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    Avochato

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AAvochato is a text messaging software service for sales, customer support, and other departments and business entities featuring two-way texting, chat widget for websites or applications, and other tools to facilitate easier communication with customers.N/A

    PAR Punchh

    Score8 out of 10
    N/APAR Punchh is a loyalty and offers solution that focuses on providing restaurants with the tools and services to create branded and consistent in-store and digital customer experiences.N/A
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    AvochatoPAR Punchh
    Free Trial
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    EZ Texting
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    User Ratings
    AvochatoPAR Punchh
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
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    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
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    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AvochatoPAR Punchh
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Avochato
    Well suited: Problem resolution, timely response, 1-many communicaiton, event triggered automation, allows reservationists to text multiple people at one time, and puts all the relevant decision making information in a link. Also allows us to have a written record of the conversation. Less Appropriate: Still cannot replace the Southern hospitality of a phone call. Sometimes texting reaches a point, where a phone call can solve fix, or figure it out quicker
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    We launched the program quickly and on schedule, Punchh has continued to evolve and enhance to adapt to our changing business needs, importantly developing integrations with other key partners —Olo, PAR Brink POS. I think it's ideal for a brand of our size with under 200 locations, perhaps for a chain of more than 2,000 locations, it could be worth considering building an in-house solution as a potential cost saving.
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    Pros
    Avochato
    • Platform for easy monitoring of communication
    • Ease of use for batching communication to multiple entities at one time
    • Projecting or pre-scheduling communication in a time pre-determined by our office.
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    • Reward-based App material. Punchh is great platform for reward tracking and fulfillment. I have not found one that does a better job at customer loyalty.
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    Cons
    Avochato
    • The mobile app definitely could be better. Sometimes it crashes, and you can't see the tags or create new contacts, and it only lets you call and send and receive messages, but you can't take calls from the mobile app.
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    • Look carefully into the integrations, find out exactly what is possible. We launched when we had Monkey Media as our online ordering tool, although it was integrated, we ended up having to move to Olo just because it was such a stronger integration.
    • I would re-think having Facebook as an option to allow registration and signup to our app. This was recommended by Punchh, but we ended up getting so many out of date email addresses in our system that were associated with the Facebook account.
    • One thing we wanted to launch with was a gift card integration, but due to Punchh not being PCI compliant, and due to other technological limitations, that's not something we've been able to bring into our loyalty app, which would be nice to have.
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    Support Rating
    Avochato
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    The customer success people are not as invested as it seems they should be in their clients' business, at least not for the amount of money the platform costs. I am always looking for best practices to be provided or at least discussed with my AM, and she doesn't ever seem to care about what others are doing in my industry.
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    Avochato
    We never tried or used any other platform
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    We were looking for a partner who would help us get a loyalty program and a mobile app launched quickly, Punchh delivered our app on-time, the cost was very competitive and Punchh was being used by similarly sized brands in the restaurant industry. The integrations were in place and Punchh offered the Product functionality and performance we were looking for.
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    Return on Investment
    Avochato
    • Extremely positive. Very efficient style of communication.
    • Excellent booking engine, very effective marketing option. Click to text.
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    • We brought in over $7M from the app use alone in Q1 & Q2 of 2019.
    • It costs a ton to keep up, especially the more modules you subscribe to. Our (not so fancy price tier) price was about $100K for 2019.
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