Smaato vs. Springbot

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Smaato
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Smaato is a supply-side publisher platform (SSP) from the Verve Group since the 2021 acquisition.N/A
Springbot
Score 6.0 out of 10
N/A
Springbot aims to bring all the marketing capabilities large retailers have to small businesses at a fraction of the cost. Through Springbot, online stores will be able to leverage automated marketing on channels such as email, SMS, social and online ads. Business owners and marketers who find themselves wearing many hats can still send the right message at the right time with confidence. With an all-in-one marketing automation platform designed with ease of use in mind, business…
$199
for up to 5,000 subscribers (includes email marketing, social hub, reporting and dashboards, signup forms, automations, account management, support and onboarding. See website for additional package options.
Pricing
SmaatoSpringbot
Editions & Modules
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Platform Base Package
$199/month
for up to 5,000 subscribers (includes email marketing, social hub, reporting and dashboards, signup forms, automations, account management, support and onboarding. See website for additional package options.
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
SmaatoSpringbot
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsSee website for pricing calculator for additional pricing options.
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Features
SmaatoSpringbot
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Smaato
-
Ratings
Springbot
4.4
3 Ratings
54% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
Dynamic content00 Ratings4.23 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content00 Ratings2.72 Ratings
Landing pages00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
A/B testing00 Ratings4.23 Ratings
Mobile optimization00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
List management00 Ratings4.23 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
Lead Management
Comparison of Lead Management features of Product A and Product B
Smaato
-
Ratings
Springbot
6.6
3 Ratings
17% below category average
Lead nurturing automation00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
Lead scoring and grading00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Data quality management00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
Automated sales alerts and tasks00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
Campaign Management
Comparison of Campaign Management features of Product A and Product B
Smaato
-
Ratings
Springbot
5.2
3 Ratings
36% below category average
Calendaring00 Ratings4.03 Ratings
Event/webinar marketing00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Social Media Marketing
Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Smaato
-
Ratings
Springbot
2.7
2 Ratings
95% below category average
Social sharing and campaigns00 Ratings2.52 Ratings
Social profile integration00 Ratings3.02 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Smaato
-
Ratings
Springbot
4.2
3 Ratings
54% below category average
Dashboards00 Ratings4.23 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings4.23 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings4.23 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Smaato
-
Ratings
Springbot
6.9
3 Ratings
8% below category average
API00 Ratings4.23 Ratings
Role-based workflow & approvals00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
Customizability00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Integration with Salesforce.com00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
Integration with SugarCRM00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
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User Ratings
SmaatoSpringbot
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(2 ratings)
3.8
(5 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(1 ratings)
3.7
(4 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(1 ratings)
4.2
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
SmaatoSpringbot
Likelihood to Recommend
Verve Group
Smaato is very well suited for user acquisition and retargeting companies. Their overlap in terms of audiences and publishers with other exchanges is very limited, which makes it a great alternative when you need to scale a campaign and want to maintain your frequency cap. They work very well in branding campaigns as well as performance campaigns.
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Springbot Inc.
Well Suited For:
  • Small businesses with small marketing teams.
  • Shopify Customers.
  • Small businesses that want more reporting/segmented lists.
  • Businesses that are upgrading from a service like Constant Contact or Mailchimp.
Less appropriate
  • Customer who are currently using Klaviyo.
  • Business who do not have a Shopify website.
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Pros
Verve Group
  • Fill - the ad requests we send to Smaato have seen a great requests-to-impression ration.
  • Revenue - We've seen a lift in overall revenue thanks to the high CPM bids we get from Smaato.
  • Payments are always on time and they have a responsive financial team that is helpful in answering any questions.
  • Customer service - They are very fast to respond to any issues. The set up was streamlined thanks to their professional customer service.
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Springbot Inc.
  • The demographic data was great. I could see how many males vs. females, ages, income, married, with or without children. It gave me a good idea of who my customers were.
