Kit

Kit

Kit (formerly ConvertKit)
SendGrid

SendGrid

Twilio SendGrid
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About

Kit, formerly known as ConvertKit, is an email-first operating system designed for creators aiming to build valuable businesses. It offers a comprehensive suite of tools, including email marketing, automation, landing pages, and audience management, enabling creators to effectively connect with their audiences and monetize their content. With features like the Creator Network for cross-promotion and an app store for seamless integrations, Kit streamlines business operations for creators across various platforms. Notable users include authors, podcasters, and entrepreneurs who leverage Kit to grow their subscriber base and enhance engagement. The platform provides scalable pricing plans, including a free tier for up to 10,000 subscribers, supporting creators at every stage of their journey.

About

Email is the backbone of your customer engagement. The Twilio SendGrid Email API is the email service trusted by developers and marketers for time-savings, scalability, and delivery expertise. Our flexible Email API and proprietary Mail Transfer Agent (MTA), intuitive console, powerful features, and email experts make it easy to ensure all your email gets delivered in seconds and without interruption. Monitor engagement data and optimize deliverability with our Deliverability Insights dashboard. Whether you’re sending 100 emails or 100 billion, SendGrid is built to scale. Integrate with our RESTful APIs and SMTP in minutes, with sample code libraries available in 7 languages, interactive docs, templates, and more.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Online creators that need a powerful email marketing platform for creators

Audience

Companies of all sizes searching for an email API to deliver an exceptional email experience

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$9 per month
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

$19.95 per month
Free - $0/mo for 100 emails/day forever
Essentials - starting at $19.95/mo
Pro - starting at $89.95/mo
Premier - custom pricing
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.5 / 5
ease 4.2 / 5
features 4.8 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 4.5 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 3.9 / 5
ease 4.0 / 5
features 3.9 / 5
design 4.1 / 5
support 3.9 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • One of the only large newsletter service providers who offer you the ability to use their physical address as your own. They will then virtually scan and email you anything you receive. A nice way to protect your privacy without paying for an additional service or PO Box. Once you're a paid user, it has some powerful tools for automating your email campaigns.
  • ConvertKit is a great, affordable alternative to the pricier programs such as Mailchimp, offering a way to connect with my readers.
  • Convertkit is a very productive email marketing tool. This platform is my favorite choice to connect with my clients. Analytics and reports are informative. It offers a quick campaign building.
  • This is a great program to use for automations and drip email campaigns. When you connect to your store it works great!

Cons

  • This is a very expensive service. ConvertKit costs even more than Mailchimp and far more than MailerLite. I know I said they give you a free virtual mail service above, but having your own PO Box would still come out cheaper. The interface is fairly difficult to learn how to use--much harder than MailerLite, for example.
  • Sadly, it doesn't offer as many bells and whistles as Mailchimp, but for the price, it's well worth it.
  • It worked great for me. Nothing to share about cons.
  • There's nothing that I dislike about it. Really like it.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Ok, thanks for the opportunity, be honest, these are my feedback after useing, please check below. first pro: 80% successful rate to find right email. second pro: most of time input first name and family name with company website, i can find right email.
  • Emails actually get delivered unlike some other email marketing services and transactional email services we were using prior to SendGrid.
  • Almost nothing. The system is too barebones, can't put emojis in emails, very little actual customization, other platforms are much better.
  • I did like that the software was easy to use. It had a very user-friendly interface and made things easy to navigate through. Uploading contacts was a streamlined process.
  • Sendgrid allows our company to send updates to a vast array of consumers through email. The credentials built through Sendgrid software allow our emails to not end up in the Junk Folder.

Cons

  • First con: if a person has many job positions at different companies, you only can obtain the first company information and existing person emails. Second con: it can't link with more social channels, like Twitter or Instagram and can't grab email in pictures and PDF files, also many information shows in Google but can't be found here. Third con: RocketReach can find the right email but usually GetEmail can't. Fourth con: the cost is high for monthly, and can't get free credits most of times. That's all the cons I found, i have been using this tool for more than one and a half years, anyway, thank you very much, hope your team can improve and do better.
  • No cons for our use cases. Does everything we need it to do.
  • First of all the service didn't work. The campaigns wouldn't be sent at all and I had to call customer support. EVERY TIME. And it would take time, hours DAYS, every time. So we lost a lot in proper campaign timing, leads would get cold. We lost ROI there.
  • I didn't like that their shared IP still got bad ratings. I used a few of their competitors before this, and was getting much better open rates using the same emails on the other platforms.
  • I needed a lot of help setting up my account. It would be helpful to have a more user-friendly set up.

