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    Hustle

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/AHustle, headquartered in San Francisco, offers their mobile marketing platform emphasizing peer to peer texting and event or cause promotion. The platform is for higher ed, labor and non-profit, political causes, and also enterprises carrying out marketing efforts.N/A

    PAR Punchh

    Score8 out of 10
    N/APAR Punchh is a loyalty and offers solution that focuses on providing restaurants with the tools and services to create branded and consistent in-store and digital customer experiences.N/A
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    HustlePAR Punchh
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    HustlePAR Punchh
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    EZ Texting
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    EZ Texting
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Airship
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    User Ratings
    HustlePAR Punchh
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.9
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HustlePAR Punchh
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Hustle
    Hustle is best suited for messages that require a response, like Yes/No for RSVP or asking if they need more info about a topic. We use Hustle to communicate with students in higher education to inform them about important information like upcoming payment deadlines or to encourage attendance at events like orientation.
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    We launched the program quickly and on schedule, Punchh has continued to evolve and enhance to adapt to our changing business needs, importantly developing integrations with other key partners —Olo, PAR Brink POS. I think it's ideal for a brand of our size with under 200 locations, perhaps for a chain of more than 2,000 locations, it could be worth considering building an in-house solution as a potential cost saving.
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    Pros
    Hustle
    • Personalized texting at scale.
    • Scrubbing numbers for cell phones with 99% accuracy.
    • Sends alerts so you never miss a notification.
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    • Reward-based App material. Punchh is great platform for reward tracking and fulfillment. I have not found one that does a better job at customer loyalty.
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    Cons
    Hustle
    • This is one of the more expensive options available
    • Wish there was more data to report on
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    • Look carefully into the integrations, find out exactly what is possible. We launched when we had Monkey Media as our online ordering tool, although it was integrated, we ended up having to move to Olo just because it was such a stronger integration.
    • I would re-think having Facebook as an option to allow registration and signup to our app. This was recommended by Punchh, but we ended up getting so many out of date email addresses in our system that were associated with the Facebook account.
    • One thing we wanted to launch with was a gift card integration, but due to Punchh not being PCI compliant, and due to other technological limitations, that's not something we've been able to bring into our loyalty app, which would be nice to have.
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    Support Rating
    Hustle
    Amazing support staff. Whether you have a dedicated contact or just help from their support channel, they help clear issues very quickly.
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    The customer success people are not as invested as it seems they should be in their clients' business, at least not for the amount of money the platform costs. I am always looking for best practices to be provided or at least discussed with my AM, and she doesn't ever seem to care about what others are doing in my industry.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Hustle
    We have also used RAVE and Google Voice to send text massages. RAVE does not allow for one-to-one communication with recipients an Google Voice does not let you easily communicate with list of contacts and lacks the interface for canned responses. Neither provides the quality reporting that is available in Hustle.
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    We were looking for a partner who would help us get a loyalty program and a mobile app launched quickly, Punchh delivered our app on-time, the cost was very competitive and Punchh was being used by similarly sized brands in the restaurant industry. The integrations were in place and Punchh offered the Product functionality and performance we were looking for.
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    Return on Investment
    Hustle
    • It has helped us get in front of new prospects easier.
    • It has improved communication with current customers.
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    PAR Technology Corporation (ParTech)
    • We brought in over $7M from the app use alone in Q1 & Q2 of 2019.
    • It costs a ton to keep up, especially the more modules you subscribe to. Our (not so fancy price tier) price was about $100K for 2019.
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