| Specs | Aweber | Simplero |
|---|---|---|
| Designed For | Bloggers, business owners and email marketers in need of a reliable email marketing and marketing automation platform. | Marketers and information product creators in need of email marketing and automation software. |
| 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. | 2,500 contacts on Starter plan. Plans available for 15,000, 50,000 and unlimited contacts. |
| Email Volume | Unlimited emails on all plans. | 25,000 emails per month on Starter plan. Plans available for 100,000, 400,000 and 500,000 emails per month. |
| Users | Not provided on AWeber website | Not provided on Simplero website |
| Email Courses | Unlimited autoresponder series on all plans. | Unlimited email autoresponder series in all plans. |
| Automation Rules | Unlimited automation features on all plans. | Email automation available in Basic, Professional and Unlimited plans. |
| Responsive Email Templates | More than 700 responsive, customizable email templates are included. | Email templates are responsive and customizable, with support for embedded video and custom CSS. |
| Email Split Testing | A/B email split testing is possible. | Not provided on Simplero website |
| Lead Scoring | None | None. |
| SMS Marketing Automation | Automated SMS and voice messaging is available via the Call Loop integration. | Simplero supports SMS marketing, with 500-5,000 monthly SMS messages available depending on your plan. |
| Direct Mail Automation | AWeber does not support direct mail automation. | Simplero 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 and product developers, with a clean and simple user interface. |
| Automation Workflow Builder | Simple automation workflow builder with drag-and-drop user interface. | If/then rules make creating triggers and automation rules simple, even if you have no code or marketing automation experience. |
| Email Course Builder | Creating autoresponders and email newsletters is quick and simple. | Email autoresponders are easy to create and modify using the Simplero Automation Engine. |
| Forms & Landing Pages | ||
| Form Builder | Web form builder with 700+ responsive templates, custom color and A/B testing. | Opt-in forms are easy to create and embed. |
| Landing Page Builder | No landing page editor, however AWeber does integrate with landing page software such as Instapage and Leadpages. | Responsive landing page builder with support for custom colors, fonts and graphics. |
| Landing Page Templates | No landing page templates. | Not provided on Simplero website |
| WordPress Plugin | Several in-house and third party WordPress plugins for opt-in form creation. | None. |
| Integrations | 100+ integrations with contest, data and analytics, landing page, membership, SMS, support and e-commerce software. | Limited integrations for Zapier, MailChimp 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 $83 per month for up to 2,500 contacts. Automations available on $125 per month Basic plan and above. Never-ending free trial with restrictions available. |
| Minimum Contract Term | No minimum contract. All plans are month to month with cancellation at any time. | No minimum contract. |
| Joining/Training Fee | No joining fee. | No joining fee. |
| Refund/Guarantee | 30 day money-back guarantee. | Not provided on Simplero website |
| 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 FAQs, guides and video tutorials. |
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