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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ChannelOnline

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AChannelOnline empowers VARs and Solution Providers to streamline the entire sales cycle. It can be used to keep track of customers, contacts, sales opportunities and tasks, and its ecommerce self-service capabilities enable the users' customers to find products, place orders, and view status updates.N/A

    Wildfire Interactive (Discontinued)

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AWildfire was a social media advertising management software application that was acquired but since discontinued by Google.N/A
    Pricing
    ChannelOnlineWildfire Interactive (Discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ChannelOnlineWildfire Interactive (Discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Best Alternatives
    ChannelOnlineWildfire Interactive (Discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    PromoRepublic
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    ChannelOnlineWildfire Interactive (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    2.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.9
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.5
    (2 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ChannelOnlineWildfire Interactive (Discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1WorldSync
    It would be ideal for a small solution provider looking for an entry level option to handle many of the company's functions at the same time. If customer relationship management, sales reporting, having a indexed eCommerce site, or having the ability to connect to 3rd party solutions is important to you; I would not go with ChannelOnline
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    Discontinued Products
    The transition to Google has been painful - key contacts are no longer available.
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    Pros
    1WorldSync
    • Detailed product information
    • Product reviews
    • Supplier Relationships
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    Discontinued Products
    • Facebook tab implementation. Allows you to easily create and produce functioning social tabs on your brands FB page.
    • Add voting, sweepstakes, poll functionality to your website. Easily implement these campaigns to increase user engagement and TOS.
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    Cons
    1WorldSync
    • Sales Reporting Features
    • Product Documentation and Training
    • Customer Relationship Management
    • Account Management
    • Supplier Integration
    • New Release Information
    • Search Engine Indexing
    • Custom Solutions
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    Discontinued Products
    • More customization - Would like to have the ability to edit more without coding.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    1WorldSync
    Updates aren't valuable and don't see us ever being ahead of the competition with this solution. Feature enhancements that are released are just attempts to stay relevant with other ERPs in the industry. If you're trying to take your company to the next level this isn't going to be your solution unless you're a very small company
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    Discontinued Products
    Our initial contract with Wildfire Whitelabel was for $30,000/year, as we progressed we found several alternatives for significantly less. We used this to our advantage to lower the second year to $17,000 with the limitation in the level of support (they call this their "core" subscription). Support has been quite bad.

    During our contract, we also asked for quotes on some custom work, but never managed to get an answer (or actual quote). Now two years into our contract, the limitations and lack of development are enough for us to find a different solution. Newcomers to the market like Rafflecopter, WooBox and PunchTab are delivering much better results for a fraction of the price
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    Usability
    1WorldSync
    The interface is pretty easy to use and get used to. It's the lack of account, product and customer management usability that hinders ChannelOnline
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    Discontinued Products
    Very easy to use, almost anyone can learn how to build a comprehensive promotion.
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    Reliability and Availability
    1WorldSync
    We are down for 5-20 minutes once or twice a month
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    Discontinued Products
    I have never been kicked out of Wildfire service. Always up and running.
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    Performance
    1WorldSync
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Easy to perform tasks and quick to upload changes to your promotions.
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    Support Rating
    1WorldSync
    Support Staff is very nice and friendly. Most are knowledgeable but other than phone support they're lacking in every category
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    Discontinued Products
    Phone and email support were always available to us when we needed it.
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    Online Training
    1WorldSync
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Gave me a thorough rundown on everything the software does. Sometimes it is difficult to run through it all over the phone/internet, but I was able to figure it out myself.
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    Implementation Rating
    1WorldSync
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Simple to use and very effective in increasing user engagement on both social channels and website. Noticeably helped raise TOS.
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    Alternatives Considered
    1WorldSync
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Wildfire was a merely an adequate social media tool when it existed as a standalone, but it just couldn't compete against other players like Sprout, Falcon, and Sprinklr.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    1WorldSync
    New features are released twice a year. Often these releases are fixing bugs and will rarely be an enhancement that will take your company to another level of effectiveness
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    1WorldSync
    • It handles most business functions so the value is definitely there.
    • Account Management is really inconvenient and will cost you hours of pay if you're in a business with a relatively medium-high employee turnover.
    • It won't easily integrate at all with your website.
    • Lead Management is pretty much non existent.
    • Quotes and orders are fairly easy to manage so employee efficiency could rise.
    • Training and readily available documentation on ChannelOnline is weak. This is especially true for new features.
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    Discontinued Products
    • As with any social media management tool, there is a savings on labor hours (rather than doing the manual work)
    • Aggregating all content into one system creates efficiencies for content teams
    Incentivized
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