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

Kit (formerly ConvertKit)
Founded: 2013
United States
kit.com

Company Information

Twilio SendGrid
Founded: 2009
United States
sendgrid.com/en-us

Alternatives

Alternatives

SMTP.com

SMTP.com

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Categories

Categories

Email Marketing Features

A/B Testing
Artificial Intelligence
Auto-Responders
CAN SPAM Compliance
Customer Surveys
Drip Campaigns
Dynamic Content
Event Triggered Email
Image Library
Landing Pages/Web Forms
Mailing List Management
Mobile Optimized Emails
Reporting/Analytics
Subscriber Management
Template Management
WYSIWYG Email Editor

Marketing Automation Features

A/B Testing
Analytics / ROI Tracking
Artificial Intelligence
Content / Blogging Platform
Customizable CTAs
Drip Campaigns
Dynamic Content
Landing Pages / Web Forms
Lead Scoring
Sales Intelligence
Search Marketing
Segmentation
Social Marketing
Website Visitor Tracking

Email Marketing Features

A/B Testing
Artificial Intelligence
Auto-Responders
CAN SPAM Compliance
Customer Surveys
Drip Campaigns
Dynamic Content
Event Triggered Email
Image Library
Landing Pages/Web Forms
Mailing List Management
Mobile Optimized Emails
Reporting/Analytics
Subscriber Management
Template Management
WYSIWYG Email Editor

Marketing Automation Features

A/B Testing
Analytics / ROI Tracking
Artificial Intelligence
Content / Blogging Platform
Customizable CTAs
Drip Campaigns
Dynamic Content
Landing Pages / Web Forms
Lead Scoring
Sales Intelligence
Search Marketing
Segmentation
Social Marketing
Website Visitor Tracking

Email Management Features

Data Recovery
Email Archiving
Email Deletion
Email Discovery
Email Monitoring
Email Recall
Queue Manager
Response Management
Routing
Shared Inboxes
Signature Management
Spam Blocker
Whitelisting / Blacklisting

Email Template Design Features

A/B Testing
Code From Scratch
Drag & Drop Editing
Image Library
Import HTML Code
Mobile-Friendly / Responsive
Potential Issue Identification
Premade Templates
Proofing
Reporting / Analytics
Text Editor
Theme Editor

Email Testing Features

A/B Testing
Accessibility Testing
Deliverability Rates
DMARC Analytics
HTML Validation
Improvement Recommendations
IP Blacklist Checking
Pre-Send Email Testing
Preview Across Browsers & Devices
Reporting / Analytics
Sender Reputation Scoring
Spam Testing

Email Tracking Features

A/B Testing
Audience Segmentation
Campaign Management
Event-Based Notifications
Location Tracking
Team Management

Email Verification Features

Bulk Email Verification
Catch-all Server Detection
Disposable Email Detection
Domain Check
Mail Server Validation
Single Email Verification
Spam Trap Detection
Syntax Check

Transactional Email Features

A/B Testing
Contact Database
Dynamic Content
Email Monitoring
Mailing List Management
Reporting/Analytics
Spam Check
Template Management

eCommerce Marketing Features

AB Testing
Abandoned Cart Email
Analytics / ROI Tracking
Customer Data Profiles
Dynamic Content
Email Marketing
Email Personalization
Facebook Ads
Google Ads
Product Recommendations
Push Notifications
Retargeting
Search Marketing
Segmentation
Signup Forms & Popups
SMS Marketing
Social Marketing
Triggered Emails
Website Visitor Tracking

Integrations

AccessOwl
Agolix by Assessment Generator
Axis LMS
Brave
EasyWebinar
Easyflow
FormKeep
GrowSurf
Latitude
MailOptin
MyFormData
Ninja Popups
Pipedream
Retention.com
SaveMyLeads
Stackreaction
Taxi for Email
ViralSweep
Workers by Delos
YesInsights

Integrations

AccessOwl
Agolix by Assessment Generator
Axis LMS
Brave
EasyWebinar
Easyflow
FormKeep
GrowSurf
Latitude
MailOptin
MyFormData
Ninja Popups
Pipedream
Retention.com
SaveMyLeads
Stackreaction
Taxi for Email
ViralSweep
Workers by Delos
YesInsights
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