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    ReferralCandy

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AReferralCandy is an email-based customer referral platform.

    $47

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    Thrive Leads

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AWordpress specialist Thrive Themes offers Thrive Leads, providing opt-in forms and conversion optimization functionality.N/A
    Pricing
    ReferralCandyThrive Leads
    Editions & Modules
    Premium
    $39
    per month
    Plus
    $239
    per month
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    Pricing Offerings
    ReferralCandyThrive Leads
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPremium Plan: Starts at $39/month + up to 5% of Revenue generated by ReferralCandy Plus Plan: Starts at $239/month + 1.5% of Revenue generated by ReferralCandy—
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    ReferralCandyThrive Leads
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    OptinMonster
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ReferralCandyThrive Leads
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ReferralCandyThrive Leads
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ReferralCandy
    ReferralCandy is overall a great tool that saves me time and money. Creating a referral program on your own is incredibly difficult and this tool allows for an automated system to send us an option to opt into the referral program. Their customer success team is very helpful and they're quick to get back to us when we have a question. We also love the ban feature when a customer abuses the referral program.
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    Thrive Themes
    I have yet to find a similar system that is as easy to use and comes with the type of support that Thrive Leads does. Sometimes support is a bit slow, but they always get back to you and nine times out of ten they can fix any problems on the first go. The flexibility of the form plugin itself is also excellent.
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    Pros
    ReferralCandy
    • Integrates nicely with BigCommerce's checkout process
    • Easily customizable when it comes to aesthetics
    • Simple and clear admin interface
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    Thrive Themes
    • Easy to use
    • Beautifully designed for excellent customer experience
    • A/B testing capabilities
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    Cons
    ReferralCandy
    • I would love to see a multi-tiered referral or reward system so that we can offer certain customer groups unique offers.
    • I would love a feature where you can issue a reward to a customer without them "qualifying for it".
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    Thrive Themes
    • Experienced a few bugs and slowdowns on high traffic sites
    • Could use more flexibility for tagging leads in our email provider
    • Occasionally stopped working in the back end — needed customer support to help
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    Usability
    ReferralCandy
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    Thrive Themes
    Thrive Leads can be easily used by anyone who has the basic skills to work within the WordPress environment and who has the knowledge about lead capture and segmentation. As a lead capture tool, I think it's use is restricted to obtaining contact information in different settings, which it does flawlessly.
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    Support Rating
    ReferralCandy
    ReferralCandy went above and beyond when it came to the initial integration of their app with our e-commerce store. They walked us through, step by step, how to install it, and then spent time helping track down a display bug that had popped up, giving us a couple free months for our trouble even!
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    Thrive Themes
    In general, the support is great. When living in a different time zone, the support can seem slow but it's not. Most of the time, any issues I have get sorted out quickly and if it's not the first time, it generally gets fixed on the second go. Their knowledge base is good too although sometimes it's hard to search. Not usually their fault, more that users don't title their problems better.
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    ReferralCandy
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    Thrive Themes
    I've used Optin Monster and Poptin on other projects. Both are good software for different use cases. Poptin is great if you are scrappy, just getting started, and you need a proof of concept and want to keep costs low until you've tested the market. Poptin isn't anywhere near as easy to use as Thrive Leads, but that $0 price tag is meaningful while you are just getting started. OptinMonster isn't as easy or intuitive to use as a builder, but the advantage is that more VAs have used Optin Monster as have used Thrive Leads, so you often don't have to do as much training. I would consider OptinMonster in cases where a website isn't build using Thrive Themes and where an incumbent VA is already well versed in the software.
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    Return on Investment
    ReferralCandy
    • ReferralCandy has been positive because it allows customers to refer new customers to discover our brand.
    • We'd love to know more about how this affects our customer acquisition cost.
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    Thrive Themes
    • Grew our email list quickly through opt in offers
    • Decreased time to build campaigns manually
    • Increased donations from email subscribers
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    Screenshot of ReferralCandy dashboard -- see referral sales and revenueScreenshot of Widgets to promote the referral program among a customer baseScreenshot of Connect ReferralCandy with a Klaviyo accountScreenshot of Set up referral program rewards: Coupons, cash and custom