Compare OutboundEngine and VBOUT 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.7% of reviews)
Small-Business (88.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$199 per month
Free
OutboundEngine
Star Rating
(158)3.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (72.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$199 per month
Browse all 3 pricing plansVBOUT
Star Rating
(258)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (88.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 5 pricing plansOutboundEngine vs VBOUT
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found VBOUT easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with VBOUT overall.
- Reviewers felt that VBOUT meets the needs of their business better than OutboundEngine.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that VBOUT is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of VBOUT over OutboundEngine.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
VBOUT
Free
Free
Basic email marketing and automation to help you grow.
- Lead Management
- Email Marketing (500 emails/mo)
- Marketing Automation
Free Trial
OutboundEngine
No trial information availableVBOUT
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
7.3
120
9.3
188
Ease of Use
8.0
119
8.9
192
Ease of Setup
8.2
32
9.0
109
Ease of Admin
8.1
31
9.0
106
Quality of Support
7.7
119
9.7
187
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.1
30
9.7
104
Product Direction (% positive)
6.4
116
9.6
172
Features by Category
Sales Force Automation
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
8.3
8
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
9.2
11
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
8.0
9
Marketing Automation
Not enough data
9.7
15
Not enough data
9.6
15
Not enough data
9.5
14
Not enough data
8.9
12
Customer Support
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.8
11
Reporting & Analytics
Not enough data
9.2
12
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
8.1
8
Mobile & Social
Not enough data
9.3
12
Not enough data
9.6
12
Not enough data
8.8
10
Platform
Not enough data
9.1
18
Not enough data
8.6
18
Not enough data
9.4
17
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
9.2
17
Not enough data
8.7
15
Integration
Not enough data
8.8
17
Not enough data
8.7
18
Not enough data
9.2
16
Generative AI
Not enough data
8.3
8
Agentic AI - CRM
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Email Marketing
7.2
47
|
Verified
9.3
133
|
Verified
8.0
50
|
Verified
9.3
129
|
Verified
7.5
51
|
Verified
9.3
125
|
Verified
7.3
43
|
Verified
9.3
121
|
Verified
Online Marketing
7.3
42
|
Verified
8.9
123
|
Verified
7.1
47
|
Verified
8.9
103
|
Verified
6.7
27
|
Verified
9.1
99
|
Verified
7.4
40
|
Verified
9.0
108
|
Verified
7.0
37
9.0
91
|
Verified
Lead Management
6.9
41
|
Verified
9.0
111
|
Verified
7.6
40
|
Verified
9.0
67
|
Verified
7.0
33
|
Verified
9.2
107
|
Verified
6.9
37
|
Verified
9.3
102
|
Verified
7.0
35
|
Verified
9.3
95
|
Verified
7.1
33
|
Verified
9.2
101
|
Verified
7.0
34
|
Verified
9.2
99
|
Verified
7.1
21
|
Verified
9.1
83
|
Verified
Campaign Management
6.6
25
|
Verified
8.9
65
|
Verified
6.5
12
8.8
57
|
Verified
7.8
33
|
Verified
9.3
87
|
Verified
6.5
12
8.3
39
Social
5.6
18
8.9
91
|
Verified
7.2
46
|
Verified
9.2
99
|
Verified
7.2
47
|
Verified
9.1
97
|
Verified
6.8
45
|
Verified
9.1
93
|
Verified
6.8
38
|
Verified
8.7
47
Reporting & Analytics
7.5
47
|
Verified
9.0
118
|
Verified
7.2
37
|
Verified
9.2
104
|
Verified
4.5
18
8.8
78
|
Verified
5.2
22
|
Verified
8.9
76
|
Verified
4.8
16
8.7
47
Platform
6.4
14
|
Verified
9.2
69
|
Verified
3.9
6
9.1
69
|
Verified
5.4
8
9.2
71
|
Verified
3.6
6
8.8
26
5.0
7
8.1
26
4.8
7
9.2
39
3.3
5
8.5
28
Agentic AI - Marketing Automation
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
Integration
5.8
11
|
Verified
9.3
71
|
Verified
5.5
10
|
Verified
9.1
63
|
Verified
3.8
8
|
Verified
9.0
63
|
Verified
Social Analytics
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
7
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
8
Not enough data
9.2(won by default)
8
Not enough data
8.8(won by default)
7
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
6
Not enough data
7.3(won by default)
8
Not enough data
8.6(won by default)
7
Reports & Dashboards
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
9
Not enough data
8.9(won by default)
9
Not enough data
9.4(won by default)
8
Not enough data
9.1(won by default)
9
Agentic AI - Social Media Analytics
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
Content & Collaboration
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
8.2
11
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.0
13
Social Management
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.3
5
Agentic AI - Social Media Management
