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Pusher vs. SmartFocus, now part of Actito

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Pusher

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ALondon-based Pusher supports mobile application development with pub/sub messaging and "presence channel" which supports discovery of live users of applications as well as messaging or chat room capabilities to applications, and finally location services as well (e.g. geolocation).

    $49

    per month

    SmartFocus, now part of Actito

    Score7.3 out of 10
    N/ASmartFocus offers real-time interaction management software. Their messaging cloud marketing platform encompasses email, social, mobile and analytics capabilities. Founded in 1999 as EmailVision, SmartFocus has grown to serve customers across the globe; SmartFocus boasts over 2,500 customers of its Message Cloud, including HP, Mercedes-Benz, and others. It's features are relatively broad and encompassing, though central to it is the ability to build and launch email marketing campaigns. It also…N/A
    Pricing
    PusherSmartFocus, now part of Actito
    Editions & Modules
    Startup
    $49
    per month
    Pro
    $99
    per month
    Business
    $299
    per month
    Premium
    $499
    per month
    Growth
    $699
    per month
    Plus
    $899
    per month
    Growth Plus
    1,199
    per month
    Sandbox
    Free
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PusherSmartFocus, now part of Actito
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    PusherSmartFocus, now part of Actito
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.9
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PusherSmartFocus, now part of Actito
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Pusher
    As I told you earlier, if you just want to send regular push notifications to the app users, then Pusher shall not be your first choice. However, if you wish to make the app a little more interactive by making live changes in the app using Pusher and sending your user's real-time notifications, then you should definitely try it.
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    Actito
    Before we used SmartFocus we had a simple bespoke drag and drop builder, where we could add as many "templates" as we wanted. In SmartFocus, the drag and drop builder is smoother and better, but you can't add your own templates. If you are happy with the provided templates, then building newsletters will be really good experience.
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    Pros
    Pusher
    • Pusher allows live changes in the UI using push requests. We can also integrate it with the PHP source code.
    • They offer 99.99% uptime, so we can trust on their services.
    • Pusher works well along with the Flutter codebase, so we do not have to modify it much to work on cross-platforms.
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    Actito
    • Push newsletters to customers
    • Managing campaigns
    • Drag and drop builder
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    Cons
    Pusher
    • Not a good support system.
    • Poor documentation.
    • Date transmission encryption issues.
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    Actito
    • Drag and drop builder
    • 2-factor authentication
    • Internal integration (the system is too big for an average user what make it hard to use sometimes)
    • Image gallery reliability
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    Alternatives Considered
    Pusher
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    Actito
    We need a service where we can have support when necessary and a system that will handle a high amount of campaigns, with the functionality where even a junior member of the team can create a campaign from assets provided by the graphic team. SmartFocus has that.
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    Return on Investment
    Pusher
    • We had over ten thousand customer orders go through over the course of a year with no problems with this API
    • There was very minimal support for this API which allowed us to focus on other priorities.
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    Actito
    • By using Smart Focus we massively cut the cost of creating a new e-mail campaign
    • On the other hand, the cost of SmartFocus is much higher than a competitor
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