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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    BotStar

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ABotStar is a messaging solution from the company of the same name in Da Nang, designed to make it easy for businesses to streamline all customer conversations. With Live Chat, Chatbot Engine, Multi-platform Integrations, BotStar aims to drive business communications, from Sale & Marketing to Customer Service.

    $15

    per month

    SendPulse

    Score3.5 out of 10
    N/ASendPulse is an integrated messaging platform providing user communication that includes emails, SMS, web push, SMTP, and user management.. This solution includes 15,000 free emails with up to 2,500 subscribers per month.N/A
    Pricing
    BotStarSendPulse
    Editions & Modules
    Pro Plan
    $15
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    BotStarSendPulse
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing starts from $9 a month and depends on the number of messages sent.
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    Features
    BotStarSendPulse
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of BotStar and SendPulse
    Feature
    BotStar
    -
    Ratings
    SendPulse
    4.0
    12 Ratings
    67% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings2.012 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings1.012 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings4.010 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings3.09 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings2.012 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings6.012 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings7.010 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of BotStar and SendPulse
    Feature
    BotStar
    -
    Ratings
    SendPulse
    4.7
    12 Ratings
    49% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings5.011 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings2.09 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    BotStarSendPulse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    BotStarSendPulse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    BotStar
    This is a perfect tool to help you save time with repetitive tasks, enhance customer experience. As long as you use Facebook Page or Website, BotStar is suitable for developing your business or project. While it is possible to create chatbots that can speak more naturally, it will require some programming knowledge as well as time to develop.
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    SendPulse Ltd.
    SendPulse is great if you want to connect with your list on a more personal basis, and making sure that your email reaches your subscriber when it is best for him/her. You can also use the SMS function (though I haven't used it yet). Let's say you have clients and want to send a message to them automatically on their birthday, SendPulse allows you to do that. It allows you to add in specific fields that are relevant to you, in order to customise your messaging as much as you want and need.
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    Pros
    BotStar
    • First of all, the design, as well as the ease of use, are definitely the biggest strengths of this platform. The drag and drop feature allows me to design the flow quite conveniently.
    • Second, the step-by-step video, documented tutorials are simple and only took about 5-10 minutes.
    • Third, BotStar created the feature which allows me to update CMS data automatically with CSV files.
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    SendPulse Ltd.
    • One of the best features of this software is its user interface. I found it very intuitive.
    • It has sms feature also which is a great add-on to this software.
    • It has live chat support feature. And I find it very helpful when i find any technical problem.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    BotStar
    • BotStar updates regularly, but sometime it come with small bugs.
    • Should consider update Smart delay feature.
    • BotStar has lots of tools and integrations, so it would be great to have more documents or a place for people to share their ideas with those tools.
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    SendPulse Ltd.
    • I like its Drag and Drop function to design e-mailers but it lacks in some functionalities. Foe example when I write two different contents in a same box I need a line to show separation between my contents in the same box but this feature is unavailable in SendPulse.
    • They should include more fonts. Every product or service needs different kind of fonts to make a right impact on customers. With limited option of fonts it restricts user's creativity.
    • It is good to have templates to give users some idea for designing campaigns but here SendPluse has nothing much to offer. They have very limited number of templates.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    BotStar
    No answers on this topic
    SendPulse Ltd.
    Because I love how easy and intuitive SendPulse is.
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    Usability
    BotStar
    No answers on this topic
    SendPulse Ltd.
    I find that overall SendPulse is very intuitive to use and the support is there to help you out in case you don't find how to do what you wish to do. The drag and drop functionalities make it easy to create the newsletters you want. Every field is explained and small tutorials are included to show you how to create a new template, newsletter, etc. which makes it very easy to use.
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    Support Rating
    BotStar
    No answers on this topic
    SendPulse Ltd.
    Every time I contacted the support team with a question or a problem, they were very fast in replying and helping me out solve it. Usually latest within 10 minutes I would receive a first answer, and the problem would get solved on the same day.
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    Implementation Rating
    BotStar
    No answers on this topic
    SendPulse Ltd.
    When implementing SendPulse, it is a good idea to have a transition phase where you still use both systems, in case anything goes wrong.
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    Alternatives Considered
    BotStar
    Easy to use interface and price are the two factors that made me decide to use BotStar. Compared to other chatbot platform, there are a few features that are not available or as diverse, but seeing the platform is updated monthly makes me confident that I have made a wise choice.
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    SendPulse Ltd.
    For SendPulse's price point, I consider their competition to be the likes of Mailchimp, ConstantContact, etc. While SendPulse rates roughly average across the board in all areas, for businesses looking for the cheapest option (which comes with a lack of features/quality), ConstantContact beats them. For quality/features/value, I'd say Mailchimp is the best option for small businesses.
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    Return on Investment
    BotStar
    • Speed ​​up customer response on Facebook as well as Website, guaranteed under 10 minutes.
    • Reduce repetitive employee workloads and prioritize more important things.
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    SendPulse Ltd.
    • Tapping NRI clients with this software helps me in generating good revenue in last financial year.
    • I grow my NRI database by 60 in last year. And this software played a major role in doing so.
    • It made brand building very easy among my clients.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    BotStar Screenshots

    Screenshot of Bot BuilderScreenshot of Audience FeatureScreenshot of CMS FeatureScreenshot of Dashboard InterfaceScreenshot of Preview BotScreenshot of Publish Bot

    SendPulse Screenshots

    Screenshot of Desktop versionScreenshot of Mobile application for iPadScreenshot of Mobile application for Android