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    ShoutOUT Messaging Platform

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    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    ShoutOUT is a business texting tool to send personalized SMS campaigns, with advanced personalization and segmentation features. Users can send: personalized alerts promotions reminders short links marketing / promotional campaigns customer feedback collection customer updates conversational messaging team communication in any SMEs including the…

    $0.01

    per SMS per SMS

    Telegram

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ATelegram is an open source and free messaging app with a focus on speed and security. Telegram can be used on all devices at the same time — messages sync across any number of phones, tablets or computers. Telegram boasts over 500 million monthly active users and is one of the 10 most downloaded apps in the world.N/A
    Pricing
    ShoutOUT Messaging PlatformTelegram
    Editions & Modules
    Growth
    $9.99
    per month per SMS
    Pro
    $19.99
    per month per SMS
    Starter
    Free subscription
    per SMS
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    Pricing Offerings
    ShoutOUT Messaging PlatformTelegram
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    ShoutOUT Messaging PlatformTelegram
    Considered Both Products
    ShoutOUT Labs
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    8 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    86%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    ShoutOUT Messaging PlatformTelegram
    Likelihood to Recommend
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    9.9
    (8 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ShoutOUT Messaging PlatformTelegram
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ShoutOUT Labs
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    Open Source
    Telegram has been very well suited for family video calls and conversations where detailed and private information is being shared. Video calling is fantastic and I'm so thrilled that they added group video calls now! The video quality is also so good that I've been able to use it to make virtual portrait sessions happen. I just don't use this for sending out formal contracts and things like that. I feel like email still needs to be used for those scenarios, but any client that just wants a secure way of communicating with me about their private family matters...this is THE app to use!
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    Pros
    ShoutOUT Labs
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    Open Source
    • Easy to use and user friendly
    • Collaborating application
    • File sharing
    • Audio and video calling feature
    • Instant messaging
    • Channel and group formation
    • Data security
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    Cons
    ShoutOUT Labs
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    Open Source
    • It is so safe to use that many users can share anything, including private pictures of anyone, even nudity as well. That is horribly disgusting.
    • They should restrict those users who run nudity in the Telegram groups and community.
    • Otherwise, I don't have any problem[s with] Telegram. I am a very satisfied user of Telegram.
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    ShoutOUT Labs
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    Open Source
    I used WhatsApp Business but it's limited. I can add only 250+/- members to the WhatsApp group. But in Telegram, it's 200000. So this is a big opportunity to promote my event. Telegram has much more user data privacy and company transparency than Signal. I am using both but telegram for vas communication
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    Return on Investment
    ShoutOUT Labs
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    Open Source
    • Easy spread of information and updates among customers.
    • Easier and faster communication among colleagues.
    • Groups may accumulate a huge number of people.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    ShoutOUT Messaging Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of Dashboard

Main dashboard displaying the main menu on the left side, credit balance, campaign history, recent campaign analytics, contacts, and purchased sender IDs / mobile numbers, giving a holistic view of the user account with all important data at a glance.Screenshot of SMS compose box

Message compose box to edit the SMS content, add emojis and custom attributes, use saved templates or create new ones, and shorten link using the built-in URL shortener. The mobile phone screen displays how the SMS will look like in the recipient's phone.Screenshot of Campaign analytics

Campaign dashboard displaying all campaigns created to date, with the options to search previous campaigns by name, create new campaigns, and view in detail analytics for each campaign by clicking on them.Screenshot of Contact Segmentation

Group contacts based on their personal data, purchase behaviors, demographics etc. View all added contacts and relevant data as well as created contact groups, with the options to add new contacts, search contacts, download contacts, and filter contacts by  attributes (e.g., location, age, browser).