About vCita

Category: Email Marketing
vCita's email marketing service allows users and businesses to create quick, beautiful, and personalized email campaigns, automate your email marketing, send quick announcements to subscribers, and obtain actual data from your campaigns.

Company: vCita

vCita is a web-based business management platform that combines personal email and SMS marketing, lead capture and nurturing, customer relationship management (CRM), client management, Calendar, and other solutions to help businesses grow efficiently. Trusted by over 100,000 users worldwide.

Business
$59
/mo
14-day FREE trial
Platinum
$99
/mo
14-day FREE trial
Platinum 10
$139
/mo
14-day FREE trial
Platinum 20
$239
/mo
14-day FREE trial

In-Depth Analysis

0 Overall
Price 4.5
Ease Of Use 4.0
Features 4.0
Support 4.0

Pros

  • User-friendly UI
  • Ability to send promotions via text message
  • CRM integration for collecting customer data
  • Email templates are categorized

Cons

  • Limited customizability of email templates
  • Billed based on number of emails you send
  • Lacking supporting material and guides

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Plans & Pricing

vCita’s packages are divided into two main categories; Solo and Team. Solo plans are for the one-person organization or freelancers. Team plans are for businesses with multiple employees. The company also offers a free 14-day trial. For this review, we’re going to cover the plans that come with email marketing. 

vCita’s pricing is good value for the number of features you receive.

Business
$59
/mo
14-day FREE trial
Get Started
Platinum
$99
/mo
14-day FREE trial
Get Started
Platinum 10
$139
/mo
14-day FREE trial
Get Started
Platinum 20
$239
/mo
14-day FREE trial
Get Started

Business

The Business plan is $59/mo ($45 when billed annually). It includes vCita’s CRM, automation, 250 SMS credits, 5,000 recipients, and other tools. The Business plan is available as Solo or Team (up to two members or users), and the price doesn’t change.

Platinum

The Platinum plan is $99/mo (or $75 when billed annually). You get all the business package features, 10,000 recipients per month, and 500 SMS credits. This plan is available as Solo or Team (up to five members), and the investment doesn’t change.

Platinum 10

Platinum 10 costs $139/mo ($117 if billed annually) and supports ten users. You’ll get everything in the previous plans, 20,000 campaign recipients, and 1000 monthly SMS credits. Full onboarding by the vCita team for setup and installation is also included.

Platinum 20

The Platinum 20 costs $239/mo ($196 when billed annually), and you can have up to 20 users. Your sending limit is unlimited, and you get 2,000 SMS credits, which is fantastic. Full onboarding is also included.

Featured prices can be updated and free offers may include additional terms.
Ease of Use

Despite the number of features present, vCita isn’t challenging to use. However, absolute beginners may find it tough at first because there aren’t many guides or helpful tidbits available as you explore each feature. But the user interface (UI) is clean and straightforward. So most people should figure out the platform in less than one hour of becoming a user.

Customer Support

There’s a ‘help’ button at the top right of every page when signed in. From there, you can search their knowledge base, submit a support ticket, and access other support options. Customer support typically responds within 24 hours.

Additional customer support:
Community Forum
The company has a Facebook group. You can join it to get your questions and concerns addressed

Blog
The company maintains a blog that’s regularly updated with email marketing and other business information

Live Online Chat
Live Online Chat
Available from any web page during vCita's business hours
Email
Email
Users can send an email through the company’s contact page
Video Tutorials
Video Tutorials
There are many video tutorials on the company's YouTube channel
FAQ
FAQ
vCita maintains impressive FAQ pages within its help center
Features & Functionality
General Features

vCita offers a variety of features that integrate seamlessly with its email marketing software. Most people will find the platform easy to navigate and comprehend. Others may have to play around with the features a bit more to get it. Some interesting email marketing features of vCita include reporting, SMS marketing, lead capture widget, online coupons, and automated campaigns.

Reporting

You can track the delivery of your email campaigns. vCita also has analytics for all of the other features on its platform, such as calendar. Most of them can be accessed through your account dashboard.

