Quick answer: If you need someone to code and produce emails you have already planned, an email production service can do that job. If you want one team to own the strategy, build the flows, run the campaigns and report revenue every month, choose a managed program like Excelohunt’s. Accuracy matters as much as speed: one Email Uplers customer wrote that “it’s more important to be accurate”. Excelohunt’s prices are on its pricing page.
Key takeaways
- Production and programs are different purchases: templates do not decide what to send, to whom or when.
- Excelohunt owns the whole program: strategy, flows, campaigns, segmentation, testing and reporting.
- Quality is built into the process: designs agreed before building, flows tested before launch, live flows reviewed every two weeks.
- Published prices: managed plans from $499 a month; a custom template is a fixed $419.
- Public proof: six case studies with revenue numbers.
Email Uplers, formerly known as EmailMonks, is best known for email production work such as HTML coding and template builds. Excelohunt is a managed email and SMS agency. If you are comparing the two, the real question is which kind of help your brand needs.
At a glance
| What you are comparing | Excelohunt | What to ask Email Uplers |
|---|---|---|
| What you get | A managed program: strategy, flows, campaigns, segmentation, testing, reporting | Ask exactly which parts of the program they own |
| Published pricing | Yes: $499 to $2,999 a month, projects from $209 | Ask for a written quote for the same scope |
| Quality control | Designs agreed before building, every flow tested, live flows reviewed every two weeks | Ask how errors are caught before delivery |
| First-month plan | Strategy by day 3, calendar by day 7, campaigns from week 2 | Ask for a dated plan |
| Reporting | Monthly revenue report and strategy meeting | Ask what is reported and how often |
| Proof | Six public case studies | Ask for revenue results, not just templates |
Production vs a managed program
Production answers “can you build this email?” A managed program answers “what should you send, to whom, and did it make money?” Both are useful. The mistake is buying production when nobody on your side owns the strategy. Beautiful templates sent to the wrong audience at the wrong time rarely move revenue.
A managed program covers the decisions as well as the build:
- Strategy: a monthly plan that decides which campaigns carry the brand story and which carry a launch or a seasonal moment.
- Flows: welcome, abandoned cart, browse abandonment, post-purchase and win-back, built and then reviewed at least every two weeks.
- Segmentation: every send matched to the people most likely to find it relevant.
- Testing: offers and subject lines tested before they change.
- Reporting: attributed revenue, flow performance and deliverability health every month.
Why accuracy matters as much as speed
Speed is easy to promise. Getting it right first time is harder, and errors in email are public the moment you press send. One Email Uplers customer, writing in 2018 when the company traded as EmailMonks, gave this 1-star review on Trustpilot:
“Usually reliable, but last few jobs have had multiple issues that I had to send back for correction. It’s one thing to be fast. But it’s more important to be accurate.” (Trustpilot review, April 17, 2018)
That customer had a point. Excelohunt’s process is built so you are not the quality check:
- Excelohunt agrees the designs with you before building them, which avoids rework later.
- Every flow is tested before it goes live. One automated flow takes about three days end to end, covering copy, design and testing.
- Live flows are reviewed at least every two weeks, including trigger, condition and split logic.
Pricing: Excelohunt’s is public
| What you need | Excelohunt price |
|---|---|
| A custom email template | $419, fixed price |
| One flow built and tested | From $209 to $419 |
| Core 5 Flows Bundle | $1,399 |
| Managed campaigns | $499 a month (2 campaigns) to $2,999 a month (20+ campaigns) |
| Custom scope | Quoted after a free audit |
Excelohunt’s fixed-price work is bought online in its shop. Its plans are month to month, and brands the Excelohunt team confirms as eligible are covered by its 3x ROI guarantee. See Excelohunt’s pricing page for everything.
Who Excelohunt is built for
Ecommerce brands that want one accountable team running email and SMS. Over 7+ years Excelohunt has worked with 500+ brands in 26+ countries and 40+ industries, and its clients’ email programs have generated more than $50M in revenue. Klaviyo is its main platform, and it works across 20+ email platforms. If you would rather add a person to your own team, you can hire a vetted email designer or developer through Excelohunt instead.
Proof
- 8 Other Reasons: email and SMS from about 12% to 81% of store revenue in one season.
- LoveNspire: attributed email revenue at 3.8 times its baseline and a 70% open rate.
- The Wig Outlet: email and SMS from 28.9% to 38.0% of store revenue in a year.
How to decide
If you already have a strategist and only need production capacity, ask both agencies for a fixed quote per template and a description of their quality process. If you need the whole program run for you, ask for a dated first-month plan and two case studies with revenue numbers. Then request a free audit from Excelohunt to see what it would change first.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Excelohunt and Email Uplers?
Email Uplers is best known for email production such as coding and templates. Excelohunt runs the whole program: strategy, flows, campaigns, segmentation, testing and monthly revenue reporting, with published prices and a dated first-month plan.
Do I need a managed program or just email production?
If you already have a strategist deciding what to send, to whom and when, production support may be enough. If nobody owns the strategy, production alone rarely moves revenue, and a managed program is the better buy.
How much does Excelohunt cost?
Managed campaign plans run from $499 to $2,999 a month, and a custom email template design is a fixed $419. Fixed-price projects start from $209. Everything is on Excelohunt’s pricing page.
How does Excelohunt check quality before emails go out?
Designs are agreed with you before anything is built, every flow is tested before it goes live, and live flows are reviewed at least every two weeks for performance, targeting and logic.
About the author
Ravinderpal Singh is the founder of Excelohunt, an email and SMS marketing agency for ecommerce brands. Over 7+ years the team has worked with 500+ brands in 26+ countries. Get a free audit or see Excelohunt’s pricing.
Email Uplers is a trademark of its owner. Excelohunt is not affiliated with Email Uplers. Review quoted as published on Trustpilot on the date shown.