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Marketo vs Omnisend

Enterprise marketing automation vs e-commerce email and SMS

TL;DR

Marketo is enterprise B2B marketing automation at $895+/month. Omnisend is e-commerce email and SMS starting at $16/month with Shopify integration. Different markets, different needs. Omnisend for online stores. Marketo for enterprise B2B with sales teams.

Key Differences

The main things that set these tools apart

Business Model

Marketo is for enterprise B2B. Omnisend is for e-commerce. If you have a Shopify store, Omnisend is the obvious choice. If you have a Salesforce pipeline and enterprise sales team, Marketo fits.

Price
Omnisend wins

Omnisend at $115/month vs Marketo at $895/month. Nearly 8x cheaper. For e-commerce businesses, spending $895/month on a B2B tool makes zero sense.

E-commerce Automation
Omnisend wins

Omnisend has pre-built abandoned cart, browse abandonment, welcome series, and post-purchase flows. Product recommendations, SMS, and push notifications included. Marketo would need custom development for all of these.

Enterprise Capabilities
Marketo wins

Marketo's lead scoring, ABM, and attribution are enterprise-grade. Omnisend doesn't attempt to compete here — it's not built for B2B sales processes.

Pricing Comparison

At 10,000 contacts

Marketo
$895/month

Select plan. Lead scoring, ABM, revenue attribution. Annual contract.

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Omnisend
$115/month

Standard plan. Email, automation, SMS credits, segmentation.

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Sequenzy

The SaaS alternative

$49/month

10k subscribers, unlimited emails, transactional + marketing, Stripe integration.

Feature Comparison

Side-by-side feature breakdown

Feature
Marketo
Omnisend
Sequenzy
E-commerce Features
Shopify Integration
Basic
Deep native
Abandoned Cart
Via custom setup
Pre-built flows
Product Recommendations
AI-powered
SMS Marketing
Built-in
Enterprise B2B
Lead Scoring
Predictive + behavioral
Segment-based
ABM
Full suite
Revenue Attribution
Multi-touch B2B
E-commerce revenue
Basic analytics
CRM Integration
Salesforce, Dynamics
Basic
Stripe
Value
Free Tier
Yes (250 contacts)
Yes (100 subs)
Price at 10k
$895/mo
$115/mo
$49/mo
Pre-built Workflows
Templates
E-commerce pre-built
AI-generated
Ease of Use
Complex
User-friendly
Simple

Best For

When to choose each tool

Choose Marketo if you...
  • Enterprise B2B with complex sales cycles
  • Companies needing ABM and lead scoring
  • Salesforce-centric organizations
  • Large marketing teams
Choose Omnisend if you...
  • Shopify and WooCommerce stores
  • E-commerce brands wanting email + SMS
  • Online stores needing pre-built automation
  • DTC brands wanting affordable multi-channel
Choose Sequenzy if you...
  • SaaS founders needing Stripe-integrated email
  • Digital product businesses
  • Teams wanting AI-generated sequences

When to Consider Sequenzy Instead

SaaS, Not E-commerce or B2B

Marketo serves B2B. Omnisend serves e-commerce. Sequenzy serves SaaS with Stripe integration for subscription-aware automation.

Better Price for SaaS

At $49/month, Sequenzy costs less than both and includes SaaS-specific features.

Overview

Marketo and Omnisend serve entirely different markets. Marketo is enterprise B2B marketing automation. Omnisend is e-commerce email and SMS. For our take on each, see our Marketo comparison and Omnisend comparison.

Wrong Comparison, Right Question

If you're comparing Marketo and Omnisend, the real question is probably: "Do I need enterprise marketing automation?" For e-commerce businesses, the answer is almost always no. Omnisend gives you everything an online store needs at a fraction of the price.

Omnisend's E-commerce Focus

Omnisend is built for online stores. Pre-built abandoned cart flows, product recommendations, browse abandonment, post-purchase series, SMS marketing — all designed to drive e-commerce revenue. You can launch automated workflows in minutes, not months.

Marketo's Enterprise Focus

Marketo is built for B2B marketing teams with Salesforce, complex sales cycles, and the need for multi-touch attribution. If that describes your business, Marketo delivers. But it's a completely different tool for a completely different problem.

The Sequenzy Alternative

For SaaS founders selling subscriptions (not B2B enterprise deals or physical products), Sequenzy combines transactional email and marketing campaigns with native Stripe integration at $49/month.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Sequenzy - Complete Pricing Guide

Pricing Model

Sequenzy uses subscriber-based pricing. You only pay for subscribers active in sequences (automations). Inactive subscribers are free to store.

All Pricing Tiers

  • 0-100 subscribers: Free (Free annually) - 3k emails/month
  • 101-1,000 subscribers: $19/month ($205/year annually) - 15k emails/month
  • 1,001-5,000 subscribers: $29/month ($313/year annually) - 60k emails/month
  • 5,001-10,000 subscribers: $49/month ($529/year annually) - 120k emails/month
  • 10,001-25,000 subscribers: $99/month ($1069/year annually) - 300k emails/month
  • 25,001-50,000 subscribers: $199/month ($2149/year annually) - 600k emails/month
  • 50,001-100,000 subscribers: $349/month ($3769/year annually) - 1.2M emails/month
  • 100,000+ subscribers: Custom pricing (Custom annually) - Unlimited emails/month

Yearly billing: All plans offer a 10% discount when billed annually.

Free Plan Features (2,500 emails/month)

  • Visual automation builder
  • Transactional email API
  • Reply tracking & team inbox
  • Goal tracking & revenue attribution
  • Dynamic segments
  • Payment integrations
  • Full REST API access
  • Custom sending domain

Paid Plan Features (1,000 - 100,000 subscribers)

  • Visual automation builder
  • Transactional email API
  • Reply tracking & team inbox
  • Goal tracking & revenue attribution
  • Dynamic segments
  • Payment integrations (Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy)
  • Full REST API access
  • Custom sending domain

Enterprise Plan Features (100,000+ subscribers)

  • Visual automation builder
  • Transactional email API
  • Reply tracking & team inbox
  • Goal tracking & revenue attribution
  • Dynamic segments
  • Payment integrations
  • Full REST API access
  • Custom sending domain

Important Pricing Notes

  • You only pay for subscribers who are active in automations/sequences
  • Storing inactive subscribers is free
  • No hidden fees - all features included in the price
  • No credit card required for free tier

Contact

  • Pricing Page: https://sequenzy.com/pricing
  • Sales: hello@sequenzy.com