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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Higher Logic Thrive

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AHigher Logic Thrive is a private community platform that empowers members, customers, support and product teams to create and manage meaningful, engaging online communities. The solution is designed to keep users coming back. They can find support, best practices, peer-to-peer connections, resources, events, and networking, all in one destination.N/A

    Aurea Campaign Manager

    Score6 out of 10
    N/ALyris HQ is a SaaS digital marketing platform including email messaging, landing page creation and web analytics. Best-known as an email marketing vendor, and the Lyris web analytics product was acquired from ClickTracks in 1996 and subsequently re-branded and tightly integrated with the other Lyris HQ capabilities. Unlike Google Analytics and Coremetrics, for example, Lyris uses server log file technology rather than page tags. Lyris was acquired by Aurea and the Lyris HQ cloud product…N/A
    Pricing
    Higher Logic ThriveAurea Campaign Manager
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Higher Logic ThriveAurea Campaign Manager
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Higher Logic ThriveAurea Campaign Manager
    Considered Both Products
    Higher Logic
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    Aurea
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Higher Logic ThriveAurea Campaign Manager
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Higher Logic Thrive and Aurea Campaign Manager
    Feature
    Higher Logic Thrive
    -
    Ratings
    Aurea Campaign Manager
    5.0
    1 Ratings
    46% below category average
    WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Dynamic content00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Landing pages00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    A/B testing00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    List management00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Higher Logic Thrive and Aurea Campaign Manager
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    Higher Logic Thrive
    -
    Ratings
    Aurea Campaign Manager
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    24% below category average
    Dashboards00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    Standard reports00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Custom reports00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Higher Logic ThriveAurea Campaign Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (18 ratings)
    8.0
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    6.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
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    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
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    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Higher Logic ThriveAurea Campaign Manager
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Higher Logic
    Higher Logic works very well for our business purposes. We can very easily create new communities when we need to (and this is often!). Our association isn't as concerned with driving engagement, but the tools Higher Logic provides allows us to take a closer look at the engagement level of our committee members when needed
    Incentivized
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    Aurea
    I feel that this is a very good email marking system. You really can accomplish any task needed for your email marketing needs. I think that if a few key features were added, it would really take Lyris HQ over the top. We are very happy with this product and we tell our clients about it when they ask us.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Higher Logic
    • Higher Logic product managers are probably some of the best in the industry. They know their products and aren't pushy in trying to sell them to you. Don't get me wrong, they do try to sell you a product, but they understand that not everyone who is tasked with learning more is also a decision maker. That doesn't stop them from being professional and thorough in their demonstrations or explanation of fees.
    • Their technical support is top notch. Not only do they work to resolve issues, they also work with you to help you with non-issues. Our initial redesign was done by an agency that worked with HL directly to set up the new site. When I was tasked with a mini-redesign this year, HL technical support offered me a lot of insight on how to best do this using just my skills and HL.
    • They offer training on their platforms to ensure your success as an administrator. There is no cost and you can either go to their onsite two days "boot camp" or you can access a plethora of training videos and webinars through their online users' community.
    Incentivized
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    Aurea
    • I like the file import process - quick and efficient.
    • List segmentation is thorough.
    • Campaign monitoring is easily accessible and accurate.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Higher Logic
    • Reporting is copious but you cannot build your own reports so you may have lots of information in several different reports and have to pick and choose across several to combine manually. Exporting functionality is there but there are some reports that are only a screen shot and you cannot export them.
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    Aurea
    • PHP API
    • Segmentation
    • Creating messages via API calls
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Higher Logic
    They are a great company that offer great products - primarily their community. As they continue to grow and expand their offerings, I believe they will increase the number of products that offer and in turn grow their client base. We use their community, activity synch, and volunteer manager currently.
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    Aurea
    Lyris HQ is a simple tool, but it is highly effective and , for smaller organizations, it can save a lot of time and money.
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    Usability
    Higher Logic
    The software is not that simple to use when you have to get volunteers involved in the content assembly process. The content management system that is native to Higher Logic could improve to make the task of training volunteers far easier. Given its simplicity, it is hard for the system to rival more developed websites that use advanced CMS software.
    Incentivized
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    Aurea
    Super easy to use.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Higher Logic
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    No issue.
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    Performance
    Higher Logic
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    Running larger segments can take some time.
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    Support Rating
    Higher Logic
    Higher Logic's support is sub-par at best. It can be difficult to get in contact with anyone from the support team, and when you do, it seems as if they don't want to talk to you and don't even have the answers to your questions. Within the past few months, we've contacted them twice and both times have been very disappointing. The first time was to let them know there was an inconsistency between the analytics report and the heat map. They basically said that they already knew about the problem but didn't have any set plans to fix it because they were working on other "more important" things. The second time was for a conference call to go over some additional features that we wanted to implement. And the lady we spoke with seemed very disgusted to have to speak with us and then rushed us off the phone because she had another call.
    Incentivized
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    Aurea
    I found one really good tech support guru and stuck with him forever.
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    Implementation Rating
    Higher Logic
    No answers on this topic
    Aurea
    Implementation was one of the most painful parts for us as we had to find and create our own library to interface with Lyris's SOAP API interface which still to this day is one of the top libraries used in its language.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Higher Logic
    We are just in the early stages of looking into HubSpot Service Hub to determine if it will be a viable replacement for Higher Logic Community. We have other uses for the ServiceHub so there is an appeal to have it be a "one stop shop" for us. The big question however is how it will stack up to Higher Logic for the online communities. Candidly, while Higher Logic may be tough to beat in this area, it is something we will be looking closely at in the next 12 months.
    Incentivized
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    Aurea
    They are much better
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Higher Logic
    • Understanding preferences-- Higher Logic helps us tap in to how our members want to hear from us.
    • Data collection-- Since we started using Higher Logic the amount of data we get from our members has increased greatly.
    • Consolidation of tools-- Higher Logic replaced 2 or 3 additional SAAS options being utilized by us. This helped save money!
    Incentivized
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    Aurea
    • More defined lists for third party blasts, which turns into more leads for the clients. Which is more money in our pocket.
    • Some segmentation pulls do take a long time, thus leading to multiple requests and a time suck for myself.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Higher Logic Thrive Screenshots

    Screenshot of Higher Logic Thrive Community logged in view
Bring members together 24/7. Discussions, Q&A, events, and engagement tools like automation and a mobile app – Higher Logic Thrive Community provides everything you need to bring members back from wherever they are.Screenshot of Higher Logic Thrive Community logged out view
Your value proposition shines on the logged out view of Higher Logic Thrive Community. Use this valuable space to remind members and prospects about the important work your association does.Screenshot of Target groups
Tailor every email or automated campaign with dynamic content, segmentation, and personalization. Integrations with your AMS or online community make adding contacts and creating compound distribution lists a breeze.Screenshot of Message designer
Save time with pre-built email templates and automated campaigns based on nearly two decades of association experience.Screenshot of Reports
Refine your programs with data. Gain insight from email interactions and web tracking so you can refine your offerings and prove ROI.Screenshot of Engagement scoring
See how engaged your members are so you can be sure you are providing value.

    Aurea Campaign Manager Screenshots

    Screenshot of Aurea Campaign Manager is a cloud-based email marketing solution that enables you to deeply engage your customer base in relevant and specific conversations.