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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (68.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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$14.95 to $29.95 per month
Dotdigital
Star Rating
(1,116)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (45.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 3 pricing plansTwilio SendGrid Email API
Star Rating
(360)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$14.95 to $29.95 per month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Dotdigital excels in "Quality of Support" with a score of 8.8, while Twilio SendGrid Email API falls behind at 7.6. Reviewers mention that Dotdigital's support team is responsive and helpful, making it a preferred choice for businesses needing reliable assistance.
- Reviewers mention that Dotdigital offers superior "Building and Personalizing Emails" capabilities with a score of 8.9 compared to Twilio SendGrid's 8.0. Users on G2 appreciate Dotdigital's intuitive email builder and personalization features, which allow for more engaging campaigns.
- Users say that Twilio SendGrid Email API shines in "Mail Send API" functionality, scoring 9.3, while Dotdigital's API capabilities are rated lower at 7.5. Reviewers highlight Twilio's robust API as a key feature for developers looking for seamless integration with their applications.
- G2 users report that Dotdigital's "Email Segmentation" feature is highly rated at 8.7, whereas Twilio SendGrid's is slightly lower at 8.2. Users mention that Dotdigital's segmentation tools allow for more targeted marketing efforts, enhancing campaign effectiveness.
- Reviewers mention that Twilio SendGrid Email API has a more affordable entry-level price starting at $14.95 per month, making it a more accessible option for small businesses compared to Dotdigital, which requires potential customers to contact for pricing.
- Users on G2 report that Dotdigital's "Automated Email Responses" feature is rated 8.5, indicating strong performance in automating customer interactions, while Twilio SendGrid's automation capabilities are not as highly rated, suggesting a potential area for improvement.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Dotdigital
Email & SMS
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For marketing teams with a need for basic multi-channel marketing automation.
- Single customer view (30 days)
- Email & SMS marketing
- Transactional email & SMS
Twilio SendGrid Email API
ESSENTIALS (40K, 100K Packages)
$14.95 to $29.95
per month
Two packages to meet your mail sending needs
- Easy to Use APIs and Webhooks
- Detailed Analytics and Reporting
- DKIM Customization
Free Trial
Dotdigital
Free Trial is available
Twilio SendGrid Email API
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.6
945
8.5
311
Ease of Use
8.7
956
8.2
313
Ease of Setup
8.1
501
8.2
175
Ease of Admin
8.4
375
8.2
174
Quality of Support
8.9
925
7.5
248
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.6
374
7.8
163
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
931
7.2
298
Features by Category
Email Marketing
8.6
119
Not enough data
8.3
122
Not enough data
9.1
117
Not enough data
8.7
123
Not enough data
9.1
119
Not enough data
8.5
117
Not enough data
8.2
102
Not enough data
9.0
46
Not enough data
8.2
43
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.2
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
115
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.0
27
Not enough data
6.9
25
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Marketing
6.7
25
Not enough data
6.9
25
Not enough data
6.9
25
Not enough data
7.2
24
Not enough data
7.1
24
Not enough data
Integration
8.4
81
Not enough data
7.7
71
Not enough data
7.5
67
Not enough data
7.6
46
Not enough data
7.0
44
Not enough data
7.4
43
Not enough data
Email Marketing
8.9
554
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
545
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
535
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
505
|
Verified
Not enough data
Online Marketing
8.0
449
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
486
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
478
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
496
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
403
Not enough data
Lead Management
8.1
380
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
411
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
491
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
350
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
361
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
386
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
352
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
371
|
Verified
Not enough data
Campaign Management
8.3
441
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
360
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
325
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
318
Not enough data
Social
7.0
303
Not enough data
7.4
322
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
315
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
305
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
294
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
8.5
506
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
413
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
383
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
363
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
330
Not enough data
Platform
8.0
358
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
316
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
369
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
279
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
305
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
354
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
284
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
7.7
26
Not enough data
7.9
25
Not enough data
7.5
24
Not enough data
7.7
25
Not enough data
7.6
26
Not enough data
7.4
27
Not enough data
Integration
8.3
365
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
351
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
312
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.5
149
7.9
85
7.8
138
7.5
77
7.8
144
8.1
83
8.8
142
8.1
