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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ClickSend

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AClickSend aims to help businesses communicate with their customers and staff in the moments that matter on the channels, they use every day. ClickSend is designed to power billions of messages worldwide and offers a full suite of communications products from SMS and rich messaging to letters and fax all done via online dashboard or API.

    $0.01

    Per email for at least 25,000 emails

    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
    ClickSendSendPulse
    Editions & Modules
    Email
    $0.0056
    Per email for at least 25,000 emails
    SMS
    $0.0177
    Per text for at least 2,000 texts
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ClickSendSendPulse
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing starts from $9 a month and depends on the number of messages sent.
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    Community Pulse
    ClickSendSendPulse
    Considered Both Products
    ClickSend
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    SendPulse
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    86%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    ClickSendSendPulse
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of ClickSend and SendPulse
    Feature
    ClickSend
    -
    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 ClickSend and SendPulse
    Feature
    ClickSend
    -
    Ratings
    SendPulse
    4.7
    12 Ratings
    47% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings5.011 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings2.09 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    ClickSendSendPulse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (7 ratings)
    1.0
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ClickSendSendPulse
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ClickSend
    ClickSend supports live chats, where instant messaging is done for both formal or informal discussions. Besides, proper management of tasks, from the simplified ones to the complex ones, and every player is well assigned. The option of bar code in this application ensures there is the automation of many tasks and reduces paperwork.
    Incentivized
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    SendPulse
    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
    ClickSend
    • You can add list of users just by uploading numbers CSV or by uploading detailed CSV.
    • You can generate quick campaigns just like in email, save templates with URLs, send immediately, or schedule for a certain date and hour. They have analytics, shared, and private numbers. I like that it is super straightforward.
    • You can make automated campaings that will be sent every time a new user joins a list. This you can do with 3rd-party integrations such as your own app or Zapier since ClickSend already has this integration.
    • Super cheap and it's what I like most. You pay for SMS in bulk with really competitive prices. Most SMS companies want to charge by the number of users, and when you have 32,000 active users or +130,000 users it just becomes expensive so ClickSend is the SMS solution.
    • In general, using ClickSend is quick and the learning curve for new users is flat since it's almost the same as an email marketing tool just for SMS and compressed.
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    SendPulse
    • 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.
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    Cons
    ClickSend
    • At times, the length of the text can feel quite short to keep it under a certain price.
    • Links sent through ClickSend are often marked as spam.
    Incentivized
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    SendPulse
    • 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.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    ClickSend
    No answers on this topic
    SendPulse
    Because I love how easy and intuitive SendPulse is.
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    Usability
    ClickSend
    No answers on this topic
    SendPulse
    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
    ClickSend
    In general, support is good. Actually they usually write to you about things like when you upload your first contacts, send your first campaign, or when you forget to put the opt-out option. Of course, they are automated emails but it happens that if you reply to one of them a real support agent will attend to your case. If you have any doubt you can write directly to support by email. I'm not sure if they are using Zendesk or any other kind of program but they usually answer in less than 2 hours. Still, the option of an actual real-time chat is missing.
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    SendPulse
    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
    ClickSend
    No answers on this topic
    SendPulse
    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
    ClickSend
    ClickSend is okay but limited in functionality as compared to HighLevel. HighLevel has more functionality and it is at a reasonable price point everyone. Apart from that support are the same for most platform and it is really great to have something that is easy to start using. Most important decision that someone have to make is what they want in these software.
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    SendPulse
    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
    ClickSend
    • The ROI is time. More time focused, less time distracted with a mobile device.
    • Early days, however the customer survey and marketing campaigns will hopefully yield results.
    • Customer adherence to appointments and/or rescheduling for missed appointments has drastically increased with the use of reminder and follow-up SMS options that normally wouldn't be used as often on a mobile device.
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    SendPulse
    • 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

    ClickSend Screenshots

    Screenshot of ClickSend SMS Dashboard

    SendPulse Screenshots

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