Software · head to head
ConvertKit vs Cision
ConvertKit
Software
The creator platform for digital professionals
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- On request
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The short version
- They diverge on capability: ConvertKit covers Email marketing, Cision covers Media monitoring.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which ConvertKit and Cision actually diverge.
| Attribute | ConvertKit | Cision |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2013 | 1867 |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in ConvertKit
- Email marketing
- Landing pages
- Subscriber tagging
- Automation workflows
- Digital product sales
- Broadcast emails
- Subscriber segments
- Email templates
Only in Cision
- Media monitoring
- PR Newswire distribution
- Media database
- Analytics & reporting
- Influencer identification
- Salesforce
- Google Analytics
- Microsoft 365
Both cover
- Slack
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
ConvertKit
- Sending newsletters and email sequences to an audiencenot Cision
- Selling paid subscriptions and digital products to a mailing listnot Cision
Cision
- Press release distributionnot ConvertKit
- Media monitoringnot ConvertKit
- PR measurementnot ConvertKit
- Media outreachnot ConvertKit
- Crisis communicationsnot ConvertKit
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
ConvertKit
- The free Newsletter plan allows only one basic visual automation, so sequences beyond a single flow require paying
- The free plan is a single user, and the Creator plan at $33 a month allows two
- Subscriber signals, engagement analytics and paid recommendations are Pro only, at $66 a month
- A/B testing is capped at 2 subject lines below Pro, which allows 5
- Paid pricing is banded by subscriber count, so the published figures apply only at the smallest band
Cision
Nothing recorded yet. See the Cision review.
Pricing, plan by plan
ConvertKit
On request- Creator$29/month
- Up to 10K subscribers
- Email campaigns
- Landing pages
- Creator Pro$79/month
- Unlimited subscribers
- Advanced automation
- Digital products
Cision
On request- Cision Communications CloudFree
- Media monitoring
- Media database
- PR analytics
- EnterpriseFree
- Full platform access
- PR Newswire distribution
- Custom integrations
Which should you pick?
Choose Cision if
- You need media monitoring.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want pr newswire distribution.
Questions people ask
- Is ConvertKit or Cision better?
- Neither clearly leads. ConvertKit starts at On request and Cision at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, ConvertKit or Cision?
- ConvertKit starts at On request and Cision at On request.
- Does ConvertKit or Cision run on more platforms?
- ConvertKit runs on Web. Cision runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What is ConvertKit best used for?
- ConvertKit is most often used for sending newsletters and email sequences to an audience, selling paid subscriptions and digital products to a mailing list. Of those, sending newsletters and email sequences to an audience and selling paid subscriptions and digital products to a mailing list are not what Cision is typically brought in for.
- What can ConvertKit do that Cision cannot?
- ConvertKit covers Email marketing, Landing pages, Subscriber tagging, Automation workflows. Cision covers Media monitoring, PR Newswire distribution, Media database, Analytics & reporting. Both handle Slack, Web support.