SendBlaster is the eponymous lean, list management / newsletter-centric email marketing software from the Italian company founded in 2006, basically for creating newsletters in a WYSIWYG editor and sending them out to the multitudes, with tools facilitating this: programmable tags, personalization, link checking, embedded image support, file importing, templates, and help from partner Mailstyler (free) for newsletter optimization and styling.
Bulk mailing is managed for free with Sendblaster…
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Square Customers
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Square's Customer Engagement Suite, or Square Customers, is a suite of solutions that enables Square users to connect with existing customers, reach new ones, and grow relationships using tools that integrate with Square Point of Sale and Square Online.
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Sendblaster
Square Customers
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Customer Directory
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Gift Card Starter Pack
$2
per card (plus 2.6% + 10¢ processing fee)
Email Marketing
starting $15
per month
Text Message Marketing
starting at $10
per month
Loyalty
starting at $45
per month
Quick Cards
from 99c
per card (plus 2.6% + 10¢ processing fee)
Custom Cards
from 81c
per card (plus 2.6% + 10¢ processing fee)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Sendblaster
Square Customers
Free Trial
No
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
No
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
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Features
Sendblaster
Square Customers
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Sendblaster and Square Customers
Feature
Sendblaster
8.6
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Square Customers
-
Ratings
WYSIWYG email editor
6.52 Ratings
00 Ratings
Dynamic content
7.52 Ratings
00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content
8.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Landing pages
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
A/B testing
10.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Mobile optimization
7.52 Ratings
00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting
9.52 Ratings
00 Ratings
List management
10.02 Ratings
00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Sendblaster and Square Customers
Feature
Sendblaster
8.0
1 Ratings
5% above category average
Square Customers
-
Ratings
Standard reports
8.01 Ratings
00 Ratings
Sales Force Automation
Comparison of Sales Force Automation features of Sendblaster and Square Customers
Feature
Sendblaster
-
Ratings
Square Customers
7.1
4 Ratings
10% below category average
Customer data management / contact management
00 Ratings
9.04 Ratings
Workflow management
00 Ratings
8.13 Ratings
Territory management
00 Ratings
5.33 Ratings
Opportunity management
00 Ratings
4.02 Ratings
Integration with email client (e.g., Outlook or Gmail)
00 Ratings
9.53 Ratings
Contract management
00 Ratings
8.04 Ratings
Quote & order management
00 Ratings
6.94 Ratings
Interaction tracking
00 Ratings
7.74 Ratings
Channel / partner relationship management
00 Ratings
5.83 Ratings
Customer Service & Support
Comparison of Customer Service & Support features of Sendblaster and Square Customers
Feature
Sendblaster
-
Ratings
Square Customers
6.8
2 Ratings
12% below category average
Case management
00 Ratings
7.32 Ratings
Call center management
00 Ratings
6.82 Ratings
Help desk management
00 Ratings
6.32 Ratings
Marketing Automation
Comparison of Marketing Automation features of Sendblaster and Square Customers
Feature
Sendblaster
-
Ratings
Square Customers
8.9
2 Ratings
14% above category average
Lead management
00 Ratings
8.92 Ratings
Email marketing
00 Ratings
8.92 Ratings
CRM Project Management
Comparison of CRM Project Management features of Sendblaster and Square Customers
Feature
Sendblaster
-
Ratings
Square Customers
7.9
3 Ratings
3% above category average
Task management
00 Ratings
5.73 Ratings
Billing and invoicing management
00 Ratings
9.53 Ratings
Reporting
00 Ratings
8.43 Ratings
CRM Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of CRM Reporting & Analytics features of Sendblaster and Square Customers
Feature
Sendblaster
-
Ratings
Square Customers
8.7
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Forecasting
00 Ratings
8.02 Ratings
Pipeline visualization
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Customizable reports
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
Customization
Comparison of Customization features of Sendblaster and Square Customers
Feature
Sendblaster
-
Ratings
Square Customers
6.9
2 Ratings
10% below category average
Custom fields
00 Ratings
3.72 Ratings
Scripting environment
00 Ratings
7.01 Ratings
API for custom integration
00 Ratings
10.01 Ratings
Security
Comparison of Security features of Sendblaster and Square Customers
Feature
Sendblaster
-
Ratings
Square Customers
9.5
3 Ratings
12% above category average
Single sign-on capability
00 Ratings
10.01 Ratings
Role-based user permissions
00 Ratings
9.03 Ratings
Social CRM
Comparison of Social CRM features of Sendblaster and Square Customers
Feature
Sendblaster
-
Ratings
Square Customers
6.6
2 Ratings
13% below category average
Social data
00 Ratings
6.32 Ratings
Social engagement
00 Ratings
6.82 Ratings
Integrations with 3rd-party Software
Comparison of Integrations with 3rd-party Software features of Sendblaster and Square Customers
Feature
Sendblaster
-
Ratings
Square Customers
6.0
1 Ratings
23% below category average
Marketing automation
00 Ratings
10.01 Ratings
Compensation management
00 Ratings
2.01 Ratings
Platform
Comparison of Platform features of Sendblaster and Square Customers
Sendblaster is a great tool for any environment. It's particularly good in organizations that do not have a full featured CRM that manages bulk email marketing and communication. Even if an organization has a great CRM, Sendblaster is still great for those marketing or communication campaigns that go out to recipients who are not already in the CRM, custom groups, bulk sending that you want to keep separate from your other CRM(s), etc.
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Square is absolutely brilliant if you are just starting out and your business has both an in-person and an online component to it, as Square will solve both in-person POS and online booking/billing. Square also offers the option to create a free website for your company, though it is a very basic site, if you don't have a website yet, this is a VERY helpful option, as it takes away a huge cost. Square allowed us to be up and running in no time, taking away the need to worry about an expensive appointment-setting add-on from our current website provider (Square integrates quite nicely with our current site). Square is probably less ideal for more advanced users or companies with a need for more detailed inventory/service management. But even then, Square will more than likely be able to get the job done!
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
The user interface could be more polished. It's very easy to use, but the appearance of the user interface looks a little old fashioned for a desktop software. Of course recipients don't see that interface, so that is not very consequential.
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
The user interface is easy to navigate - that's not always the case for some software! I look for something that is intuitive, easy to use, and doesn't take a ton of training to get up and running quickly.
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Square is mostly focused on FAQs and online support, and they do a very good job creating a rich knowledge base. But, if you are not very tech savvy, it could be easy to feel a bit overwhelmed. I would recommend that they add a direct line or chat feature to call, rather than email or Knowledge base first. This might be due to staffing issues at Square, so perhaps it is the best they can do for now.
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A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
Customer service was greatly improved because of Sendblaster. We were able to design our communication exactly the way we wanted to improve communication effectiveness.
Sendblaster helped our brand because email recipients have been very impressed by the polished visual appearance of our outgoing messages, consistent branding and use of logo, wordmark, and other identifiers, etc.
We saved a lot of money with Sendblaster. Our organization can send unlimited messages, and the Sendblaster software we paid for places no limit on messages sent. So, since there are no ongoing subscription fees or volume fees after paying for the the software, we saved a lot. Other "software as a service" options would have cost a minimum of $50 per month, and potentially a lot more than that for high-volume email communication.
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This has allowed me to accept credit / debit transactions without having to have a monthly subscription to a service and lose money on times of no to little use, allowing me to have a broader customer range as checks are risky.
All of my initial equipment was free and there were no startup costs so my return was immediate.
The small fee taken out of the transaction is very much worth the ability to accept nearly all plastic transactions.
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