Here’s why ContactMonkey outshines Poppulo

Make your internal comms impossible to ignore. Get better engagement and real-time insights with internal newsletter software that works with Outlook or Gmail.

“ContactMonkey integrates with my internal distribution lists that are created on the fly via our HR data, so it’s up-to-the-minute accurate.”

Margaret P.

Enterprise Customer

Build a more connected and engaged workforce

“ContactMonkey integrates with my internal distribution lists that are created on the fly via our HR data, so it’s up-to-the-minute accurate.”

Margaret P.

Enterprise Customer

Features

ContactMonkey

Poppulo

Who it’s for
  • Internal communications
  • Marketing
  • HR
  • Operations
  • Facility managers
  • Corporate marketers
  • Event managers
  • HR
Use case
  • Company newsletters & internal emails
  • Gathering employee feedback
  • Tracking campaign success
  • Wayfinding
  • Directories
  • Digital signage in physical spaces
Ease of use

74% rate it as user-friendly on G2

44% rate it as user-friendly on G2

Email builder

All drag and drop, no coding required

Requires coding for HTML emails

Dynamic content

Personalized content rows, multi-list selection, reporting & tracking, and send tests available.

No reporting or analytics with dynamic content, and no multi-list selections.

Edit sent links

Fix or update hyperlinks after your email is sent—no resend required.

Unspecified

Deliverability

Outlook, Gmail, and web app sending

Web app sending only

Integrations

20+ integrations

60+ integrations

Pricing

Free start

No free options

Time to try

Instant sign up

Requires a demo with no trial

Onboarding

Less than 3 weeks

3–6 months

Demo capabilities

Free interactive and live demos

Pre-recorded videos

Product updates frequency

Monthly updates

Rarely updated

Internal comms made smart, simple, and scalable with ContactMonkey

Get real-time feedback with eNPS

  • Stop guessing—know your employees’ satisfaction
  • Collect, analyze, and act on eNPS data
  • Bonus: Poppulo doesn’t even offer eNPS!

Personalize emails with dynamic content

  • Skip the hassle of multiple email versions
  • Personalize messaging to different employee groups—in one send
  • Collect feedback and track analytics from custom content sent

Track every click and insight

  • See individual engagement & anonymous insights
  • Visualize success with detailed click maps
  • Get full picture of your internal comms’ impact

Save time with AI-powered writing

  • Craft professional, engaging emails in seconds
  • Goodbye writer’s block—AI has your back!
  • With Poppulo? You’re on your own

24/7 support you can count on

  • Need help at 2 AM? We’ve got you covered
  • Access tutorials, guides, and expert advice anytime
  • Poppulo’s limited support hours? Not ideal

“ContactMonkey’s Dynamic Content tool saves me hours. I no longer need to copy, paste, or duplicate emails—I can send one version to the whole company and track just that. It saves time, brain space, and prevents duplication errors.”

James Maiden

Sr. Internal Communication Specialist

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5x

faster email creation

“ContactMonkey makes it quick to create dynamic, engaging emails for our team. It was easy to implement and everyone who uses it picked it up really quickly.”

Jeff Genung

Sr. Director of Internal Communications

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“ContactMonkey does the job extremely well; took almost no time to integrate, and is less expensive than competitors.”

Danielle T.

Director of Communications

“[ContactMonkey] really does allow our teams to be creative, but also provides the analytics to make sure we’re doing the right things.”

Jeremy Roberts

Sr. Manager of Communications, 
Go-To-Market & Incentives

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40%

read rate boost

Make the switch to ContactMonkey

Boost and measure employee engagement right from your inbox.