Cordial vs. ReachMail

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cordial
Score 9.9 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Cordial Intelligent Messaging is an email marketing solution built around features such as triggered messaging, real-time data segmentation, and robust integrations.N/A
ReachMail
Score 9.8 out of 10
N/A
ReachMail focuses on assisting email marketers in achieving delivery success, and present their services a a guide in the ever-changing world of marketing and transactional email. ReachMail includes tools like optimized time-of-day sending, integrated list hygiene and expert support.
$9
per month
Pricing
CordialReachMail
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Basic
$9.00
per month
Prro
$29.00
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CordialReachMail
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
CordialReachMail
Considered Both Products
Cordial
Chose Cordial
Although, Cordial was already our ESP when I was hired on. I believe the factors that led to us selecting Cordial were features and pricing. Cordial was more affordable and had comparable (if not better) features.
Chose Cordial
Cordial by far has the best UI for simple navigation.
Chose Cordial
I use MailChimp since it offers a free service with maximum features to get started. When we started to get a lot of clients we started to use Cordial Messaging and we are extremely satisfied with what we get back. Cordial is the best choice when we compare it to MailChimp and …
ReachMail
Chose ReachMail
In my opinion, ReachMail is a good competitor to MailChimp, probably has more features though and analytics to help organize information. There are also a lot more third party integrations that have helped us compared to other apps that we've tried before, but ReachMail has …
Chose ReachMail
In the past I researched Constant Contact and not only were they more expensive but gave little support for setting up your email.
Chose ReachMail
In the past I've used both Salesforce and QuotaFactory (now defunct) to send mass emails and both are far superior in presentation, if not functionality. Reachmail is probably fine when you have graphical content but for text emails it just doesn't stack up. I'll look into …
Chose ReachMail
Constant Contact: Program marketing dollars disallowed when organization was absorbed by another entity, so Reachmail's free account was chosen to replace for localized target audiences. Constant Contact is visually more appealing and has more ready-to-use templates, but …
Chose ReachMail
We use both reachmail and exact target for email deployment. Reachmail is easier to use for uploading lists and sending emails but exact target is better for reporting.
Chose ReachMail
Exact Target is preferable for batch jobs, including custom reporting, as well as list organization and folder trees, but I enjoy the ReachMail experience better overall. ReachMail generally has a faster interface; it's easier to implement personalization, and ReachMail can use …
Chose ReachMail
I didn't select Reachmail, it was already in place when I was hired. However, in all honesty, I think Reachmail is comparable to MailChimp.
Chose ReachMail
A lot of the content syndication vendors can produce the same leads and tactics, so not much to say on how they are different. I do keep going back to ReachMail though because I have built a relationship with my CSM, so that helps establish trust and partnership.
Features
CordialReachMail
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Cordial
7.4
Ratings
7% below category average
ReachMail
9.2
Ratings
15% above category average
WYSIWYG email editor4.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Dynamic content6.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content6.80 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Landing pages10.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
A/B testing7.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Mobile optimization7.50 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting8.40 Ratings10.00 Ratings
List management7.50 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences9.30 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Cordial
7.0
Ratings
9% below category average
ReachMail
9.7
Ratings
23% above category average
Dashboards8.50 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Standard reports6.50 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Custom reports6.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Cordial
-
Ratings
ReachMail
9.8
Ratings
20% above category average
URL Validation00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Link Tracking00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Image Validation00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Inbox Display00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Spam Testing00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Email Previews00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
CordialReachMail
Likelihood to Recommend
6.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CordialReachMail
Likelihood to Recommend
HELPFUL: - Adding browse events to our website and subsequent automated trigger emails. - A/B testing on subject lines for automated templates. - Scheduling emails in the user's time zone. NOT HELPFUL: - A/B testing on subject lines for batch (manual) messages. - Sending to users based on their optimal email open patterns. - Stage vs Production interaction.
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I think it is well suited for running a series of campaigns that have variations in subject lines and content. The interface is easy to utilize when making copies and variations of previously built email blasts, as well as organizing them into proper folders and determining metrics of each campaign. The reporting tool delivers very useful metrics, but the lack of options for pulling reports hurts the overall experience. It would be great if ReachMail were to give the user more options in determining reporting, such as a range of dates, a range of campaigns, all campaigns sent that contain "X and Y" assets, and so forth, all while giving the user the ability to download reports individually, or by group
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Pros
  • The UI is very clean and simple. Allow for easy navigation.
  • The sculpt tool in Cordial allows for easy email creation.
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  • I have a $10 account, but customer support treat me like a princess. They even added a feature to one page to remedy a problem I was having with that page. They care about their customers.
  • ReachMail Features (or at least, these are the ones I know they have): WYSIWYG Email Editor, Template Management, Mobile Optimized Emails, Dynamic Content, Subscribe/Unsubscribe, Mailing List Management, Drip Campaigns, Auto-Responders, Image Library, A/B Testing, Customer Surveys, CAN SPAM Compliance, Reporting/Analytics.
  • These folks know what they’re doing. I can’t speak highly enough about ReachMail.
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Cons
  • No direct sign up available.
  • No information about pricing.
  • Too pricy.
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  • I like the tutorials they have helped figure most of my issues out
  • The formatting text gave me lots of issues before I saw the tutorial it was a little complicated
  • Not to many bad things to say really, even customer service is fast, maybe it could be faster?
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Usability
No answers on this topic
Their team is knowledgable and willing to help offer insight and support to build out the right campaigns to fit our business needs and goals
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Alternatives Considered
Simple tool and navigation, real-time results, client success team.
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Constant Contact:
Program marketing dollars disallowed when organization was absorbed by another entity, so Reachmail's free account was chosen to replace for localized target audiences. Constant Contact is visually more appealing and has more ready-to-use templates, but Reachmail has larger contact base, bigger graphic and doc storage capacity than did the paid Constant Contact account.
MailChimp:
MailChimp's drag and drop template designer is easier to use than Reachmail's formatting tools. Reachmail was not selected by this client in lieu of MailChimp.
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Return on Investment
  • Enabled us to create more personalized customer touchpoints to further improve our CX.
  • Optimization of messaging/content through A/B or MVT testing in smaller batches.
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  • Enhanced target audience reach for fundraising events, a definite positive.
  • Detailed metrics reporting on opens and click-throughs, for refining target audiences, a definite positive.
  • Increased Facebook audience as a result of Reachmail campaigns, a definite positive.
  • No negative impacts on business objectives.
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ScreenShots

Cordial Screenshots

Screenshot of Testing Powered by Machine-Learning: Never wait for an answer again. Test multiple message variations in real-time.Screenshot of Testing Powered by Machine Learning: Never wait for an answer again. Test multiple message variations in real-time.Screenshot of Native Drag-and-drop Email Builder: Build completely custom 1:1 personalized messages in seconds.Screenshot of Effortless Campaign Orchestration: Create sophisticated cross-channel message streams based on simple if/then statements.Screenshot of Up-to-the-Second Analytics and Reporting: Track customer behavior across all of your digital properties.Screenshot of Native Drag-and-Drop Editor: Build completely custom 1:1 personalized messages in seconds.