Why choose ContactMonkey over Staffbase

Create engaging internal emails in minutes—right from Outlook. Engage employees, gather feedback, and measure results.

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Trusted by 10k communicators worldwide

5 reasons to choose ContactMonkey over Staffbase

01

Built for internal communications

Guaranteed email deliverability with Outlook and Gmail, bypassing unsubscribes and spam.

02

Get started in minutes, not months

Send emails within minutes and onboard in under 2 weeks (not months like Staffbase).

03

Easiest internal emails ever—no coding or design skills

Drag-and-drop HTML newsletters with 700+ templates or custom design service.

04

Email tracking and analytics at your fingertips

Measure campaign performance with real-time individual, overall, or anonymous tracking.

05

Your own customer success manager

Get a dedicated Customer Success Manager from day one and enjoy regular check-ins.

“ContactMonkey’s entire platform is very intuitive to use and works seamlessly with Outlook. Combine that with terrific customer service, and it’s a real winner.”

Torin Roher

Corporate Communications Specialist, NAES

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When to use ContactMonkey vs. Staffbase

ContactMonkey

Staffbase

Features

Best for

Company newsletters and employee communications
Employee feedback and engagement
Internal email tracking and performance

Intranet and app-leading organizations
Omnichannel employee experience: Intranet, app, email, and Microsoft 365
Cross-channel publishing

Pricing

Essential, Plus, and Enterprise plans available

Business

Email: $20,000/year
Intranet: $37,000/year
One-time implementation fee: $15,463

Starter

Intranet: $31,000/year
One-time implementation fee: $10,309

Email creation ✍️

Email client integration

Outlook for Windows, Mac, and Gmail

Email template builder

Advanced drag-and-drop builder and responsive HTML templates

Difficult to use drag-and-drop email builder

Email template library

700+ multimedia-rich templates that support videos, and surveys

HTML email templates

Custom fonts and branding

Email collaboration

Multi-language emails

Translate newsletters in up to 4 languages at a time. No need to copy and paste content for each language version. Keep campaign statistics all in one place.

3 options: Add translation manually, copy content, or copy and translate automatically

Email sending 📩

CSV support

Personalization

Audience segmentation

List management

Enterprise only

HRIS integration

Email scheduling

Microsoft Team integration

Email scheduling

Send via Outlook or Gmail to avoid unsubscribes and spam filters

Send via your own email client (Outlook or Gmail) to avoid unsubscribes and being flagged as spam

Engagement and feedback 💬

Collect feedback and comments

Surveys and polls

Emoji reactions

eNPS

Event management

Reporting and analytics 📊

Dashboard analytics

Segmented email stats

For Outlook users who use List Management

Overall campaign tracking

Anonymous campaign tracking

Individual campaign tracking

Click maps

AI tools and other 🤖

AI-assisted writing

AI-suggested subject lines and email body copy

SMS

Admin and support 👤

24/7 help desk

Dedicated Customer Success Manager and self-serve Help Center

Flexible pricing that fits your needs

More choices for variable internal communication needs. No hidden fees or complicated plans.

Essential

The perfect entry point to basic email design and insights for communicators

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Includes:

Email template builder

Team email collaboration

Email template library

Basic tracking report

Overall campaign tracking

CSV support

Email client Integration

SMS

Add-on

Plus

Enterprise

Advanced customization and employee engagement for all communicators