Compare Bird and Dotdigital 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (46.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Bird
Star Rating
(73)3.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (78.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(1,179)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (46.2% of reviews)
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Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 3 pricing plansBird vs Dotdigital
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Dotdigital easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Dotdigital overall.
- Reviewers felt that Dotdigital meets the needs of their business better than Bird.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Dotdigital is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Dotdigital over Bird.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Bird
No pricing availableDotdigital
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
Free Trial
Bird
Free Trial is available
Dotdigital
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.9
60
8.5
985
Ease of Use
8.2
61
8.7
997
Ease of Setup
8.0
48
8.1
530
Ease of Admin
8.2
46
8.4
389
Quality of Support
7.4
57
8.9
965
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.6
45
8.6
388
Product Direction (% positive)
8.1
55
8.8
972
Features by Category
Email Marketing
Not enough data
8.6
133
Not enough data
8.4
138
Not enough data
9.1
125
Not enough data
8.8
144
Not enough data
9.1
129
Not enough data
8.6
124
Not enough data
8.3
109
Not enough data
9.1
52
Not enough data
8.4
49
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.3
107
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
130
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.1
28
Not enough data
7.0
26
Agentic AI - Email Marketing
Not enough data
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
Integration
Not enough data
8.5
88
Not enough data
7.7
74
Not enough data
7.5
69
Not enough data
7.7
49
Not enough data
7.0
45
Not enough data
7.5
45
Email Marketing
Not enough data
8.9
571
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
551
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
537
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
515
|
Verified
Online Marketing
Not enough data
8.0
451
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
493
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
480
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
498
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
403
Lead Management
Not enough data
8.0
380
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
411
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
506
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
349
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
362
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
385
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
351
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
373
|
Verified
Campaign Management
Not enough data
8.3
440
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
359
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
325
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
317
Social
Not enough data
7.0
302
Not enough data
7.4
321
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
314
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.2
304
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.1
293
|
Verified
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
8.4
513
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
412
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
382
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
362
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.4
329
Platform
Not enough data
8.0
359
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
317
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
371
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
280
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
306
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
354
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
284
|
Verified
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
Not enough data
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
Integration
Not enough data
8.3
366
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
353
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.6
313
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
151
Not enough data
7.8
138
Not enough data
7.8
144
Not enough data
8.8
145
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.7
128
Integrations
Not enough data
7.4
110
Not enough data
7.4
111
Not enough data
7.6
116
Not enough data
7.7
120
Platform
Not enough data
8.0
123
Not enough data
8.0
123
Not enough data
7.6
114
Not enough data
8.0
122
Not enough data
8.2
134
Not enough data
8.4
138
Not enough data
7.8
114
Not enough data
8.7
137
Diagnosis
Not enough data
7.8
251
Not enough data
7.9
259
Not enough data
8.3
284
Not enough data
8.2
258
Tracking
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.7
308
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Reporting
Not enough data
8.7
304
Not enough data
8.5
284
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Email Deliverability
Not enough data
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
Campaigns
Not enough data
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
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
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Targeting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Triggered Content
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
9.0
5
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
Not enough data
8.1
276
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
250
Not enough data
8.4
270
Edit
Not enough data
7.7
248
Not enough data
8.8
285
Not enough data
8.3
266
Logistics
Not enough data
8.4
290
Not enough data
7.8
250
Not enough data
8.0
258
Not enough data
8.2
254
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.3
196
Not enough data
7.1
190
Agentic AI - Email Template Builder
Not enough data
7.2
20
Not enough data
7.1
19
Text Messaging
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
60
Not enough data
8.0
57
Not enough data
8.4
57
Not enough data
7.4
53
Not enough data
8.5
60
Not enough data
8.2
56
SMS Platform
Not enough data
7.9
59
Not enough data
8.4
59
Not enough data
7.4
48
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.0
49
Not enough data
8.5
51
Agentic AI - SMS Marketing
Not enough data
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
Data Sourcing
Not enough data
8.1
79
Not enough data
8.2
79
Not enough data
8.5
76
Not enough data
8.3
81
Intelligence
Not enough data
8.5
78
Not enough data
7.8
72
Not enough data
7.6
74
Platform Basics
Not enough data
8.7
121
Not enough data
8.6
116
Platform Data
Not enough data
8.3
124
Not enough data
8.0
111
Not enough data
8.2
126
Not enough data
8.1
114
Platform Additional Functionality
Not enough data
8.3
78
Not enough data
8.1
116
Not enough data
7.9
107
Agentic AI - Customer Journey Analytics
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
6.9
13
Not enough data
7.2
13
Functionality
6.6
15
|
Verified
8.0
192
6.7
13
|
Verified
7.9
170
7.1
15
|
Verified
7.9
175
Support
5.4
14
|
Verified
8.0
193
Feature Not Available
8.3
183
4.8
14
|
Verified
8.8
203
Page Customization
Not enough data
8.7
86
Not enough data
8.4
83
Not enough data
8.2
78
Not enough data
8.3
62
Page Optimization
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
77
Not enough data
8.1
70
Not enough data
7.3
64
Integrations
Not enough data
7.7
65
Not enough data
8.3
72
Not enough data
8.0
69
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.4
58
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
Not enough data
7.7
8
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
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.6
15
Not enough data
7.7
15
Not enough data
7.3
16
Not enough data
7.4
14
Not enough data
7.9
14
Analysis
Not enough data
8.2
85
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
99
Not enough data
8.0
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
85
|
Verified
Campaigns
Not enough data
8.3
84
Not enough data
7.7
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
82
Not enough data
7.7
77
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
98
|
Verified
Engagement
Not enough data
7.7
79
|
Verified
Platform
Not enough data
8.4
98
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
82
|
Verified
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
Bird and Dotdigital are categorized as Communication Platform as a Service (CPaaS), WhatsApp Marketing, SMS Marketing, and Mobile Marketing
Unique Categories
Bird has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Bird
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Dotdigital
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
Computer Software
14.5%
Information Technology and Services
14.5%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
7.2%
Financial Services
5.8%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.8%
Other
52.2%
Retail
11.4%
Non-Profit Organization Management
8.0%
Marketing and Advertising
7.8%
Financial Services
3.7%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
3.1%
Other
66.1%
Alternatives
Discussions
Help Center
1 Comment
Official Response from Bird
Explore our Help Center where your most common questions are answered:
https://support.messagebird.com/hc/en-usRead more
Bird has no more discussions with answers
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
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