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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    SendPulse

    Score3.5 out of 10
    N/ASendPulse is an integrated messaging platform providing user communication that includes emails, SMS, web push, SMTP, and user management.. This solution includes 15,000 free emails with up to 2,500 subscribers per month.N/A

    SMS.to

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/ASMS.to is a bulk SMS marketing tool, available via an API that enables developers to add bulk SMS features to Viper, or Whatsapp, etc.

    $0.01

    per month

    Pricing
    SendPulseSMS.to
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Outbound SMS
    $0.14
    price per sms
    Inbound
    free
    Outbound Viber or WhatsApp
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    SendPulseSMS.to
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing starts from $9 a month and depends on the number of messages sent.—
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    Features
    SendPulseSMS.to
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of SendPulse and SMS.to
    Feature
    SendPulse
    4.0
    12 Ratings
    67% below category average
    SMS.to
    -
    Ratings
    WYSIWYG email editor2.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic content1.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content4.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    A/B testing3.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile optimization2.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting7.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    List management6.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences7.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of SendPulse and SMS.to
    Feature
    SendPulse
    4.7
    12 Ratings
    47% below category average
    SMS.to
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards5.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports7.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports2.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    SendPulseSMS.to
    Small Businesses
    Mad Mimi
    Score10 out of 10
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    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    Score9 out of 10
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    Enterprises
    Emma by Marigold
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    SendPulseSMS.to
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (12 ratings)
    9.9
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    SendPulseSMS.to
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SendPulse
    SendPulse is great if you want to connect with your list on a more personal basis, and making sure that your email reaches your subscriber when it is best for him/her. You can also use the SMS function (though I haven't used it yet). Let's say you have clients and want to send a message to them automatically on their birthday, SendPulse allows you to do that. It allows you to add in specific fields that are relevant to you, in order to customise your messaging as much as you want and need.
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    SMS.to
    SMS.to is ideal when you have a large number of users and you need to be charged by SMS delivered not by number of users. Let's put an example other solutions out there wanted us to pay user or contact which is illogican for a product that has more than 100K users because it doesn't matter if you send no message or you send 10 messages they will charge you per contact in the other hand solutions as SMS.to they will charge per SMS delivered which makes really economic the scenario specially if you only send to specific segments of contacts by making use of contact lists. A least appropiate scenario is when you need to send emergency/urgent SMS because for some resaon the SMS in this platform will be sent after 20-30 minutes even an hour I ignore why it happens but that's why we always try to schedule our campaigns and be sure they are generic marketing messages. For emergency/urgent SMS is recommended to use another platform.
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    Pros
    SendPulse
    • One of the best features of this software is its user interface. I found it very intuitive.
    • It has sms feature also which is a great add-on to this software.
    • It has live chat support feature. And I find it very helpful when i find any technical problem.
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    SMS.to
    • Bulk messaging.
    • Easy to send notifications to customers.
    • With SMS.to, it is easy to market our business thanks to the ability to send promotional messages.
    • It's easy to use and affordable.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    SendPulse
    • I like its Drag and Drop function to design e-mailers but it lacks in some functionalities. Foe example when I write two different contents in a same box I need a line to show separation between my contents in the same box but this feature is unavailable in SendPulse.
    • They should include more fonts. Every product or service needs different kind of fonts to make a right impact on customers. With limited option of fonts it restricts user's creativity.
    • It is good to have templates to give users some idea for designing campaigns but here SendPluse has nothing much to offer. They have very limited number of templates.
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    SMS.to
    • Inbound SMSs not yet available in my country
    • API Intergration, it is a bit complicated and i had to get a developer to help me understand it all
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    Likelihood to Renew
    SendPulse
    Because I love how easy and intuitive SendPulse is.
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    SMS.to
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    SendPulse
    I find that overall SendPulse is very intuitive to use and the support is there to help you out in case you don't find how to do what you wish to do. The drag and drop functionalities make it easy to create the newsletters you want. Every field is explained and small tutorials are included to show you how to create a new template, newsletter, etc. which makes it very easy to use.
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    SMS.to
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    SendPulse
    Every time I contacted the support team with a question or a problem, they were very fast in replying and helping me out solve it. Usually latest within 10 minutes I would receive a first answer, and the problem would get solved on the same day.
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    SMS.to
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    SendPulse
    When implementing SendPulse, it is a good idea to have a transition phase where you still use both systems, in case anything goes wrong.
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    SMS.to
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    SendPulse
    For SendPulse's price point, I consider their competition to be the likes of Mailchimp, ConstantContact, etc. While SendPulse rates roughly average across the board in all areas, for businesses looking for the cheapest option (which comes with a lack of features/quality), ConstantContact beats them. For quality/features/value, I'd say Mailchimp is the best option for small businesses.
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    SMS.to
    I already pointed out this but basically we decided to go with SMS.to because 2 reasons:
    1. It can be paid with paypal (first reason) we have some bad experience with other products because payment gateways may suddenly block your cards and you're unable to pay even if you want to use the service so when we saw that SMS.to has Paypal payment we just decided to go for this option.
    2. You pay per message and not per contact this is ideal other platforms will ask you a monthly fee for marketing features that you're not looking plus paying per SMS or per contact we were just looking a straight forward software in order to send SMS campaigns.
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    Return on Investment
    SendPulse
    • Tapping NRI clients with this software helps me in generating good revenue in last financial year.
    • I grow my NRI database by 60 in last year. And this software played a major role in doing so.
    • It made brand building very easy among my clients.
    Incentivized
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    SMS.to
    • Easy communication.
    • Better engagements thanks to fast delivery of messages.
    • It's a great marketing software.
    Incentivized
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