| Specs | Aweber | Hatchbuck |
|---|---|---|
| Designed For | Bloggers, business owners and email marketers in need of a reliable email marketing and marketing automation platform. | Sales professionals and marketers seeking an all-in-one 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. | Up to 750 contacts on $59 per month Solo plan. Plans available for 1,500, 5,000, 15,000 and 15,000+ contacts. |
| Email Volume | Unlimited emails on all plans. | Unlimited emails on all plans. |
| Users | Not provided on AWeber website | One user on Solo plan. Plans available for two, five and unlimited users. |
| Email Courses | Unlimited autoresponder series on all plans. | Unlimited autoresponder series on all plans. |
| Automation Rules | Unlimited automation features on all plans. | Unlimited automation workflows on all plans. |
| Responsive Email Templates | More than 700 responsive, customizable email templates are included. | Large library of responsive email templates included. |
| Email Split Testing | A/B email split testing is possible. | Not provided on Hatchbuck website |
| Lead Scoring | None | Lead scoring and tagging based on website tracking and activity. |
| SMS Marketing Automation | Automated SMS and voice messaging is available via the Call Loop integration. | Hatchbuck does not support SMS marketing automation. However, SMS is available using the SMS by Zapier, Mobit and SMS Factor Zapier integrations. |
| Direct Mail Automation | AWeber does not support direct mail automation. | Hatchbuck does not support direct mail automation. However, direct mail is available using the Direct Mail & Hatchbuck Zapier integration. |
| UI and Usability | Simple but powerful UI designed for users with little or no technical expertise. | A simple, intuitive UI designed with sales and marketing professionals and non-technical users in mind. |
| Automation Workflow Builder | Simple automation workflow builder with drag-and-drop user interface. | Automated marketing workflows are easy to create, with options to automatically tag leads as "hot" when they exhibit buying behavior. |
| Email Course Builder | Creating autoresponders and email newsletters is quick and simple. | Email courses are created as drip campaigns, with specific send intervals from the date a contact subscribed. |
| Forms & Landing Pages | ||
| Form Builder | Web form builder with 700+ responsive templates, custom color and A/B testing. | Easy to use opt-in form builder with custom contact fields and font, color and width options. |
| 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 Hatchbuck forms can be integrated into Instapage and LeadPages landing pages. |
| Landing Page Templates | No landing page templates. | No landing page templates. |
| WordPress Plugin | Several in-house and third party WordPress plugins for opt-in form creation. | Hatchbuck for WordPress plugin makes it easy to add forms to sidebars, posts, pages and elsehwere on your WordPress website. |
| Integrations | 100+ integrations with contest, data and analytics, landing page, membership, SMS, support and e-commerce software. | More than 26 integrations with e-commerce tools, payment processors, and accounting and sales apps. |
| 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 $59 per month for up to 750 contacts. Free live demo 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. Quick Start Program is included free with membership. |
| Refund/Guarantee | 30 day money-back guarantee. | No refunds available for unused time following 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. | Personalized support via email, plus online videos, webinars and help resources. |
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