| Specs | Aweber | Wishpond |
|---|---|---|
| Designed For | Bloggers, business owners and email marketers in need of a reliable email marketing and marketing automation platform. | SMEs and marketers in need of an all-in-one landing page, email marketing 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 1,000 leads (contacts) on $44 per month Basic plan. Plans available for 2,500 and 10,000 leads, as well as custom plans with support for up to one million leads. |
| Email Volume | Unlimited emails on all plans. | Not provided on Wishpond website (I assume it's unlimited as no limit is mentioned) |
| Users | Not provided on AWeber website | One account on Basic plan. Pro plan supports up to five users, with unlimited users on Growth plan. |
| Email Courses | Unlimited autoresponder series on all plans. | Unlimited email autoresponders 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. | Not provided on Wishpond website |
| Email Split Testing | A/B email split testing is possible. | Not provided on Wishpond website |
| Lead Scoring | None | Lead scoring based on activity and personal information. |
| SMS Marketing Automation | Automated SMS and voice messaging is available via the Call Loop integration. | Wishpond does not support SMS marketing automation. However, integrations are available for SMS by Zapier and Octopush SMS. |
| Direct Mail Automation | AWeber does not support direct mail automation. | Wishpond does not support direct mail automation. However, a Direct Mail Zapier integration is available. |
| UI and Usability | Simple but powerful UI designed for users with little or no technical expertise. | Designed for marketers and SME users, with a clean interface and user-friendly features. |
| Automation Workflow Builder | Simple automation workflow builder with drag-and-drop user interface. | Automation workflows can be created with emails triggered after a time interval or based on user behavior such as visiting a specific page. Lead scoring is available based on user activity. |
| Email Course Builder | Creating autoresponders and email newsletters is quick and simple. | Drip email campaigns are easy to set up, with specific intervals and/or send dates for spacing emails. |
| Forms & Landing Pages | ||
| Form Builder | Web form builder with 700+ responsive templates, custom color and A/B testing. | Drag and drop form builder with a large variety of pre-built form templates. |
| Landing Page Builder | No landing page editor, however AWeber does integrate with landing page software such as Instapage and Leadpages. | Drag and drop responsive landing page builder with simple controls for color, size, corner radius, opacity and other options. |
| Landing Page Templates | No landing page templates. | More than 100 responsive landing page templates for lead capture, eBook download, webinar registration and more. |
| WordPress Plugin | Several in-house and third party WordPress plugins for opt-in form creation. | Two WordPress plugins: Landing Page Builder and Wishpond Social Contests. |
| Integrations | 100+ integrations with contest, data and analytics, landing page, membership, SMS, support and e-commerce software. | More than 40 integrations with CRM tools, webinar apps and email marketing platforms. |
| 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 $44 per month for up to 1,000 leads. 14 day free trial 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. |
| Refund/Guarantee | 30 day money-back guarantee. | Full and partial refunds available on annual plans in certain circumstances. |
| 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, with user guides and case studies available in Wishpond Academy. |
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