SMS Marketing

vCita allows users to send email campaigns via text message. You can customize an existing SMS template or create yours from scratch. Also, the system can automatically send an email to anyone without a phone number on file.

Lead Capture Widget

Use vCita’s lead capture widget to generate leads from your website. You’ll receive a notification whenever someone takes a desired action.

Online Coupons

You can create and distribute coupons via text message or email. Coupons can be set for specific services or products and used online or offline. 

Automated Campaigns

Automatically send messages to users using specific criteria. For instance, you can set up a campaign that automatically goes out each time a customer celebrates their birthday.

Features
  • Unlimited Emails
  • Image Library
  • Drag-and-Drop Editor
  • Multiple Users
  • Gmail Import
  • Sign-Up Forms
  • Google Analytics
  • Email Lists
  • Segmenting
Marketing
Features
  • A/B Testing
  • Social Media Marketing
  • Surveys
  • Bounce Management
  • Tracking Analytics
  • Automated Email Responses
Design
Templates

vCita has a variety of templates to choose from when building an email campaign. You’ll find customizable templates for special events or holidays, service promotions, newsletters, and others. The templates are clean, modern, and optimized for mobile. However, you can’t customize templates beyond changing images and text.

Features
  • Email Templates
  • Building Personalized Emails
  • Email & Mobile Preview
  • Flexible Design
  • Storage for Data & Images
  • Newsletter Templates
Verdict

vCita is a platform with many functionalities, and that enhances its email marketing offer. Being able to deploy CRM, manage your calendar, send text messages to customers, etc. adds immense value. vCita also has various packages, suitable for practically any company size. That’s great because you can start small and upgrade capabilities as your business grows.

Where vCita needs improvement is in the flexibility of its email marketing templates. As of this review, the most you can do is change text and photos. However, the platform is geared towards service companies, and most require minimal flexibility in that area. In other words, the simpler, the better.

All in all, vCita is incredible, considering the sheer number of features that can seamlessly integrate with your email marketing campaigns. These tools make it easier to drive action, engage customers, and nurture prospects.

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Gabriel Nwatarali is a digital marketer and designer, who has successfully helped several organizations complete complex marketing, including design projects. He's the founder of Tech Help Canada, a results-driven design and marketing agency. He also regularly contributes his knowledge of tech, digital marketing, and business to online publications.
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vCita User Reviews

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George T
02-10 employees
Used for: 6-12 months
31 Jan - 2021

All in one service for consultants

If you need a way to manage a website, book meetings, take payments, and launch marketing campaigns for a client-based business then Vcita is all you need.

Pros

- Email and SMS marketing
- Collect payments online
- Build a scheduling page

Cons

- Live support is only available within a short window (2 hours a day)

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Rhonda C
11-50 employees
Used for: 6-12 months
18 Mar - 2021

It has grown along with me

Vcita has made my business more efficient in many ways and I use it daily. It makes it so that I only have to use a handful of software for my entire business.

Pros

- Simple email newsletter to run promotions
- Scheduling/booking page
- Online payment collection

Cons

I can’t deactivate clients that are no longer working with me and It is impossible to clear out old customers and start the year fresh.

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Peter B
51-200 employees
Used for: 1-2 years
12 Mar - 2021

Great way to engage your audience

It syncs with the tools I already use and makes marketing that much easier.

Pros

- Integrates with Google Calendar
- Allows clients to schedule appointments themselves and even set them as recurring
- The email tool allows me to send out good looking newsletter with minimal work

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Hunter P
02-10 employees
Used for: 1-2 years
23 Mar - 2021

Hugely helpful

Vcita helped me put my coaching business together and even take on clients related to mental health management because it is HIPAA compliant. I have run into a few roadblocks but the support team helped me iron everything out.

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Charlie W
11-50 employees
Used for: 6-12 months
15 Jan - 2021

Essential for customer management

It has many features that help me manage my time and clients better. I have been using it for a while but have barely scratched the surface of what it can do.

Pros

- Integrates with Wix
- Schedule with clients around the world in their time zone
- A+ customer support

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