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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Referral Factory

    Score9.3 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Referral Factory is referral marketing software for medium-sized and enterprise businesses. It helps teams build and manage branded referral programs, connect with CRM and payment systems, automate rewards, and track referrals at scale without ongoing developer support.

    $200

    per month

    TrueLoyal

    Score9 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    TrueLoyal (formerly Zinrelo) is a loyalty program software, designed to foster customer engagement and enhance customer retention. It integrates multiple dimensions such as transactional, social, advocacy, engagement, behavioral, and emotional aspects. This multifaceted strategy aims to incentivize customers to make frequent purchases, actively engage with the brand, and ultimately become vocal advocates. Capabilities: Enhanced Customer Retention: As a point…N/A
    Pricing
    Referral FactoryTrueLoyal
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $200
    per month
    Pro
    $400
    per month
    Enterprise
    $1,000
    per month
    Enterprise
    Custom
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Referral FactoryTrueLoyal
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
    Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.—
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Referral FactoryTrueLoyal
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    Growave
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    User Ratings
    Referral FactoryTrueLoyal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.1
    (24 ratings)
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Referral FactoryTrueLoyal
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Referral Factory
    It is well suited for businesses that need the ability to create good-looking professional referral campaigns within a short time frame and do not have coding experience. I would say it is ideal for perhaps eCommerce site owners and store owners who want to launch referral programs but do not have the resources available within their company to assign a developer or someone with coding knowledge to set up and integrate.
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    Zinrelo
    Zinrelo is the perfect platform to reward frequent buyers, achieve larger AOV’s, and encourage your customers to become your marketing team. Because Zinrelo was not appropriate for our B2B relationships, direct integration with our e-commerce platforms would have allowed us to restrict its use to only eligible customers via the e-commerce customer type.
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    Pros
    Referral Factory
    • The platform is user-friendly with various types of guidance such as chatbot, videos, and articles, to assist the users.
    • Referral Factory provides diverse methods of advertising referral programs, offering templates for a wide variety of industries that users can tailor to fit their brand guidelines.
    • Referral Factory provides a detailed dashboard with key performance indicators to help marketers adjust referral campaigns to maximize conversion rates.
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    Zinrelo
    • Customer service is fantastic.
    • They are always asking for feedback, so that they can understand what is working well for us, and what isn't working well.
    • They are pro-active and frequently offer suggestions to us, for promotions that they think would be worthwhile, and help us to keep shoppers coming back.
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    Cons
    Referral Factory
    • The UI needs some improvement to really smooth out the workflows. Overall it's not bad, but could always be better.
    • There isn't good documentation on how to configure and use the solution. It's like they assumed they built to be obvious enough to where anyone can figure it out, but for things that have more nuances, users could really benefit from some tooltips and/or documentation.
    • Pricing is pretty high, it would be nice to have a lower tier so businesses with a small income stream can start to benefit from referral programs.
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    Zinrelo
    • Though perfectly functional, Zinrelo’s interface seems slightly dated and could use a visual update.
    • Zinrelo should develop direct integrations with BigCommerce and NetSuite, so all Zinrelo account management can be handled within those platforms.
    • Zinrelo should allow for custom reasons for the addition of points. Sometimes the the established reasons do not address the situation, and the flexibility to add custom reasons with reduce or eliminate the need to add notes to transactions.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Referral Factory
    It works so well for us, I really can see us using any other system
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    Zinrelo
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Referral Factory
    Referral Factory's overall usability is great. The interface was really easy to learn and use and there are also helpful video tutorials if you have any questions along the way while building your new campaign. The process of sharing the referral link is also really easy and Referral Factory provides multiple methods of sharing the link which is a nice feature as well.
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    Zinrelo
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    Support Rating
    Referral Factory
    We have been very grateful for the ongoing support from the Referral Factory team who have gone above and beyond not only to help us get set up but have provided great insight into how to optimise our campaign
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    Zinrelo
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Referral Factory
    Referral factory has following features that I find more helpful in achieving my business needs: 1. Customization 2. Data Analytics 3. Ease of setting up and integrations 4. Affordability. As per my experience one feature that really comes in handy in Referral Factory is its integration with my CRM, which allows me to import the customer data i.e. emails, hassle free.
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    Zinrelo
    We also looked at SweetTooth, prior to choosing Zinrelo. Zinrelo had a much smoother integration with our Netsuite System, however.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Referral Factory
    • Referral Factory led to a 30% boost in customer acquisition, translating to a measurable ROI. The incentivized referral programs effectively expanded our customer base, contributing significantly to revenue growth.
    • By fostering customer loyalty through referral incentives, Referral Factory contributed to a 25% increase in CLV. The long-term value generated from retained, engaged customers showcased a positive and sustainable impact on ROI.
    • Compared to traditional marketing channels, Referral Factory demonstrated a 20% reduction in customer acquisition costs. The cost-effectiveness of leveraging existing customer networks for referrals positively impacted overall business profitability and marketing ROI.
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    Zinrelo
    • Increased customer retention.
    • Increased average order value.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Referral Factory Screenshots

    Screenshot of the referral portal.Screenshot of some of the ways to send out earnable rewards.Screenshot of the referrer dashboard.Screenshot of some of the available reward options.Screenshot of various integrations.Screenshot of the lead dashboard.

    TrueLoyal Screenshots

    Screenshot of MULTI DIMENSIONAL LOYALTY PLATFORMScreenshot of OMNI-CHANNEL REWARDS PROGRAM E-COMMERCE, STORES, MOBILE, 3RD PARTY RETAILERSScreenshot of RECEIPT SCANNING TO AWARD POINTS FOR PURCHASES MADE AT 3RD PARTY RETAILERSScreenshot of END USER LOYALTY DASHBOARD - ON DESKTOP AND MOBILEScreenshot of REFERRAL PROGRAM TO ACQUIRE CUSTOMERS VIA WORD-OF-MOUTHScreenshot of LOYALTY PROGRAM EXPLAINER PAGES