ConvertKit vs Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Pardot)

Written by Marcus Taylor - CEO
Updated 12/02/2026

5 minute read

Who is this software for?

ConvertKit is ideal for bloggers

Pros

  • The power of Infusionsoft, but easier to use than MailChimp.
  • Landing pages
  • Custom white glove migration

Cons

  • No live chat support
  • No A/B testing

Screenshots

Pricing

For 2.5k contacts
$41 / month
For 10k contacts
$100 / month
For 25k contacts
$199 / month
For 100k contacts
$679 / month
Full feature pricing
$3999 / month
Starting price
$29 / month
Setup fee
Starting # of users
Cost per extra user
Refund policy
Free demo

Ratings

Overall rating
Ease of use
Value for money
Form templates
Customer support

Features

Lead scoring
Lead segmentation
Web activity tracking
SMS marketing
Personalize web content
Predictive analytics
Bi-directional CRM syncing
Event management
Create invoices
Create quotes
Split testing
Create membership sites
Bulk social media posting
Sales reports
Real-time sales alerts
Mobile app
Social CRM

Integrations

Outlook integration
Gmail integration
Salesforce integration
SugarCRM integration
Microsoft Dynamics integration
Zapier integration

General Info

HQ Location
United States
Founded in
Unknown

About ConvertKit

ConvertKit is an email marketing software designed for professional bloggers, authors, and online creators to grow and engage their audience. It offers features such as customizable email templates, automation workflows, landing pages, and forms to capture email subscribers. With ConvertKit, users can segment their audience based on interests and behaviors, send personalized emails, and track the performance of their email campaigns through detailed analytics.

Who is this software for?

Pardot is ideal for Salesforce users looking for a marketing automation solution

Pros

  • Customizable marketing automation tool
  • Great integration with Salesforce
  • Lead Deck lets you send send perspectives on your service pages with one-click

Cons

  • Accounts starts with only 1 user
  • API access only available for PRO users starting at $2,000 / month
  • One of the more expensive solutions

Screenshots

Pricing

For 2.5k contacts
$1250 / month
For 10k contacts
$1250 / month
For 25k contacts
$15000 / month
For 100k contacts
Contact sales
Full feature pricing
$3,000 / month
Starting price
$1,000 / month
Setup fee
Starting # of users
Cost per extra user
Refund policy
Free demo

Ratings

Overall rating
Ease of use
Value for money
Form templates
Customer support

Features

Lead scoring
Lead segmentation
Web activity tracking
SMS marketing
Personalize web content
Predictive analytics
Bi-directional CRM syncing
Event management
Create invoices
Create quotes
Split testing
Create membership sites
Bulk social media posting
Sales reports
Real-time sales alerts
Mobile app
Social CRM

Integrations

Outlook integration
Gmail integration
Salesforce integration
SugarCRM integration
Microsoft Dynamics integration
Zapier integration

General Info

HQ Location
United States
Founded in
2006

About Salesforce Marketing Cloud (Pardot)

Pardot, B2B marketing automation by Salesforce, offers an easy-to-use marketing automation solution that allows marketing and sales departments to create, deploy, and manage online marketing campaigns from one central platform. Together, Pardot and Salesforce empower every rep to act in the moment of engagement, and every marketer to drive greater results from campaigns. As an integral part of the Salesforce family, Pardot is committed to staying on the front lines of innovation, helping companies to exceed their revenue goals, better align their sales and marketing teams, and do more with the resources they already have. Pardot is dedicated to supporting the needs of growing B2B organizations, and can help marketers and sales reps at any size organization work together and win together. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Pardot has a growing client base ranging from small and mid-sized businesses to divisions of large enterprise organizations. Additional Pardot offices can be found in cities across the globe.