Best for
Best for European businesses that want GDPR-focused email marketing with recipient-based pricing and unlimited sends.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Email Marketing Comparison
CleverReach vs. Dotdigital
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for ecommerce and retail marketing teams that want email, SMS and WhatsApp running off the same store data.
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
Cataleo does not name a winner. Both statements come from the vendors themselves.
Full Comparison
| Criterion | CleverReach | Dotdigital |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free; Basic from €15 / month Basic for 500 recipients with monthly billing, plus VAT. The price rises with the number of recipients, and annual prepayment is 10% cheaper. | Not stated |
| Free trial | Free Lite plan for up to 250 recipients and 1,000 emails a month; a free first month on Pro for new customers with up to 5,000 recipients (not for agency customers or in the United States) | Not stated |
| Users | More than 400,000 customers, per the vendor | Not stated |
| API | Yes, a REST API (v3) with OAuth 2.0, an official PHP SDK, user-defined webhooks and an MCP server | Yes, REST APIs in v2 and v3 covering contacts and data, campaigns and automation, events, Insight data and transactional messaging, plus a Marketing MCP server |
| Hosting | Cloud (SaaS), servers in the EU | Cloud (SaaS) |
| Made in | Germany | United Kingdom |
| Campaign types | Yes, newsletters and automated campaigns, plus landing pages; transactional emails on request | Email campaigns, SMS and MMS, WhatsApp, mobile app push, web personalization, and ads and retargeting |
| Automation and journeys | Yes, drag-and-drop workflows built from triggers, actions and if/then or A/B branches, with free automation templates; one workflow on Lite and Basic, unlimited on Pro and Enterprise | Yes, an automation program builder with customizable journey templates for welcome, cart abandonment, birthday and win-back flows |
| Segmentation and personalisation | Yes, segments, tags, lead scoring and personalisation, with up to 45 data fields per recipient on Pro and a preference center | Yes, dynamic content blocks and real-time customer data, with a Segment Agent that builds and refines segments from a plain-English description, plus predictive segmentation |
| Templates and editor | Yes, a drag-and-drop editor and a source code editor, free templates, your own HTML templates, dark mode preview and an AI Content Generator | Yes, EasyEditor, a drag-and-drop editor with templates, with a Content Agent that generates and rewrites copy and adjusts tone in a stored brand voice |
| Deliverability and testing | Yes, SPF, DKIM and DMARC, a deliverability dashboard, automatic bounce management and A/B testing on Pro; design, spam and accessibility tests are paid add-ons, included on Enterprise | Dedicated IPs, SPF, DKIM and DMARC authentication, ISP relationships and an onboarding team for domain warm-up; A/B testing and analytics run on campaigns |
| Ecommerce and CRM data | Yes, integrations with Shopify, Shopware, WooCommerce, Magento, ePages and PrestaShop sync customer data and trigger purchase and abandoned cart automations; CRM integrations with Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, SugarCRM and Zoho | Yes, more than 200 integrations including Shopify, Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce and WooCommerce, plus Salesforce, HubSpot and Microsoft Dynamics 365, over a built-in customer data platform |
| Integrations and API | Yes, a REST API with OAuth 2.0 and an OpenAPI reference, an official PHP SDK, webhooks and an MCP server, plus Zapier and Make | Yes, REST APIs in v2 and v3, plus a Marketing MCP server for ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| MCP-ready | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based | Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Email helpdesk, Phone, Community forum | more entries Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat, 24/7 |
| Onboarding | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars, Personal consulting | Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials, Live online demos and webinars, Personal consulting |
| Company size | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | more entries Shopify, Shopware, WooCommerce, Magento, ePages, PrestaShop, WordPress, TYPO3, Drupal, Jimdo, Joomla!, Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, SugarCRM, Zoho, Zapier, Make, lexoffice, SurveyMonkey, Gravity Forms, Facebook Lead Ads | Shopify, Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Salesforce, HubSpot, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle NetSuite |
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Key Differences
- Hosting CleverReach Cloud (SaaS), servers in the EU Dotdigital Cloud (SaaS)
- Support CleverReach Email helpdesk, Phone, Community forum Dotdigital Email helpdesk, Phone, Chat, 24/7
- Made in CleverReach Germany Dotdigital United Kingdom
- API CleverReach Yes, a REST API (v3) with OAuth 2.0, an official PHP SDK, user-defined webhooks and an MCP server Dotdigital Yes, REST APIs in v2 and v3 covering contacts and data, campaigns and automation, events, Insight data and transactional messaging, plus a Marketing MCP server
- Campaign types CleverReach Yes, newsletters and automated campaigns, plus landing pages; transactional emails on request Dotdigital Email campaigns, SMS and MMS, WhatsApp, mobile app push, web personalization, and ads and retargeting
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
CleverReach
Strengths
- Servers in the EU, double opt-in by default and a data processing agreement concluded online
- Basic and Pro send unlimited emails, priced by recipients rather than volume
- Free Lite plan for up to 250 recipients with no time limit
- Official MCP server for AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor
Limitations
- Basic allows one user, one recipient list and one automation workflow
- Phone support, design and spam tests and accessibility tests are paid add-ons below Enterprise
- Offered only to businesses, not to private individuals
Dotdigital
Strengths
- Email, SMS, WhatsApp, push and web personalization from one platform with a customer data platform underneath
- Named AI agents: a Segment Agent for audiences and a Content Agent inside EasyEditor
- A Marketing MCP server connects the account to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini
- Deliverability covered by dedicated IPs, SPF, DKIM and DMARC and a warm-up onboarding team
Limitations
- No published pricing: contact-based billing is quoted case by case
- A contact is billable as soon as it is marketable on any single channel, even if suppressed on the others
Plans
Pricing
CleverReach
- Lite €0 / month 250 recipients and 1,000 emails a month, no time limit. One recipient list, one automation workflow and basic reporting.
- Basic From €15 / month For 500 recipients with monthly billing, up to 5,000 recipients. Unlimited emails, ad-free newsletters, the AI Content Generator and unlimited forms. One user.
- Pro From €18 / month For 500 recipients with monthly billing, up to 150,000 recipients. Adds A/B testing, scheduled sending, unlimited lists and automation workflows, click heat maps and unlimited users.
- Enterprise From €499 / month For 250,000 emails a month and unlimited recipients. Adds premium support, an SLA, 5 design and spam tests and 15 accessibility tests a month; dedicated IP on request.
Dotdigital
Price on Request
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CleverReach https://www.cleverreach.com/en/ · checked against the official source on 2026-09-25
Dotdigital https://dotdigital.com · checked against the official source on 2026-09-17
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