Iterable

Pros: The interface is intuitive and easy to use. Having no prior experience, I was able to jump in quickly and navigate through setting up an email blast within a day. The object based data setup is also easy and intuitive to understand, despite coming from a traditional "relational tables" platform and background.

Cons: There are certain key features of an Email Platform that I find lacking for Iterable. Nothing show stopping, but things that I would have thought would be intuitively built in: no auto-suppression can be applied based on send classification (transactional vs. marketing), basic date comparison logic is not available (should be easy for eng to build, given they just need to set additional functions), no re-usable global content blocks available (think of SFMCs Content Areas, where you can house snippets of code, or static html, and wherever needed pull that content in to multiple emails, without having to recreate the same code over and over again - universal footer, header, etc).

Overall: Overall, I would definitely recommend Iterable. As much as SFMC and others have dominated the market, their data structures and backend setup are more archaic and not easily scalable without custom implementation (SFMC frequently has to shuffle databases around based on client volume since many share instances and the larger ones can take an entire instance down). Although I think Iterable has some catching up to do in terms of more robust customization capabilities, and certain platform capabilities, I still think it's an innovative new tool that has a promising future to bring more powerful function than the old school platforms can keep up with.

Pros: What I like is since I started using Iterable, the product has been evolving and getting more innovative. I enjoy the workflow section on the UI. I enjoy when my team needs product enhancements, they are willing to hear our needs out and work on improving. I like the great customer success team and always helping us. Finally, the upper management and when in need being available to get in discussion with any further needs we might have.

Cons: I would really like the segmentation piece to be improved. I would like to work with Iterable on needs here as I have found many flaws that I have iterated, but yet not gotten solved. Like searching for a number of campaigns that are similar all at once instead of doing OR's with tons of campaign ids. To be able to query a full workflow.

Overall: This product helps us daily with our email marketing needs.

Pros: We chose Iterable based on the strength of its API and its ability to handle a multi-million list size. As a marketer, Iterable has a number of powerful advanced features that make it easy for me to perform segmentation, write workflows and run multivariate tests. The support team is beyond amazing; they are knowledgeable and go out of their way to ensure their customers succeed.

Cons: Our engineers get a bit frustrated about some of the technical limitations. For example, certain types of API calls are currently centered around the individual user vs. a particular list (meaning that Iterable is designed to ping your server X million times for each user on a list vs. 1 X for the list itself). That said, the Iterable product team is very responsive to customer feedback, and this shortcoming is on the short-term roadmap to be fixed.

Pros: Iterable's interface is intuitive, clean and easy to use. List management is so much easier than other tools, updating and maintaining lists is no longer a pain. The reporting tool is super easy. You can aggregate multiple campaigns and specific time ranges with ease.

Cons: The main con I have with this tool is how cumbersome it is to upload photos. There are multiple back and forth steps and the process as whole could be a lot easier. I think this is something they are aware of and are working on, however.

Pros: Once you understand Iterable, it's life changing. Being new to the email marketing game and moving over from a clunky and buggy predecessor, Iterable is devastatingly powerful. The User Segmentation feature is a quick and efficient way to find the exact audience you're looking for. Workflows simplify life in ways I didn't know I needed.

Cons: Iterable does have a very steep learning curve, the first few weeks of using it were rough. Occasionally the HTML editor's interface annoys me with too many scroll bars and way too much to scroll through, but that's just a matter of getting used to making sure your mouse is in the correct position.

Pros: Would recommend over any other platform. Great product for a great value. We use it for all our clients and it delivers far superior service than any of its competitors that we have tried.

Cons: Their API goes down occasionally. Usually not to a significant determinant, and they give us fair warning each time, but it can be annoying.

Pros: The interface is fairly user friendly. Setting up workflows based on events, recurring lists or api posts is also fairly intuitive. The customer success team seems open to feedback and submitting tickets.

Cons: The thing that frustrates my team the most with Iterable is the lack of consistency between functionality. Of course, you don't realize what's missing until it's gone but, while Iterable has made considerable strides in the reporting suite. The basic daily export of subscriber status is still seemingly too tall of an ask. While the success team seems open to feedback and submitting tickets, there is often an absence of follow through.

Pros: Really like the workflow management feature, so simple to set and forget any regular mailings such as on-boarding marketing for new customers.

Cons: I find the list management not very user friendly, mostly when going between different project spaces. Would be great if I could have different project spaces but then master lists too, i.e. a master suppressions list that works across all project spaces.

Or the option to suppress the master list from our 'customer' project space when we're sending a blast in our 'leads' project space, to avoid double handling if a customer has re-signed up on any acquisition portals.

Pros: The behavioral based segmentation features are very powerful and put a lot of power from the engineering/analytics teams into the marketing team. Behavioral based segmentation, dynamic lists, and large workflows all have a lot flexibility but that can cause errors in incorrect lists/segments/emails.

Cons: An ESP has to encompass so many features to be useful and there are some that Iterable doesn't have or have just recently launched, such as an analytics dashboard to see how campaigns are performing against each other. Iterable has definitely focused on the advanced segmentation and workflows, but still has to build a lot of other core features that email marketers will find necessary.

