We’re testing iContact and AWeber side-by-side for the marketing on different websites. So it’s a perfect chance to start scoring the benefits of each service.

It can be a really time-consuming to set up these type of tools just to test them out, so if you wanna save yourself a heap of time, here’s what we’ve found.

*This is an ever-growing list of benefits. As we continue to use both tools, we’ll keep adding the advantages

Why iContact is better than AWeber:

• it’s twice as cheap
  the cheapest plan costs only $10 per month (v’s AWeber’s $19 per month)
• there are twice as many plans available
  iContact offer 11 different plans to suit your needs. AWeber offer only 5 plans.
• you can save even more money with discounts for annual subscriptions
  iContact offer up to 10% discounts if you take up an annual subscription. AWeber offer only monthly plans only.
• it’s a simpler solution
  iContact is easier to use. It’s a better option for smaller blogs and website who don’t have massive email lists.
• their free trial is really a free trial
  you can use the service free of charge for 15 days. AWeber only offer a “risk-free” trial (this means if you’re not happy at the end of 30 days you get a refund).

Why AWeber is better than iContact

• their trial is twice as long
  AWeber risk-free trial is 30 days. iContact free trial is 15 days.
• you can split test emails
  this is a massive advantage to AWeber (but is it worth the extra cost..?)
• they now have a subscriber count chicklet
  you can publically display how many subscribers you have