89
Feature Not Available
7.9
97
7.7
128
8.3
100
Integrations
7.4
110
8.9
91
7.4
111
8.7
83
7.6
116
9.3
120
7.7
120
8.3
72
Platform
8.0
123
9.2
86
8.0
123
8.7
70
7.6
114
8.6
74
8.0
122
8.4
116
8.2
134
8.3
109
8.4
137
8.3
121
7.8
114
8.6
87
8.7
137
8.7
126
Diagnosis
7.8
251
8.3
97
7.9
259
8.8
105
8.3
284
8.5
98
8.2
258
8.7
97
Tracking
Feature Not Available
8.9
116
Feature Not Available
8.3
100
8.7
307
8.6
116
Feature Not Available
8.5
108
Feature Not Available
8.4
103
Reporting
8.7
304
8.3
98
8.5
284
8.1
109
Feature Not Available
8.3
94
Feature Not Available
8.0
108
Agentic AI - Email Deliverability
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.2
13
Not enough data
7.3
13
Not enough data
7.2
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
Campaigns
9.3
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Push Notification
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Segmentation
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Targeting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Triggered Content
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Personalized Content
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Personalization Engines
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Templates
8.1
275
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
250
Not enough data
8.4
269
Not enough data
Edit
7.7
247
Not enough data
8.8
283
Not enough data
8.3
264
Not enough data
Logistics
8.4
287
Not enough data
7.8
250
Not enough data
8.0
258
Not enough data
8.2
254
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.3
196
Not enough data
7.1
190
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Email Template Builder
7.2
20
Not enough data
7.1
19
Not enough data
Text Messaging
8.7
59
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
59
Not enough data
8.0
57
Not enough data
8.4
57
Not enough data
7.3
52
Not enough data
8.5
60
Not enough data
8.2
55
Not enough data
SMS Platform
7.8
58
Not enough data
8.4
58
Not enough data
7.4
48
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
49
Not enough data
8.5
51
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
6.3
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
6.9
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
6.5
8
Not enough data
Data Sourcing
8.1
79
Not enough data
8.2
78
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.3
81
Not enough data
Intelligence
8.5
78
Not enough data
7.8
72
Not enough data
7.6
72
Not enough data
Platform Basics
8.7
120
Not enough data
8.6
116
Not enough data
Platform Data
8.3
124
Not enough data
8.0
111
Not enough data
8.2
126
Not enough data
8.1
114
Not enough data
Platform Additional Functionality
8.3
78
Not enough data
8.1
116
Not enough data
7.9
107
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Customer Journey Analytics
6.9
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
7.2
13
Not enough data
Functionality
8.0
192
Not enough data
7.9
170
Not enough data
7.9
175
Not enough data
Support
8.0
193
Not enough data
8.3
183
Not enough data
8.8
203
Not enough data
Page Customization
8.7
86
Not enough data
8.4
82
Not enough data
8.2
78
Not enough data
8.3
61
Not enough data
Page Optimization
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
77
Not enough data
8.1
70
Not enough data
7.3
64
Not enough data
Integrations
7.7
65
Not enough data
8.3
72
Not enough data
8.0
69
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.4
58
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
7.7
8
Not enough data
WhatsApp Messaging - WhatsApp Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
WhatsApp Business Platform - WhatsApp Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Personalization
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.6
15
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
7.1
15
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
Analysis
8.2
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
100
Not enough data
8.0
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
Campaigns
8.3
85
Not enough data
7.7
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
82
Not enough data
7.7
78
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
Engagement
7.8
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
Platform
8.4
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Mobile Marketing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Dotdigital and Twilio SendGrid Email API are categorized as Email Deliverability and Transactional Email
Unique Categories
Dotdigital is categorized as SMS Marketing, Marketing Automation, Customer Data Platform (CDP), Personalization, Email Marketing, Mobile Marketing, Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS), Email Template Builder, WhatsApp Marketing, Personalization Engines, Customer Journey Analytics, Push Notification, and Landing Page Builders
Twilio SendGrid Email API has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Dotdigital
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Twilio SendGrid Email API
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Retail
11.7%
Marketing and Advertising
7.7%
Non-Profit Organization Management
7.6%
Financial Services
3.7%
Consumer Goods
3.2%
Other
66.1%
Computer Software
18.1%
Information Technology and Services
13.8%
Marketing and Advertising
8.6%
Internet
7.2%
Financial Services
5.4%
Other
47.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
Can dotMailer track attachments?
2 Comments
CL
Yes, if they're added as link or button in email Read more
Can I have a loyalist dot digital trooper t shirt
1 Comment
MJ
Hi Tony, of course and thanks for the great video review. Please send me a message directly at marketing@dotdigital.comRead more
What's the next big showstopping element or functionality element?
1 Comment
MJ
Hi Christophe,
You can view our public facing roadmap here https://r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/35E-386/the-engagement-cloud-roadmap
Thanks,
MarkRead more
Can I send from more than one domain through SendGrid?
1 Comment
BF
Yes, you can. Here is a more detailed answer from Sendgrid's Docs:...Read more
What is my API Key?
1 Comment
TD
API key is authorization key between two different application or platform. Read more
Twilio SendGrid Email API has no more discussions with answers
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