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Platform Interoperability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Social Media Advertising
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
Social Functionality
7.3
29
Not enough data
Campaign Management
7.8
33
Not enough data
7.4
31
Not enough data
6.7
30
Not enough data
5.6
21
Not enough data
6.4
23
Not enough data
6.7
25
Not enough data
6.4
23
Not enough data
6.0
19
Not enough data
4.0
16
Not enough data
5.6
19
Not enough data
5.3
19
Not enough data
5.0
13
Not enough data
5.3
16
Not enough data
Targeting
5.9
16
Not enough data
5.7
16
Not enough data
5.2
14
Not enough data
6.0
15
Not enough data
Platform
5.6
16
Not enough data
6.4
21
Not enough data
7.0
23
Not enough data
7.6
24
Not enough data
6.2
19
Not enough data
6.7
23
Not enough data
6.5
19
Not enough data
5.6
14
Not enough data
7.5
23
Not enough data
Page Customization
Not enough data
8.5
17
Not enough data
8.4
16
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.8
13
Page Optimization
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
9.5
11
Not enough data
8.5
8
Integrations
Not enough data
8.9
12
Not enough data
9.3
19
Not enough data
9.5
17
Generative AI
Not enough data
7.6
7
Agentic AI - Landing Page Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication
8.5
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.6
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Internal Use
7.9
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
7
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Consumer Intelligence
8.9
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.1
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
Reporting
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.8
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
12
|
Verified
Not enough data
Media Monitoring
9.0
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
11
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
11
Not enough data
In-House Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Generative AI
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Reputation Management
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
Analysis
7.5
6
Not enough data
8.0
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
6.1
6
|
Verified
Not enough data
Campaigns
7.2
9
Not enough data
7.8
9
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.0
9
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.7
5
|
Verified
Not enough data
Engagement
6.9
6
Not enough data
Platform
7.3
8
Not enough data
6.9
8
|
Verified
Not enough data
6.9
6
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
OutboundEngine and VBOUT are categorized as Marketing Automation
Unique Categories
OutboundEngine is categorized as Mobile Marketing, Online Reputation Management, Live Chat, and Social Media Advertising
VBOUT is categorized as Landing Page Builders, Social Media Analytics, Social Media Management, and CRM
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
OutboundEngine
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
VBOUT
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
Real Estate
56.2%
Insurance
15.0%
Financial Services
7.2%
Marketing and Advertising
6.5%
Online Media
2.0%
Other
13.1%
Marketing and Advertising
33.1%
Information Technology and Services
5.4%
E-Learning
3.9%
Financial Services
3.5%
Education Management
3.5%
Other
50.6%
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Discussions
How do you use OE?
1 Comment
RN
So sorry, just received this..... Answer, it was a costly try that I just had to cancel. The format, content was very nice...... but reports of recipient...Read more
How can I fully leverage Outbound Engine to get quality leads?
1 Comment
BD
Use their multiplatform marketing to get exposure. Track who responds on OBE and reach out to them in a timely fashion. Engage them first by asking for their...Read more
Have you had to pay $99 fee to recieve your domain name at the end of your contract?
1 Comment
Official Response from OutboundEngine
If a customer wants to continue to use the custom domain we include we our service offering, there are two options: 1) Monthly payments of $9.99 or 2)...Read more
How is a marketing automation platform different from Constant Contact, MailChimp and LeadPages?
1 Comment
EG
Hi Richard, I'm Emily Malis, a Research Principal in the Marketing and Advertising Market at G2. That’s a great question! There are definitely differences...Read more
Do you help me with the setup process?
1 Comment
PS
The onboarding is a tremendous help and the VBOUT team is outstanding.Read more
Do you have a WordPress plug-in?
1 Comment
MM
Yeah, they have. https://wordpress.org/plugins/marketing-automation/Read more
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