Pardot (Marketing Cloud Account Engagement) vs SMTP2GO

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Two Marketing automation tools side by side: what each does, what it costs and who it suits.

The verdict

On the data we hold, SMTP2GO comes out ahead. Here is why, point by point.

What the data says
  • Only SMTP2GO has a free plan to start on.
  • In our Marketing automation ranking, SMTP2GO places 9 and Pardot (Marketing Cloud Account Engagement) 6 of 13.

Side by side

Pardot (Marketing Cloud Account Engagement) and SMTP2GO compared
At a glance
Starts at€1,250/mo$8.33/mo
Free planNoYes
APIYesYes
MCP serverNot known yetYes
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Plans and pricing

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Pardot (Marketing Cloud Account Engagement)

  • Growth+Priced per organisation, billed annually (1,250 EUR monthly equivalent); includes Marketing Cloud Next Growth Edition.€15,000/yr
  • Plus+Priced per organisation, billed annually (2,750 EUR monthly equivalent); includes Marketing Cloud Next Advanced Edition.€33,000/yr
  • Advanced+Priced per organisation, billed annually (4,400 EUR monthly equivalent); includes Marketing Cloud Next Advanced Edition.€52,800/yr
  • Premium+Priced per organisation, billed annually (15,000 EUR monthly equivalent); includes Premier Success.€180,000/yr
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SMTP2GO

  • Startersmall business sending up to 10k emails$10/mo
  • Professionalgrowing teams needing dedicated IPs$75/mo

Prices as the vendors list them. They change often; the final price is on their sites.

Who each is for

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Choose Pardot (Marketing Cloud Account Engagement) if…

B2B marketing and sales teams that already run Salesforce CRM and want lead capture, scoring, nurture and campaign reporting tied to the same records.

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Choose SMTP2GO if…

We haven't written up who SMTP2GO suits yet.

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