Gleam vs ViralSweep | TrustRadius

Likelihood to Recommend

Gleam is a great way to connect with a broader audience and be discovered by new people who otherwise may never hear of your brand. If your promotion is picked up by the sweepstakes sites and communities, there's a chance that the people drawn to your brand won't be the right ones, but Gleam is a wonderful solution for driving up your social follower numbers.

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John DiBiase

President / Founder / Writer / Editor / Graphic Designer / Photographer

Jesusfreakhideout.comMusic, 11-50 employees

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If my colleague needed an easily accessible, user-friendly platform for hosting internal and external contests, sweepstakes, giveaways, or promotions, then I would 100% recommend ViralSweep to them. Running multiple contests can be a huge task, especially in the case of my company, where we only have one dedicated person (me) to make sure the prize winners are selected and paid out. ViralSweep makes it so easy to manage contest winners and email addresses to add to our send list!

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Mark Anderson

Digital Marketing Specialist - Team Lead

Select BlindsRetail, 51-200 employees

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Pros

Good design
Easy to customize

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John DiBiase

President / Founder / Writer / Editor / Graphic Designer / Photographer

Jesusfreakhideout.comMusic, 11-50 employees

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Export entries quickly and accurately
Allows very easy set-up through contest building process

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Mark Anderson

Digital Marketing Specialist - Team Lead

Select BlindsRetail, 51-200 employees

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Cons

I've used both the paid and free plans; maybe add at least the header image option to the free plan.
Integrate deeper into certain social channels, like Instagram, to allow people to click follow right on the form.

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John DiBiase

President / Founder / Writer / Editor / Graphic Designer / Photographer

Jesusfreakhideout.comMusic, 11-50 employees

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Viralsweeps has a few options I would like, such as Hashtag Entry Collection, but I'd have to upgrade
Filtering invalid entries can be a pain and easily forgotten

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Mark Anderson

Digital Marketing Specialist - Team Lead

Select BlindsRetail, 51-200 employees

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Support Rating

Gleam 7.0

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Their support is fine. I remember the one time promising an upcoming feature that I don't think ever got implemented, but it wasn't a huge deal. I haven't had a lot of interaction with their support team.

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John DiBiase

President / Founder / Writer / Editor / Graphic Designer / Photographer

Jesusfreakhideout.comMusic, 11-50 employees

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ViralSweep 10.0

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I typically am requesting assistance from the purple chat bubble in the lower right corner of the dashboard, but Giancarlo always answers me quickly when I need problems solved while setting up different campaigns/projects. They are very straightforward and to the point and know exactly how to navigate this platform.

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Mark Anderson

Digital Marketing Specialist - Team Lead

Select BlindsRetail, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

It was a long time ago that I tried Rafflecopter, but I remember Gleam having better or more features than them.

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John DiBiase

President / Founder / Writer / Editor / Graphic Designer / Photographer

Jesusfreakhideout.comMusic, 11-50 employees

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I really did like Woobox, but its interface is a bit too unprofessional and fun to me. It's exported email list reports were also a little wonky sometimes. ViralSweep labels every entry with a name, email, IP address, selection chosen from a drop-down, date, and more! It just depends on what information you've requested your customers to provide to you. ViralSweep's overall look, feel, and purpose blows away Woobox.

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Mark Anderson

Digital Marketing Specialist - Team Lead

Select BlindsRetail, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Positive: Increased Social Follower Numbers
Negative: Not always "the right people"

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John DiBiase

President / Founder / Writer / Editor / Graphic Designer / Photographer

Jesusfreakhideout.comMusic, 11-50 employees

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In 2019, ViralSweep entries grew our email list over 10k.
Using ViralSweep has helped to spread our contests to sweepstakes sites all over the U.S.

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Mark Anderson

Digital Marketing Specialist - Team Lead

Select BlindsRetail, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

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Free Trial

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

ViralSweep Editions & Modules

Edition

Starter	$49.00¹
Business	$199.00¹
Premium	$399.00¹

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