TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cheetah Digital

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ADesigned for high-volume, cross-channel campaigns, Cheetah Digital is used by marketers to deliver highly personalized, contextual communications across various channels including email, SMS, push, mobile wallet, direct mail, and social.N/A

    Connectify Hotspot

    Score6.7 out of 10
    N/AConnectify Hotspot enables users to turn a PC into a Wi-Fi Hotspot and share Internet with all nearby devices. It is a virtual router application that lets a user share Internet from a laptop with a smartphone, tablet, media player, e-reader, other laptops, and even your nearby friends. The vendor states it can be used it anywhere in the world without restrictions.

    $34.99

    per month

    Pricing
    Cheetah DigitalConnectify Hotspot
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Hotspot PRO
    $34.99
    lifetime
    Hotspot MAX
    $49.99
    lifetime
    Hotspot MAX 3X
    $59.99
    lifetime
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cheetah DigitalConnectify Hotspot
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Best Alternatives
    Cheetah DigitalConnectify Hotspot
    Small Businesses
    Listrak
    Score10 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Sailthru
    Score5.3 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Listrak
    Score10 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Cheetah DigitalConnectify Hotspot
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (13 ratings)
    6.7
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cheetah DigitalConnectify Hotspot
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Zeta Global
    I think CheetahMail, being one of the main ESPs in the market, is a quality choice. However, I would suggest that it's really only valuable for a bit larger of an organization, generally having staff of 100+ and revenues in tens of millions -- this is mainly to justify the amount of investment required, so may be cost-prohibitive to some. You also need to make sure that you understand the entire "level of support" you will gain through your specific contract.... the key is understanding what types of resources are within your organization (who's doing the coding? who comes up with the next campaign? What's the overall strategy?) Depending on these questions and resources, may help determine your final needs from a services point of view. CheetahMail can provide a wealth of various services specific to needs (and changes over time as your business changes), but a clear understanding of what you have before you bring them on will really help getting up and running quickly. Also be sure to truly understand the costs for the initial integrations, setups, IP senders, etc.
    Read full review
    Connectify, Inc.
    Connectify is well suited for SOHO (Small Office Home Office) environment, where we may want to save some cost by not buying the physical switch or physical Wifi router, as they are costly. Also with Connectify, there is a way possible for better connection control. Better device control and at some point it helps in Secure the Internet as we just need to have one single Internet connection to secure.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    Zeta Global
    • Internal management - This is a great web-based tool that allows our users to see what emails go to whom.
    • Organization - Many layers of organization for templates since there are many types of remarketing emails that we send out.
    • Historical Records - CheetahMail sends us the raw text files of all email actions so we can upload them to our database.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Connectify, Inc.
    • Bypass internet access restrictions.
    • Ease of use.
    • Network usage monitoring.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Zeta Global
    • The organization of CheetahMail could at times be better, as you create more and more mailings, they just pile up in a long list. It would be useful to be able to create folders to store specific mailings in. (ex. editorial, newsletters, marketing, etc.)
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Connectify, Inc.
    • Connectify has very big competition with Mobile Hotspot, they should add some more features.
    • Connectify has software Speedify, however, this has very limited features when combining two different Internet connections.
    • Connectify needs to find a way of combining different Internet Connections, they should use QOS when doing that. So that they can give the best path for preferred traffic.
    • Connectivity should add multiple SD-WAN features. And they should give users more granular control over which path traffic can go.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Zeta Global
    As I have begun exploring competitors, I've come to realize that every competitor offers so much more functionality and integration than CheetahMail does. When we first signed our contract, CheetahMail was much more innovative and at the forefront of email. Since being bought out by Experian, we've seen a huge decline in service and innovation. They have laid off much of their staff and moved their account representatives to Costa Rica. They also heavily rely on on third parties which you will have to pay large amounts of money for while other Email Service Providers have integrated new technologies into their platform. You will get more for your money going to a different email service such as Responsys, Silverpop, Listrak and the like,
    Read full review
    Connectify, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Zeta Global
    CheetahMail has a high learning curve to master and requires a lot of backend work with tech teams to set up. Navigation is not the best and everything that should be automated is still extremely manual.
    Read full review
    Connectify, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Zeta Global
    I've been very satisfied with the support given by Cheetah, they are always asking and looking for areas where they can help you improve upon your business. They are very knowledgeable and are able to quickly find any answer you are looking for.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Connectify, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Zeta Global
    I believe Cheetah DMS is a bit more complete and a lot more complex to use than Mailchimp. Mailchimp was born as a mail marketing service while Cheetah has always worked across the whole online advertising spectrum making it a better solution for clients that need a certain level of service and sophistication.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Connectify, Inc.
    Connectify is much simpler, in my opinion, than using a mobile phone for hotspot as well as more reliable. While Connectify does occasionally disconnect, it is far less often than when I have used my mobile device. It is easier as well when it is right there on your computer, so you are not having to fix any issues going back and forth between devices
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Zeta Global
    • Our efficiency has decreased with CheetaMail actually. Too many service calls to find out why something isn't working as expected, account setup questions, issues with PiP, takes too long to get a simple form built, customer service response time, etc...
    • Reporting is not very streamlined. This has caused us to take our reporting offline and use a method with better visibility.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Connectify, Inc.
    • The software does not provide any advantage over the free alternatives.
    • The repeater mode was nice when it would work properly.
    • Creating hot spots helped when additional coverage was needed.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots