Aweber vs GetResponse – Why I choose to go with GetResponse

About a week ago, I had cancelled my account with Aweber and moved all my subscribers to GetResponse.

You might be wondering whether Aweber did a bad job?

The answer is No and I still believe that Aweber is still one of the best email marketing solution in the world right now.

So, why am I cancelling my Aweber account and use GetResponse instead?

Here are my comparisons:

1. Pricing

Aweber priced at $19 for 500 subscribers a month which is about $0.04 for every subscriber.

GetResponse on the other hand priced at $15 for 1,000 subscribers a month which is about $0.02 for every subscriber.

On top of that, Aweber requires $1 to start while GetResponse gives you free trial for one month.

Hence, clearly GetResponse is the winner here.

So, 1-0 to GetResponse.

2. Web Forms Template

Both Aweber and GetResponse provide web form template.

I had tried as well on both Web Forms Template and they performed equally well.

At first, I would call it a draw but since Aweber actually has a better web form template in the sense that it looks more professional than GetResponse, I will give Aweber a win for this category.

I don’t use any of their web forms template where I preferred OptinSkin instead.

So, the result now tie at 1-1.

3. Time Machine

Time Machine is a feature in GetResponse where it allows you to schedule emails to be sent out at your client’s local time.

For Aweber, you only get to schedule your newsletter to be sent at one fixed timezone.

The Time Machine feature is useful in the way that if you want to send a newsletter on Monday morning 9:00 AM where people checks their email mostly, you can’t do it on Aweber because you only have one fixed time.

I highly recommend this feature to be in for all Email Marketing Solution provider and another point to GetResponse for scoring in this category.

The result now is GetResponse leading by 2-1.

4. Mobile Apps

Almost everyone has a Smartphone today and being able to do certain things on the Smartphone in the form of an app can be very useful.

The GetResponse mobile app allows you create newsletter, see your subscriber and most importantly, the statistic of a delivered newsletter.

This is important to me as after I schedule my newsletter to send out, I might not be on my desk and the easiest way for me to track my performance is to use the mobile apps.

Aweber still haven’t come to developing a mobile apps for their solution which is one of the reason why I begin to step away from their solution.

So another point to GetResponse and the score now is 3-1.

5. RSS to email

Both solution able to pick up your RSS feeds and send an email out to your subscribers.

In my opinion, both able to deliver the job but I like the one from Aweber as it allows me not to automatically send the RSS email out.

This is important because some blog posts is not required to send to my newsletter subscribers.

On top of that, the reporting for Aweber in RSS to Email is better than GetResponse because it tracks per email while GetResponse track it as one and is very difficult to analyse further from there.

Clearly, the winner is Aweber here and the score is now 3-2 with GetResponse still leading.

6. Newsletter Drafting

Both Aweber and GetResponse is great when it comes to drafting a plaintext newsletter.

However, if you want to draft a HTML newsletter, definitely the GetResponse is the winner.

This is because Aweber is lack of mobile responsive template and in today’s world, everyone is talking about mobile.

As a result, I give GetResponse another point with the score now 4-2, GetResponse leading.

7. Support

Finally, I am happy with the support from both Aweber and GetResponse.

Both solution reply to my support request within 24 hours and they usually solve my problem as well.

There isn’t any need to send couple of emails in order to get problem resolved by them.

I would not pick a winner for this category and hence, I gave them a draw.

Conclusion

Personally, I changed from Aweber to GetResponse are mainly because of the pricing, time machine and mobile app support.

I’m quite a mobile guy swiping my phone all the time and pricing is always something I would consider whenever I buy something.

And since there isn’t any feature that I can’t live without Aweber that doesn’t have in GetResponse, switching over to GetResponse is the right choice to me.

However you may make your own decision based on your individual needs and preferences.

If you have the same thoughts as me, or if you still don’t have your email list yet (which is extremely important), get your Free Trial with GetResponse.

You don’t need to pay a single cent and there isn’t any credit card information needed as well.

Just check it out, what will suit you best.

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