SMTP2GO and how easy it is to use. I tried the other products but at first, I was having trouble getting the emails sent, so then I opened a free account at SMTP2GO and haven't looked back since. I will continue to use this product as long as I …
    Incentivized
    Twilio
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    98 Answers
    79%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    97 Answers
    76%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    98 Answers
    74%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    95 Answers
    68%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    13 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    98 Answers
    74%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    Features
    SMTP2GOTwilio SendGrid
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of SMTP2GO and Twilio SendGrid
    Feature
    SMTP2GO
    -
    Ratings
    Twilio SendGrid
    7.1
    48 Ratings
    11% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings7.035 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings6.838 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings5.636 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings8.023 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings7.228 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings7.036 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings7.448 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings7.642 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings7.222 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of SMTP2GO and Twilio SendGrid
    Feature
    SMTP2GO
    -
    Ratings
    Twilio SendGrid
    7.6
    48 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings7.446 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings8.246 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings7.230 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of SMTP2GO and Twilio SendGrid
    Feature
    SMTP2GO
    -
    Ratings
    Twilio SendGrid
    8.2
    10 Ratings
    3% above category average
    URL Validation00 Ratings7.410 Ratings
    Link Tracking00 Ratings8.210 Ratings
    Image Validation00 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Inbox Display00 Ratings7.810 Ratings
    Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings7.810 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings8.28 Ratings
    Spam Testing00 Ratings8.210 Ratings
    Email Previews00 Ratings8.610 Ratings
    User Ratings
    SMTP2GOTwilio SendGrid
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (98 ratings)
    7.9
    (59 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    3.0
    (9 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SMTP2GOTwilio SendGrid
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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).
    Incentivized
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    Twilio
    Twilio SendGrid is well suited for those organizations who need to send mass emails very often to their prospects and customers and thus may be wary of a reliable tool that can do that without affecting domain reputation. It may be less suited for organizations which do not have say more than 10,000 target prospects and thus may rely only on 1:few ABM for sending emails.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    Twilio
    • Managing email lists / audiences is easy with features like groups and segments.
    • They provide pre-built email templates that are very easy to modify. It is also super easy to create new email templates with their drag-and-drop email builder.
    • Provides clear / easy-to-read analytics of email campaigns.
    • I can easily import large email contact lists all at once or add a user manually one-at-a-time, when needed.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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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    Twilio
    • Not necessarily their Email API but their email in general - they are currently in beta for automated email sequences but are still bare bones. Much more work is needed before it can be used mainstream and be able to convert everything to SendGrid.
    • Helping with warming up our dedicated IP for the best-sending score.
    • We seem to hit the promotions folder a decent amount (maybe the IP problem above) and even a lot of their emails hit my spam or promotions folder (whether they be transactional or marketing) which isn't a great sign when trusting an ESP.
    • Transactional email sequences would be a huge plus.
    • Now that Twilio owns SenGrid, having an integrated platform where you could see all our transactional emails together.
    • Better reporting and split reporting between transactional and marketing emails.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Twilio
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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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    Twilio
    It has the potential to be really cool. However, it feels as if it was created by developers for developers (and I work with developers, yet even for me the instrument was somewhat not easy to use - just read SendGrid's help manuals...) However, if you are into data and your way of thinking is more mathematical rather than lyrical, you'll enjoy this instrument
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Twilio
    Twilio SendGrid Email API is everything we want it to be, and we have no reason to look for any other solution. Features and pricing match exactly what we need. As developers for SaaS products, Twilio SendGrid Email API provides a great service. I hope that they stay this way and don't inflate the service with too many marketing oriented features, because there are other tools for that and Twilio SendGrid Email API is a API for sending email first and foremost.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Twilio
    Sendgrid has a lot of features that other providers have and a few more - like the dynamic template builder, which AWS SES doesn't have. We choose the provider based on the scenario of use and the provider we're using. If we're going to be making regular changes to a template, then we'd go with Sendgrid, as the changes will be easier to make and don't necessarily require developer intervention.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Twilio
    • As it was cheaper than the transactional service we previously used, it saved costs.
    • The API was relatively easy to work with so it helped us ship the service and test it quickly.
    • We still use the transactional email service, even though we recognize its limits as it meets our immediate needs.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    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.