| Specs | Aweber | GreenRope |
|---|---|---|
| Designed For | Bloggers, business owners and email marketers in need of a reliable email marketing and marketing automation platform. | Small and medium-sized businesses in need of a complete CRM and marketing automation platform. |
| 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. | 1,000 contacts on Starter plan. Plans available for 3,000, 5,000, 7,500 and 10,000+ contacts. |
| Email Volume | Unlimited emails on all plans. | Unlimited emails on all plans. |
| Users | Not provided on AWeber website | Unlimited users on all plans. |
| Email Courses | Unlimited autoresponder series on all plans. | Unlimited email courses 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. | Responsive email templates and EasyBuilder email layout builder. |
| Email Split Testing | A/B email split testing is possible. | A/B split testing for emails available. |
| Lead Scoring | None | Lead scoring based on contact and activity data. |
| SMS Marketing Automation | Automated SMS and voice messaging is available via the Call Loop integration. | GreenRope supports automated SMS and MMS marketing. |
| Direct Mail Automation | AWeber does not support direct mail automation. | GreenRope does not support direct mail automation. |
| UI and Usability | Simple but powerful UI designed for users with little or no technical expertise. | Designed for marketers, with a simple, albeit somewhat dated user interface. |
| Automation Workflow Builder | Simple automation workflow builder with drag-and-drop user interface. | Automation workflows are easy to build, with a visualization tool to view your marketing automation process. |
| Email Course Builder | Creating autoresponders and email newsletters is quick and simple. | Drag and drop email builder, with tagging, group management and simple email course interface. |
| Forms & Landing Pages | ||
| Form Builder | Web form builder with 700+ responsive templates, custom color and A/B testing. | Embeddable forms with custom CSS support. |
| Landing Page Builder | No landing page editor, however AWeber does integrate with landing page software such as Instapage and Leadpages. | Complete responsive website builder with support for online stores, information websites and more. |
| Landing Page Templates | No landing page templates. | 160 customizable website and landing page templates available. |
| WordPress Plugin | Several in-house and third party WordPress plugins for opt-in form creation. | GreenRope Analytics Plugin available. |
| Integrations | 100+ integrations with contest, data and analytics, landing page, membership, SMS, support and e-commerce software. | 12 integrations with Salesforce, WordPress, QuickBooks, Evernote and other software. |
| 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 $149 per month for up to 1,000 contacts. Free 14 day trial available on request. |
| Minimum Contract Term | No minimum contract. All plans are month to month with cancellation at any time. | Cancellation requires 30 days advance notice. |
| Joining/Training Fee | No joining fee. | Mandatory account setup fee. $399 Standard Account Setup and $499 Premium Account Setup available. |
| Refund/Guarantee | 30 day money-back guarantee. | Unused payments refunded upon cancellation. |
| 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. | Online FAQs, guides and webinars, as well as personalized email and phone support. Design and marketing consulting services available from $90 per hour. Phone and live chat available 24/7. |
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