Litmus vs. Mailtrap

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Litmus
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
As a core component of an organization's marketing tech stack, Litmus allows users to create, personalize, test, review, and analyze every email sent.
$99
per month
Mailtrap
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Mailtrap is an Email Delivery Platform where dev teams can test, send, and control email performance. Mailtrap provides email infrastructure to ensure high deliverability rates and reduced need for maintenance. Its Email Testing is used to inspect and debug emails. Catch testing emails from staging, dev, and AQ environments. Preview and analyze content for spam and validate HTML/CSS before sending them to recipients in production. Mailtrap offers Email Sending to reach customers'…
$0
per month per user
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Email Sending Individual 10K
$10
per month per user
Email Testing Individual
$14.99
per month per user
Email Testing Team
$34.99
per month per user
Email Testing Business
$64.99
per month per user
Email Sending Business 100k
$85
per month per user
Email Testing Premium
$129.99
per month per user
Email Testing Enterprise
$399.99
per month per user
Email Sending Enterprise 1,5M
$750
per month per user
Email Sending Custom
By Request
per month per user
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LitmusMailtrap
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsLitmus offers different plan types to fit various needs, offering monthly and annual plans, as well as fully customizable Enterprise plans.
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Community Pulse
LitmusMailtrap
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
LitmusMailtrap
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Litmus
5.2
302 Ratings
44% below category average
Mailtrap
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Ratings
WYSIWYG email editor6.124 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic content7.915 Ratings00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content8.6191 Ratings00 Ratings
Landing pages2.63 Ratings00 Ratings
A/B testing1.84 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile optimization9.2294 Ratings00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting7.6212 Ratings00 Ratings
List management1.82 Ratings00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences1.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Litmus
6.8
195 Ratings
13% below category average
Mailtrap
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Ratings
Dashboards5.610 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports8.2194 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports6.6134 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Litmus
8.2
291 Ratings
1% below category average
Mailtrap
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Ratings
URL Validation7.6215 Ratings00 Ratings
Link Tracking7.9184 Ratings00 Ratings
Spam Testing8.0216 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Previews9.1289 Ratings00 Ratings
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Score 7.5 out of 10
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VerticalResponse
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 7.5 out of 10
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Emma by Marigold
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Score 8.7 out of 10

