Adobe Journey Optimizer vs. Benchmark Email

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe Journey Optimizer
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Adobe Journey Optimizer is a customer engagement solution, enabling brands to orchestrate and deliver personalized customer engagement across all channels — including email, web, app, mobile, and more — in the moments that matter to customers.N/A
Benchmark Email
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Benchmark is an email marketing platform on a global mission to help businesses everywhere ignite relationships with their customers, from the company of the same name in St.Louis, Missouri.
$13
per month
Pricing
Adobe Journey OptimizerBenchmark Email
Editions & Modules
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Pro
Starting at $13
per month
Enterprise
Custom
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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Features
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Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Journey Optimizer
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Ratings
Benchmark Email
9.5
Ratings
18% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Dynamic content00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings9.30 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
A/B testing00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
List management00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Journey Optimizer
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Ratings
Benchmark Email
8.3
Ratings
8% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Journey Optimizer
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Ratings
Benchmark Email
10.0
Ratings
22% above category average
Inbox Display00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Email Previews00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Adobe Journey OptimizerBenchmark Email
Likelihood to Recommend
6.7
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7.0
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Likelihood to Renew
-
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8.0
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Usability
5.8
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User Testimonials
Adobe Journey OptimizerBenchmark Email
Likelihood to Recommend
If you need enterprise-level flexibility to organize, design, orchestrate, and execute email communications, then Adobe Journey Optimizer is potentially a very well-suited tool. Sending a high volume of emails is easily accomplished, and targeting either a broad or very targeted audience is also relatively easy. Regardless of your specific circumstances, this "best-in-class" option is worth a look.
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Their free option has no time limit and accepts an email list of 2,000 contacts. That's generous considering that some similar software have free trials limited to a month or less and will allow only about 1,000 contact lists, if not less. With that 2,000 contact space available for free on Benchmark email, I can gather 2,000 leads or buyers into my email program without paying. Thus, Benchmark Email is suited for profitability, especially for a start-up business.
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Pros
  • pre built use case playbooks provide a basis for various trips
  • provides customized messaging
  • custom actions let different systems and databases be easily integrated
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  • They have the option to incorporate email automation.
  • HTML is available if you want to use your own templates.
  • They give you the ability to edit some HTML on their drag and drop version.
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Cons
  • It doesn´t keep the last search you sis in the journeys and you have to enter the search parameter every time
  • there is a window of time during the day that the audiences give out errors and you can´t see the estimates
  • I should be able to select STO in campaigns, not only in journeys
  • I should be able to select the email parameters when using campaigns
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  • Glitchy editor - powerful drag and drop features, but precise formatting can have issues.
  • Stagnant platform - few notable features or fixes over the past two years.
  • Delivery Success - anecdotal customer reports suggest high percent of emails are diverted by spam filters.
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Usability
Like I said before some things are very friendly user, But the majority of capabilities are very difficult to access and really understand. That´s why there is a need of big groups in order to work with Adobe Journey Optimizer because a few people not would be able to own and know all the Items.
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Alternatives Considered
Each of these products represents a legacy solution that has been replaced by AJO. AJO allows for all of these marketing functions to live within a single platfrom. While AJO has a learning curve that is steeper than working with individual vendors, it does allow for a consolidation of knowledge and the underlying data stack, so eventual efficiencies may be realized over time
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At the time of the decision, we anticipated a larger audience and a high potential cost of MailChimp. We also believed that Benchmark Email would be less complex and therefore quicker to implement and learn. Given the current needs and pricing, I believe MailChimp may be competitive and provide a more refined UI
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Return on Investment
  • Multichannel onboarding journey improving the engagement of freshmen in the business, resulting in a decrease in the dropout rate.
  • Separate business of anticipation of receivables from suppliers that used to be manual and now I have connected this entire operation via the S3 connector, less manual work and significant gains in conversions and payments
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  • We were able to reduce recurring costs by 20% per year by buying an extended contract plan.
  • Benchmark is more robust than our previous software, and we've been able to increase newsletter sales by about 10% per year.
  • We were able to introduce split a/b testing into our newsletter mix, as it's a native feature of Benchmark.
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ScreenShots

Adobe Journey Optimizer Screenshots

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Benchmark Email Screenshots

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