| Specs | Aweber | Infusionsoft |
|---|---|---|
| Designed For | Bloggers, business owners and email marketers in need of a reliable email marketing and marketing automation platform. | Small and medium-sized businesses with an established sales and marketing process and revenue of $100,000 or more. |
| 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 2,500 contacts on the most affordable plan. Plans available for up to 20,000 contacts. |
| Email Volume | Unlimited emails on all plans. | Up to 12,500 emails on the most affordable plan. Plans available for up to 100,000 emails per month. |
| Users | Not provided on AWeber website | Three users on the most affordable plan. Support for 10 users on the $599/mo Team plan. |
| Email Courses | Unlimited autoresponder series on all plans. | Unlimited marketing automation 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. | Email templates are responsive and customizable. Drag and drop email builder provided. |
| Email Split Testing | A/B email split testing is possible. | No built-in split testing feature, however split testing is possible using A/B audience tags. |
| Lead Scoring | None | Lead scoring based on tags and user behavior. |
| SMS Marketing Automation | Automated SMS and voice messaging is available via the Call Loop integration. | SMS marketing automation is available through integrations such as Fix Your Funnel SMS. |
| Direct Mail Automation | AWeber does not support direct mail automation. | Direct mail automation is available through integrations such as DirectMailManager and Click2Mail. |
| UI and Usability | Simple but powerful UI designed for users with little or no technical expertise. | Designed for experienced marketers, with a steeper learning curve than some other email marketing automation tools. |
| Automation Workflow Builder | Simple automation workflow builder with drag-and-drop user interface. | Automation workflows can be configured based on user behavior, such as purchases, webpage visits and other events. |
| Email Course Builder | Creating autoresponders and email newsletters is quick and simple. | Email courses are managed in the Infusionsoft Campaign Builder, which has a simple drag-and-drop UI. |
| Forms & Landing Pages | ||
| Form Builder | Web form builder with 700+ responsive templates, custom color and A/B testing. | Opt-in form builder lets you create responsive forms with hidden fields, captchas and more. |
| Landing Page Builder | No landing page editor, however AWeber does integrate with landing page software such as Instapage and Leadpages. | User-friendly visual landing page editor with support for custom CSS. |
| Landing Page Templates | No landing page templates. | Several landing page templates included, with third-party landing page tools available. |
| WordPress Plugin | Several in-house and third party WordPress plugins for opt-in form creation. | No official WordPress plugin, however third-party WordPress plugins are available for some integrations. |
| Integrations | 100+ integrations with contest, data and analytics, landing page, membership, SMS, support and e-commerce software. | Hundreds of integrations available from the Infusionsoft Marketplace. |
| Zapier Integration | Supported. | Zapier integration available for $20 per month. |
| Pricing | Monthly fee, starting from $19 per month for up to 500 subscribers. Free 30 day trial available. | Monthly fee, starting from $199 per month for up to 2,500 contacts. Full-featured edition available from $379 per month. |
| Minimum Contract Term | No minimum contract. All plans are month to month with cancellation at any time. | Annual contract, billed monthly. Cancellation is possible up to 10 days before the next billing period. |
| Joining/Training Fee | No joining fee. | Compulsory Kickstart training and initiation package, priced from $699 to $1,699. |
| Refund/Guarantee | 30 day money-back guarantee. | All subscription and Kickstart fees are nonrefundable. |
| 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 email, phone and live chat support. Live chat available 24/7. Phone support available from Monday to Friday, 6AM to 5PM Arizona time. |
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