  • Using their tracking URLs in all of our campaigns allowed us to get a better idea of what exactly was driving revenue.
  • Not only could I see top performing products, which I can do within Magento, I could also see top selling categories and colors.
  • I can pull a Coupon Usage report our of Magento, but Springbot gave me additional info like AOV and ROI on those codes.
  • Springbot also gave me a lot of info about our abandoned carts. It shows us which products are most abandoned along with views, conversion rates, etc.
  • Springbot gave us an Instagram Shop page that allowed us to curate social shares and then tie them to products on our site.
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Cons
Verve Group
  • Inventory can be a bit pricey in competitive markets like the US.
  • Reporting dashboard is limited, needs work.
  • They don't offer a lof of transparency about margins over media cost.
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Springbot Inc.
  • After our purchase, I let spring or know that I was currently too busy to implement the system and to put things on hold. They ignored this request and kept charging us a monthly fee without using any of their systems. I have only logged in once. Nothing has been set up. They can see that from their side.
  • After multiple emails back and forth their out was in the user agreement. I never asked for my money back only credit so I can regroup and when I have time get on to implant the systems. They tell me they don't do that.
  • They don't care about any of the customer's needs. They only care about charging you that monthly fee. Terrible bus plan. With enough bad feedback, they will suffer from such a narrow plan.
  • I wish we had actual information about the cons using the system. Unfortunately I was not given the opportunity to do unless I wanted to keep paying while not using the system.
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Usability
Verve Group
Smaato has a UI where you can control your line items on the traffic you want to receive. That is a key unique selling point that other SSPs don't offer. Most of the items that you will need like reporting can be done on a self serve manner and that is a big plus, specifically for changes that need to happen really fast and you don't need to deal with account managers that may take some time to answer emails.
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Springbot Inc.
Springbot has top navigation that helps me quickly jump from emails to social, and reporting very easily.
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Support Rating
Verve Group
Smaato's account management team is very professional. They are quite fast in terms of customer support, which is very helpful. One item that stands out is that they are willing to understand what you need for each campaign and what is the best way to move forward. They don't just jump quickly into trying to upsell more of Smaato's products (audiences, data) like other SSPs do.
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Springbot Inc.
We have raved about Springbot's support because they always get back with us so quickly. Our rep, Jared has been phenomenal in helping us, always being available to chat with us and explaining some of the metrics with us so we can better understand. He completely handles our ads, checks on them, and lets us know when to update and why.
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Alternatives Considered
Verve Group
With over 20 demand partners in our stack, Smaato is in the top 5
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Springbot Inc.
Springbit is more expensive, more complicated and delivered less.
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Return on Investment
Verve Group
  • Increased overall revenue
  • Strong demand pool
  • Easy reporting
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Springbot Inc.
  • Springbot gave us a better idea of who our customer was. We just launched in January 2015 having been B2B previously. So we weren't really sure who we were marketing to.
  • I only paid $200/month for the service so I didn't waste a ton of money trying it out. They have a 30 day cancellation policy so I wasn't stuck in a year long contract.
  • It was a let down because I had such high hopes of everything it would allow me to do and see with one platform. Give them a couple more years and I think they will work out the kinks.
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ScreenShots

Springbot Screenshots

Screenshot of Email Editor - Springbot's drag-and-drop email editor makes it effortless to design eye-catching, branded emails that look great on any device!Screenshot of Automations Editor - Springbot's automations editor let's you easily create automations for common use cases like abandoned cart, and it gives you the ability to build highly customized automations to fit your store's needs.Screenshot of SMS Marketing - Springbot makes SMS marketing simple with text-to-join campaigns that allow you to use custom keywords related to your brand. Combine SMS with the power of automation flows to enhance your multichannel marketing strategy.Screenshot of Social Hub - Springbot's Social Hub helps you streamline your content and marketing efforts, so you can do it all in one place — post, schedule, track metrics and more!Screenshot of Online Ads - Increase your site traffic and bring shoppers back to your store's site with prospecting and retargeting ads.Screenshot of Reporting and Dashboards - Make data-driven decisions by tracking important metrics for your site traffic, product categories and marketing efforts. Get more insights about your ideal customer profile.