| Specs | Aweber | Drip |
|---|---|---|
| Designed For | Bloggers, business owners and email marketers in need of a reliable email marketing and marketing automation platform. | Bloggers and SaaS/product owners seeking a user-friendly, lightweight marketing automation system. |
| Email Marketing Automation | ||
| Contacts | Up to 500 contacts on basic $19/month plan. Plans available for up to 25,000 subscribers per month, with custom quotes available for higher volume senders. | Plans starting from 100 contacts. |
| Email Volume | Unlimited emails on all plans. | Unlimited emails on all plans. |
| Users | Not provided on AWeber website | Not provided on Drip website |
| Email Courses | Unlimited autoresponder series on all plans. | Unlimited autoresponders on all plans. |
| Automation Rules | Unlimited automation features on all plans. | Unlimited automation rules on all plans. |
| Responsive Email Templates | More than 700 responsive, customizable email templates are included. | Liquid templating system with custom email templates. |
| Email Split Testing | A/B email split testing is possible. | A/B split testing for subject lines, send times and sender names. |
| Lead Scoring | None | Lead scoring based on website/email engagement. |
| SMS Marketing Automation | Automated SMS and voice messaging is available via the Call Loop integration. | Drip does not support SMS marketing automation. However, subscription via SMS is available using the Textiful integration. |
| Direct Mail Automation | AWeber does not support direct mail automation. | Drip does not support direct mail automation. |
| UI and Usability | Simple but powerful UI designed for users with little or no technical expertise. | Designed for bloggers and SaaS/product owners, with an extremely lightweight and user-friendly interface. |
| Automation Workflow Builder | Simple automation workflow builder with drag-and-drop user interface. | User-friendly visual workflow builder with easily understandable yes/no logic and six different automation flow steps. |
| Email Course Builder | Creating autoresponders and email newsletters is quick and simple. | Three ways to send targeted emails: in a drip campaign, as a broadcast, or as a one-off event-based email. |
| Forms & Landing Pages | ||
| Form Builder | Web form builder with 700+ responsive templates, custom color and A/B testing. | Built-in form editor with four different opt-in form styles: widget, embedded, exit triggered and hosted. |
| Landing Page Builder | No landing page editor, however AWeber does integrate with landing page software such as Instapage and Leadpages. | No landing page builder, although integrations are available for LeadPages and Instapage. |
| Landing Page Templates | No landing page templates. | No landing page templates included. |
| WordPress Plugin | Several in-house and third party WordPress plugins for opt-in form creation. | Email Marketing by Drip WordPress plugin makes adding opt-in forms to your WordPress website a one-click process. |
| Integrations | 100+ integrations with contest, data and analytics, landing page, membership, SMS, support and e-commerce software. | Dozens of integrations for software such as Instapage, LeadPages, Stripe, Zapier, PayPal, Shopify, Wistia and more. |
| Zapier Integration | Supported. | Supported. |
| Pricing | Monthly fee, starting from $19 per month for up to 500 subscribers. Free 30 day trial available. | Monthly fee, starting from $1 per month for up to 100 subscribers. Three week free trial available. |
| Minimum Contract Term | No minimum contract. All plans are month to month with cancellation at any time. | No minimum contract. Plans start from one month. |
| Joining/Training Fee | No joining fee. | No joining fee. |
| Refund/Guarantee | 30 day money-back guarantee. | Drip guarantees that its software will help you grow your list and improve conversions. If not, you can request a refund for your most recent payment. |
| Support | Personalized support via email, phone and live chat, plus online knowledge base, free webinars and video tutorials. Live support available from 8AM-8PM ET Monday to Friday and 9AM-5PM ET Saturday and Sunday. | Personalized support via email. |
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