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User Ratings
LitmusMailtrap
Likelihood to Recommend
9.2
(314 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.6
(23 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.9
(18 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.1
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
7.4
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
In-Person Training
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
8.2
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.7
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.6
(6 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.1
(4 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.2
(3 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
LitmusMailtrap
Likelihood to Recommend
Litmus Software
Litmus is great for catching rendering issues over other email clients. We send test emails but don't see how they will display on all clients until we plug the code into Litmus. When putting together quarter reports for each campaign, it is a bit of a hassle to get all the reporting needed from pixels, as some of it must be taken from the page manually.
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Railsware
As I said, Mailtrap is particularly well-suited for software development teams working on email functionality within their applications. All the automation and intuitive environment helped us create a workflow that's almost set and forget.
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Pros
Litmus Software
  • Emulation of 100s of email clients by pasting HTML email code into their builder
  • The UI for navigating the build tools, analytics, and other functions are intuitive and easy to learn.
  • They have amazing weekly newsletters that go deep into email trends, benchmarks, and very practical tips. They are well-written.
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Railsware
  • Flexible for engineering teams. Mailtrap works well in environments where multiple developers are responsible for email functionality.
  • We're on the Enterprise plan which allows for customizations for our needs. For example, we had a request not to record email bodies for privacy reasons, and Mailtrap enabled that pretty fast.
  • The user experience is awesome. The platform is easy to use and the support team responds fast and helps us out with any questions.
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Cons
Litmus Software
  • It would be great if there was an integration where we could make necessary changes in Litmus and update Klaviyo.
  • A better understanding of ways to optimize - things may be good as is, but what are ways that we can improve it for a better-sending reputation?
  • Sometimes the app in Chrome is clunky.
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Railsware
  • Inbox placement analysis - currently, Mailtrap does not offer inbox placement analysis. But their analytics dashboard compensates well for that.
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Likelihood to Renew
Litmus Software
It's offering me more than any other email proof software I've heard of! I also really appreciate how Litmus gives back to the email development community via their content creation. I want better marketing and marketing email in the world, and Litmus is working towards that goal. So, yeah, they're good folks with a good product!
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Railsware
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Usability
Litmus Software
Litmus has integrations that make the software an integrated part of my work every day. Being able to test right within my email builder is just brilliant. Daily I also use the web interface to review analytics and spam testing. Overall it is one of the pieces of software I use daily without any complaints or issues.
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Railsware
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Reliability and Availability
Litmus Software
We have never had a problem with Litmus being unavailable so I would say their availability is fantastic. There might have been one time years ago that the site was down briefly but it also might have been a server issue on my end. Either way, Litmus was back up and running in a very short time
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Railsware
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Performance
Litmus Software
As with all technology, there are inevitably use-cases where you are unable to get to your original goal without some good old-fashioned experimenting. Some situations will (and are) more urgent which complicates an effective integration of a new process or a new team using an existing process but the "issues" are regularly resolved by re-starting the process specific to when Litmus is introduced to a project. If it doesn't come out the way you're anticipating, run it again and verify there is an issue before declaring all is lost
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Railsware
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In-Person Training
Litmus Software
It was very informative one on one session for me. I was able to use Litmus without any issues.
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Railsware
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Online Training
Litmus Software
It has all the required information.
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Railsware
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Implementation Rating
Litmus Software
It was quick and easy to get up and running. We were able to use the platform not long after getting it up and running.
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Railsware
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Alternatives Considered
Litmus Software
We currently use both Everest and Litmus. In my opinion, the way our team uses Litmus would rank in second place compared to Everest. Everest not only reports on deliverability, feedback loops, spam traps, block listings, domain and IP reputation, and so much more, but it also shows inboxing trends for our brands and competitors, AND it has (almost) the same pre-send rendering checks as Litmus (i.e. rendering HTML across mailbox providers, mobile and tablet devices, and desktops).
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Railsware
sendgrid is powerful for email delivery, but Mailtrap's dedicated testing environment and focus on development teams made it the clear choice for our needs. Its ability to simulate various email scenarios without affecting real users is unmatched. Plus, their sending is reliable, regardless of your volume.
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Scalability
Litmus Software
With our enterprise account, scalability is not an issue. I have not yet seen or heard of significant issues with user access, API connections for integrations etc. This includes down time for "Scheduled Maintenance" as some providers call them, Litmus has the technology backing to support a global team with a 24-hour workday across regions
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Railsware
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Return on Investment
Litmus Software
  • Litmus has positively helped us to be able to measure email performance metrics and provide stakeholders insights on what email content is resonating with clients
  • Litmus has helped us to ensure our emails are error free by providing us with an overview of whether each email meets the requirements for optimal email performance and delivery
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Railsware
  • Efficiency - Made testing emails faster, so we can launch new features quicker.
  • Reliability - Enhanced the reliability of our email notifications (transactional emails). It really improved our customer satisfaction.
  • Cost-Effective - Avoided the need for multiple tools and saved us money by consolidating our email testing, sending, and management.
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ScreenShots

Litmus Screenshots

Screenshot of Litmus Personalize Essentials, with live polls to give subscribers a voice and drive email engagement.Screenshot of Litmus Email Guardian, featuring 24/7 link monitoring to safeguard emails.Screenshot of Litmus' integrated insights reports, that can automatically combine metrics from Salesforce Marketing Cloud with subscriber engagement insights from Litmus.Screenshot of campaign preview, available in 100+ popular email clientsScreenshot of Litmus' inbox previewing and feedback tools, that help users to spot and fix issues early.

Mailtrap Screenshots

Screenshot of a display of specific data, such as Bounce Rate, Open Rate, Spam Rate, and Click Rate.Screenshot of the Mailtrap API, or it can be used by setting Mailtrap as SMTP server in a project, app, or sending service.