| Specs | Aweber | Ontraport |
|---|---|---|
| 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 1,000 contacts on the most affordable plan. Plans available for up to 100,000 contacts. Additional contacts available from $99 per 100,000. |
| Email Volume | Unlimited emails on all plans. | Unlimited emails on Basic Plan. Up to 100,000 emails per month on Pro and Team plan. Additional emails available from $99 per 100,000. |
| Users | Not provided on AWeber website | One user on Basic plan. Pro and Team plans offer two and 10 users, respectively. Additional users available from $47 per user per month. |
| 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. | Email templates are responsive and customizable. |
| Email Split Testing | A/B email split testing is possible. | Support for 1-4 email variations per split test with full performance reporting. |
| Lead Scoring | None | Lead scoring based on user profile and behavior, with score degradation. |
| SMS Marketing Automation | Automated SMS and voice messaging is available via the Call Loop integration. | Ontraport supports two-way SMS communication. |
| Direct Mail Automation | AWeber does not support direct mail automation. | Ontraport supports automated postcard marketing. PURLs are supported. |
| UI and Usability | Simple but powerful UI designed for users with little or no technical expertise. | Designed for beginners and experienced marketers alike, with a huge range of features packed into an intuitive and sensible interface. |
| Automation Workflow Builder | Simple automation workflow builder with drag-and-drop user interface. | Creating multi-channel automation rules is a simple process that requires no programming or marketing automation skills. |
| Email Course Builder | Creating autoresponders and email newsletters is quick and simple. | ONTRAmail email builder makes creating emails and organizing email courses a simple process that requires no prior email marketing experience. |
| Forms & Landing Pages | ||
| Form Builder | Web form builder with 700+ responsive templates, custom color and A/B testing. | ONTRAforms form builder offers a variety of customizable web forms and lightbox lead capture forms. |
| Landing Page Builder | No landing page editor, however AWeber does integrate with landing page software such as Instapage and Leadpages. | ONTRApages landing page builder makes creating responsive, mobile-ready landing pages a simple process. |
| Landing Page Templates | No landing page templates. | Massive variety of templates, from squeeze pages to countdowns, "coming soon" pages, lead capture pages and more. |
| WordPress Plugin | Several in-house and third party WordPress plugins for opt-in form creation. | Simple integration with WordPress using the PilotPress and ONTRApages plugins. |
| Integrations | 100+ integrations with contest, data and analytics, landing page, membership, SMS, support and e-commerce software. | More than 66 integrations with landing page software, helpdesks, CMSes, social networks, e-commerce software 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 $79 per month for the Basic plan. |
| 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. | 90 day money-back guarantee with Basic, Pro and Team plans. |
| 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, with optional concierge service for users. Phone support available during US business hours. |
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