Page Comparison

Comparison matrix

Here below there is a comparison matrix between available solutions.

 = available

 = available with restrictions (see specific notes for each case)

Manage lists and groups

	HTTP, Forms	SOAP	REST	SMTP+	FTP	List+	Frontend
Create/Delete/Update lists
Create/Delete/Update groups
Read lists and groups

Subscriptions

	HTTP, Forms	SOAP	REST	SMTP+	FTP	List+	Frontend
Import recipient (single)				1	2
Import of recipients (bulk)						3
Bulk import limit (MB of data)		MailUpImport : Multiple import by splitting in blocks, up to 1,5 MB per block SendMessageNL: as FTP case	Multiple import by splitting in blocks, up to 7 MB per block		N/A, but successfully tested either with 50 MB or with a single import file containing 4 millions email addresses	10 MB
Force optin of unsubscribed recipient (single)		2			2
Unsubscribe recipient (single)					2
Unsubscribe recipient (bulk)
Subscribe with confirmed optin (COI)		10
Read personal data fields settings
Update recipients' personal data fields
Check recipient's subscription status
Add to group (single)					2
Add to group (bulk)
Remove from group (single)
Remove from group (bulk)					4

Email

	HTTP, Forms	SOAP	REST	SMTP+	FTP	List+	Frontend
Create email message
Read email messages
Manage tags
Manage attachments
Manage both embedded and not embedded images in the same message
Manage dynamic fields
Manage dynamic content
Manage image upload (i.e. make them hosted by MailUp)
Manage attachments
Full content customization for each recipient
Allow mixing embedded and not embedded images in one email message
Transactional emails (account credentials after signup, password reminders...)		5
Transactional emails (newsletters, customized messages)		5
Promotional emails
Send to a single recipient						2,3
Send to a group
Send to all list subscribers
Scheduled sending
Manage queue of messages to be sent
Get email statistics in real time
Get email statistics (with scheduled process)

SMS

	HTTP, Forms	SOAP	REST	SMTP+	FTP	List+	Frontend
Create SMS (with dynamic fields)					6
Manage dynamic fields
Send SMS to a recipient					6
Send SMS to a group/list (immediate & scheduled)					6
Get SMS statistics in real time
Get SMS statistics (with scheduled process)

Other features

	HTTP, Forms	SOAP	REST	SMTP+	FTP	List+	Frontend
Security	HTTP with encrypted querystring parameters and IP restriction9 in most of the pages7	HTTP, user authentication, and IP restriction9 for MailUpImport web service HTTPS and user authentication for other SOAP web services	OAuth2 with refresh token	STARTTLS Encryption is supported	sFTP and FTPs are supported	Authorization workflow at application level (sender and mailing shall be approved before before sending)	HTTP with encrypted querystring parameters in most of the pages8
New trial account activation

(1) New recipients are added to list when a message is sent to them 

(2) For this API the feature is designed for bulk operations, its massive use on single recipients may affect system performances

(3) New recipients are added when listed in enclosed "one2many.import" file

(4) Requires a customization

(5) SendSingleNewsletter method can be used for confirmation requests, not for massive use (see this Rate Limiting about this method)

(6) With the "Text message (SMS) sending from .CSV file" feature 

(7) where these features are not available, the actions require a click on a confirmation email before proceeding

(8) please note that the purpose of frontend web pages is to be freely available by specifying an URL, without any console authentication 

(9) Restrictions on caller IP cannot be used and shall be disabled in case of cloud hosting (in this case it is not possible to get all possible IPs to be authorized)

(10) Strong limitations apply. Check out this page for details and workaround