Pros: I like that it's incredibly easy to use. As opposed to a software like salesforce thats much less user friendly, iterable is super simple, but still lots of features.

Cons: There are a few issues sometimes with the third party drag and drop feature, but other than that I haven't ran into any big issues.

Overall: Email marketing

Pros: It's easy to use and understand. It's also very easy for me to create an email template for the rest of the team to use. The feature of multiple accounts is also a great way to easily switch between teams.

Cons: There's a few bugs here and there, but the support team are always happy to help me out! I do wish there was an easy way for me to upload images for the email templates.

Pros: Intuitive, clean UI and UX. Amazing customer support that's very responsive, knowledgeable and always eager to help. Iterable is very receptive to user feedback, and is constantly improving and building the too

Cons: The only issue I've had is with load times with list segmentation here and there- but nowhere near the level of frustration I've had with other legacy systems.

Pros: User friendly, easy access to Iterable Support through Intercom, big fan of the workflows

Cons: Sometimes there are glitches and queue congestions that can take awhile to fix.

Overall: Great email marketing platform. Has met our clients needs and is always rolling out new features and webinars.

Pros: The database structure is similar to our CRM - so it houses all our data and allows me to access and data point I need. Handle bars are easy to use to customize based on any information and access any information about a lead in an email.

Cons: Its one thing that they say they're working on: in the database there are objects with arrays. However, in segmentation if you want to query against two fields in an array, it wont look for the criteria to match in the same array, they can be in different arrays.

Overall: Its been great, the customer support really surprised me - they're very responsive.

Comments: I seriously cannot say enough amazing things about Iterable. It has completely revolutionized the way we execute email marketing. It allows for far more sophisticated email list segmentation and trigger email / drip marketing campaign development vs. our previous Email Service Provider. It is a powerful tool that yields powerful results. Not sure if my company wants me to share exact numbers, but let's just say that its helped increase purchase conversions, overall user engagement and email traffic by a VERY considerable factor. I cannot recommend this product more highly! Oh, and the level of customer service is beyond anything I've ever experienced. I've had all my service requests'even ones submitted late on a Friday or Saturday night'promptly addressed. I feel like its a real partnership, which is a great feeling.

Pros: It integrates easily with Wordpress, which makes it easy for emails acquired through a WordPress form to automatically connect to a list in Iterable. The customer service is very reliable. Downloading email analytics to CSVs have a nice custom date range option and can filter what type of campaigns you want to show up on the export

Cons: I haven't run into too much. It take a while to really understand how to fully use it, but once you learn it, you realize how easy it is to navigate the tool.

Recommendations to other buyers: Perhaps a more accurate integration with donation tracking platforms like stripe would be cool and easier for donation tracking purposes to specific emails sent.

Pros: It is fairly intuitive--I don't have a background in email marketing but it is relatively easy for me to build templates and set up emails. And when I don't know how to do something, my CSM is super helpful!

Cons: It is much more complex than anything I'm used to and is a bit overwhelming while I am in the early stages of use. There is a lot to learn.

Overall: Ability to better customize our marketing strategy.

Pros: Interface is very clear, easy to create complicated email or SMS flows. It also supports different types of API integration, such as API call, or mobile push, webhooks, which makes it really easy to integrate into different platforms.

Cons: It would be nice if the campaign analytics can be more customizable, and provide more information.

Pros: It's got a more modern design that the other email marketing behemoths, and still effective and simple to integrate with.

Cons: The analytics can use some upgrading for better visualizations, but the information is there and easily accessible.

Pros: New to iterable. Using iterable for Email marketing and workflow creation. Overall very good experience with iterable. Nice iterface, easy to use, effective in email marketing

- Easy to use as compare to other softwares like Salesforce

- Great Product for email marketing

- Easy to integrate with APIs

Cons: New to iterable and it looks complex initially, but later its very easy once you start using it.

It would have been better if anaytics can be better, better visualizations.

Overall: - email marketing

- web push

- workflow creations

Pros: For a company that's only 5 yrs old I'm impressed at what they've been able to accomplish. They still have a long ways to go, but so far so good. I love how easy it is to upload lists and the workflow area is super intuitive.

Cons: - Templates should autosave

- I wish there was a way to access the file manager outside of editing a template

- Being able to edit a single user while within their profile would be extremely helpful

Overall: Able to send to a large list without huge delay. We're also able to create improved dynamic emails.

Pros: The user interface is very clean and easy to use. The support staff is always there to help when I need it!

Cons: Honestly, there are very few issues that we've experienced. Maybe developing more of a robust mobile app, but that's it.

Recommendations to other buyers: Make sure to check how the products features align to your own company's goals/needs.

Pros: Flexibility with any type of desired build out, always improving their product

Cons: Problems with adding new users to lists and with clients that are less digital-savy to navigate the backend on their own

Recommendations to other buyers: determine the needs of the client before deciding if this platform is right for you

Pros: Easy to use setup and configurations. We can easily categorize and send emails based on the categories. Like marketing, transactions.

Cons: I don't think any. I like everything about this product and I recommend to others also to use this product.